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. (2008-2010), Remote Sensing and Wireless Sensor Networks

Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

B.Tech. (2003-2007), 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/

6. GitHub: https://github.com/VipinBioLab 

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 

Selected Journal Articles

1. Mithun Kumar Kar, Vipin Venugopal, Anoop B N, "LeSegGAN: A Hybrid Attention-Based GAN for Accurate Lesion Segmentation in Dermatological Images", IEEE Access, IEEE (IF- 3.4, Scopus Q1), Vol.--, Page:--, Nov.--2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3621107 Code available: https://github.com/VipinBioLab/LeSegGAN 

2. Naveen K V, Anoop B N, Siju K S, Mithun Kumar Kar, Vipin Venugopal, "EffNet-SVM: A Hybrid Model for Diabetic Retinopathy Classification Using Retinal Fundus Images", IEEE Access, IEEE (IF- 3.4, Scopus Q1), Vol. 13, Page: 79793-79804, May 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3566073 Code available: https://github.com/Boredlambda/EffNet-SVM

3. K. Yamuna Devi, J. Shanmuga Priyan, P.G. Kuppusamy, Deepa Beeta Thiyam, Vipin Venugopal, Sathish Sankaran, "Probabilistic luminance estimation and optimized gamma correction for Wireless capsule endoscopy", Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, Elsevier (IF - 4.9, Q1), Vol. 104, June 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2025.107558

4. 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, Scopus Q1), vol. 142, February 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imavis.2024.104909 Code available: https://github.com/VipinBioLab/IECET 

5. 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 (Scopus Q1), vol. 8, September 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dajour.2023.100278  

6. 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 

7. 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, Scopus Q1), vol. 148, September 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105852 Code available: https://github.com/VipinBioLab/DTP-Net

8. 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, Scopus Q1), vol. 222, July 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2022.106935  Code available: https://github.com/VipinBioLab/EMST

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). 

Selected Conference Proceedings

1. Simi V. R.,  Justin Joseph, Vipin Venugopal,  and Rashmi R., "Red-billed Blue Magpie Algorithm-based Optimum  Bilateral Gamma Correction for Microscopic Imagery" in the 10th IAPR-endorsed International Conference on Computer Vision and Image Processing (CVIP 2025) 2025, IIT Ropar, India, December  10-13, 2025 (Accepted)

2. Simi V. R.,  Justin Joseph, Vipin Venugopal,  and Rashmi R., "Kurtosis of One-Dimensional Local Binary Pattern of Electroencephalogram – A Schizophrenia Biomarker" in the Mind, Brain, and Consciousness Conference (MBCC) 2025, IIT Mandi, India, June 4-7, 2025 (Presented)

3. Simi V. R.,  Justin Joseph, Vipin Venugopal,  and Rashmi R., "Metaheuristics-based Parameter Optimization of Bilateral Gamma Correction for Image Enhancement Applications" in the 3rd International Conference on Microwave, Optical and Communication Engineering (ICMOCE-2025), IIT Bhubaneswar, India, May 23-25, 2025 (Presented)

4. Simi V. R.,  Justin Joseph, Vipin Venugopal,  and Rashmi R., "Optimum Hyperbolic Tangent Function for MRI Enhancement", in the 13th International Conference on Soft Computing for Problem Solving (SocProS 2025), IIT Roorkee, India, February 24 - 26, 2025 (Presented)

5. Simi V. R.,  Justin Joseph, Vipin Venugopal,  and Rashmi R., "A Generic Method Based on Reptile Search Optimization to Automate the Selection of Tolerance Parameter in Willison’s Amplitude", in the 11th International Conference on Mathematics and Computing (ICMC 2025), IIT, Bhilai, India, January 09-11, 2025 (Presented) 

6. Chowtapalle Anuraag Chetty, V. R. Simi, Justin Joseph, and Vipin Venugopal, “A Nonparametric Feature Separability Measure and an Algorithm for Simulating Synthetic Feature Vectors”, in the 10th International Conference on Information Management (ICIM2024), Robinson College, University of Cambridge, March 8–10, 2024. 10.1007/978-3-031-64359-0_30 

7. V. Vipin, M. K. Nath, V. Sreejith, N. F. Giji, A. Ramesh and M. Meera, "Detection of Melanoma using Deep Learning Techniques: A Review," in the 2021 International Conference on Communication, Control and Information Sciences (ICCISc), Govt. Engineering College (GEC) Idukki, India, June 16-18, 2021, pp. 1-8, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCISc52257.2021.9484861

8. J. James, A. Pe, S. Vasu and V. Vipin, "Application of residue number system in the generation of PN-sequences for CDMA systems,"  in the International Conference on Computing and Network Communications (CoCoNet), IITMK Trivandrum, India, Dec. 16-19, 2015, pp. 670-674, https://doi.org/10.1109/CoCoNet.2015.7411261

9. A. Pe, M. George, S. Vasu and V. Vipin, "A study on solitons in optical communication systems," in the 2015 Annual IEEE India Conference (INDICON), Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi, India, Dec. 17-20, 2015, pp. 1-6, https://doi.org/10.1109/INDICON.2015.7443469

Patents

1. Alkha Mohan, Jayakrishnan Anandakrishnan, Vipin Venugopal, Sayantani Ray, Aditya Kumar Samanta, Biswapati Jana, Syed Mahamud Hossein, Debdutta Mandal, Sasmit De, and Deepsubhra Guha Roy, "AI-Based Crop Health Monitoring Device", U.K. Design Patent, Patent No.: 6468930, Date of Grant: 09.09.2025. https://www.registered-design.service.gov.uk/find/6468930  

Reviewer: International Journals 

1. Computers in biology and medicine

2.  Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

3. Computer vision and image understanding

4. Multimedia tools and applications

5. Medical & biological engineering & computing

6. PeerJ - Computer science

7.  IEEE Access

8. Technology and healthcare

9. Decision analytics

10. Healthcare analytics

11. e-Prime - Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy

12. Neuroscience informatics 

13. Cancer investigation

Reviewer: International Conferences 

1. 47th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2025), Copenhagen, Denmark

2. 21st IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI 2024), Athens, Greece

3. 2024 IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IEEE CAI 2024), Singapore, Singapore

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

5. 2023 IEEE 98th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2023-Fall), Hong Kong

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

7.  2023 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), Chicago, USA

8. 2023 IEEE 97th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2023-Spring), Florence, Italy

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

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

11. 2022 IEEE Symposium Series On Computational Intelligence, Singapore

12. 2022 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Padua, Italy

13. 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 (Selection Grade), Amrita School of Artificial Intelligence, Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India (07-09-2023 - Till date)

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