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Education

PhD in Information System Technology and Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 2020
- Thesis: Designing User Interface for Facilitating Video Comparison Tasks
- Supervisors: Prof. Hyowon Lee and Prof. Simon Perrault
M.S. in Computer Science, Asian Institute of Technology, 2011
- Master Thesis: 3D Virtual Model Construction and Visualization for an Agricultural Field Inspection Robot
- Supervisor: Prof. Matthew N. Dailey
B.S. in Information and Communication Technology, Mahidol University, 2009
- Senior Project: Interactive Shape Manipulation System
- Supervisor: Prof. Rawesak Tanawongsuwan

Professional experience

January 2026 – present: Indie Game Developer (Solo Tech Lead)
- Duties included: Managing a project, designing user interface and user experience, and developing a 2D visual novel game using Unity
May 2023 – October 2025: Research fellow
- Singapore Institue of Technology (SIT).
- Duties included: Designing, developing, and conducting user studies on mobile-friendly cartograms
- Supervisor: Dr. Michael Gastner
Nov 2020 – Apr 2023: Postdoctoral researcher
- National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC).
- Duties included: Conducting research about blockchain-based traceability application, physical movement training application, and Human Computer Interaction
- Supervisor: Dr. Suporn Pongnumkul
Oct 2012 – Jan 2015: System Engineer
- Central Office, National Science and Technology Development Agency
- Duties included: Analyzing user requirements and developing web-based applications to support organizational processes; Maintaining and fixing performance/security issues of legacy organization applications; Providing technical support to users; Being a secretary of Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Steering Committee (SC) meetings (for 1 and 2+ years respectively)
Jul 2011 – Sep 2012: Research Assistance
- Information Systems Laboratory, BIOTEC, National Science and Technology Development Agency
- Duties included: Designing, developing, and testing information extraction system for chemical data curation
- Supervisor: Dr. Duangdao Wichadakul and Dr. Supawadee Ingsriswang

Additional experience

2013 - 2021: Full-stack Web Developer
- https://oCircle.in.th(https://oCircle.in.th)
- Duties included: Designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining the website
2017: Lead Mobile Application Developer
- Singapore University of Technology and Design, in collaboration with Gardens by the Bay
- Duties included: Developing an application for Mid-Autumn festival at Gardens by the Bay
2017: Teaching Assistance
- Singapore University of Technology and Design
- Duties included: Assisting instructors in User Interface Design and Implementation course (Jan - Apr) and Database course (Sep - Dec)

Internships

Mar 2019 – May 2019: Distributed & Interactive Systems Group, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, Netherlands
- Duties included: Designing and developing user interface for facilitating live editing in streaming
- Supervisors: Dr. Jie Li and Prof. Pablo Cesar
Feb 2015 – Jul 2015: NUS HCI Lab, National University of Singapore
- Duties included: Developing back-end of online political discussion system and did integration with the front-end; Designing and developing user interface to facilitate comparison of alternative stories
- Supervisors: Dr. Simon Perrault and Prof. Shengdong Zhao

Technical Skills

Strong background in programming enables fast learning of a wide variety of programming languages, concepts, and technologies, including, but not limited to:

Programming: Python, R, C# (Unity)
Web Programming: JavaScript (vue.js), PHP
Mobile Programming: React native

Service and leadership

April 2026 - present: Vice chair, BKK ACM SIGCHI Chapter
29 – 30 May 2025: Invited judge, 2025 UI Design-athon
14 December 2024: Invited judge, 2024 Thai SIGCHI Symposium
July 2022 - June 2023: Chair, BKK ACM SIGCHI Chapter
July 2021 - June 2022: Treasurer, BKK ACM SIGCHI Chapter

Publications

A Pose-Estimation Physical Movement Training System with User-Created Content

Tharatipyakul, Atima, Suporn Pongnumkul, Dulyawat Wiriyaphong, Sarunya Kanjanawattana, and Gun Bhakdisongkhram. "A Pose-Estimation Physical Movement Training System with User-Created Content." In 2026 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Information and Communication (ICAIIC), pp. 808-813. IEEE, 2026.

Topology-preserving line densification for creating contiguous cartograms

Miaji, Nihal Z., Adi Singhania, Matthias E. Goh, Callista Le, Atima Tharatipyakul, and Michael T. Gastner. "Topology-preserving line densification for creating contiguous cartograms." Cartography and Geographic Information Science, pp. 1-16. 2026.

Effectiveness of Large-Language Models in Recognizing Spatially Intensive Statistical Data

Tharatipyakul, Atima, Haw Yuh Loh, Simon T. Perrault, Yong Wang, and Michael Thorsten Gastner. "Effectiveness of Large-Language Models in Recognizing Spatially Intensive Statistical Data." Singapore Institute of Technology, 2024.

Designing Mobile-Optimized Cartograms

Tharatipyakul, Atima, Simon T. Perrault, Chen-Chieh Feng, and Michael T. Gastner. "Designing Mobile-Optimized Cartograms." Abstracts of the ICA 7 (2024): 169.

Deep learning-based human body pose estimation in providing feedback for physical movement: A review

Tharatipyakul, Atima, Thanawat Srikaewsiew, and Suporn Pongnumkul. "Deep learning-based human body pose estimation in providing feedback for physical movement: A review." Heliyon (2024).

A comparison of the instructor-trainee dance dataset using cosine similarity, euclidean distance, and angular difference

Srikaewsiew, Thanawat, Khatadet Khianchainat, Atima Tharatipyakul, Suporn Pongnumkul, and Sarunya Kanjanawattana. "A comparison of the instructor-trainee dance dataset using cosine similarity, euclidean distance, and angular difference." In 2022 26th International Computer Science and Engineering Conference (ICSEC), pp. 235-240. IEEE, 2022.

Blockchain-based traceability system from the users’ perspective: a case study of Thai coffee supply chain

Tharatipyakul, Atima, Suporn Pongnumkul, Nithita Riansumrit, Siripra Kingchan, and Suchit Pongnumkul. "Blockchain-based traceability system from the users’ perspective: a case study of Thai coffee supply chain." IEEE Access 10 (2022): 98783-98802.

Comparing Remote Learning Between Live Lectures and Self-paced Interactive Tutorials for Learning an Introduction to Blockchain

Sangpratoom, Jintawat, Atima Tharatipyakul, Natnaree Ua-Arak, Kejkaew Thanasuan, and Suporn Pongnumkul. "Comparing Remote Learning Between Live Lectures and Self-paced Interactive Tutorials for Learning an Introduction to Blockchain." In 2021 International Conference on Information Systems and Advanced Technologies (ICISAT), pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2021.

User Interface of Blockchain-Based Agri-Food Traceability Applications: A Review

Tharatipyakul, Atima, and Suporn Pongnumkul. "User Interface of Blockchain-based Agri-Food Traceability Applications: A Review." IEEE Access (2021).

A Cross-Sectional Review of Blockchain in Thailand: Research Literature, Education Courses, and Industry Projects

Pongnumkul, Suporn, Thachaparn Bunditlurdruk, Pimwadee Chaovalit, and Atima Tharatipyakul. "A cross-sectional review of blockchain in Thailand: Research literature, education courses, and industry projects." Applied Sciences 11, no. 11 (2021): 4928.

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