Universal Engineering College

Faculty Profile

Enrolment ID 2211
Name Dr. Arun Pradeep
Designation Associate Professor & HOD
Date of Joining 11/08/2022
Contact Email arun.pradeep@uec.ac.in
Qualification Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering
Experience In Years 5.5
Area of Interests Embedded Systems, Communication.
Area of Specialization Machine Learning and Embedded Systems.

Education Summary

Degree Specialization Institute University Year of Pass
Ph.D. Electronics and Communication Engineering Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education Noorul Islam University 2021
M.Tech. Embedded Systems Technologies Udaya School of Engineering and Tehnnology Anna University: Chennai 2012
B.Tech. Electronics and Communication Engineering Sarabhai Institute of Science and Technology CUSAT 2009

Employment History

Designation Institute Duration
Professor & HOD Universal Engineering College From August 2022
Online Trainer Online Trainer Talentspire LLP 4 Years
Assistant Professor Axis College of Engineering 5.5 Years
Lecturer IHS Polytechnic, Tvpm 6 Months

Journals

  1. Synthetic aperture radar image despeckling based on modified convolution neural network, Applied Geomatics, Year 2022,https://doi.org/10.1007/s12518-022-00420-8(SCOPUS)
  2. Orthogonal learning-based Gray Wolf Optimizer for identifying the uncertain parameters of various photovoltaic models, Optik, Volume 247, 2021, ISSN 00304026, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0030402621015394   (SCI)
  3. Retinal Image Enhancement by Intensity Index Based Histogram Equalization for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening, EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47560-4_8; 2020 (SCOPUS) 
  4. Automated Detection of Retinal Hemorrhage Based on Supervised Classifiers and Implementation in Hardware Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies.; Springer Singapore,https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5224-3_6(SCOPUS)
  5. Binary operation based hard exudate detection and fuzzy based classification in diabetic retinal fundus images for real time diagnosis applications, International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE), 10(3),pp. 2305–2312, 2020. http://doi.org/10.11591/ijece.v10i3.pp2305-2312(SCOPUS) 
  6. Retinal exudates detection using binary operation and hard exudates classification using support vector machine; International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering 8(9), pp. 149–154, 2019. DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.I7572.078919 (SCOPUS)
  7. Intensity Index Based Histogram Equalization Technique for retinal Image Enhancement and Classification of Hard Exudates using Supervised Learning, International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology 8(5), pp. 1708–1713, 2019. (SCOPUS)
  8. An Inference of current techniques in retinal hemorrhage detection, International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT) Volume 48, Number 5, 2017 (SCOPUS)
  9. Natural Image and Video Decomposition with Applications to Single Image Denoising, International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology (IJCTT), Volume-48 Number-3, 2017, DOI:  10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V48P128
  10. Object Tracking using HOG and SVM, International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT) – Volume 48 Number 6 June 2017, DOI :  10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V48P257 (SCOPUS)

Conferences

  1. “Automated Detection of Retinal Hemorrhage Based on Supervised Classifiers and Implementation in Hardware”. SMARTCOM 2020, 24-25 January 2020, Bangkok, Thailand
  2. “Retinal Image Enhancement by Intensity Index Based Histogram Equalization for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening”,  BDCC 2019 – 2nd EAI International Conference on Big Data Innovation for Sustainable Cognitive Computing   12-13 December, 2019, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
  3. “A survey on Automated Detection of Microaneurysm”. International Conference on Control Instrumentation Communication and Computational Technologies. ICCICCT 2014, 10-11 July 2014, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Thuckalay, Tamil Nadu, India                        
  4. “Automated Library System” , National Conference on Recent Trends and Innovations in Electronics and Electrical Engineering (NCRTIEEE) 11th April 2014, Axis College of Engineering, Thrissur, Kerala, India
  5. “Autonomous Navigation Using Stereo Disparity Method”, 4th International conference on Intelligent Science and Technology, 19th -23rd March, 2012,  Sun College of Engineering and Technology, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
  6. “Robust Blind De-blurring using Sparse Approximation”, Emerging Trends in Computer and Communication Technologies, 16 – 17 February, 2012, Maria College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruvattar, Tamil Nadu, India

Training Programs Attended

Name of the Program Institution Period
An Introduction to Peer Review Web of Science, Clarivate 6th June 2021
Mentoring in Peer Review Web of Science, Clarivate 7th June 2021
Reviewing in the Sciences Web of Science, Clarivate 8th June 2021
FDP on Wireless Communication Technologies AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy 21-25 June 2021
FDP on Deep learning AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy 5th – 9th July 2021
National Level Faculty Development Program Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education and ITK Education Services 24-28 August 2020
KTU Sponsored FDP on Essential Mathematics for Engineering KTU, CET Campus, Kerala Nov, Dec 2016
Emerging Trends in Embedded System Sahrdaya College of Engineering and Technology December 2015
KTU Sponsored FDP on Research Methodology Government Engineering College, Thrissur July 2015
Advanced Applications on Digital Signal Processing Using MATLAB IES College of Engineering August 2014
FDP on Embedded Systems Axis College of Engineering February 2014
National Level Workshop on Reality of Fuzzy Logic in Industries Sun College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu August 2011
IEEE Seminar on Nano Scale Modelling Francis Xavier Engineering College, Tamil Nadu October 2010
Data Warehousing and Mining Noorul Islam University, Tamil Nadu October 2010

Faculty as member of Expert Committees

Committee Institution Designation Period
International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science: Scientific Journal Reviewer 2020-Present

Invited Speakers in Seminars/Conferences/Workshops

Name Year
3rd Global Ophthalmology and Eye Diseases Summit 2022

Resource person in Training Programmes

Name Year
Placement Trainer at various Engineering Colleges with T Horizon 2018, 2019

Fellowship/Membership in professional bodies/Academics

Name Year
International Association of Academic plus Corporate Society 2022

Programs Organized

Name of the Program Institution Period
"Sadhguru”: Award for Best Teacher in Thrissur District Axis College of Engineering 2013
5 Days’ Workshop on Python Training Axis College of Engineering 2016
Arts fest and Sports Day Axis College of Engineering 2015,2016
College Onam Celebration Axis College of Engineering 2014,2015

Projects Guided

Name Year
OBJECT TRACKING USING HOG AND SVM 2017
NATURAL IMAGE AND VIDEO DECOMPOSITION WITH APPLICATIONS TO SINGLE IMAGE DENOISING 2016

Department Responsibilities

Department Head- Electronics and Communication Engineering