Alwin Poulose

Dr. Alwin Poulose is an Assistant Professor Grade I in Data Science at the School of Data Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, since January 2023. Previously, he worked as a Researcher at the Center for ICT and Automobile Convergence (CITAC), Kyungpook National University, South Korea (2021-2022), and as a Research Fellow at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, United States (November-December 2022).

His educational background includes a B.Sc. in Computer Maintenance and Electronics (2012), M.Sc. in Electronics (2014), M.Tech in Communication Systems (2017), and Ph.D. in Electronics and Electrical Engineering (2021) from Kyungpook National University, South Korea.

Dr. Poulose's research spans multiple domains of intelligent systems, with a focus on localization technologies, human activity recognition, facial emotion recognition, and human behavior prediction. His work bridges computer vision, machine learning, and sensor technologies to develop practical applications in healthcare, transportation safety, and animal welfare. He has made significant contributions to indoor positioning systems using Wi-Fi, UWB, and IMU sensors, as well as to emotion recognition systems that have applications in driver monitoring and autonomous vehicles.

His extensive publication record demonstrates a progression from fundamental research in localization and activity recognition to increasingly diverse applications across healthcare, agriculture, and social sciences. Recent work shows a trend toward broader interdisciplinary applications of machine learning techniques, including medical diagnostics, agricultural technology, and social data analysis.

• Technical Program Committee Member for the 12th International Conference on ICT Convergence (2021) and 1st Korea Artificial Intelligence Conference (2020)
• Session Chair for the 27th Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC 2022) and 3rd Korea Artificial Intelligence Conference (2022)
• Guest editor for special issues in Sensors Journal, Frontiers in Signal Processing, and Algorithms Journal
• Topic editor for Sensors, Sustainability, and Algorithms journals

Dr. Poulose leads the Deep Intelligence Learning Lab (DiL Lab) at IISER TVM, where his team works on cutting-edge research in human-centered AI systems. His service activities include extensive reviewing for major IEEE journals including IEEE Access, IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, and multiple MDPI journals since 2018-2022. His collaborative work extends across international institutions in South Korea, United States, and India, demonstrating a strong network in the academic community.