Prof. Joongrock Kim | Computer Vision | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Joongrock Kim | Computer Vision | Best Researcher Award

Associate Professor | Changwon National University | South Korea

Prof. Joongrock Kim is an accomplished researcher and Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence Convergence Engineering at Changwon National University, Republic of Korea. His expertise spans computer vision, 3D scene understanding, deep learning-based perception, and intelligent systems for automotive and consumer applications. Over his distinguished career, he has contributed significantly to the development of advanced AI technologies, including driver monitoring systems, 3D reconstruction, food recognition, and smart V2X perception systems. His research focuses on integrating multimodal sensing, neural rendering, and adaptive feature extraction for robust real-world perception, bridging academia and industry to advance AI deployment in smart vehicles and appliances. Dr. Kim’s prolific output includes numerous high-impact publications and international patents on AI-based sensing and perception systems. According to Scopus, he has achieved 212 citations across 207 documents with an h-index of 7, while his Google Scholar profile reflects broader academic engagement and influence. His work continues to drive innovation in perception AI, human–machine interaction, and computational imaging, establishing him as a leading figure in applied artificial intelligence and computer vision research.

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Featured Publications

Park, M., Do, M., Shin, Y. J., Yoo, J., Hong, J., Kim, J., & Lee, C. (2024). H2O-SDF: Two-phase learning for 3D indoor reconstruction using object surface fields. International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR).

Kim, J., Yu, S., Kim, D., Toh, K.-A., & Lee, S. (2017). An adaptive local binary pattern for 3D hand tracking. Pattern Recognition.

Kim, J., Yoon, C. (2016). Three-dimensional head tracking using adaptive local binary pattern in depth images. International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems.

Kim, K., Kim, J., Choi, J., Kim, J., & Lee, S. (2015). Depth camera-based 3D hand gesture controls with immersive tactile feedback for natural mid-air gesture interactions. Sensors.

Kim, J., Yu, S., & Lee, S. (2014). Random-profiles-based 3D face recognition system. Sensors.

Mr. Ayush Roy | Computer Vision | Young Researcher Award

Mr. Ayush Roy | Computer Vision | Young Researcher Award

PhD, University at Buffalo, United States

Ayush Roy is an emerging researcher and innovator in the field of Electrical Engineering with a deep interest in AI, computer vision, and biomedical image analysis. Currently pursuing his B.E. at Jadavpur University, he has demonstrated exceptional potential through interdisciplinary research, AI-driven solutions, and impactful contributions to both academia and real-world applications. With multiple international publications and recognitions, Ayush is a dynamic force in the intersection of deep learning, signal processing, and intelligent systems.

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🎓 Education Background

Ayush Roy is a final-year undergraduate student at Jadavpur University, West Bengal, India, enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) program with an SGPA of 8.1/10 (2020–2024). He completed his schooling from Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, West Bengal under the CBSE board, scoring 90.6% in Class 12 and a perfect CGPA of 10 in Class 10.

💼 Professional Experience

Ayush’s research journey began at Jadavpur University, working under renowned professors in Audio Signal Processing, Reinforcement Learning, and Image Segmentation. As a research intern at the Indian Statistical Institute, he contributed to dataset development and text detection models. He furthered his research as an intern at the University of Malaya on transformer-based networks and at IISc Bangalore on CLIP for image quality assessment. His work integrates deep learning models like YOLO, Swin Transformer, UNet, and CLIP with novel architectures and real-world applications.

🏆 Awards and Honors

Ayush has earned several accolades such as the Most Innovative Solution award at Hack-a-Web by NIT Bhopal (2021), 3rd Prize at FrostHack, IIT Mandi (2022), Top 10 in Cloud Community Hackday by GDG Cloud, and became a Finalist in both the IEEE R10 Robotics Competition and 404 Resolved hackathon at IIT Delhi.

🔬 Research Focus

His primary research areas include computer vision, medical image segmentation, scene text detection, and real-time AI systems. He is especially focused on lightweight models, attention mechanisms, domain adaptation, and hybrid approaches combining deep learning and signal processing. He has created multiple datasets for benchmarking including those for drone license plate detection, underwater text, water meter digit recognition, and circuit component recognition.

📌 Conclusion

Ayush Roy stands as a committed and creative researcher, blending electrical engineering fundamentals with cutting-edge AI methodologies. His work not only adds value to academic literature but also paves the way for practical, socially impactful AI systems. With an impressive early-career portfolio, Ayush continues to show immense promise for future contributions to science and technology.

📚 Top Publication Notes 

AWGUNet: Attention-aided Wavelet Guided U-net for nuclei segmentation in histopathology images

Year: 2024

Journal/Conference: ISBI 2024

Cited By: 2 articles (Google Scholar)

A Wavelet Guided Attention Module for Skin Cancer Classification

Year: 2024

Journal/Conference: ISBI 2024

Cited By: 1 article (Google Scholar)

A New Lightweight Attention-based Model for Emotion Recognition Using Distorted Social Media Images

Year: 2023

Journal/Conference: ACPR 2023

Cited By: 3 articles

Fourier Feature-based CBAM and Vision Transformer for Text Detection in Drone Images

Year: 2023

Conference: ICDAR WML 2023

Cited By: 1 article

A Lightweight Script Independent Scene Text Style Transfer Network

Year: 2024

Journal: International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence (IJPRAI)

Cited By: 1 article

Identification and Classification of Human Mental Stress using Physiological Data

Year: 2022

Conference: IEEE CATCON 2022

Cited By: 4 articles

Adapting a Swin Transformer for License Plate Number and Text Detection in Drone Images

Year: 2023

Journal: Artificial Intelligence and Applications (AIA)

Cited By: 2 articles

An Attention-based Fusion of ResNet50 and InceptionV3 Model for Water Meter Digit Recognition

Year: 2023

Journal: Artificial Intelligence and Applications (AIA)

Cited By: 1 article

DAU-Net: Dual Attention-aided U-Net for Segmenting Tumor Region in Breast Ultrasound Images

Year: 2023

Journal: PLOS ONE

Cited By: 6 articles