Dr. Sethuraman "Panch" Panchanathan
Position
Director, National Science Foundation
Department
National Science Foundation
Research Profile
In June, 2020, Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan was appointed by U.S. President Donald Trump as Director of the National Science Foundation. Panch previously spent more than 20 years in leadership positions at Arizona State University, including service as Executive Vice President of ASU’s Knowledge Enterprise and Chief Research and Technology Officer for ASU. He is officially on an extended leave of absence from the university as he devotes his time to advancing the U.S. science and technology agenda on a national and global scale.
Publications
Learning from Summaries of Videos: Applying Batch Mode Active Learning to Face-based Biometrics
2010
A Generalized Machine Learning framework based on Transfer Learning techniques for early detection of Fatigue using Surface Electro-myogram signals (SEMG)
2010
Towards Fatigue and Intensity Measurement framework during continuous repetitive activities.
2010
Reading a radiologist’s mind: monitoring rising and falling interest levels while scanning chest x-rays
2010