COURSES TAUGHT AND CREATED, THESIS AND RESEARCH SUPERVISION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology:
Guest Lectures at: MAS622 Pattern Recognition and Analysis (Fa06)
Seminars in: Robotics, Embedded Systems, etc.
United Arab Emirates University:
CSBP480/CSBP301 Artificial Intelligence (Sp09, Fa09, Sp10, Fa10)
ITBP219 Object-Oriented Programming (Sp08, Fa08, Fa09, Sp10, Fa10, Sp11)
ITBP320 Data Structures and Algorithms (Su08)
CSBP470 / ITBP315 Operating Systems (Su08, Fa08, Sp08)
MATH100 Computers and Scientific Apps (Fa07)
ITBP290 IT Core Project (Fall 08)
ITBP490 Senior Project (Spring 08, Spring 09, Spring 10)
MASTERS Research Case Studies (Fa10)
MASTERS Machine Learning (Sp11)
New York University (NYU AD):
Research-Centric Summer School In Interactive Robotics (Su12)
Inventions: A multi-disciplinary hands-on course (Sp12, description below)
Hellenic Army Academy (HAA) & Technical University of Crete (TUC):
Masters in Systems Engineering Robotic Systems and Mechanisms (2015)
INNOPOLIS University:
MS-RO201 Introduction to Intelligent Systems and Robots (2016, 2017)
MS-RO221 Introduction to Graduate Research (2016, 2017)
MS-RO231 Pattern Recognition and Deep Learning (2016)
BS-1CA Computer Architecture (2016)
Masters Thesis Supervision for MS-RO (2016, 2017)
Harbour.Space University (Barcelona):
Robotics Masters M4 Integrated Intelligence in Robotics: Vision, Language, and Planning (2019)
Other Universities:
Graduate Courses, Short Courses, PD Seminars in numerous universities
PROGRAM, COURSE AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
CSBP301 Artificial Intelligence (UAEU, 2010)
Totally new curriculum, including intelligent systems coverage, covering basics of
history of AI, software agents, pattern recognition, vision, speech and language tech,
robotics etc. to act as the core Intelligent Systems track course. Multimedia lecture
and lab material developed, using OpenCV, Matlab etc.
COREA-AD22 Inventions (NYUAD, 2012)
An innovative interdisciplinary study of invention, including a strong hands-on
project-based component. Students examined the history, psychology, and
economics of Invention, as well as aspects of intellectual property and modern day
entrepreneurship. In the parallel practical track, they were introduced to mechanics,
automation, design and construction techniques, and during the month-long projects
they created prototypes of numerous real-world inventions.
Third-Year Courses (NYUAD, 2012)
ENGR-AD 306 Intelligent Systems, ENGR-AD 308 Machine Vision
ENGR-AD 305 Robotics, ENGR-AD 313 Embedded Systems
Graduate Courses and Programs (INNOPOLIS, 2016)
MS-RO201 Introduction to Intelligent Systems and Robots MS-RO221
Introduction to Graduate Research
MS-RO231 Pattern Recognition and Deep Learning
MS-RO Masters Program in Robotics: Course and Curriculum Design
THESIS AND RESEARCH SUPERVISION
>78 Undergraduate Students
(6 at MIT, 36 at UAEU, 10 at NYUAD, 24 at INNOPOLIS etc.)
>18 Graduate Students (15 M.Eng, 3 PhD)
Numerous more PhD students and PostDocs during Collaborations
RESEARCH SUPERVISION FOR MIT
Steve Liu, UROP Project, MIT EECS (2003) "A parallelized and streamlined vision front-end for tabletop robots" Steve Liu graduated with his B.Sc. in EECS from MIT in 2004
Stephen Oney, UROP Project, MIT EECS (2004) "Quantifying GSM performance through the flock of birds sensor" Stephen Oney is currently pursuing his PhD at CMU
Alexander Patrikalakis, UROP Project, MIT EECS (2005) "An attentional-salience-model driven smart ptz camera" Alexander Patrikalakis is finishing his M.Sc. at MIT, after having worked for IBM and several Japanese companies
Brian Wong, UROP Project, MIT EECS (2006) "Vision-driven kinematics model calibration for Ripley the Robot" Brian Wong is currently a researcher at MIT CSAIL
Marjorie Cheng, Advanced Graduation Project, MIT EECS (2006) "Human hand event detection for Ripley the Robot" Marjorie Cheng is currently with Oracle USA.
RESEARCH SUPERVISION FOR MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY
M. AbdulMueed M.Sc. in Data Science Thesis for Middlesex University (2022): "Domain-Customizable Visual Content Analysis through Cloud Services and Categorical Alignment: An example for Media Analysis"
N. Das M.Sc. in Data Science Thesis for Middlesex University (2022): "Human-Machine Systems for Visual Content Analysis"
Farheen M.Sc. in Data Science Thesis for Middlesex University (2022): "Discovering and beneficially utilizing differences between males and females towards a precision medicine approach for Alzheimer's disease"
V. Kalan M.Sc. in Data Science Thesis for Middlesex University (2021): "The Coronavirus pandemic in India as seen through Twitter"
S. Forsyth M.Sc. in Robotics Thesis for Middlesex University (2021): "Short Answer Marking Agent for GCSE Exams"
RESEARCH SUPERVISION FOR UAEU
Iman Shebli, Eida Ameri, Fatima Neyadi, Alia Neyadi, UAEU 08 "MoCap for Robot Teaching and Telepresence: Teaching and Controlling a robot arm remotely through motion capture of a human arm"
Hend Al Tair, Amna Yammahi, Amna Shehi, Shaikha Maqdahi, UAEU 08 "Smart MutHaf: 3D Models, Motion Capture, and Animations towards an Interactive Online Museum of the UAE"
Alia Neyadi, Noura Kuwaiti, Asmaa Esmahi, Fatima Neyadi, UAEU 08 "Human and Cat Face Detection" Sara Alketbi, Mariam Alketbi, Alia Marar, Asma AlRashdi, UAEU 08 "MindStorms Among Us: Basic Interactive Behaviors and Collaborative Mapping using Mindstorms"
Rashed Darmaki, Ahmed Muhairi, Hamdan Araifi, Abdullah Kaabi, Saeed Shamsi, Yousef Kaabi, Abdulrahman Nuaimi, Abdullah Falasi, UAEU 09 "Mindstorms soccer: localization, communication, in-field interactions"
Ahmed Daheri, Saeed Merri, Muhamed Kuwaiti, Salem Katheri UAEU 09 "Conversing with Ibn Sina: Towards Dialogic Robots with Arabic Language, Gestural and Expression Capabilities"
(Many more projects and thesis supervised at UAEU, and also at the IRML International Summer Schools at UAEU. Section under construction)
RESEARCH SUPERVISION FOR INNOPOLIS UNIVERSITY
Getmanskiy Andrey Konstantinovich, Thesis for M.Sc. in Computer Science 2017, "Extension of Qualitative Trajectory Calculus method possibilities"
Mamakov Timur Vladimirovich, Thesis for M.Sc. in Computer Science 2017, "Processing and classification of Electroencephalography-based brain-computer interface"
Popov Dmitry Igorevich, Thesis for M.Sc. in Computer Science 2017, "Robot collision recognition, localization and handling"
Korochansky Arthur Alexandrovich, Thesis for M.Sc. in Computer Science 2017, "IoT Jolie Good Buildings: client-side mobile application based on Android platform"
Savva Dimitru, Thesis for M.Sc. in Computer Science 2017, "Cross-Site telepresence for humanoid robots"
Abdullin Nurmukhamet Khaybullovich, Thesis for M.Sc. in Computer Science 2017, "Automated Processing of game-of-mafia Videos (deception detection)"
Yagfarov Rauf Ravil’evich, Thesis for M.Sc. in Computer Science 2017, "Generative Adversarial Networks for music composition"
Lipatov Vladislav Petrovich, Thesis for M.Sc. in Computer Science 2017, "Generation of partial Human-like genealogical trees"
(Section under construction)
Graduate Course Project and Lab Internship Supervision:
Fedor Berezyuk, "MoodMeter implementation in Smart-House project", 2017
Mikhail Ostanin, "Statistic analysis of opinions and attitudes toward humanoid robots in Russia", 2017
Alexey Ilyin, Alexander Abugaliev, Dilshat Salikhov, Evgeny Sorokin, "Drone vision and control for car tracking problem", 2017
Maxim Sokolov and Artyom Urazmanov, "Flipper control for a crawler-type mobile robot", 2017
Oleg Bulichev, "Optimization of Centipede robot body designs through evolutionary algorithms and multiple rough terrains simulation", 2017
Konstantin Sozykin, Nurmukhamet Abdullin, "Multi-modal learning for Mafia game analysis", 2017
Konstantin Danilov, Ivan Senilov, Nikita Zhuchkov, Lidiya Edilgiriyeva, Farid Kopzhassarov, "Creating a duckietown-compatible hardware platform and software depository", 2017
Vitaly Volobuev, Bulat Maksudov, "The role of incremental training and cognitive task for brain computer interface authentication. Creation
of authentication system based on BCI and open dataset for testing it.", 2017
Vladimir Marochko, "Investigation of the effect of different wavelets as a front-end for a 5-category HODA-based EEG-Robot Controller", 2017
Murad Magomedov and Dimitru Savva, "Telepresence for Humanoids and Other Robots", 2017
Nikita Dayanov, "Development of dialogue module for Gagarin robot control system", 2017
Alexey Koshechkin and Ilya Izmailov, "Creating a reusable open replacement for the Pioneer software base", 2017
Vladislav Bereznoy, Dimitry Popov, Ilya Afanasyev "The hand-gesture-based control interface with wearable glove system", 2016
RESEARCH SUPERVISION FOR GREECE
D. Pantazis M.Eng. Diploma Thesis for AUTH ECE dept., at ITI (2001): "2D and 3D Face Recognition Using Embedded Hidden Markov Models" D. Pantazis is research faculty at USC, after completing his PhD there.
K. Nikou M.Eng. Diploma Thesis for AUTH ECE dept., at ITI (2001): "Detecting salient facial feature points" K. Nikou is currently at Telas, after having worked at Siemens Europe etc.
P. Toulis Started advising towards his PhD at AUTH in 2008/09, currently interrupted as he has moved on to pursue an MS at Harvard
(Many more projects and thesis supervised in Greece, and also at the IRML International Summer Schools in NCSR-Demokritos. Section under construction)
STUDENT ADVISING
At United Arab Emirates University:
- Advising circa 20 students annually for future studies and course choice.
- Supervised 6 student internships at various organizations so far, and student internship projects (such as the "SMS notification system for patient appointments" at the Oasis Hospital in Al Ain).
- Non-UAEU students performing internships in my lab, such as Mohammed Al Shamsi of HCT, who has built a cell-phone operated hexapod which has received media attention in the UAE, and Nikolaos Giakoumidis of Pireaus Technical University Automation Department. who was a representative of Greece in the World Robotics Olympiad 2009