Educational Qualifications 

Ph.D. (2021-2024), Electronics and Communication Engineering

Thesis title: Development of deep image-to-scalar regressors for quality enhancement and segmentation of dermatological macro-images

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Puducherry, India

M.Tech. (2010), Remote Sensing and Wireless Sensor Networks

Amrita School of Engineering, Coimabtore, Tamilnadu, India

B.Tech. (2007), Electronics and Communication Engineering

Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala, India

10+2 (2003), (Physics-Chemistry-Mathematics-Biology)

Kendriya Vidyalaya Newsprint Nagar, Kerala, India

HSC (2001)

Kendriya Vidyalaya Newsprint Nagar, Kerala, India

Research Details 

1. Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jcwBpgIAAAAJ&hl=en

2. Orchid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7943-8923

3. Scopus Author ID: 57227676500

4. WoS Researcher ID: AAY-6940-2021

5. Linkedin ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vipinvenu/

Area of Research: Biomedical Imaging and Image Processing, Biomedical Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Skin Cancer Detection, Neural Networks, Wearable Biomedical Sensors and Systems

Publications 

1. Vipin Venugopal, Malaya Kumar Nath, Justin Joshep, M. Vipin Das, "A deep learning-based illumination transform for devignetting photographs of dermatological lesions", Image and Vision Computing Elsevier (IF - 4.7, indexed in SCI), vol. 142, February 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imavis.2024.104909 Code available: https://github.com/VipinBioLab/IECET 

2. Vipin Venugopal, Navin Infant Raj, Malaya Kumar Nath, Norton Stephen, "A deep neural network using modified EfficientNet for skin cancer detection in dermoscopic images", Decision Analytics Journal: Elsevier (indexed in Scopus), vol. 8, September 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dajour.2023.100278  

3. Duggani Keerthana, Vipin Venugopal, Malaya Kumar Nath, Madhusudan Mishra, "Hybrid convolutional neural networks with SVM classifier for classification of skin cancer", Biomedical Engineering Advances: Elsevier, vol. 5. June 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bea.2022.100069 

4. Vipin Venugopal, Justin Joshep, M. Vipin Das, Malaya Kumar Nath, "DTP-Net: A Convolutional Neural Network Model to Predict Threshold for Localizing the Lesions on Dermatological Macro-images", Computers in Biology and Medicine: Elsevier (IF - 7.7, indexed in SCI), vol. 148, September 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105852 Code available: https://github.com/VipinBioLab/DTP-Net

5. Vipin Venugopal, Justin Joshep, M. Vipin Das, Malaya Kumar Nath, " An EfficientNet-based modified sigmoid transform for enhancing dermatological macro-images of melanoma and nevi skin lesions", Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine: Elsevier (IF - 6.1, indexed in SCI), vol. 222, July 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2022.106935  Code available: https://github.com/VipinBioLab/EMST

6. V. Vipin, M. K. Nath, V. Sreejith, N. F. Giji, A. Ramesh and M. Meera, "Detection of Melanoma using Deep Learning Techniques: A Review," 2021 International Conference on Communication, Control and Information Sciences (ICCISc), 2021, pp. 1-8, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCISc52257.2021.9484861

7. J. James, A. Pe, S. Vasu and V. Vipin, "Application of residue number system in the generation of PN-sequences for CDMA systems,"  International Conference on Computing and Network Communications (CoCoNet), 2015, pp. 670-674, https://doi.org/10.1109/CoCoNet.2015.7411261

8. A. Pe, M. George, S. Vasu and V. Vipin, "A study on solitons in optical communication systems," 2015 Annual IEEE India Conference (INDICON), 2015, pp. 1-6, https://doi.org/10.1109/INDICON.2015.7443469

9. V. Vipin., and M. Mathews. "FPGA Implementation of Image Compression Using SPIHT Algorithm. Vol. 3." International Journal of Advanced Research in Electrical, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (IJAREEIE), 2014, pp. 7001-7007. 

10. Vipin V, 'Image processing based forest fire detection' International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 2012; Vol. 2, pp. 87-95 (indexed in Scopus). 

Reviewer: International Journals 

1. Computers in biology and medicine (IF: 7.7)

2.  Computer methods and programs in biomedicine (IF: 6.1)

3. Computer vision and image understanding (IF: 4.5)

4. Multimedia tools and applications (IF: 3.6)

5. Medical & biological engineering & computing (IF: 3.2)

6. PeerJ - Computer science (IF: 2.410)

7. Technology and health care (IF: 1.205)

8. Decision analytics (Scopus)

9. Healthcare analytics (Scopus)

10. e-Prime - Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy (Scopus)

11. Neuroscience informatics 

Reviewer: International Conferences 

1. 21st IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI 2024), Athens, Greece

2. 2024 IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IEEE CAI 2024), Singapore, Singapore

3. International Conference on E-Mobility, Power Control and Smart Systems 2024 (ICEMPS 2024), Thiruvananthapuram, India

4. 2023 IEEE 98th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2023-Fall), Hong Kong

5. The 3rd International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering, 2023, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

6.  2023 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), Chicago, USA

7. 2023 IEEE 97th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2023-Spring), Florence, Italy

8. International Conference on Computer Technology and Information Science (CTIS 2023), Wuhan, China

9. First International Conference on Signal Processing, Computation, Electronics, Power and Telecommunication, 2023,  Karaikal, India

10. 2022 IEEE Symposium Series On Computational Intelligence, Singapore

11. 2022 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Padua, Italy

12. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Communication, Control and Information Sciences, Idukki, India

Professional Body Member

1. ISTE Life Member-LM 90155

2. IEEE Member- 92515781, Region: R10 -Asia and Pacific, Section: Kerala Section

Experience

1. Assistant Professor, Amrita School of AI, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India (07-09-2023 - Till date)

2. Assistant Professor, Department of ECE, SJCET Palai, Kerala, India (01-12-2011 - 15-02-2021).