Rajkumar Palaniappan
Email: prkmect@gmail.com
Mobile #:+918056174014
RAJKUMAR PALANIAPPAN
Correspondence Address:
# 1 Type 1 Qtrs, Pasture Institute of India,
Sim’s Park, Coonoor- 643103,
The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India
Mobile #: +91 8056174014
Email: prkmect@gmail.com
Permanent Address:
# 1 Type 1 Qtrs, Pasture Institute of India,
Sim’s Park, Coonoor- 643103,
The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India
Date of Birth: 24.12.1986
Marital Status: Single
Career Objective
To strive for excellence in the field of Engineering with dedication, focus, proactive approach,
positive attitude and passion.
Educational Qualification
May’12 – Nov’15
Universiti Malaysia Perlis
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechatronic Engineering (Research Mode)
Web: http://www.unimap.edu.my
Project Title: Classification of Respiratory Pathology from Pulmonary
Acoustic Signals Based on Respiratory Cycle Segmentation and TwoStage Classification.
May ’09 – Nov ‘11
Universiti Malaysia Perlis
Master of Science in Mechatronic Engineering (Research Mode)
Web: http://www.unimap.edu.my
Project Title: Design and Development of Phoneme Based Sign
Language Recognition System for the Hearing Impaired.
Sept ’04 – May ‘08
Anna University, Chennai, India
Bachelor in Mechatronics Engineering with 78% (First Class)
Web: http://www.ksrct.net
Project Title:
 Automatic Speed Control and Modification of Heating System
in the Base Casting Machine.
 Sensor Based Smart Sprinkler System.
Work Experience
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Research and Development
o Research Assistant – University Malaysia Perlis (Jul ‘15 – Present) AI-Rehab
research group.
o Research Assistant – University Malaysia Perlis (Mar ‘12 – Jan ‘14) AI-Rehab
research group.
o Research Assistant – University Malaysia Perlis (May ‘09 – Jan ‘12) ISP (Intelligent
Signal Processing) research cluster.
Teaching and Learning
o Graduate Assistant – University Malaysia Perlis, School of Mechatronic Engineering
(Feb ’14 – Jun ‘15).
Rajkumar Palaniappan
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Email: prkmect@gmail.com
Mobile #:+918056174014
Industrial Experience
o Project Engineer – GDR MekTek Pvt Ltd (Sept ‘2008 – April ‘2009).
Achievements
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International Journals – 15
o 10 – ISI indexed Journals, 2 – Scopus Indexed, 3 – Other indexed
o Total cumulative IF : 13.615
International Conferences – 19
o 7 – Scopus Indexed Conferences; 12 – Other indexed
National Conference – 1
Project Exhibits – 15
2 – International, 8 - National and 5 – Local
Intellectual Property – 1
Areas of Interest
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Artificial Intelligence
Signal Processing and Image Processing
Bio-Medical Instrumentation
Technical Skills
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Teaching and Learning
o Experience in preparing Lecture Notes.
o Overseeing the preparation of Exam Materials.
o Lab Supervision.
o Final Year Project - FYP project.
o Integrated Design Project - IDP Project.
Research and Development
o Familiar with Malaysian Grant Proposals
 Science Fund 01-01-15-SF0248, Development of Software Prototype to
Determine Respiratory Flow and Severity Level of Respiratory Pathologies
using Pulmonary Acoustic Signals (RM 113,500)
 FRGS
2015-1,
Cross-talk
level
quantification
in
Forearm
Mechanomyographic Signals of using Adaptive and Weighted Crosscorrelation Function for Arm Prosthesis Control (RM 88,500)
o Familiar with Ethical Approval Application (IMC &MREC & NMRR)
 NMRR-13-1684-16483, Determination of Respiratory Flow and Severity
Level of Respiratory Pathologies using Pulmonary Acoustic Signals.
o Experience in obtaining Malaysian Intellectual Property (MyIPO)
 Copyright No: CRLY00000831 (IPAD - Intelligent Pulmonary Assessment
& Diagnosis).
Product Development
o AIROD – Automated & Intelligent Respiratory Online Diagnosis.
o IPOD – Intelligent Pulmonary Online Diagnosis.
o IPAD – Intelligent Pulmonary Assessment & Diagnosis.
o ILAT – Interactive Lung Auscultation Tool.
o CATT – Computerized Auscultation Teaching Tool.
o ARMS – Automated Rehabilitation Monitoring System.
o Sign Language Recognition System.
Rajkumar Palaniappan
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Email: prkmect@gmail.com
Mobile #:+918056174014
Industry
o C and C++ Programming
o Simulation Packages – MATLAB and Simulink
o Real Time Applications – Labview 8.0
o Packages – Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio
o Operating Systems – Unix, Linux, Windows (8/7/XP/ Vista)
Networking and Research collaborations
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Kempegowda Institute of Medical Science, Bangalore, India.
Children’s Hospital, Winnipeg, Canada.
Hospital Tuanku Fauhzia, Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia.
Training Programs
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One-day workshop on “Recent Trends in Advanced Vehicle Technologies” conducted by
Society for Automotive Electronics (SAE) India.
One-day workshop on “Emerging Trends in Aerospace Engineering” conducted by SAE
India.
Workshop on “Image Processing using Matlab” conducted by University Sains Malaysia.
In plant Training in Hindustan Photo Films Mfg. Co.Ltd., Ootacamund from 14th to 28th
December 2006.
In plant Training in Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai from 12th to 19th December 2007.
Conference Attended
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Postgraduate Research Seminar (PGR 2010).
International Conference on Computer Communication and Informatics.
International Postgraduate Conference on Engineering (IPCE 2010).
International Postgraduate Conference on Engineering (IPCE 2011).
IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development 2011.
IEEE International Conference on Recent Advances in Intelligent Computational Systems
2013.
IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Computing Research 2014.
Miscellaneous
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Hobbies
o Cricket, Music and Travelling
Rajkumar Palaniappan
Email: prkmect@gmail.com
Mobile #:+918056174014
Referees
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Prof. Ir. Dr. Kenneth Sundaraj, Faculty of Electronic and Computer Engineering,
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Melaka, Malaysia, Phone: 0060126011974, email: kenneth@utem.edu.my.
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Arun, Department of Computer Engineering, Vels University, Chennai,
India, Phone: 00919962506209, e-mail: arurun@gmail.com.
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Vikneswaran Vijean, School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti
Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Campus Puah Putra, 02600, Perlis, Malaysia, Phone:
0060104646023, e-mail: vikneswaran@unimap.edu.my.
Declaration: I hereby declare that the information given above by me is true and complete to the best
of my knowledge.
Rajkumar Palaniappan
Date: 23-02-2016
Place: Coonoor, India