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Dr. Mithun Kumar Kar

Assistant Professor (Sr. Gd), School of Artificial Intelligence, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

Qualification: Ph.D
k_mithunkumar@cb.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Deep Learning, Biomedical Signal Processing, Human Machine Interaction

Bio

Dr. Mithun Kumar Kar, an Assistant Professor (Senior-Grade) at the School of Artificial Intelligence, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, holds a doctoral degree from the National Institute of Technology, Puducherry, India, and a Master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. His expertise lies in Machine Learning and Deep Learning models, particularly in the context of biomedical image segmentation. Dr. Kar actively collaborates with national and international institutions, and his research contributions are reflected in published scientific journals and presentations on global platforms. Currently, he focuses on developing generative adversarial networks for various machine learning applications.

 

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2026

Morse code based ESP32 communication with LLM integration for healthcare applications

Cite this Research Publication : S. V. Ashok Sainaadh, M. Neil Kumar, B. Sai Sundhar Reddy, Mithun Kumar Kar, Morse code based ESP32 communication with LLM integration for healthcare applications, Discover Artificial Intelligence, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1007/s44163-026-01591-8

Publisher : Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Year : 2026

A multimodal transformer based generative adversarial network for age-aware sketch-to-photo synthesis

Cite this Research Publication : Vedant Maheshwari, Mithun Kumar Kar, Ayswarya R. Kurup, Debanga Raj Neog, Malaya Kumar Nath, A multimodal transformer based generative adversarial network for age-aware sketch-to-photo synthesis, Discover Artificial Intelligence, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1007/s44163-026-01676-4

Publisher : Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Year : 2026

An explainable framework for bias identification in text using transformer-based generative adversarial networks

Cite this Research Publication : Ayswarya R Kurup, Mithun Kumar Kar, Soumyabrata Dev, Debanga Raj Neog, An explainable framework for bias identification in text using transformer-based generative adversarial networks, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Elsevier BV, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2026.113857

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2026

Transformer-Based Generative Adversarial Network With Multi-Scale Temporal Attention for ECG Synthesis and PQRST Feature Preservation

Cite this Research Publication : Ayswarya R. Kurup, Mithun Kumar Kar, Madhusudhan Mishra, Soumyabrata Dev, Debanga Raj Neog, Transformer-Based Generative Adversarial Network With Multi-Scale Temporal Attention for ECG Synthesis and PQRST Feature Preservation, IEEE Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2026, https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2026.3656370

Publisher : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Year : 2026

X-GAN: Physics-informed generative model for edge-preserved chest X-ray image denoising

Cite this Research Publication : Siju K.S., Vipin Venugopal, V. Sowmya, Mithun Kumar Kar, X-GAN: Physics-informed generative model for edge-preserved chest X-ray image denoising, Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Update, Elsevier BV, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpbup.2026.100247

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2026

Enhancing Causal Text Detection Using Uncertainty-Weighted Machine Learning Ensembles

Cite this Research Publication : Sivachandra K B, Neethu Mohan, Mithun Kumar Kar, Sikha O K, Sachin Kumar S, Enhancing Causal Text Detection Using Uncertainty-Weighted Machine Learning Ensembles, Informatics, MDPI AG, 2026, https://doi.org/10.3390/informatics13030037

Publisher : MDPI AG

Year : 2025

A truth inference scheme for crowdsourcing using NLP and swin transformers

Cite this Research Publication : Ayswarya R. Kurup, Mithun Kumar Kar, Somila Hashunao, Madhusudhan Mishra, A truth inference scheme for crowdsourcing using NLP and swin transformers, Scientific Reports, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10942-x

Publisher : Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Year : 2025

LeSegGAN: A Hybrid Attention-Based GAN for Accurate Lesion Segmentation in Dermatological Images

Cite this Research Publication : Mithun Kumar Kar, Vipin Venugopal, B. N. Anoop, LeSegGAN: A Hybrid Attention-Based GAN for Accurate Lesion Segmentation in Dermatological Images, IEEE Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3621107

Publisher : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Year : 2025

Efficient segmentation of exudates in color fundus images using wavelets and generative adversarial network

Cite this Research Publication : Mithun Kumar Kar, Malaya Kumar Nath, Debanga Raj Neog, Efficient segmentation of exudates in color fundus images using wavelets and generative adversarial network, Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-025-20703-7

Publisher : Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Year : 2025

EffNet-SVM: A Hybrid Model for Diabetic Retinopathy Classification Using Retinal Fundus Images

Cite this Research Publication : K. V. Naveen, B. N. Anoop, K. S. Siju, Mithun Kumar Kar, Vipin Venugopal, EffNet-SVM: A Hybrid Model for Diabetic Retinopathy Classification Using Retinal Fundus Images, IEEE Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3566073

Publisher : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Year : 2024

Efficient Segmentation of Vessels and Disc Simultaneously Using Multi-channel Generative Adversarial Network

Cite this Research Publication : Mithun Kumar Kar, Malaya Kumar Nath, "Efficient Segmentation of Vessels and Disc Simultaneously Using Multi-channel Generative Adversarial Network", SN Computer Science: Springer Nature , vol. 5(3), no. 288, pp. 1-15, Feb. 2024. https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s42979-024-02610-0.

Publisher : SN Computer Science: Springer Nature

Year : 2023

Retinal Vessel Segmentation Using Multi-Scale Residual Convolutional Neural Network (MSR-Net) Combined with Generative Adversarial Networks

Cite this Research Publication : Mithun Kumar Kar, Debanga Raj Neog, Malaya Kumar Nath, "Retinal Vessel Segmentation Using Multi-Scale Residual Convolutional Neural Network (MSR-Net) Combined with Generative Adversarial Networks", Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, vol. 42, pp: 1206-1235, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00034-022-02190-5

Publisher : Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing

Year : 2021

A Review on Progress in Semantic Image Segmentation and Its Application to Medical Images

Cite this Research Publication : Mithun Kumar Kar, Malaya Kumar Nath, Debanga Raj Neog, A Review on Progress in Semantic Image Segmentation and Its Application to Medical Images, SN Computer Science, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-021-00784-5

Publisher : Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Year : 2019

Analysis of diagnostic features from fundus image using multiscale wavelet decomposition

Cite this Research Publication : MK Kar, Giritharan Ravichandran , Poonguzhali Elangovan, Malaya Kumar Nath, Analysis of Diagnostic Features from fundus image using Multiscale Wavelet Decomposition, ICIC Express Letters, Part B: Application, 2019


Year : 2015

Hand pose recognition from monocular images by geometrical and texture analysis

Cite this Research Publication : M. K. Bhuyan, Karl F. MacDorman , Mithun Kumar Kar and Debanga Raj Neog,, “Hand pose recognition from monocular images by geometrical and texture analysis”, Journal of Visual Languages and Computing, vol. 28, pp. 39–55, 2015

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2012

Fingertip detection for hand pose recognition

Cite this Research Publication : MK Bhuyan, Debanga Raj Neog, Mithun Kumar Kar, Fingertip detection for hand pose recognition, International Journal on Computer Science and Engineering, 2012

Research Article

Year : 2026

An interpretable deep learning method for medical image deblurring and restoration

Cite this Research Publication : Siju K.S., Vipin Venugopal, Mithun Kumar Kar, Jayakrishnan Anandakrishnan, An interpretable deep learning method for medical image deblurring and restoration, Healthcare Analytics, Elsevier BV, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.health.2026.100468

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2025

Bilingual Image Captioning in English and Malayalam Using Convolutional Neural Networks and Large Language Model

Cite this Research Publication : Amal M K, Mithun Kumar Kar, S Sachin Kumar, Bilingual Image Captioning in English and Malayalam Using Convolutional Neural Networks and Large Language Model, 2025 5th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies (CONIT), IEEE, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/conit65521.2025.11167275

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2025

A Novel CSRU-GAN Framework for Polyp Segmentation

Cite this Research Publication : P G Navaneeth, Mithun Kumar Kar, A Novel CSRU-GAN Framework for Polyp Segmentation, 2025 5th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies (CONIT), IEEE, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/conit65521.2025.11167566

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2025

Hand Gesture Segmentation using UNet-VAE Deep Learning Architecture

Cite this Research Publication : Meghaa Elangovan, Mithun Kumar Kar, Hand Gesture Segmentation using UNet-VAE Deep Learning Architecture, 2025 5th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies (CONIT), IEEE, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/conit65521.2025.11167307

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2024

Enhanced COVID-19 Detection Using Attention-Augmented ResNet with Inception Modules and Regularization Techniques

Cite this Research Publication : Mithun Kumar Kar, Pathange Omkareshwara Rao, Ippatapu Venkata Srichandra, Enhanced COVID-19 Detection Using Attention-Augmented ResNet with Inception Modules and Regularization Techniques, 2024 IEEE Conference on Engineering Informatics (ICEI), IEEE, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/icei64305.2024.10912359

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2024

Cassava Leaf Disease Detection using Seresnext-50 with Attention

Cite this Research Publication : P S S Sai Keerthana, Udayagiri Varun, Komal Sai Anurag Pasumarthy, Sejal Singh, Mithun Kumar Kar, Cassava Leaf Disease Detection using Seresnext-50 with Attention, 2024 IEEE Conference on Engineering Informatics (ICEI), IEEE, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/icei64305.2024.10912170

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2024

Classification of Indian Medicinal Plant Species Using Attention Module With Transfer Learning

Cite this Research Publication : Sivappriya K, Mithun Kumar Kar, Classification of Indian Medicinal Plant Species Using Attention Module With Transfer Learning, 2024 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Informatics, Communication and Energy Systems (SPICES), IEEE, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/spices62143.2024.10779801

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2024

Balancing Reward and Safety: An Analysis of Reinforcement Learning Agents

Cite this Research Publication : Udayagiri Varun, P S S Sai Keerthana, Komal Sai Anurag Pasumarthy, Sejal Singh, Mithun Kumar Kar, Balancing Reward and Safety: An Analysis of Reinforcement Learning Agents, 2024 IEEE Conference on Engineering Informatics (ICEI), IEEE, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/icei64305.2024.10912281

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2011

Hand pose identification from monocular image for sign language recognition

Cite this Research Publication : M. K. Bhuyan, Mithun Kumar Kar, Debanga Raj Neog, Hand pose identification from monocular image for sign language recognition, 2011 IEEE International Conference on Signal and Image Processing Applications (ICSIPA), IEEE, 2011, https://doi.org/10.1109/icsipa.2011.6144163

Publisher : IEEE

Conference Paper

Year : 2021

Retinal Vessel Segmentation and Disc Detection from Color Fundus Images Using Inception Module and Residual Connection

Cite this Research Publication : Mithun Kumar Kar, Malaya Kumar Nath, Madhusudhan Mishra, Retinal Vessel Segmentation and Disc Detection from Color Fundus Images Using Inception Module and Residual Connection, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Springer Singapore, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6448-9_58

Publisher : Springer Singapore

Year : 2020

Retinal vessel segmentation and disc detection from colour fundus images using inception module and residual connection

Cite this Research Publication : Mithun Kumar Kar, Malaya Kumar Nath, Madhusudhan Mishra, "Retinal vessel segmentation and disc detection from colour fundus images using inception module and residual connection", 3rd International conference on recent trends in advance computing- Artificial Intelligence and Technology. (IRCTA—AIT, 2020), 17th-18th December 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6448-9_58

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2011

Hand pose recognition using geometric features

Cite this Research Publication : M. K. Bhuyan, Debanga Raj Neog and Mithun Kumar Kar, "Hand pose recognition using geometric features", 2011 National Conference on Communications (NCC), Bangalore, India, pp. 1-5, 2011, DOI: 10.1109/NCC.2011.5734786

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2011

Finger Tips Detection for Two Handed Gesture Recognition

Cite this Research Publication : M. K. Bhuyan, Debanga Raj Neog and Mithun Kumar Kar, "Finger tips detection for two handed gesture recognition", Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 828516 (2011)., https://doi.org/10.1117/12.913392

Publisher : Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)

Qualification

PhD

  • Year: 2018 – 2023
  • National Institute of Technology Puducherry
  • Specialization: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
  • Thesis title: Efficient segmentation of diagnostic features from color fundus images using MSR-Net

M.Tech

  • Year: 2009-2011
  • Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
  • Specialization: Signal Processing
  • Thesis title: Hand gesture recognition system for local and global hand motions.
Position

Current Positions

  • Assistant Professor (Sr-Gr), Amrita School of Artificial Intelligence, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore ,From: Sep-19,  2023-till date

Past Positions

  • Assistant Professor, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha, From: Sep 2004 – June 2018.
Teaching

Courses Taught

  • Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • Biomedical Signal Processing
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Linear Algebra
  • Adaptive signal processing

Doctoral Advisor

  • Dr. Malaya Kumar Nath, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electronics and Communication National Institute of Technology Puducherry. Efficient segmentation of diagnostic features from color fundus images using MSR-Net., 9.10.2023
Reviewer

International Journals

  • Multimedia Tools and Applications
  • International Journal of ImagingSystems and Technology
  • Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing
  • IEEE transactions on evolutionary computation
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