VINOD A Prasad

Biography

Vinod A Prasad received his B. Tech. degree in Instrumentation & Control Engg. From University of Calicut, India in 1993 and the Master of Engineering (by Research) and Ph.D. degrees from School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore in 2000 and 2004 respectively. Vinod has a professional experience of 27 years, which include 22 years teaching experience and 5 years industry experience. He has spent the first 5 years of his career in industry as an automation engineer at Kirloskar, Bangalore, India, Tata Honeywell, Pune, India, and Seraya Chemicals (Shell) Singapore. From September 2000 to September 2002, he was a Lecturer in the School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering at Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore. He joined as a Lecturer in the School of Computer Engineering, NTU, Singapore in September 2002, became Assistant Professor in December 2004 and Associate Professor (tenured) in August 2010 where he continued till September 2017. In October 2017, Vinod joined Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad, India, as a Professor in Electrical Engineering Department. He served as the first Dean (Industry Collaboration & Sponsored Research) in IIT Palakkad during 2018 - 2020. From December 2020 to March 2022, he was a Professor of Engineering Practice in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). In May 2022, Vinod joined the Information Communication Technology Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), Singapore, as a Professor.  He also served as a Visiting Associate Professor in Electrical & Computer Engg. Dept., University of British Columbia, Canada, during June-July 2013. 

Vinod has won the Nanyang Award for Excellence in Teaching 2009, the highest recognition conferred by NTU to individual faculty for teaching. He has won the Best Lecturer Award of School of Computer Engineering four years consecutively – 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. He was also a nominee of Nanyang Award for Excellence in Teaching – 2008 and 2016 as well as Nanyang Educator Award - 2016. He has been conferred Research Outstanding and Recognition Award, NTU, twice – in 2005 and 2006, and Tan Chin Tuan Fellowship in Engineering in 2013.

Vinod’s research interests include digital signal processing, VLSI signal processing circuits and systems for wireless communications, Brain-Computer Interface and its applications in neurofeedback, neurorehabilitation, neuroprosthetics and assistive technology devices. He has on-going and completed external research grants from various funding agencies - Ministry of Education, Singapore, Ministry of Defence, Singapore, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore, European Aeronautic Defence & Space Company (EADS), Singapore Millennium Foundation, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Airbus Group Innovations, Department of Science and Technology (Govt. of India), Calpine Technologies Pvt Ltd., India, and Federal Bank Ltd., India, amounting over S$3.5 million as principal investigator. He has published 276 papers in refereed international journals and international conferences which include 94 journal papers. He has supervised and graduated 18 Ph.D. students (2 students as Co-Supervisor) and 1 Master of Engineering (By Research) student. Currently, Vinod is leading a research team of 1 Research Associate, 1 Senior Research Fellow and 2 Ph.D. Students.

He is an Associate Editor of five journals - IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, IEEE Systems Man & Cybernetics Magazine, and Circuits, Systems & Signal Processing (Springer). He was the Technical Co-Chair (Brain-Machine Interface Systems) of IEEE Systems, Man & Cybernetics Society during 2014 - 2018. He has also been the Lead Guest Editor/Guest Editor of four journal special issues published by Springer. Vinod has served as the General Chair of 2013 IEEE International Symposium of Electronic System Design, Singapore, General Chair of 2013 IEEE International Conference on Advances in Computing and Communications, Kochi, India, General Chair of 2012 IEEE International Conference on Advances in Computing and Communications, Kochi, India, and Program Chair of 2011 IEEE International Symposium of Electronic System Design, Kochi, India. He has also served as the Co-organizer of the IEEE Brain-Machine Interface Workshop of IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society in 2014 (San-Diego, USA), 2015 (Hong Kong) and 2016 (Budapest, Hungary). Vinod has won the ‘Award for the Most Active Technical Committee Award in Human-Machine Systems’ of IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society in three consecutive years – 2016, 2017 and 2018.

In NTU Singapore, Vinod was the Assistant Chair (Students) in School of Computer Science & Engineering during 2015 – 2017, Member of NTU Teaching Council, Member of NTU Research Council, Leader of Hardware & Embedded Systems Research Group, Embedded Systems Track Lead of Curriculum Management Committee, and the Chairman of Faculty Search Committee of the School of Computer Engineering, NTU. Formerly, he has served as the Chair of NTU School’s Undergraduate Outreach Committee for 6 years (2007 – 2013), Team Leader of NTU’s Ph.D. Outreach (India) during 2012 - 2016 and Graduate Students’ Liaison Faculty-in-Charge of the School in NTU for 2 years and Member of Undergraduate Outreach of College of Engineering, NTU for 4 years. In HKUST, he was a member of Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and Postgraduate Curriculum Committee.

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