Assistant Professor Prapun Suksompong, Ph.D.
prapun@siit.tu.ac.th Ÿ www.prapun.com
Current Address: School of Information, Computer and Communication Technology (ICT) Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT) at Bangkadi 131 Moo 5, Tiwanond Road Mueang, Pathum Thani 12000, Thailand Tel. +66 (0) 2501 3505~20 Ext 5013
Education	Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Aug 2008. GPA: 4.24/4.00. Minor in Mathematics. Master of Science in ECE, Jan 2006. GPA: 4.24/4.00. Minor in Mathematics. Bachelor of Science in ECE, Summa Cum Laude, May 2002. GPA: 4.27/4.00.
Honors & Awards	Thammasat University Outstanding Young Researcher Award (รางวัลนักวิจัยรุ่นใหม่ดีเด่นระดับคณะ ประเภทอาจารย์) 2013 SIIT Research Award for the Academic Year 2011 SIIT Best Teaching Award for the Academic Year 2009 Teaching Assistant of the Year by IEEE student branch 2005-06 for exemplary teaching in ECE. 2002-2003 recipient of Fellowship from Cornell University. Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cornell University in 2002. Ranked 1^st in engineering class. Member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society Eta Kappa Nu. 1997-2002 recipient of the King’s Scholarship from the Thai Government.
Work Experience	Assistant Professor, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University, Thailand Mathematics I Summer/2008 Digital Circuits 1/2009 Basic Electrical Engineering 2/2009, 1/2010, 1/2013 Mobile Communications 2/2009-2012 Probability and Random Processes 1/2010-2013 Principles of Communications 1/2011-2012 Engineering Statistics 2/2011 Basic Electrical Engineering Lab 2/2008-2013 Applied Physics II (Magnetism) 2/2012 Digital Communication Systems 1/2013 Computer Applications for Engineers 2/2013 Teaching Assistant, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Fall 2003 – Spring 2008 Research Assistant, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Fall 2004 and Spring 2005 Supported by National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI), USA.
Research Area	Wireless communication (การสื่อสารไร้สาย), digital communication theory (ทฤษฎีการสื่อสารแบบดิจิตอล), neuro-informational theory (ประสาทวิทยาศาสตร์เชิงทฤษฎีข้อมูล), Poisson process and Poisson convergence (การลู่เข้าสู่กระบวนการสุ่มแบบปัวส์ซอง), computation neuroscience (ประสาทวิทยาศาสตร์เชิงการคำนวณ), probability theory (ทฤษฎีความน่าจะเป็น)
Contracted Research Support	“Physical Layer OFDMA Based Wireless Communication Systems”, Source: Telecommunications Research and Industrial Development Institute (TRIDI), NTC. “Development of Research Laboratory for Center of Excellence in Wireless Communication, Network and Application Research”, Source: TRIDI, NTC. “Multidimensional Signal Processing for Multiuser Wireless Access”, Source: TRIDI, NTC. “Center for Intelligent Informatics,” Source: National Research University (NRU) Project of Thailand's Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC)
Journal Papers	T. Bamrungkitjaroen, P. Suksompong, and C. Charoenlarpnopparut, “Application of a Pipelining Technique in Concatenated Tomlinson Harashima Precoder for Downlink Multiuser MIMO Systems,” Thammasat International Journal of Science and Technology, Volume 17, No. 2, pp. 1-12, April-June 2012
	P. Kanjanavirojkul, K. Keeratishananond, P. Suksompong, “Implementation of SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO GTD-system under imperfect CSI knowledge,” World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology 76 (2011), pp. 473-477
	P. Suksompong and T. Berger, “Capacity Analysis of Neurons with Descending Action Potential Thresholds”, Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on , vol.56, no.2, pp.838-851, Feb. 2010 (ISI/ Impact: 2.725 (2010))
Conference Papers	Md. Mizanur Rahman, Chalie Charoenlarpnopparut, Prapun Suksompong, and Attaphongse Taparugssanagorn, “Autocorrelation – MTM: A Compound Detector for Spectrum Hole Identification in Low SNR”, Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Electrical Communication and Information Technology (ECIT 2013), KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh, February 13-15, 2014. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Chalie Charoenlarpnopparut, Prapun Suksompong, and Attaphongse Taparugssanagorn, “Spectrum Hole Identification in Multiple TV bands by Adaptive Threshold Multi-Taper Spectrum Estimator for Cognitive Radio”, Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Electrical Communication and Information Technology (ECIT 2013), KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh, February 13-15, 2014. Kavin Yongvanit, Prapun Suksompong, Attaphongse Taparugssanagorn, Chalie Charoenlarpnopparut, and Kazuhiko Fukawa, Performance Analysis of Iterative Max-Sum-Rate Algorithm in Massive MIMO Systems, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Embedded Systems (ICICTES 2014), Ayutthaya, Thailand, January 23-25, 2014 T. Sangyam, P. Suksompong and C. Charoenlarpnopparut, “Capacity Maximization via Selection of Uniformly Distributed User for Uplink MIMO Communication over η-µ Fading Channel”, Proceedings of The Second Asian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2013), Phuket Thailand, Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2013 Theerawat Kiatdarakun, Prapun Suksompong, Chalie Chareonlarpnopparut, and Attaphongse Taparugssanagorn, “3-D Localization Algorithm Using Double-Planar Passive RFID Arrays”, Proceedings of The 13th International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT 2013), Samui Island, Thailand, Sep. 4-6, 2013. Thitipong Sansanayuth, Prapun Suksompong, Chalie Chareonlarpnopparut, and Attaphongse Taparugssanagorn, “RFID 2D-Localization Improvement using Modified LANDMARC with Linear MMSE Estimation”, Proceedings of The 13th International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT 2013), Samui Island, Thailand, Sep. 4-6, 2013.
	P. Hanpinitsak, C. Charoenlarpnopparut, S. Thananchai, and P. Suksompong, “2D MIMO-OFDM channel model with 2D interleaver”, The International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Embedded Systems (ICICTES 2013), January 24-26. 2013. A. Aksornsart and P. Suksompong. “Performance gain of antenna selection for MRC over η-µ SIMO fading channel”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Embedded Systems (ICICTES 2013), January 24-26. 2013. T. Kiatdarakun and P. Suksompong, “Entropy Rate of Thai Text and Testing Author Authenticity Using Character Combination Distribution,” Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Digital Information and Communication Technology and its Applications (DICTAP 2012), pp. 492-497, Thailand, May 16-18, 2012 T. Kiatdarakun and P. Suksompong, “Testing Author Authenticity Using Character Combination Distribution,” The 2012 First ICT International Senior Project Conference (ICT-ISPC 2012), Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, April 20, 2012
	T. Bamrungkitjaroen, P. Suksompong, C. Charoenlarpnopparut, K. Kaemarungsi, and K. Fukawa, “Application of Pipelining Technique in Concatenated Tomlinson Harashima Precoder for Downlink Multiuser MIMO Systems,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Embedded Systems 2012 (ICICTES 2012), Bangkok, Thailand, March 22-24, 2012 T. Sangyam, C. Charoenlarpnopparut, P. Suksompong, K. Kaemarungsi, and K. Fukawa, “Performance of Uplink Multi-User MIMO WiFi with Capacity Maximizing User Selection and Uniformly Distributed User Locations,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Embedded Systems 2012 (ICICTES 2012), Bangkok, Thailand, March 22-24, 2012 N. Jira-aroon, N. Promdontree, and P. Suksompong, “On the Effect of Subcarrier Initial Location in SC-FDMA with Localized FDMA Mapping,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Embedded Systems 2012 (ICICTES 2012), Bangkok, Thailand, March 22-24, 2012
	T. Bamrungkitjaroen, P. Suksompong, C. Charoenlarpnopparut, K. Sripimanwat, and K. Fukawa, “Application of Pipelining Technique in Concatenated Tomlinson Harashima Precoder for Downlink MIMO Systems”, Proceedings of the Asia Simulation Conference 2011 (AsiaSim 2011), Seoul, Korea, November 16-18, 2011
	P. Kanjanavirojkul, K. Keeratishananond, and P. Suksompong, “Implementation of SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO GTD-System under Imperfect CSI Knowledge”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Signal Processing, Communications and Networking (ICSPCN 2011), Venice, Italy, April 27-29, 2011 T. Chanpokapaiboon, P. Puttawanchai, and P. Suksompong, “Enhancing PAPR Performance of MIMO-OFDM Systems Using SLM Technique with Centering Phase Sequence Matrix”, Proceedings of the 8th Annual International Conference on Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications, and Information Technology (ECTI-CON 2011), Khon Kaen, Thailand, May 17-19, 2011 P. Kanjanavirojkul, K. Keeratishananond, P. Suksompong, “Implementation and Performance of Generalized Triangular Decomposition in Multi-user MIMO”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Embedded Systems 2011 (ICICTES 2011), pp. 130-134, Pattaya, Thailand, January 27-29, 2011.
	S. Suppitux, S. Tangkachavana, T. Vinichhayakul, and P. Suksompong, “Enhancing PAPR reduction for Tone Reservation Algorithms by Deep Clipping”, The 7th Annual International Conference on Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications, and Information Technology (ECTI-CON 2010), Chiang Mai, Thailand, May 2010.
	P. Suksompong and T. Berger, “Jitter Analysis of Timing Codes for Neurons with Descending Action Potential Thresholds”, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT) 2006, July 11, 2006. D. S. Chan, P. Suksompong, J. Chen, and T. Berger, “Improving IEEE 802.11 Performance with Cross-Layer Design and Multipacket Reception via Multiuser Iterative Decoding,” IEEE 802.11-05/0946r0, September 2005. J. Chen, P. Suksompong, and T. Berger, “Communication through a Finite-State Machine with Markov Property”, Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS) 2004, January 1, 2004.