Address: SUNDARESH RAM Ph: 1 (520) – 977 – 7605
841, East Drachman Street, Webpage: www.ece.arizona.edu/~ram1
University Gardens Apt., Email:
Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
INTERESTS
EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
SKILLS
JOURNAL
PUBLICATIONS
CONFERENCE
PUBLICATIONS
Digital Signal & Image Processing, Image & Video Analysis, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning, Statistical Signal Processing.
M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA
· Enrolled: Jan. 2008 – July 2010 (Expected)
· Advisor: Prof. Jeffrey J. Rodríguez
· Current GPA: 3.2 / 4.0
B.E., Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Anna University, Chennai, India
· Enrolled: Aug. 2003 – May 2007
· GPA: 86.5%, Rank: 22nd Univ. Rank
The VIP Research Lab, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona – Image Processing
Graduate Student Worker Jan. 2010 – Present
Maintenance of group web page, download satellite remote sensing data from various NASA centers and design code to detect and classify the vegetation, arid lands in the hyper-spectral image data.
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, India – Signal Processing
Internship Jan. 2007 – Oct. 2007
Developed a system to identify and classify underwater acoustics and ambient noise. Identified and classified different type of underwater signals from ambient noise including natural and man-made, using spectral analysis.
Cirrus Logic Software Ltd., Pune, India – Audio Processing
Summer Internship May 2006 – Sept. 2006
Incorporated the wavelet transform in audio compression. Increased the encoding speed by substituting the detailed psychoacoustic analysis with a wavelet-coefficient-based statistical analysis.
Assembly Languages Analog Devices Blackfin BF533 ADSP, TI TMS320C50/20.
High-Level Languages C, C++, Open GL, Open CV.
Software MATLAB, LabVIEW, Verilog, Mathematica, Visual DSP++, ISIS-3, VHDL,
Code Composer Studio.
Tools MS Word, LaTeX, Adobe Premiere.
Operating Systems MS Windows, UNIX, SQL.
1. “3D Spot Detection and Segmentation in Fluorescent in-situ Hybridization Images,” Sundaresh Ram, Jeffrey J. Rodríguez, Giovanni Bosco, Cytometry Part A, (submitted).
2. “Detection of 3D Nuclear Cells in Fluorescent in-situ Hybridization Images,” Sundaresh Ram, Jeffrey J. Rodríguez, Giovanni Bosco, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, (in preparation).
3. “Active Mask Segmentation of Fluorescence Microscope Images,” Sundaresh Ram, Jeffrey J. Rodríguez, Giovanni Bosco, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, (in preparation).
1. “Segmentation and Classification of 3-D Spots in FISH Images,” “Sundaresh Ram”, “Jeffrey J. Rodriguez”, “Giovanni Bosco”, “IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation,” May 23-25, 2010, TX, Austin.
2. “Multiple 3-D Objects Detection and Recognition Using Independent Component Analysis,” “Ajay.S.Nath”, “Sundaresh Ram”, “Balaji.V”, “K.Balachandar”, “Proc. Of IEEE Intl. Conf. on Signal Processing, Communications and Networking (ICSCN),” Jan. 4-6, 2008, pp.384-391.
PROJECTS
ACADEMIC
EXPERIENCE
HONORS AND
AWARDS
GRADUATE
COURSEWORK
WORKSHOPS,
COURSES
ATTENDED
3. “Removing a Camera Shake From a Single Photograph,” “Sundaresh Ram”, “S.Jayendran”, “Proc. of IEEE Indian Conference INDICON,” Sept. 6-8, 2007, pp.528-533.
Non-Rigid Object Tracking Apr. 2010 – Present
Investigating the kernel based object tracking in video for improvements, using spatial motion continuity and spatial color coherence cues.
Texture Segmentation and Recognition Sept. 2009 – Jan. 2010
Texture recognition and segmentation using fusion of Gabor filters, gray level co-occurrence probabilities and wavelets.
Modeling Scene Spatial Illumination Jan. 2009 – Aug. 2009
Learned statistical models for scene spatial illumination, detection of moving shadow regions in a scene background of outdoor images.
Motion Estimation for Video Compression Aug. 2008 – Dec. 2008
Implemented different block matching algorithms for motion estimation for video compression applications.
3-D Object Detection and Recognition June 2007 – Nov. 2007
Detected and recognized multiple 3D objects in an image using PCA and ICA analysis in a neural network framework.
Bit-Plane Watermarking Apr. 2007 – May 2007
Embedded information into the bit planes of images to prevent image tampering.
Electrical and Computer Engineering – The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Signal and Image Lab (SaIL).
Molecular and Cellular Biology – The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Bosco Lab.
Graduate Research Assistantship Jan. 2009 – Jan. 2010
Developed novel algorithms for automatic detection and segmentation of fluorescent spots in fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) images for use in study of cytogenetic abnormalities.
Lunar and Planetary Lab – The University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
Planetary and Image Research Lab (PIRL).
Graduate Research Assistantship Aug. 2008 – Dec. 2009
Developed algorithms for producing digital terrain models of moon using photometric stereo and multi-image shape from shading.
Radiology – The University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
Experimental Ultrasound and Neural Imaging Lab (EUNIL).
Graduate Research Assistantship Jan. 2008 – June 2008
Developed image reconstruction algorithms using FFT methods for photo acoustic imaging.
2009 Awarded Graduate Tuition & Research Scholarship, The University of Arizona.
2008 Awarded Graduate Tuition & Research Scholarship, The University of Arizona.
2005 Had the privilege to represent the college in a seminar/panel session, “The lure of IT at what cost?”
conducted by The Hindu Education Plus.
2003 Won Britannia general quiz, south zone, India.
2000 Was awarded Certificate of Credit in Australian Mathematics Competition for the Westpac Awards
conducted by The Australian Mathematics Trust.
Advanced Digital Signal Processing Random Processes
Computer-Aided Logic Design Digital Image Processing Advanced Medical Imaging Data Compression Radar Signal Processing Stochastic Processes Statistical Modeling and Inference Digital Image Analysis
Computer Graphics Principles of Image Science
· National Workshop on Applications of Digital Signal Processing (Sept. 2007): DSP and its applications in embedded systems, digital signal processing in wireless communications.
· Three days tutorial on Signal Processing (Aug. 2007): Analysis of ambulatory ECG, support vector
SYNERGISTIC
ACTIVITIES
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
machines, kernel methods, robot vision, human computer interfaces, motion film restoration, telepresence, video analysis.
· National Workshop on Advanced Digital Signal Processing (Oct. 2006): power spectrum estimation, adaptive filters, signal modeling and multirate digital signal processing.
· Certification Course on Blackfin processor ADSP-BF533 at Analog Devices India (ADI)-IIT Madras DSP Learning Center (June 2006): Blackfin BF533 ADSP architecture, instruction set, assembly language coding, modules-speech coding, cross compiling, echo cancellation, adaptive equalization, still image compression, baseband communication, code optimization, image restoration, optical character recognition.
· Two Days tutorial on DSP Applications using MATLAB (Sept. 2005): edge detection, face recognition, LMS algorithm, and DPCM using artificial neural networks.
· Two Days tutorial on Soft Computing using MATLAB (May 2005): artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic, and genetic algorithm.
· Certification Course in Advanced Mathematics (Sept. 2004 – March 2005): transform techniques, wavelet analysis, discrete mathematics, finite-element methods.
· Uncertainty Quantification Group, Dept. of Mathematics Jan. 2009 – Present
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
· Computer Vision Group, Dept. of Computer Science Jan. 2009 – Present
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
· Bayesian Study Group, Dept. of Mathematics Jan. 2009 – Present
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
· Chairman of IEEE Student Chapter Jan. 2006 – June 2007
Velammal Engineering College, Chennai, India.
· Student member of Maths club, VEC Jan. 2005 – June 2007
Velammal Engineering College, Chennai, India.
· Student Member of IEEE June 2004 – Present
· Member of IEEE Signal Processing Society Jan. 2008 – Present
· Member of IEEE Communications Society Jan. 2009 – Present
· Reviewer for ICASSP, 2009, 2010.
· Reviewer for ICIP, 2010.
· Reviewer for Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computer.