A T R E Y E E S I N H A
57 BRANCH BROOK PL APT 3D • NEWARK • NEW JERSEY - 07104 • PHONE +1-201-878-6340 • E-MAIL [email protected], [email protected] SUMMARY
Ph.D. in Computer Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, USA.
Teaching Assistant in the Department of Computer Science, NJIT since Fall 2010.
Extensive research experience in the areas of Image Processing, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning.
Four years of experience in MATLAB programming, particularly using the MATLAB Image Processing toolbox.
Undergraduate research experience in Medical Image Processing at St. Thomas’ College of Engineering and Technology, Kolkata, India.
Four years of teaching experience in undergraduate Java and Python programming courses.
Have worked as an instructor/ lab instructor/ grader of Java Programming,
Python, Advanced databases, Data Structures & Algorithms, Cryptography and Operating Systems courses at NJIT since Fall 2010.
Have good communication skills and have attended sessions on English
usage, communication skills and teaching methods in the US.
Love singing, painting, reading and photography.
EDUCATION
2010 – 2014: Ph.D. in Computer Science (GPA 3.86)
o Graduation date: May 2014
o Dissertation: Investigation of New Feature Descriptors for Image
Search and Classification
o Department of Computer Science, New Jersey Institute of
Technology.
o Advisor: Dr. Chengjun Liu
2006 – 2010: B. Tech. in Computer Science (GPA 9/10)
o St. Thomas’ College of Engineering & Technology, Kolkata, India.
2006: Higher Secondary Examination (Class XII)
o Overall score 88.4%
o Bidya Bharati Girls’ High School, Kolkata, India.
2004:Secondary Examination (Class X)
o Overall score 86.3%
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Computer Vision (Object and Scene Recognition, Object Detection)
Image Processing and Analysis (Image Filtering, Segmentation, Morphology)
Pattern Recognition (Image Feature Extraction, Classification and Image Search)
Machine Learning (Similarity Measures, Statistical Learning)
PUBLICATIONS
A. Sinha, S. Banerji, and C. Liu, "Scene Image Classification using a
Wigner-Based Local Binary Patterns Descriptor," International Joint Conference on
Neural Networks, July 6-11, Beijing, China, 2014.
A. Sinha, S. Banerji, and C. Liu, "New Color GPHOG Descriptors for Object and Scene Image Classification," Machine Vision and Applications, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 361-375, 2014.
S. Banerji, A. Sinha, and C. Liu, "HaarHOG: Improving the HOG Descriptor for
Image Classification," IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and
Cybernetics, October 13-16, Manchester, UK, 2013.
S. Banerji, A. Sinha, and C. Liu, "A New Bag of Words LBP (BoWL) Descriptor
for Scene Image Classification," 15th International Conference on Computer
Analysis of Images and Patterns, August 27-29, York, UK, 2013.
S. Banerji, A. Sinha, and C. Liu, "New Image Descriptors Based on Color,
Texture, Shape, and Wavelets for Object and Scene Image Classification," Neurocomputing, vol. 117, pp. 173-185, 2013.
A. Sinha, S. Banerji, and C. Liu, "Novel Color Gabor-LBP-PHOG (GLP)
Descriptors for Object and Scene Image Classification," The Eighth Indian
Conference on Vision, Graphics and Image Processing, December 16-19, 2012, Mumbai, India.
A. Sinha, S. Banerji, and C. Liu, "Gabor-Based Novel Local, Shape and Color
Features for Image Classification," The 19th International Conference on Neural
Information Processing, November 12-15, 2012, Doha, Qatar.
A. Sinha, S. Banerji, and C. Liu, "Novel Gabor-PHOG Features for Object and Scene Image Classification," in Structural, Syntactic, and Statistical Pattern Recognition, Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 7626, pp 584-592, 2012.
S. Banerji, A. Sinha, and C. Liu, "Novel Color HWML Descriptors for Scene and
Object Image Classification," The 3rd International Conference on Image
Processing Theory, Tools & Applications, October 15-18, 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.
S. Banerji, A. Sinha, and C. Liu, "Scene Image Classification: Some Novel
Descriptors," IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics,
October 14-17, 2012, Seoul, Korea.
Image Descriptors," IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Computer
Communication and Processing, August 30- September 1, 2012, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
A. Sinha, S. Banerji, and C. Liu, "Gabor-Based Novel Color Descriptors for Object and Scene Image Classification," The 16th International Conference on Image Processing, Computer Vision, & Pattern Recognition, July 16-19, 2012, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
S. Banerji, A. Sinha, and C. Liu, "Object and Scene Image Classification Using
Unconventional Color Descriptors," The 16th International Conference on Image
Processing, Computer Vision, & Pattern Recognition, July 16-19, 2012, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
PRESENTATIONS
A. Sinha, S. Banerji, and C. Liu, “WLBP: A New Local Image Descriptor for
Scene Image Classification,” The Ninth Annual Graduate Student Research Day,
NJIT, November, 2013.
S. Banerji, A. Sinha, and C. Liu, "HaarHOG: Improving the HOG Descriptor for
Image Classification," IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and
Cybernetics, October 13-16, Manchester, UK, 2013.
A. Sinha, S. Banerji, and C. Liu, "Novel Color Gabor-LBP-PHOG (GLP)
Descriptors for Object and Scene Image Classification," The Eighth Indian
Conference on Vision, Graphics and Image Processing, December 16-19, 2012, Mumbai, India.
A. Sinha, S. Banerji, and C. Liu, "Novel Gabor-PHOG Features for Image
Classification," The Eighth Annual Graduate Student Research Day, NJIT,
November, 2012.
A. Sinha, S. Banerji, and C. Liu, "Gabor-Based Novel Color Descriptors for Object and Scene Image Classification," The 16th International Conference on Image Processing, Computer Vision, & Pattern Recognition, July 16-19, 2012, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lecturer for Roadmap to Computing using Python (CS100) at NJIT, Fall 2013 –
Spring 2014.
o This is an introductory course in computer science and programming which aims at developing problem solving skills using Python, a very high level language. Topics include basic strategies for problem solving, constructs that control the flow of execution of a program and the use of high level data types such as lists, strings and dictionaries in problem representation. The course also presents an overview of selected topics in computing, such as networking and databases. Lecturer for Introduction to Computer Science using Java (CS113) at NJIT,
Spring 2013.
o This course provides an intensive introduction to computer science using Java. It focuses on problem solving decomposition, writing, debugging, and analyzing
computer programs. Arrays and lists, iteration and recursion are also covered. The Java language is introduced and used to highlight these concepts.
Lecturer for Computer Programming and Graphics Problems using Python (CS104) at NJIT, Fall 2012.
o It is an introductory course in computer science with applications in computer graphics for architecture. Emphasis is on programming methodology using Python, a high level language as the vehicle to illustrate the concepts. Topics include basic concepts of computer systems, software engineering, algorithm design, programming languages and data abstraction, with applications.
Tutor for Data Structures and Algorithms at DeepCS at NJIT, Fall 2012.
Lab instructor and teaching assistant for Introduction to Computer Science using Java (CS 113) at NJIT, Spring 2011, Fall 2011 and Spring 2012.
Course assistant and grader of undergraduate Operating Systems courses at NJIT, Spring 2012.
Course assistant and grader of graduate Cryptography, Data Structures & Algorithms and Advanced Databases courses at NJIT, Fall 2010.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Programming and Problem Solving using Java, C/C++, Python and MATLAB
Data Structures and Algorithms
Database Management Systems
Image Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
SELECT AWARDS AND HONORS
Teaching Assistantship, Fall 2010 – Spring 2014.
Graduate Student Association (GSA), NJIT, Special Achievement Award, Fall
2013.
Department of Computer Science Travel Award, Fall 2013.
Graduate Student Association, NJIT, General Achievement Award, Spring 2013.
Graduate Student Research Day Best Poster Award (College of Computing
Sciences), NJIT, Fall 2012.
Department of Computer Science Travel Award, Fall 2012.
Graduate Student Association, NJIT, Special Achievement Award, Fall 2012.
National Merit Scholarship, the Government of India, 2006.
LEADERSHIP ROLES
President of DeepCS, the graduate students’ academic association for College
Technical committee member, The Ninth Annual Graduate Student Research Day, NJIT (2013).
Vice President of DeepCS, the graduate students’ academic association for
College of Computing Sciences at NJIT (2011-2013). Won “Best GSA Club” award for 2012-13 for being the most active graduate club on campus and organizing events like AFS workshop, Windows App Challenge workshop, Photography workshop and exhibition, etc.
General Secretary of DeepCS, the graduate students’ academic association for
College of Computing Sciences at NJIT (2010-2011).
Administrative Assistant in High School Programming Contest organized by the Department of Computer Science at NJIT, Spring 2011.
Advising Assistant in Computer Science international student orientation and placement examination, Spring 2011, Fall 2011 and Fall 2012.
UNDERGRADUATE PROJECT EXPERIENCE
One-year research project on medical image processing at St. Thomas’ College
of Engineering & Technology, Kolkata, India under Dr. Dipak Kole.
One-month vocational industrial training experience at WebTek Laboratory Pvt.
Limited. (August 2009-September 2009). TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Programming Languages: Working knowledge of C, C++, Java, JSP, PHP, JavaScript, Visual Basic, Python, PL/SQL and MATLAB.
RDBMS/DBMS: Working knowledge of Oracle 9i/ 10g/ 11g, MySQL and Microsoft Access.
Web
Servers:
Have designed web applications usingApache Tomcat. INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES Have keen interest in drawing and painting. Took part in several painting
competitions and won awards.
Passionate about singing. Performed in different cultural functions at NJIT. Also
performed on television and radio while in India.
Love photography and have participated in photography workshops and
exhibitions. LIST OF REFERENCES
Dr. Chengjun Liu, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, NJIT,
Phone: 973-596-5280, Email: [email protected]
Dr. James Geller, Professor and Chair, Department of Computer Science, NJIT,
Phone: 973-596-2866, Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Dr. Vincent Oria, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, NJIT,
