{"id":5560,"date":"2025-06-13T12:17:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.touchtechdesign.com\/fibo\/?p=5560"},"modified":"2025-06-13T12:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:17:41","slug":"mr-akekalak-supamanee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.touchtechdesign.com\/fibo\/en\/mr-akekalak-supamanee\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr.Akekalak Supamanee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"gb-element-5c8667fe alignfull\">\n<h2 class=\"gb-text-8e7e20d0\"><span class=\"gb-shape\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"200\" height=\"50\">   <line style=\"stroke:#dd5900;stroke-width:4\" y2=\"30\" x2=\"300\" y1=\"30\" x1=\"0\"><\/line> <\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-text\">Mr.Akekalak Supamanee<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-ea341f7a alignfull\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-4958eaf7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"gb-media-b3aac105\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.touchtechdesign.com\/fibo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/A.Tee-5.7-200x300-1.jpg\" title=\"A.Tee-5.7-200x300\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-491d0ee5 alignfull\">\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"gb-text-21817e99\"><span class=\"gb-shape\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"200\" height=\"50\">   <line style=\"stroke:#dd5900;stroke-width:4\" y2=\"30\" x2=\"300\" y1=\"30\" x1=\"0\"><\/line> <\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-text\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><br>education<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>PhD, Computer and Information Science (University of Pennsylvania, 2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MSE, Master\u2019s In Robotics (University of Pennsylvania, 2015)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BS, Computer Engineering (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-aa794ece alignfull\">\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"gb-text-fe639bde\"><span class=\"gb-shape\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"200\" height=\"50\">   <line style=\"stroke:#dd5900;stroke-width:4\" y2=\"30\" x2=\"300\" y1=\"30\" x1=\"0\"><\/line> <\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-text\"><strong><strong><strong>Work experience<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>Institute of Field Robotics (FIBO)<br>\u22c4 Lecturer July 2024 &#8211; Present<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FRA 500: Introduction to Autonomous Driving System<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(supporting) FRA 141: Computer Programming for Robotics and Automation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(supporting) FRA 161: Robotics Exploration<br>\u22c4 Adjunct Lecturer Nov 2023 &#8211; June 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FRA 142: Computer Programming for Robotics and Automation II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FRA 532: Mobile Robots (lecturing on planning algorithms only)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nuro<br>\u22c4 Tech Lead Manager, Motion Validation Dec 2021 &#8211; June 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Led a small team to develop a motion validation module including design of the new architecture, implementation<br>of additional validation types, and development of the motion validation evaluation pipeline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Designed an algorithm to mitigate the risk of collision by using collision severity information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developed additional decision making algorithms to handle the challenging scenarios in unprotected intersections<br>and other operating domains.<br>\u22c4 Tech Lead, Motion Selection and Validation Jul 2021 &#8211; Dec 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Led an effort to improve the robustness of behavior in unprotected intersections including development of<br>new assessment criteria and design of a new decision making algorithm<br>\u22c4 Senior Software Engineer, Planning &amp; Control Dec 2020 &#8211; Jul 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Designed and implemented the new feature enabling the autonomous vehicle to safely pull out of the road<br>curb.<br>\u22c4 Software Engineer, Planning &amp; Control Nov 2018 &#8211; Dec 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developed tools for benchmarking and tracking the latency of planner module.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Designed and implemented behavioral planning algorithms for autonomous driving through unprotected<br>intersections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developed tools to visualize the planning results and designed metrics to measure their performances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Redesigned the adaptive cruise control system to allow smooth speed profile with guaranteed collision<br>avoidance in urban driving scenarios.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United Technologies Research Center (UTRC)<br>\u22c4 Intern-Research Assistant May 2016 &#8211; Aug 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developed a framework for solving pursuit- evasion problems where multiple pursuers with limited sensing<br>capabilities are used to detect all possible mobile evaders in a given environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developed a framework for solving pursuit- evasion problems where multiple pursuers with limited sensing<br>capabilities are used to detect all possible mobile evaders in a given environment.<br>\u22c4 Intern-Research Assistant May 2015 &#8211; Aug 2015<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implemented a belief space planner on the ground vehicles which incorporates uncertainty in state estimations<br>of the robots into the planning process to find the path with better motion performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-ce4f494b alignfull\">\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"gb-text-f46debb8\"><span class=\"gb-shape\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"200\" height=\"50\">   <line style=\"stroke:#dd5900;stroke-width:4\" y2=\"30\" x2=\"300\" y1=\"30\" x1=\"0\"><\/line> <\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-text\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Computational skills and software development<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>Programming Languages and Libraries: C, C++, MATLAB, Python, Java, Open CV, ROS (Robot Operating<br>System), LaTeX, experienced Ubuntu Linux user.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Softwares: Photoshop, Gimp, Premiere Pro, MS Offices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-44b7704f alignfull\">\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"gb-text-36bd2e4d\"><span class=\"gb-shape\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"200\" height=\"50\">   <line style=\"stroke:#dd5900;stroke-width:4\" y2=\"30\" x2=\"300\" y1=\"30\" x1=\"0\"><\/line> <\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-text\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-a2b9b2d4\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>Rattanachai Ramaithitima, \u201cSensor-based Topological Coverage and Mapping Algorithms for Resource-constrained<br>Robot Swarms\u201d, University of Pennsylvania, 2019. [Thesis]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rattanachai Ramaithitima and Subhrajit Bhattacharya, \u201cLandmark-based Exploration with Swarm of Resource Constrained<br>Robots\u201d, In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ramaithitima, Rattanachai, Siddharth Srivastava, Subhrajit Bhattacharya, Alberto Speranzon, and Vijay Kumar,<br>\u201cHierarchical Strategy Synthesis for Pursuit-Evasion Problems\u201d, In Proceedings of the 22nd European Conference<br>on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI), September 2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rattanachai Ramaithitima, Michael Whitzer, Subhrajit Bhattacharya, and Vijay Kumar, \u201cAutomated Creation of<br>Topological Maps in Unknown Environments Using a Swarm of Resource-Constrained Robots\u201d, In IEEE Robotics<br>and Automation Letters, 1.2 (2016): 746 &#8211; 753.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rattanachai Ramaithitima, Michael Whitzer, Subhrajit Bhattacharya, and Vijay Kumar, \u201cSensor Coverage of Unknown<br>Environments by Robot Swarms Using Limited Local Sensing\u201d, In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference<br>on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indranil Saha, Rattanachai Ramaithitima, Vijay Kumar, George Pappas, Sanjit Seshia, \u201c Implan: A Scalable Incremental<br>Motion Planning Framework for Multi-Robot System\u201d, In Proceedings of ACM\/IEEE 7th International<br>Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems, April 2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indranil Saha, Rattanachai Ramaithitima, Vijay Kumar, George Pappas, Sanjit Seshia, \u201cAutomated Composition of<br>Motion Primitives for Multi-Robot Systems from Safe LTL Specifications\u201d, In Proceedings of IEEE\/RSJ International<br>Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), September 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-5d994e2c alignfull\">\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"gb-text-6c75fbde\"><span class=\"gb-shape\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"200\" height=\"50\">   <line style=\"stroke:#dd5900;stroke-width:4\" y2=\"30\" x2=\"300\" y1=\"30\" x1=\"0\"><\/line> <\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-text\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Teaching Assistant<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>Robotics: Aerial Robotics; January &#8211; February 2016<br>Robotics specialization course on Coursera instructed by by Prof. Vijay Kumar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MEAM 620: Advanced Robotics; Spring 2014 &#8211; 2015<br>Graduate level course instructed by Prof. Vijay Kumar and Prof. Kostas Daniilidis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CIS 520: Machine Learning; Fall 2013<br>Graduate level course instructed by Prof. Lyle Ungar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-a837b38d alignfull\">\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"gb-text-1b7ac0aa\"><span class=\"gb-shape\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"200\" height=\"50\">   <line style=\"stroke:#dd5900;stroke-width:4\" y2=\"30\" x2=\"300\" y1=\"30\" x1=\"0\"><\/line> <\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-text\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>selected list of courses taken<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>Graduate Level: Applied Algebraic Topology, Nonlinear Control Theory, Advanced Geometric Methods in CS,<br>Advanced Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Analysis of Algorithms, Learning in Robotics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Undergraduate Level: Introduction to Optimization, Machine Learning, Motion Planning, Mechatronics, Set Theory<br>and Topology, Control Systems, Introduction to Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Differential Equation, Applied<br>Linear Algebra, Data Structures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-1dc5be28 alignfull\">\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"gb-text-eca530c8\"><span class=\"gb-shape\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"200\" height=\"50\">   <line style=\"stroke:#dd5900;stroke-width:4\" y2=\"30\" x2=\"300\" y1=\"30\" x1=\"0\"><\/line> <\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-text\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-d41fc0ea\">E-mail :&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:djitt@fibo.kmutt.ac.th\">rattanachai.rama@mail.kmutt.ac.th<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-a363c44e\">Tel :&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:djitt@fibo.kmutt.ac.th\">084-101-2106<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr.Akekalak Supamanee education Work experience Computational skills and software development Publications Teaching Assistant selected list of courses taken Contact E-mail :&nbsp;rattanachai.rama@mail.kmutt.ac.th Tel :&nbsp;084-101-2106<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[168],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personnel-history"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.touchtechdesign.com\/fibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.touchtechdesign.com\/fibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.touchtechdesign.com\/fibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.touchtechdesign.com\/fibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.touchtechdesign.com\/fibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5560"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/demo.touchtechdesign.com\/fibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5563,"href":"https:\/\/demo.touchtechdesign.com\/fibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5560\/revisions\/5563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.touchtechdesign.com\/fibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.touchtechdesign.com\/fibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.touchtechdesign.com\/fibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.touchtechdesign.com\/fibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}