Indian Institute of Information Technology

Dr. Pavan Kumar B N

Assistant Professor

Office Address:

Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Engineering Group
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, Chittoor
630, Gnan Marg, Sri City, Satyavedu Mandal
Chittoor District - 517 646, Andhra Pradesh, India

Academic Qualifications

Education:

PhD : Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
Title: Eye-gaze-guided UAV Camera Interactions in Virtual Environment.
Master of Technology (M.Tech): Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), India
Bachelor of Engineering (BE): Kuvempu University, India

Work Experience

Work Experience:

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate (July 2021 - November 2022) - Naval Postgraduate School,
    Monterey, California, USA.
  • Postdoctoral Researcher (March 2020 - April 2021) - Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Research Scholar (March 2016 - February 2020) - Chung Ang University, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Assistant Professor (August 2014 - February 2016) - BIET, Karnataka, India.
  • Project Trainee (November 2012 - May 2013) - LG Soft, Karnataka, India.

Research Areas of Interest

Human-Robot/Computer Interaction, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Virtual Reality, Eye Tracking, Sensor Fusion and Robotics.

Awards / Honours

  • Research Associateship Award – The National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies, USA for Developments of counter drone system using LiDAR at Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, USA.
  • Best paper award for the conference paper titled An Ecient Key Distribution Approach for SCADA Systems, IEEE ICRDPET-2013.

Projects

  • Eye-gaze-guided active immersive UAV camera. Funded by: Ministry of Science and ICT of Korea, under the Software Star Lab program (IITP- 2018-0-00599).
  • On-site 4-in-1 alignment: visualization and interactive CAD model retrofitting using UAV, LiDAR’s point cloud data, and video. Funded by: Ministry of Science and ICT of Korea, under the Software Star Lab program (IITP-2018-0-00599).
  • Gaze-controlled retrofitting of UAV-scanned point cloud data in a virtual environment. Funded by: Ministry of Science and ICT of Korea (IITP-2018-0-00599) and Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion (grant 18C TAP-C 132982-02).

Publications

International Journals
  • Preethi Vennam, Pramod T C, Thippeswamy B M, Pavan Kumar B N*, and Yong-Guk Kim -  Attacks and Preventive Measures on Video Surveillance Systems: A Review. Applied Sciences 2021 (SCIE, IF: 2.679).
  • Ashok Kumar Patil, Adithya B, Jae Yeong Ryu, Pavan Kumar B N, Bharatesh Chakravarthi and Young Ho Chai -  Fusion of Multiple Lidars and Inertial Sensors for the Real-Time Pose Tracking of Human Motion. Sensors 2020 (SCIE, IF: 3.275).
  • Pavan Kumar B N, Adithya B, Ashok Kumar Patil, Chethana B and Young Ho Chai. GazeGuide: Eye-Gaze-Guided Active Immersive UAV Camera - Applied Sciences 2020 (SCIE, IF: 2.474).
  • Pavan Kumar B N, Ashok Kumar Patil, Chethana B and Young Ho Chai. On-Site 4-in-1 Alignment: Visualization and Interactive CAD Model Retrofitting using UAV, LiDAR’s Point Cloud Data, and Video - Sensors 2019 (SCIE, IF:3.275).
  • Adithya B, Chethana B, Ashok Kumar Patil, Pavan Kumar B N and Young Ho Chai.  Interactive Virtual Retrofitting of 3D Chiller Models to Optimize Energy Consumption: A 4-in-1 Alignment Use Case. TechArt: Journal of Arts and Imaging Science 2019.
  • Chethana B, Pavan Kumar B N, Ashok Kumar Patil, Adithya B and Young Ho Chai. Retrofitting with Gesture Interaction and All-in-One Visualization in Virtual Environment - TechArt: Journal of Arts and Imaging Science 2019.
  • Adithya B, Pavan Kumar B N, Young Ho Chai and Ashok Kumar Patil. Inspired by Human Eye: Vestibular Ocular Reflex Based Gimbal Camera Movement to Minimize Viewpoint Changes - Symmetry 2019 (SCIE, IF: 2.645).
  • Pavan Kumar B N, Adithya B, Chethana B, Patil Ashok Kumar and Young Ho Chai. Gaze-Controlled Virtual Retrofitting of UAV-Scanned Point Cloud Data - Symmetry 2018 (SCIE, IF: 2.645).
  • DuBeom Kim, Pavan Kumar B N and Young Ho Chai.  Media Art with Sensible Interface - TechArt: Journal of Arts and Imaging Science 2017.
International Conferences
  • Pavan Kumar B N, Adithya B, Ashok Kumar Patil, Chethana B and Young Ho Chai. GazeCamera: A Novel Gaze-Controlled UAV Camera - ACM ICCRT 2019 (Scopus Indexed).
  • Chethana B, Pavan Kumar B N, Ashok Kumar Patil, Adithya B and Young Ho Chai. An Efficient Method for Point Cloud Data Visualization in Retrofitting Application - Korea Software Congress 2018.
  • Adithya B, Pavan Kumar B N, Hanna Lee, Ji Yeon Kim, Jae Cheol Moon and Young Ho Chai. An Experimental Study on Relationship between Foveal Range and FoV of a Human Eye using Eye Tracking Devices - IEEE ICEIC 2018 (Scopus).
  • Pavan Kumar B N, Adithya B and Young Ho Chai. Image Based Trajectory Planning for the Complete LiDAR Scanning in Retrofitting Process - IPIU 2018 (Poster).
  • Hanna Lee, Pavan Kumar B N, Adithya B, Chethana B and YoungHo Chai. Analysis of Human Eye Movement Mechanism using Eye Tracker and Virtual Eye Simulation - Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers 2017.
  • Pramod T C, Pavan Kumar B N and N R Sunitha. An Efficient Key Distribution Approach for SCADA Systems - IEEE ICRDPET 2013 (Scopus).

Students

Teaching

Contact Information

Address for Communication:

Assistant Professor
2nd Floor, Computer Science and Engineering Group
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, Chittoor
630, Gnan Marg, Sri City, Satyavedu Mandal
Chittoor District - 517 646, Andhra Pradesh, India