Ashraf A. Kassim

Ashraf A. Kassim is a Professor at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and serves as Associate Provost for the Office of Education and Innovation. He holds a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University and previously held positions including Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he also served as Vice-Provost (Research) and Vice-Dean of Engineering. His industry experience includes research at Texas Instruments developing machine vision systems.

His research spans computer vision, medical image analysis, machine learning, and deep learning. Key applications include diagnostic radiography, generative adversarial networks (GANs) for image synthesis, facial landmark detection, and attribute-based fashion retrieval systems. His work integrates advanced neural architectures with real-world challenges in healthcare and multimedia.

Publications (170+ articles) emphasize deep learning-driven solutions: recent works focus on medical imaging (cell classification, radiograph analysis), generative models (text-to-image synthesis, GANs), and computer vision applications (facial analysis, fashion retrieval).

Awards and Honors:

• Mendaki Foundation’s Anugerah Cemerlang (Academic Excellence Award)
• Institution of Engineers Singapore Award (2011)
• Public Administration Medal (Bronze, 2012)
• National Day Long Service Award (2018)
• NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award

Administrative service includes board memberships at Singapore Science Centre, Singapore Synchrotron Light Source, and Centre for Maritime Studies. He contributes to academic committees and journal editorial boards internationally.