St. Thomas' College of Engineering & TechnologyApproved by AICTE, New Delhi & Affiliated to MAKAUT, W.B

Dr. Nilanjana Karmakar

Information Technology | IT
Associate Professor
[email protected]

Area of Specialization

Digital Geometry, Image Processing, Algebraic Topology.

Teaching Experience

09 Years

Research Experience

05 Years

Academic Qualifications

 

 

Ph.D. (Engg.): Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, 2016

M.E.: Bengal Engineering and Science University, 2011

B. Tech.: MAKAUT formally known as WBUT, 2009

 

 

Date of Joining 01-05-2016
Nature of Association Regular
Date of Assign as Prof / A.P 01-01-2025

Journal Publications

  1. N. Karmakar and A. Biswas, Face Recognition using Life-centroid Distance between Featured Persistence Diagrams, Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 50(40), 2025.
  2. N. Karmakar, S. Mondal, A. Biswas, Determination of 3D Curve Skeleton of a Digital Object, Information Sciences, pp.1–18, (2018) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2018.06.021).
  3. N.Karmakar, A.Biswas, and P.Bhowmick, Reeb Graph based Segmentation of Articulated Components of 3D Digital Objects, Theoretical Computer Science, 624: 25- 0,2016(DOI:10.1016/j.tcs.2015.11.013).
  4. N. Karmakar, A. Biswas, P. Bhowmick, and B.B. Bhattacharya, A Combinatorial Algorithm to Construct 3D Isothetic Covers, International Journal of Computer Mathematics, 90(8):1571-1606, 2013 (DOI:10.1080/00207160.2012.734813).

Confrence Publications

  1. S. Chatterjee and N. Karmakar, Handwritten English Alphabet Recognition Using Topological Persistence, In proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Security: ICISS 2024, Kolkata, India, volume 1327 of LNNS, pp. 17-31, Springer, Singapore, December 20-22, 2024 (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4273-1_2).
  2. N. Karmakar, A. Biswas, S. C. Nandy and B. B. Bhattacharya, On the Construction of Planar Embedding for a Class of Orthogonal Polyhedra, In Proceedings of the 21st International Workshop on Combinatorial Image Analysis: IWCIA’22, Messina, Italy, July 13-15, 2022.
  3. S. Mondal, N. Karmakar and A. Biswas, Identification of Articulated Components in 3DDigital Objects using Curve Skeleton, In Proceedings of the International Conference of Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence: PReMI’19, Tezpur, India, volume 11941 of LNCS, pp. 433-441, Springer, Cham, December 17-20, 2019. (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34869-4_47).
  4. N. Karmakar, S. Mondal, and A. Biswas, Determination of 3D Curve Skeleton of a Digital Object, In Proceedings of the 18th International Workshop on Combinatorial Image Analysis: IWCIA’17, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, volume 10256 of LNCS, pp.184-197, Springer-Verlag, June19-21, 2017. (DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59108-7_15).
  5.  N. Karmakar and A. Biswas, Construction of an Approximate 3D Orthogonal Convex Skull, In Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Computational Topology in Image Context: CTIC 2016, Marseille, France, volume 9667 of LNCS, pp. 180-192, Springer-Verlag, June15-17,2016. (DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-39441-1_17).
  6. N. Karmakar and A. Biswas, Shape Matching of 3D Topologically Segmented Objects, In Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Computational Topology in Image Context: CTIC 2016, Marseille, France, volume 9667 of LNCS, pp. 170-179, Springer-Verlag, June15-17,2016. (DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-39441-1_16).
  7. N. Karmakar and A. Biswas, Construction of3D Orthogonal Convex Hull of a Digital Object, In Proceedings of the 17th International Workshop on Combinatorial Image Analysis: IWCIA’15, Kolkata, India, volume 9448 of LNCS, pp. 125-142, Springer-Verlag, November 24-27,2015. (DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-26145-4 10).
  8. N. Karmakar, P. Bhowmick, and A. Biswas, Segmentation of 3D Articulated Components by Slice-based Vertex-weighted Reeb Graph, In Proceedings of the 18th IAPR International Conference on Discrete Geometry for Computer Imagery: DGCI’14, Siena, Italy, volume8668 of LNCS, pp. 370-383, Springer-Verlag, September 10-12, 2014. (DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09955-2_31).
  9. N. Karmakar, A. Biswas, and P. Bhowmick, Fast Slicing of Orthogonal Covers Using DCEL, In Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Combinatorial Image Analysis: IWCIA’12, Austin, Texas, USA, volume 7655 of LNCS, pp. 16-30, Springer-Verlag, November28-30,2012. (DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-34732-0_2)
  10. N. Karmakar, A. Biswas, P. Bhowmick, and B. B. Bhattacharya, Construction of 3D Orthogonal Cover of a Digital Object, In Proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on Combinatorial Image Analysis: IWCIA’11, Madrid, Spain, volume 6636 of LNCS, pp. 70-83, Springer-Verlag, May23-25, 2011. (DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-21073-0_9)

Member: Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE)

Participated

  1. 5-Day FDP (Online) on Fundamentals of Image Processing, organized by National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Kolkata, May 26-30, 2025.
  2. Online mode FDP on Machine Learning and its Applications, organized by National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Kolkata, Dec.04-08, 2023.
  3. 5-Day Online FDP on Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education, organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Nov.6-10, 2023.
  4. CISS 2024: International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Security, December 20-22, 2024, Kolkata, India
  5. 5-days FDP on “How to Write Good Research Papers”, organized by Eminent College of Management and Technology, Kolkata in association with International Knowledge Research Foundation, June 25-29, 2023.
  6. 5-days FDP on Data Security and IoT, organized by St. Thomas’ College of Engineering & Technology, July 11-15, 2022.
  7. 5-days Online FDP on Emerging Topics in Computing: Quantum, Microfluidics, Memristors, organized byJISUniversity,August9-13,2021.
  8. AICTE sponsored 6-Days Online Short Term Training Programme on Machine Learning,Pattern Recognition and their Applications, Nov-Dec, 2020 (Phase-I and Phase-II: asmember oforganizingcommittee,Phase-III).
  9.  Positive Psychology by Prof. Kamlesh Singh (FDP through MOOCs), Jun-Dec, 2019.
  10. Programming in Java by Prof. Debasis Samanta (FDP through MOOCs),Jan-Jun,2019.
  11. Fundamentals of Data Structures and Algorithms (FDP), NITTR, Kolkata, June 4-15, 2018.
  12. IWCIA 2022: 21st International Workshop on Combinatorial Image Analysis, July 13-15, 2022, Messina, Italy.
  13. DGCI 2014: 18th International Conference on Discrete Geometry for Computer Imagery, September 10-12, 2014, University of Siena, Italy, Europe.
  14. Pre-Workshop School on Graph and Geometric Algorithms, February 11-13, 2013, Advanced Computing and Microelectronics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India.
  15. IWCIA 2012: 15th International Workshop on Combinatorial Image Analysis, November 28-30, 2012, University of Texas in Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
  16. Workshop on Combinatorial Image Processing and Algorithms, March 3-4, 2011, Advanced Computing and Microelectronics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India (attended).

Organized

  1. 5-Day FDP on Quantum Computing: A New Paradigm of Science & Technology, organized by St. Thomas’ College of Engineering & Technology, May 13-17, 2024.
  2. Three Days Workshop on Advanced Information Analysis Techniques, June 18-20, 2019, St. Thomas’ College of Engineering & Technology, Kolkata, India (member of organizing committee).
  3. Three Days Workshop on Machine Learning and Pattern Analysis, June 27-29, 2017, St. Thomas’ College of Engineering & Technology, Kolkata, India (Convenor).
  4. IWCIA 2015: 17th International Workshop on Combinatorial Image Analysis, November 24-27, 2015, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India (member of organizing committee).
  5. Three Days Workshop on Emerging and Post CMOS Technologies, June 16-18, 2014, Department of Information Technology, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, India.
  6. Research Promotion Workshop on Digital Geometry, June 23-25, 2014, Department of Information Technology, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, India (member of organizing committee).
  7. One-Day Workshop on Non-Uniform Cellular Automata: Theory and Applications, March 25, 2013, Department of Information Technology, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah, India.
  8. Research Promotion Workshop on Introduction to Graph and Geometric Algorithms, March 14-16, 2013, Department of Information Technology, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah, India.
  9. ISED 2012: 3rd International Symposium on Electronic System Design, December 19-22, 2012, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah, India.
  10. VDAT 2012: 16th International Symposium on VLSI Design and Test, July 1-4, 2012, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah, India.

UG Project Guided

  1. Handwritten Alphabet Recognition using Topological Persistence
  2. Handwritten Alphabet Recognition using Isothetic Cover
  3. Concave Combat: A game based on concavity analysis.
  4. Time-table Management System
  5. Human Face Analysis using LBP and Persistence Homology
  6. Localization of Features from Face Images leading to Kinship Verification
  • Best Paper Award in International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Security: ICISS 2024, Kolkata, India, December 20-22, 2024, for the paper Handwritten English Alphabet Recognition Using Topological Persistence.
  • Selected as one of the 5 outstanding papers in the 5th Regional Science and Technology Congress 2022-23. Received cash prize of Rs. 5000/-.
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