Future Goals

The recent years in the technological education has witnessed a tremendous activity in all interdisciplinary fields. Elements of quantum physics and computer science were amalgamated in quantum information processing, molecular biology and Computer Science joined hands to create Bioinformatics, and Mechanical engineers worked with biologists to develop artificial limbs of extraordinary precision and maneuverability. Computer Science in particular, covering an array of fields such as Bioinformatics, Bio-mechanics, Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering, Systems Analysis, 3-D modeling, etc, has shown a tremendous potential for research and also an increasing number of applications in today's world of medicine and technology. So it is well known that future research in the varied fields of science, engineering and humanities will heavily depend on computers in general. As a result of which I look forward to a career of research after my graduation from U.T.E.P.

In view of the above I am currently involved in a lot of research activities to make that goal feasible. I have been working on problems related to Computer Vision, Machine Learning which is my area of interest and have managed to develop some excellent algorithms which are both efficient and cost effective to solve them. My recent research on surveillance motion detection has resulted in a publication which was accepted at the International Conference on Image Analysis and Recognition. Also as a sequel to this work I have developed a Foveal Visual System which simulates the behavior of a system that detects motion in real time using low resolution images and then foveates the area of interest similar to a human eye. I will be submitting this work very recently in a renowned Computer Vision Conference.

Apart from the above I have been also worked in biological sequence analysis research such as RNA structure prediction mechanisms using Machine Learning algorithms formally known as "Optimizing cut in RNA sequences using Machine Learning" or “Predicting the 3D structures of protein molecules using Electron Microscopic Cryo images” etc. Some of the other vision related projects include “Face Detection using Principal Component Analysis”, “Face Recognition and Tracking" and “Automatic Image Enhancement using a Genetic Algorithm”.

My motivation in research and ability for independent thinking is amply vindicated through my projects and my continued interest in them and a lifetime devoted to research seems to be the most exciting proposal for me. Being a researcher in computer science would enable me to solve real world problems first hand and thereby serve the society most directly. I feel that this is a most rewarding vocation and definitely one that I intend to pursue after my graduation.