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Gomata Varanasi Dharmapuri
Email: glomata@gmail.com
Mobile: +91-9717967308
Web: http://www.samskruti.org/people/gomata/gomata_index.html
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Summary: Born in fine-arts, studies and teaches science, engineering and culture and surrounded
by students and seeks spiritual masters. Very passionate about life, widely travelled, talents in
multiple areas with the motivation to help as many as possible in the knowledge areas.
Research & Teaching
Interest Areas:
Education:
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Medical Image processing
Music Information Processing
Digital Signal Processing with focus on applications
Multimedia Systems
Indian Culture
Psychology & Human Welfare
Ph.D.(EE) IIT, Delhi (2008-20XX )
o Area : Medical Image Processing
NDO, Stanford University, CA, USA (1997-xxxx)
M.Tech (EE), IIT, Bombay (Aug 1990- Jan 1992)
M.Sc (Physics) IIT, Madras (Aug 1988 – Jul 1990)
Industry Experience (Apr 1992- Dec 2001):
Company/School
Intergraph, India
Computervision, India & USA
MIT , USA
Synopsys Inc, USA
Year
Position/Area
1992-1994
Software Analyst, Modeling Section, EDA
1994-1996
1996-1997
1997-1999
Senior Engineer & Project Lead, E.Mech.
Collaboration on Visualization
Senior R&D Engr, Interactive Visualization
group GUI – DSP Products & MPEG-2
Stanford University, USA
Cadence Design Systems
Inc.,USA
Course work
1999-2002
Member of Consulting Staff, System Level
Design Group, JPEG-2000 & Image Proc.
Course Work
Stanford University, USA
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Freelancing (Jan 2002- Feb 2004): (*note)
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Studies related to Indian culture , scriptures & several gurus
Travelled through some remote and rare places
Ideas received from the association H.H.Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamiji are
soothingly significant.
Talks and guest lectures at various institutions and organizations
Social Service & women welfare
Counseling provided to many families
Guided several students at home in different areas
Interactions with Kanchi university
Interactions with distance education (Stanford Univ – SCPD , CA, USA) centre
Planned to establish an organization called Samskruti/ VedyaSanket
Consultant for TIFAC/MSRSAS (Mar 2004-Mar 2005):
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Research & Projects on Medical Image Processing
Motivated planning & organizing comt. for National Conference on Image Processing,
NCIP-2005
Initiative and participation to start IEEE- EMBS Bangalore chapter (got started in 2005)
Web Pages for TIFAC-CORE, DIP
Worked with the student teams at Kanchi Univ. related to students projects
Discussions with the VC for university related improvements
Own Venture SuYajna & Samskruti ((April 2005- 20XX):
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Initiated and registered a trust called SuYajna (by the name of parents). Initiated different
units for research and social activities under SuYajna
Established Organization Samskruti under Suyajna , http://www.samskruti.org
Channelized all the student & social activity to this organization
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*Note: Period of Transformation &Transcendence 2000-20XX
In spite of being in the middle of the best of people, places, power, universities, technology and
more; when the challenges poured on repeatedly, an incomprehensible emptiness & noisy inability
prevailed. Gradually the lacuna of connection with the roots, fundamentals to pronounce self
correctly to society, the loop holes in the human intelligence was clearer and made query life all
differently. The craving for identifying the correct senses, perception & understanding, seeking the
Guru, meditating was immense. More than any spirituality in religious sense it was a quest for
leading better life. The motivation to reiterate values, to segregate/educate the most talented (with
highest qualifications from best of the schools but lacking the basic samskara/value basis) was
overwhelming. It was a period of steep transcendence that taught more awareness and happiness.
This period is significant as it taught some uncommon aspects, helped explore exceptional
dimensions and experience unusual.
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Publications
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Books & Manuscripts
1. Gomata Varanasi, “Kanchi: A Center of Learning”, written by Oct 2004 (printed in Feb
2007)
2. Coordinated re-organizing “Mookapanchasati” with five more senior members, printed in
Jun 2009
3. Gomata Varanasi and Madhuri Malladi, “Women in India”, July, 2003 (under editing to be
published)
4. Srinivas Hunashikatti & Gomata Varanasi, "DICOM: A Monograph”, Mar 2005 (planned
& prepared, but didn’t bring out)
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Articles & Papers
1. Gomata Varanasi, “JPEG-2000: An Emerging Still Image Compression Standard in SPW”,
CTC, Apr 2001, San Diego, CA, USA
1.a. Gomata Varanasi, "JPEG-2000: Modeling Millennium Image Compression Standard in
SPW", Cadence User Group Conference, San Jose, CA, USA, Sept 16-19, 2001 (Accepted to
be published, but couldn’t track the changes due 9/11)
2. Sharath T Chandrashekar and Gomata Varanasi, "Progressive Decoding Of DICOM
Images: A Bitplane Based Approach", SASTech Jorurnal, Bangalore, INDIA, 2005
3. Sharath T Chandrashekar and Gomata Varanasi, “Region of Interest In Medical Images”,
Short Article, Health Informatics Encyclopedia, Idea Group Reference, GREECE, 20052006
4. Gomata Varanasi, "Society: The Catalyst of Health Informatics", Conference Proceedings
IEEE, EMBC2005, Shanghai, CHINA, Sept 1-4, 2005
5. Sharath T Chandrashekar and Gomata Varanasi, “Region Of Interest Coding In Medical
Images Using Diagnostically Significant Bitplanes, EACDA 2005, Pisa, ITALY, Sept 28-30,
2005
6. Gomata Varanasi, "Learning Beyond Boundary The Quest of A Global Researcher",
ICDE2005, New Delhi, INDIA, Nov 19-23, 2005
7. Bharath C.Raghuram, Santosh Venkatesh, Varchas Mukund, Gomata Varanasi, “Bedazzled
in Betrothal: Galloping Globalization and Its Puritanical Propellers”, Knowledge Forum
Seminar, TIFAC, Delhi, INDIA, Oct 6-7, 2006
8. Gomata Varanasi, "Spurring the Scientific Spirit of South Asian Women", International
Seminar On Women’s Situations And Women’s Studies: South Asian Perspectives,
Darjeeling, INDIA, Dec, 2006
9. Vijetha B.Venkatesh and Gomata Varanasi, "Influence of Color on Taste and Nutrition in
Youth", Selected for Young Scientist Award Presentation, Nutrition Society of India,
INDIA, Nov 4-6, 2006
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10. Suvani Varanasi, Yajneswara Sarma Varanasi, Jaitra Varanasi, Gomata Varanasi, “A
Rhapsodic Rendezvous of Ramayana and Savants of South Indian Music”, National Seminar
on Ramayana, Tiruvannamalai, June 5-6, 2007 (Musical Demonstration and Presentation)
11. Gomata Varanasi, “Meeting the Masters”, An article (To be Published)
12. Divya.K.Manjunath, Dr. Rachana Acharya, Gomata L. Varanasi “Image Processing
Techniques in Forensic Cheiloscopy”, To be presented at National Conference of the Indian
Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Dec 2007 ( postponed due to unavoidable
reasons )
13. Suvani Varanasi , Gomata Varanasi Dharmapuri, “Therapeutic Scope through Carnatic
Music” , 4th International Conference on Music Therapy, Dec 2010 ( To be presented and
published )
14. Abhishek Subramanya, Gomata Varanasi Dharmapuri
and Santanu Chaudhury ,
“Therapeutically Significant Structural Components of Music” , 4th International
Conference on Music Therapy, Dec 2010 ( To be presented and published )
15. Kajal Prasad , Priyanka Murthy, Gomata Varanasi Dharmapuri and Santanu Chaudhury,
“Recognizing Rejuvenating Rhythm” ( To be published)
Students & Thesis Works (2003-20xx): Guided students on many articles and presentations @ own
organization Samskruti. These are in multiple areas.
o http://www.samskruti.org/people/gomata/students.html
Main thesis works related to are presented below.
Year
Degree
Thesis
Voice Characteristics
of Popular Indian
Singers
Student , Inst. /
College
 Razee,
 Ritesh,
 Deepesh
IIT, Delhi
Jul 2009May 2010
B.Tech
Aug 2008Apr 2009
Co-supervisor
along with
Prof.Hanmandlu
Master
Music Signal
Analysis
 Kajal
Univ of Pune
Guide
Dec 2008 –
May 2009
BE
Meliorating Music
 Abhishek
Information
 Priyanka
Based on audio
VIT, Bangalore
signature and Melody
Jan 2009 –
May 2009
B.Tech
(Miniproject
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Voice Characteristics
of Popular Indian
Singers
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 Razee,
 Ritesh,
 Deepesh
IIT, Delhi
Role
Guide
Co-supervisor
along with
Prof.Hanmandlu
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Jan 2009 –
May 2009
B.Tech Texture study of
(MiniIndian Sculpture
project) based on Wavelets
Aug 2007Apr 2008
Master
Aug 2007Apr 2008
B.E.
Aug 2004Apr2005
Master
Aug 2004Jan 2005
Aug 2004Jan 2005
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Karn,
Anesh,
Deepak,
Purohit
IIT, Delhi
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Analysis of Music
Signal Based on
Parameter
Identification
Co-supervisor
along with
Prof.Hanmandlu
Guide
Univ of Pune
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Color Image
Segmentation of
Medical images
Bharath
Jyotsna
Manju
VIT, Bangalore
 Sharath
Region of interest
coding in DICOM
images
Guide
Guide
MSRSAS,Bangalore
 Saima
MSRSAS,Bangalore
 Ricky
MSRSAS,Bangalore
PG.dip
Medical Image
Processing
PG. dip Medical Image
Processing
Guide
Guide
Talks & Workshops
1. An interactive topic based on student's questions "Theme : I for India and U for US", Vidya
Niketan School , Bangalore Univ. Campus, July 24, 2002
2. "Career planning - Image self " , Mahajan Education Society , Mysore, July 2, 2003
3. "Values in life & Career choice" Sree ChandraSekharendra Saraswati Mahavidyalaya ,
Kancheepuram, July 10, 2003
4. "Image Compression Standards", Sree Chandra Sekharendra Saraswati Mahavidyalaya ,
Kancheepuram , July 11, 2003
5. "Career Planning" , Poorna Prajna Vidya Peeth , Bangalore, Aug 9 , 2003
6. "Women In India and Need for Sanatana Dharma" , MEWS, Bangalore, Aug 25, 2003
7. "Teacher's day talk " , MLA , Bangalore, Sept 6, 2003
8. “Hygiene of Priest Families” , Multiple Locations, Temples, Bangalore, Jul-Aug, 2003
9. “Distance Education – SCPD Experience & Improvements” , Stanford University, CA, Feb
3, 2004
10. “Facing A Technical Interview” , MSRSAS, Bangalore, Apr 3, 2004
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11. “JPEG 2000 Still Image Compression Standard” , MSRSAS, Bangalore, Apr 23, 2004
12. “Value Education in Science and Engineering” , NRCVEE, IIT Delhi , Jan 24, 2007
13. Kids Cultural workshop under the aegis of Kamakoti Peetham, Bangalore, May 17-19, 2008
14. “Yoga & Music Therapy :An Avenue @ NIMHANS” , Advanced Centre for Yoga, Feb 23,
2010
Committees and Professional Affiliations
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Advisory Comt. Member – Seminar on Bhaskariyam , Bharatiyam, Dhanvantariyam 2006
Organizing Comt. Member – National Conference on Image Processing, NCIP– 2005
Worked to initiate IEEE-EMBS, Bangalore chapter – 2004/2005 (started in 2005)
Member IEEE, SP and EMBS societies 1999-2005
Life Member, Nutrition Society Of India
Member NCITS, JPEG/MPEG groups 1999- 2001
Member, Indian Heritage Academy
Achievements
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Selected for the Women Scientist- IPR, Nov 2005, 2nd Level ( left final for health reasons)
Selected diplomat/ambassador for Computervision's EPD strategy (Nov 1996)
EXCELLENCE awards at Computervision (1995,1996)
CSIR-Junior Research Fellowship (1990) (Instead availed UGC –GATE grant)
National Merit Scholarship (1988-90)
Winner of Math's Olympiad (1984-85)
Numerous prizes in academic and extra-curricular activities at various levels
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