Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Prof. Dr. Thanaruk Theeramunkong

Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University
Email: thanaruk@siit.tu.ac.th

Academic Background

  • Ph.D., M.Eng., B.Eng. in Computer and Electrical Engineering
    Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan (1990–1995)

Current Positions

  • Professor, SIIT, Thammasat University

  • Member, Royal Society of Thailand (Information Technology Division)

  • Senior President, Artificial Intelligence Association of Thailand (AIAT)

  • Advisor, Hub of Talents AI and Innovation Next (AI-NEXT), NRCT

  • Research Faculty, Intelligent Informatics and Service Innovation Research Center (IISI)

Research Areas

  • Natural Language Processing (NLP)

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  • Data Mining & Text Mining

  • Information Extraction and Retrieval

  • Assistive Technologies & Public Health Informatics

Major Contributions

  • Leader, Super AI Engineer Development Program (2020–2025)

  • PI, AI for Public Health Behavior Monitoring (COVID-19)

  • Director, TAIST Tokyo Tech Master Programs (ICTES, Engineering Tech)

  • Head, Center of Excellence in Intelligent Informatics and Language Tech

Publications & Supervision

  • 58+ international journal articles

  • 100+ conference papers

  • Supervised 19 Ph.D. and 12 Master's graduates

  • Author and translator of 6 academic books

Awards & Honors

  • National Outstanding Researcher Award, NRCT (2014)

  • Gold Medal, 43rd International Invention Exhibition, Geneva (2015)

  • Multiple Outstanding Research Awards, Thammasat University

  • Best Paper Award, Japan AI Association (1994)

Professional Leadership

  • Steering Committee: PRICAI, PAKDD, KICSS, ICICTES

  • Program Evaluator: NECTEC, NRCT, NSTDA

  • Contributor to national AI and ICT policy development