WuttipongKumwilaisak,Ph.D.
DepartmentofElectronicsandTelecommunication
KingMongkut’sUniversityofTechnology,Thonburi,Thailand
Objective
To obtain a research, consultant, and development position with
emphasis on multimedia processing, multimedia communication and
networking, wireless communication, telecommunication policy, and
TPM (Total Productive Management).
To obtain teaching positions related to multimedia and wireless
communication areas as well as TPM (Total Productive Management).
Research Interest
Multimedia compression and processing
Multimedia communication over wireless and wired network
Mobile communication
Telecommunication policy
TPM (Total Productive Management).
Affiliation
Assistant Professor, Electronics and Telecommunication Department,
King Mongkut University of Technology, Thonburi
Email : wuttipong.kum@kmutt.ac.th
Tel: (66-9) 1188-926, (66-2) 470-9067
Fax: (66-2) 470-9070
Education
Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy
Duration: August 1998-March 2003
Affiliation: Signal and Image Processing Institute, Electrical
engineering-Systems, University of Southern California
Thesis: Adaptive Video Transmission over Wireless Fading Channels
Bachelor of Engineering,
Duration: April 1991-April 1995
Affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, Chulalongkorn
University, Thailand
Thesis: Implementing Speech Compression Based on LD-CELP
Technique
Academic Projects
1. An Intra-Frame Error Concealment: A Dynamic Programming
Approach
Duration: May 2001-August 2001
Place: Ericsson Eurolab, Aachen, Germany
Description: Propose a new technique for the intra-frame error
concealment based on the dynamic programming approach.
2. Global/Local Motion Compensation for Wavelet Based Video Coding
Using Lifting Techniques
Duration: September 2001-December 2001
Place: USC, LA, USA
Description: Combine both global and local motion compensation to
improve the motion compensation of the wavelet based video coding
with lifting techniques. The improvement can be both the energy
reduction in the temporal high frequency subbands and the entropy of
local motion compensation.
3. Constrained Fading Channel Modeling with Variable Length
Markov Chain
Duration: January 2003- March 2003, September 2005- Present
Place: USC, LA, USA and KMUTT (mainly), Bangkok, Thailand
Description: Model and design the finite state Markov to reflect the
wireless channel behavior with efficient order and number of Markov
parameters using variable length Markov chain.
4. Efficient Algorithm for Video Transmission over Wireless Network
Based on Optimized Adaptive FEC and Packetization
Duration: January 2001 – September 2002
Place: USC under the support of Conexant System Inc., LA, USA
Description: Implement and design adaptive protection to video packets
for multimedia transmission over wireless channel. The protection is
based on the adaptive forward error correction scheme (FEC) including
RS/RCPC
5. A Cross-layer Quality of Service Mapping Architecture for Video
Delivery in Wireless Networks
Duration: June 2002 -August 2002
Place: Microsoft Research Asia, Beijing, China
Description: Propose new cross-layer QoS management architecture for
adaptive wireless scalable video transmission over multiple services. This
framework uses QoS interaction between video coding and transmission
modules, QoS mapping mechanism, video quality adaptation, and
channel service rate estimation.
Industrial Projects
1. Video Artifact Detection and Correction
Duration: March 2006 – November 2006
Place: Thomson Research laboratory
Description: Develop algorithms and software for detecting and
correcting artifacts in H.264 video applications.
2. MPEG-4 Video Library Development
Duration: April 2003 – September 2003
Place: Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Korea
Description: Develop API (Application Programming Interface) and C
model of MPEG-4 video encoder/decoder for hardware verification
(smart phone application). Port the MPEG-4 video codec with the
corresponding API to virtual platform and hardware board evaluation.
3. MPEG-4 Error Resilient Implementation
Duration: September 2003 – February 2004
Place: Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Korea
Description: Implement the error resilient tools of MPEG-4 including
resyn-marker, data partitioning, and RVLC for MPEG-4 video encoder.
4. Optimized H.264 Decoder Implementation
Duration: January 2004 – August 2004
Place: Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Korea
Description: Lead the video software team, developed, and implemented
the optimized H.264 video decoder.
5. Theia Project Participation
Duration: March 2004 – June 2004
Place: Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Korea
Description: Participate the effort in developing the standardized MPEG4 video codec API.
6. Image Processing of Aerial Photos
Duration: January 2000- September 2000
Place: USC under the support of FastTrack Inc., LA, USA
Description: Develop the software for image segmentation of aerial
photos
Professional Services
1. A consultancy for setting up telecommunication business unit of
Provincial Electrical Authority of Thailand
2. A study of telecommunication market in Thailand 2007, NECTEC.
Experience
March 2006- November 2006
Postdoc Fellow
Thomson Research Laboratory
Princeton USA
September 2004-Present
Adjunct Instructor,
Asian university
Thailand
September 2004 – Present
Adjunct Instructor,
Shinawatra university
Thailand
April 2003- August 2004
Senior Engineer,
System Solution Project
System LSI Division
Device Solution Network
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
Korea
June 2003- August 2003
Part-time Instructor,
Samsung Institute of Technology
Korea
August 1998-March 2003
Research Assistant,
Integrated Media Systems Center,
Department of Electrical Engineering-Systems
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
USA
June 2002 -August 2002
Research Intern,
Department of Wireless and Networking
Microsoft Research Asia, Beijing
China
May 2001-August 2001
Research Intern,
Department of Multimedia Communication
Ericsson EuroLab Deutschland GmbH, Aachen
Germany
January 1996 -Present
Instructor,
Electronics and Telecommunications Department,
King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thonburi (KMUTT)
Thailand
April 1995- December 1996
Telecommunications Engineer,
Jasmine International Company
Thailand
Publications
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
 W. Kumwilaisak, Y.T. Hou, Q. Zhang, W. Zhu, C.-C. Jay Kuo, and YaQin Zhang “A Cross-layer quality-of- service mapping architecture for
video delivery in wireless networks,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in
Communications, vol. 21, no. 10, pp. 1685-1698, December 2003. (Best
Paper Award) (Impact factor 1.86)
 T. Sriv, C. Chayawan, and W. Kumwilaisak, “Outage probability
analysis of antenna array using maximum ratio combining in
spherically invariant fading environment,” Wiley Wireless
Communication and Mobile Computing, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 231-244,
February 2008. (Impact factor 0.511)
 W. Kumwilaisak, C.-C. Jay Kuo, and D. Wu “Fading channel
modeling via variable length Markov chain (VLMC) technique,” IEEE
Trans. on Vehicular Technology, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 1338-1358, May
2008. (Impact factor 1.071).
Submitted Journal Paper
 W. Kumwilaisak “Foveation image coding with fuzzy-based joint
parameter selection”.
 P. Lasang and W. Kumwilaisak “Optimal bit allocation for wavelet
multi-view image coding with novel rate-distortion model”.
 P. Lasang, C.-S. Kim, and W. Kumwilaisak “Adaptive disparitycompensated wavelet lifting technique for multi-view image coding”.
 W. Kumwilaisak and P. Duangmala “ Stochastic musical genre
classification with Hidden Markov Model”.
Conference Publications
1999-2003
 J. Kim, W. Kumwilaisak, and C.-C. Jay Kuo “A performance
evaluation of data partitioning annex for wireless H.263+ video,”
ISMIP'99, Dec 1999, Taiwan
 W. Kumwilaisak, J. Kim, and C.-C. Jay Kuo “Reliable transmission
over fading channels via channel state estimation,” SPIE EI2000, Jan
2000, San Jose, USA
 W. Kumwilaisak, J. Kim, and C.-C. Jay Kuo “Prioritized packet video
transmission over time-varying wireless channel using proactive FEC,”
SPIE Applications of Digital Image Processing XXIII, July 2000, San
Diego, USA
 W. Kumwilaisak, J. Kim, and C.-C. Jay Kuo “Reliable wireless video
transmission via fading channel estimation and adaptation,” WCNC
2000, September 2000, Chicago, USA
 W. Kumwilaisak,J. Kim, and C.-C. Jay Kuo “Reliable and adjustable
over fading wireless channel using joint source-channel adaptation,”
VCIP 2001, January 2001, San Jose, USA
 W. Kumwilaisak,J. Kim, and C.-C. Jay Kuo “Video transmission over
wireless fading channels with adaptive FEC,” PCS 2001, March 2001,
Soul, Korea
 W. Kumwilaisak,J. Kim, and C.-C. Jay Kuo “Dynamic throughput
estimation for wireless video communications,” VCIP 2002, January
2002, San Jose, USA
 W. Kumwilaisak and C.-C. Jay Kuo “Dynamic throughput estimation
for wireless multimedia communications,” ISCAS 2002, April, 2002,
Phoenix, USA
 W. Kumwilaisak and C.-C. Jay Kuo “Adaptive variable length Markov
chain for non-stationary fading channel modeling,” ITCOM 2002,
August 2002, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
 W. Kumwilaisak and C.-C. Jay Kuo “Adaptive variable length Markov
chain for non-stationary fading channel modeling,” Globecom 2002,
November 2002, Taipei, Taiwan
 W. Kumwilaisak, Q. Zhang, W. Zhu, J.-J. Kuo, and Y.-Q. Zhang, “On
the rate constraint of transmitting multiple priority classes with QoS,”
ICME 2003, December 2002, Baltimore, USA
2004
 W. Kumwilaisak and F. Hartung, “An intra-frame error concealment:
non-linear pattern alignment and directional interpolation,” ICIP 2004,
October 2004, Singapore
2005
 B. Souligno, W. Kumwilaisak, and C. Chayawan, “The analysis of
mobile phone utilization in Laos with neural network,” ITC-CSCC
2005, July 2005, Korea
 T. Sriv, C. Chayawan, and W. Kumwilaisak “An analytical model of
maximum ratio combining systems in K-distribution fading channel
and multiple co-channel interferers,” MICC-ICON 2005, November
2005, Malaysia
 T. Sriv, C. Chayawan, and W. Kumwilaisak, “A performance
investigation of mobile cellular radio systems using MRC in Kdistribution multipath fading environment,” CCSP 2005, November
2005, Malaysia
2006
 P. Lasang, W. Kumwilaisak, and A. Kaewpunya, “Multi-view image
coding via image feature matching and adaptive dispartitycompensated wavelet lifting technique,” PCS 2006, April 2006, Beijing,
China.
 N. Makloi, W. Kumwilaisak, and C. Chayawan, “Bit error probability
analysis of smart antennas under Rician/Rayleigh fading
Environment,” ECTI International Conference 2006, May 2006,
Thailand.
 N. Kaewpraek, W. Kumwilaisak, and C. Chayawan, “Bit error
probability performance of MMSE detector with adaptive weighted
filter in CDMA communication system,” ECTI International Conference
2006, May, 2006, Thailand
 W. Kumwilaisak, C.-C. Jay Kuo, and D. Wu, “Optimal variable length
Markov chain (VLMC) modeling of fading channels,” ICC 2006, June
2006, Turkey.
 P. Lasang, W. Kumwilaisak, and A. Kaewpunya, “Optimal mode
selection of disparity-compensated wavelet lifting for multi-view image
coding,” IEEE TENCON 2006, November 2006, Hongkong
 พงษ์ศกั ดิ์ ลาแสง, วุฒิพงษ์ คำวิลยั ศักดิ์ และอมเรศ แก้วปั ญญา, 2549,
“การเข้ ารหัสภาพหลายทรรศนะด้ วยเทคนิคเวฟเลทลิฟติงชดเชยความต่ างแบบปรับตัวได้ ,”"
การประชุมทางวิชาการทางวิศวกรรมไฟฟ้า ครั้งที่ 29, 9-10 พฤศจิกายน, โรงแรมแอมบาสซาเดอร์ ซิต้ ี,
พัทยา, จ.ชลบุรี, หน้า 945.
2007
 Sirikam and W. Kumwilaisak, “Image error concealment using
optimized local pixel matching and directional interpolation,” ICACT
2007, February 2007, Korea.
 P. Thamcheewan, W. Kumwilaisak, P. Lasang, “Foveated wavelet
image coding with fuzzy logic,” ICACT 2007, February 2007, Korea.
 A. Sirikam and W. Kumwilaisak, “New spatial error concealment
using dynamic texture estimation and geometric interpolation,” ICME
2007, July 2007, Beijing, China.
 ภาธสุ ดวงมาลา และ วุฒิพงษ์ คำวิลยั ศักดิ์ , 2550,
“การตรวจสอบการเปลีย่ นแปลงของฉากชนิดทันทีทนั ใดโดยใช้ ดชั นีความคล้ ายคลึงของภาพในการตรวจสอบ,”
การประชุมทางวิชาการทางวิศวกรรมไฟฟ้า ครั้งที่ 30, กาญจนบุรี.
 อานนท์ วสุรัตน์ไพศาล และ วุฒพิ งษ์ คำวิลยั ศักดิ์ , 2550,
“ระบบการจาแนกชนิดดนตรีโดยการใช้ แบบจาลองฮิดเดนมาร์ คอฟ และ K-nearest
neighborhood,” การประชุมทางวิชาการทางวิศวกรรมไฟฟ้า ครั้งที่ 30, กาญจนบุรี.
 P. Lasang and W. Kumwilaisak, “Optimal subband bit allocation for
multi-view image coding with disparity compensated wavelet lifting
technique,” PCS 2007, Lisbon, Portugal.
 W. Kumwilaisak and P. Thamcheewan, “Scalable foveation image
coding with fuzzy system,” PCS 2007, Lisbon, Portugal.
 P. Doungmala and W. Kumwilaisak, “Flower genre classification
system by combination blossom and texture of leaf feature,” JICT 2007,
Vientiane, Lao PDR.
Standard Contributions
 J. Kim, W. Kumwilaisak and C.-C. Jay Kuo “Cross validation of
proposed data partitioning annex for enhanced error resilience,” ITU-T
Q.15/SG16 contribution Q15-G-23, Feb. 1999
Patents
 G. Dane, W. Kumwilaisak, C. Gomila, “Method and apparatus for
automatic visual artifact analysis and artifact reduction,” filed for US
patent on December 28, 2006, under Serial No. 60/877,485
 W. Kumwilaisak, G. Dane, C. Gomila, “Method and apparatus for
banding artifact detection,” for US patent on December 28, 2006, under
Serial No. 60/877,561
Technical Skill
Software: Matlab, Latex, Winedit, Mathematica, Microsoft Office
(Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Maxim, Armulator, RVDDebugger etc., Perl
Script Programming
Computer Language: C/C++, Fortran, Assembly, JAVA, J2ME
Multimedia Standard: H.264,H.263+, H.263, H.261, MPEG-4, MPEG2, JPEG,JEPG2000, H.324, H.223 Annex A,B,C,D
Honors
Thai Government's Scholarship for Study in USA
Research Assistant Award, Integrated Media Systems Center, USC
The Best Paper Award from the IEEE Communication Society
Multimedia Technical Committee (MMTC)
Languages
Thai (Native), English, Korean
Fluent in speaking, listening, and writing in Thai (Native) and English
Beginner in Korean
Other Activities
Journal/Conference reviewer
IEEE Trans. On Mobile Computing
IEEE Trans. On Circuit and System for Video Technology
IEEE Trans. On Wireless Communication
IEEE Trans. On Multimedia
IET Journal On Signal Processing
Eurasip Journal on Applied of Signal Processing
Several IEEE conferences
Member of IEEE, Member of IEICE
Member list of track TPCs, Wireless Communication, ICCCAS 2005
TPCs, Workshop on Advances in Peer-to-Peer Multimedia Streaming, ACM
Multimedia 2005
TPCs, Multimedia Communication Symposium, Globecom 2006
TPCs, The First International Workshop on Wireless Mesh Networks and
Applications, (WIMA06), 2006
TPCs, VTC 2007-Fall
Technical Committee Multimedia Communication Standard, Thailand
National Telecommunications Commission