Pankaj Raj Dawadi

KU-staff
Assistant Professor,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering
Block 9, School of Engineering, Dhulikhel, Kavre
9701002626
pdawadi@ku.edu.np
Bio
Honors and Awards
Research
Other Position
Publication
Biography

Ph.D. in Computer Engineering (May 2018 - ongoing)

Thesis Title: “PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT USING MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH: A PERSPECTIVE FROM SMART TRANSPORTATION” Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal

Research Domain: Image Processing, Machine/Deep Learning, Computer Vision

Master in Computer and Information Engineering

Thesis Title: “Feature Variance and Adaptive Classifier for Efficient Face Recognition” 22 February 2006–21 February 2008 Intelligent Technology Lab, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea

Research domain: Face Recognition, Machine Learning, Image Processing

Bachelor in Computer Engineering

Kathmandu Engineering College, Kalimati, Kathmandu, Nepal (10 September 1999–09 September 2003)
Honors and Awards

Honors and Awards

  • Erasmus+ KA107 Ph.D. Mobility, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain ( 4th October 2021 to 4th March 2022)
  • Full-time Ph.D. mobility, Erasmus Mundus INTACT, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland (decided to terminate due to family reasons)
  • Staff Training Mobility, Erasmus Mundus Strong Ties, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw (Poland),01 October 2013–30 November 2013
  • Juen-Seok International Student Scholarship, Inha University, March/2006 – February/2008
  • BK21 Scholarship, Inha University August 2007-February, 2008
  • Teaching Assistantship, Inha University March 2007- February 2008
Research

Thesis Guidance:

  • Nisha Lamichhane, “Software Testing Challenges in Practice in the Context of Web-Based Application”, 2013
  • Prakash Gautam, “Keystroke Biometric System for Touch Screen Text Input on Android Devices”, 2018
  • Santosh Mahato, “An Efficient Approach for Action Recognition in Sports Videos: Implementing MTSE into videos”, 2019
  • Sahit Baral, “Pothole Detection Using Deep Learning Algorithm”,2023
  • Jen Bati, "Ranjana Script Handwritten Character Recognition using CNN",2023
  • Akash Adhikari, "Motion Prediction for Autonomous Vehicles", 2023
  • Sumanta Silwal,  "Enhance Maize Diseases Classification using efficient Ensemble CNN Pre-Trained Models",2023

Technical Committees and Participation

  • Program Committee Member, 2019 International Conference on Health Informatics and Clinical Analytics, https://www.c-mrai.org/conferencenepal
  • Participant, SANOG XII, Tutorial Session on Network for Research and Education in Campus, August 11-12, 2008 Kathmandu, Nepal https://www.sanog.org/sanog12/
  • Participant, International UNNAYAN 2003, An International Tech Meet, February 12th – 15th 2003, Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India
  • Paper Presenter, Fifth International Conference on Advances in Computing and Data Sciences (ICACDS 2021), MVPS'Karmaveer Baburao Ganpatrao Thakare College of Engineering, Nashik, Maharashtra, India, April 2021, (The conference was held virtually due to the Pandemic) https://www.icacds.com/
  • Think Tank member, Policy Research Institute, Government of Nepal, https://pri.gov.np/
Other Position

Acting Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University, effective from 31st July 2024 for 3 years

Undergraduate Program Coordinator (16th July 2012 to 16th July 2013), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal

  • Responsible for handling a team of 11 academic staff and 4 administrative staff)
  • Responsible for managing semester courses of undergraduate level
  • Responsible for communicating with higher authorities within the University

Internship and Placement Coordinator (16th July 2013 to 15th November 2018), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal

  • Responsible for handling the internship program of 120 Computer Science and Computer Engineering students
  • Communication with different IT industries for knowledge dissemination, Industry academia dialogue, short-term training programs for industrial and academic human resource
  • Placement confirmation for undergraduate and graduate students

Team Leader, Curriculum Drafting Committee, Bachelor of Technology in Artificial Intelligence, (2020 – 2021)

  • Design of Course Curriculum of four years Bachelor Degree in Artificial Intelligence at Kathmandu University

Subject Committee Member, Computer Science and Engineering Curriculum,  (2017 – 2019), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University

Bachelor of Information Technology, Subject Committee Member ( 2023 -2026), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University

Digital Governance and Policy Development, Subject Committee Member (2024 onwards), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University

Bachelor of Technology in Artificial Intelligence, Invited Subject Committee Member (2021 to Present), Department of Artificial Intelligence

External Thesis Examiner, (2015 – Present), Purbanchal University, Tribhuwan University

Publication