
Professor Serge Demidenko
- Professor
- School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence
Biography
Professor Serge Demidenko enjoys an extensive career that encompasses working for industry and academia combined with services to professional institutions. He re-joined Ƶ University (2024) from Massey University (Professor, later - Emeritus Professor). His previous positions included Dean of School (2018-2023) at Ƶ University; Head (earlier – Associate Head) of School (2014-2018) at Massey University; VP (Academic) and Head of two Ƶ at RMIT Vietnam, Head of School at Monash University Malaysia, among others. During his career in the industry, he progressed from an Electronic Design Engineer to Head of the Joint R&D Test Lab at a large computer consortium (1987-1992)
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- PhD (Candidate of Sciences) in Cybernetics & Information Theory, Institute of Engineering Cybernetics, Academy of Sciences of BSSR, Belarus (1984)
- BEng (USSR 5-year High Engineering Diploma) in Electrical Engineering (Computer Engineering), Belarusian State University of Informatics & Radio Electronics (1977)
- Docent in Informatics, Control & Computer Engineering – post-doctoral academic qualification, State Higher Attestation Committee under the Council of Ministers of Belarus (1997)
- Certificate in Teaching: Higher Education, Singapore Polytechnic & Sheffield University, UK (1994)
- Chartered Engineer (CEng), UK Engineering Council (1991)
Research Interests
- Electronic Design and Testing
- Digital Signal Processing and Generation
- Instrumentation and Measurement
- Computer System Engineering
- Fault Tolerance
Teaching Areas
- Electronics - Digital and Analog
- Digital Logic
- Computer Organization
- Research Methods in Science and Technology
- Physical Principles for Engineering & Technology
- Project Supervision - Individual, Group, Capstone, Research
Courses Taught
- Physical Principles for Engineering & Technology
- Design of Computer & Communication Systems.
- Advanced Micro- Technologies
- Computer Systems Engineering
- Analogue Electronics
- Digital Electronics
- Digital Logic
- Engineering Design with Constraints.
- Embedded Systems Design
- Electronic Testing, Instrumentation and Measurement
- Capstone Project
- Individual Research Project.
- Project Preparation, Planning and Problem Solving
- Research Methods in Engineering and Technology.
Notable Publications
- 2010 - M P-L OOI, E K J SIM, Y C KUANG, L KLEEMAN, C CHAN and S DEMIDENKO: Automatic Defect Cluster Extraction for Semiconductor Wafers - Proceedings: IEEE International Instrumentation & Measurement Technology Conference – I2MTC’10, Austin, TX, USA, May 3-6, 2010, p. 1024-1029.
- 2010 - L NOLAN, M T CHEW, S DEMIDENKO and M OOI: Virtual Instrumentation based IC Parametric Tester for Engineering Education - Proceedings: 5th IEEE International Symposium on Electronic Design, Test and Applications DELTA’, January 13-15, 2010, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, p. 310-315.
- 2010 - M P-L OOI, C CHAN, W J TEE, Y C KUANG, L KLEEMAN and S DEMIDENKO: Fast and Accurate Automatic Defect Cluster Extraction for Semiconductor Wafers - Proceedings: 5th IEEE International Symposium on Electronic Design, Test and Applications DELTA’, January 13-15, 2010, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, p. 276-280.
- 2009 - J J S WAN, A CHOONG, M T CHEW and S DEMIDENKO: Fixture Control for Mobile Phone Testing - IEEE International Instrumentation & Measurement Technology Conference – I2MTC’09, Singapore, May 5-7, 2009, p. 1386-1390
- 2009 - M T CHEW, S DEMIDENKO, L HUANG, C MESSOM, G SEN GUPTA and M WATTS: Simple Mobile Robots for Introduction into Engineering - IEEE International Instrumentation & Measurement Technology Conference – I2MTC’09, Singapore, May 5-7, 2009, p. 797-802
- 2009 - Y C KUANG, M P-L OOI, W-H LOH and S DEMIDENKO: Design of an Embedded Differential Equation Solver - International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications (IJISTA), , Vol. 7, No 1, p. 24-39
- 2009 - S Khan, G Sen Gupta, D Bailey, S Demidenko and C Messom: Sign Language Analysis and Recognition: a Preliminary Investigation - 24th International Conference Image and Vision Computing New Zealand (IVCNZ ), Wellington, NZ, November 23–25, 2009, p. 119-123, IEEE Catalog Number: CFP0967E
- 2009 - M T Chew, S Demidenko, C Messom and G Sen Gupta: Robotics Competitions in Engineering Education - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Autonomous Robots and Agents, Feb 10-12, , Wellington, New Zealand, p. 624-627
- 2009 - R AKMELIAWATI, S DEMIDENKO and A MENON: Laser and Vision Sensing for Obstacle Avoidance and Target Seeking for a Simple Mobile Robot - International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications (IJISTA), , Vol. 7, No 1, p. 118-136
- 2009 - R Akmeliawati, F Dadgostar, S Demidenko, N GAMAGE, Y C KUANG, C Messom, M Ooi, A Sarrafzadeh and G SenGupta: Towards Real-Time Sign Language Analysis via Markerless Gesture Tracking - IEEE International Instrumentation & Measurement Technology Conference – I2MTC’09, Singapore, May 5-7, 2009, p. 1200-1204
- 2009 - S Y Seah, M P L OOI, Y C KUANG, C S SEE, S Panchadcharam and S Demidenko: Combining ATE and Flying Probe In-Circuit Test Strategies for Load Board Verification and Test - IEEE International Instrumentation & Measurement Technology Conference – I2MTC’09, Singapore, May 5-7, 2009, p. 1380-1385
- 2008 - M P-L OOI, C CHAN, S L LEE, W L CHIN, L Y GOH, Y C KUANG, S. DEMIDENKO: Critical Assessment of Die-Level Predictor Models – 33rd IEEE/CPMT International Electronic Manufacturing Technology Symposium, November 4-6, , Penang, Malaysia, p. 1-6, ISBN: 978-1-4244-3392-6
Achievements & Accolades
Project: “Blockchain-Enabled AI Architecture for Trustworthy Digital Health” – Global South AI for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network, (SDG 03) (SDG 05) – Initiator, Activities Committee and Malaysia Team Member (2023-present).
Project: “Analytical Evaluation of Uncertainty Propagation for Probabilistic Design Optimization” – Ƶ University Internal Grant Scheme, (SDG 09) (SDG12) – Principal Investigator and Team Leader (2022-2023).
Project: “Real-Time Analysis for Flow Rate Estimation in a Medical Aerosol Application and Smart Inhaler Development” – Massey University Research Fund (SDG 03) – Co-investigator (2023-2024)
Professional Associations
- Member (2022-present) – European Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Fellow (1994-present) - The Institution of Engineering & Technology
- International Professional Registration Advisor (1992-present) – IET
- Professional Review Interview Assessor (2009-present) - IET - Fellow (2004 - present) - The Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
- Member-at-Large (2022-present) - IEEE Awards Board
- Chair (2024-2025) - IEEE Technical Field Award Council
- Member (2023-present) - IEEE Fellow Committee
- Member (2019-present) Conferences Quality – IEEE Conferences Committee - Fellow (2021–present) - Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA)
- Member-Academician (2023-present) - International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA)
- Affiliate (2014-present), Engineers Australia (EA)
- Member (2004-present), Nomination Panel (Advanced Technology: Electronics) - Kyoto Prize, Inamori Foundation
- Member (2023-present), Nomination Panel, VinFuture Prize, VinFuture Foundation
- Member (present), Editorial Boards of six professional journals