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Biography
Dr. Veera Ragavan Sampath Kumar worked for several multinational companies in various capacities from a Design Engineer to Business Unit Head. He has more than 17 years of industrial experience in the design and development of Factory Automation Solutions and has executed several projects from concept to commissioning. He is a renowned Systems Integrator and a System of Systems Architect, specializing in Fluid Power Automation and Control, Telematics, M2M, Robot Navigation, RTOS, Application Software development for Manufacturing Automation and Embedded Software for consumer electronics and Factory Automation.
His current research interests are Modeling, Simulation, Design, and Development of Industry 4.0 and Cyber-Physical Systems with a focus on Industrial Automation, Real-time Embedded Systems, Robotics, Industrial Internet of Things, and Machine Learning.
He has been an active member of several internationally renowned technical committees such as IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE-RAS), IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IEEE-IES) and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He served as a core member of IEEE RAS Working Group that developed the internationally acclaimed IEEE 1872TM- 2016 standard - Core Ontologies for Robotics and Automation. Currently, he is the Co-Chair of the IEEE working group for developing Ontologies for Autonomous Robots (IEEE1872.2 AuR) and core working member of Robot Task Representation (IEEE 1872.1). He is an active member of the ASME Standards Project on Robotics Arm Performance, IEEE P1931.1 - Roof Computing WG, IEEE P7000 - Model Process for Addressing Ethical Concerns in System Design, IEEE SA P7007 Ontological Standard for Ethically Driven Robotics and Automation Systems Working Groups. He serves on the IEEE-IES Technical Subcommittee on Computer Vision and Human-Machine Interaction in Industrial and Factory Automation.
Research interests
- Design and Development of Industry 4.0 and Cyber-Physical Systems with a focus on industrial automation
- Real-time Embedded Systems
- Robotics
- Industrial Internet of Things
- Machine Learning
- Factory Automation
- System Integration
- Embedded Systems
- Software Development
Monash teaching commitment
- TRC2001 - Introduction to Systems Engineering
- TRC3000 - Mechatronics Project II
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Design and Development of Industry 4.0 and Cyber-Physical Systems with a focus on industrial automation
- Real-time Embedded Systems
- Robotics
- Industrial Internet of Things
- Machine Learning
- Factory Automation
- System Integration
- Embedded Systems
- Software Development
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Agriculture 4.0 - Investigation on Fusing Digital Twins and Deep Learning for improving Agricultural Yield and Autonomy
Juman, M. A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Ragavan, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ta Yeong, W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lim, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hazliza, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Gobithaasan, R. U. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/10/23 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Towards a Model Synthesis Framework for Conceptual Modeling of Cyber-Physical Systems
2/11/15 → 1/11/18
Project: Research
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A Cyber-Physical Precision Agriculture System for Plant Growth and Yield Prediction
Rong Ng, B. W., Ng, J. K., Juman, M. A., Ragavan, V. & Jin Leong, A. J., 2024, 2024 IEEE International Conference on Agrosystem Engineering, Technology and Applications: Integrating Smart Farming and Food Security for a Sustainable Future, AGRETA 2024. Farid Syed Adnan, S. (ed.). Piscataway NJ USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 73-78 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
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Ontological concepts for information sharing in cloud robotics
Pignaton de Freitas, E., Olszewska, J. I., Carbonera, J. L., Fiorini, S. R., Khamis, A., Ragavan, S. V., Barreto, M. E., Prestes, E., Habib, M. K., Redfield, S., Chibani, A., Goncalves, P., Bermejo-Alonso, J., Sanz, R., Tosello, E., Olivares-Alarcos, A., Konzen, A. A., Quintas, J. & Li, H., May 2023, In: Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing. 14, p. 4921–4932 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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IEEE standard for autonomous robotics ontology
Goncalves, P. J. S., Olivares-Alarcos, A., Bermejo-Alonso, J., Borgo, S., Diab, M., Habib, M., Nakawala, H., Ragavan, S. V., Sanz, R., Tosello, E. & Li, H., Sept 2021, In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine. 28, 3, p. 171-173 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short Survey › Other › peer-review
Open Access11 Citations (Scopus) -
Quadrotor mounted inverted spherical pendulum test stand-design and characterization
Shanmugavel, M., Sujatha, V., Kristanto, H., Amin, B., Teo, L. H. & Ragavan, V., 2020, Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Control Systems (ICICCS 2020). Piscataway NJ USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 922-927 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
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Robotic standard development life cycle in action
Olszewska, J. I., Houghtaling, M., Goncalves, P. J. S., Fabiano, N., Haidegger, T., Carbonera, J. L., Patterson, W. R., Ragavan, S. V., Fiorini, S. R. & Prestes, E., Apr 2020, In: Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications. 98, 1, p. 119-131 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile25 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Unlock your Inner Child! University and Sustainability Education - What are the Parallels?”
Balan, P. (Organiser), Salema, A. (Member of programme committee), Vineetha, V. (Member of programme committee), Boon Thong, T. (Member of programme committee), Ragavan, V. (Member of programme committee), Ilankoon, S. (Member of programme committee), Raman, S. N. (Member of programme committee), Ee Von, L. (Member of programme committee), Jafari Sadr, A. (Member of programme committee), Poonggavanam, V. (Member of programme committee), Patrick, D. M. (Member of programme committee), Kong, D. (Speaker), Kar Ming, S. (Member of programme committee), Rassiah, P. (Member of programme committee), nasir, N. (Member of programme committee), Sharma, P. (Member of programme committee), Selvaratnam, L. (Member of programme committee), Sen, A. (Member of programme committee), Vargis, C. (Member of programme committee), Srinivasan, G. K. (Member of programme committee), Preetam, S. (Member of programme committee) & Pandey, A. (Member of programme committee)
29 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course