I was born in Bangkok, Thailand in 1968 but I grew up in Phuket. I went to my first school, Dhammasupapakdee School, when I was three and a half years old but I stayed there for just a couple of months and cried everyday so that my parents decided to move me to Anuban Phuket School where I stayed from Kindergarten I to II. My primary school was Plukpanya School. My secondary school was Satree Phuket School. I lived in Phuket for 16 and a half years until I enrolled as a student in Prince of Songkla University in 1985.
In 1989, I graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand. Since 1 May 1990, I have been working as a lecturer at the Department of Computer Engineering, Prince of Songkla University.
In 1995, I got a scholarship to further my study in the United Kingdom. Firstly, I started with an intensive English course and then enrolled in the M.Phil. program in Computer Science in January 1996. Finally, I got my master and doctorate degrees in Computer Science from The University of Manchester, England, United Kingdom, in December 1997 and February 2001 consecutively.
My project in my bachelor degree was entitled 'Development of a computer communication system for Computer Aided Instruction.' My project supervisor was Asst. Prof. Chatchawan Yonhong. My Master thesis was entitled 'Application of Distributed Interactive Simulation Communication Protocols in Spacecraft Simulation Systems.' My Ph.D. thesis was entitled 'Further Developments in Civil Distributed Interactive Simulation Systems.' (See PSU internal link to PDF.) My thesis supervisor for my master and doctorate degrees was Dr. Richard N. Zobel.
My research works concern Distributed Interactive Simulation (1997-2000), High Level Architecture (2000-2006), Braille Computer Systems (2000-2012), Bioinformatics (2007-2020), Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems (2006-Now), and Assistive Technology (2000-Now).
During 1 December 2004 to 30 November 2008, I was Head of Department of Computer Engineering at Prince of Songkla University (PSU) for 4 years. I was Head of PSU Grid Center for 5 years from August 2007 to September 2012. In 2005, I was Head of Braille Computer System Research Group for one year. I was Head of iSys (Intelligent System) Research Group for 3 years from 2008 to 2010. Currently, I serve as Head of Department and a committee for the postgraduate program.
I have a daughter named Sonja. She was born in 2001.
