King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang

Infobox University
name = King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
native_name = สถาบันเทคโนโลยีพระจอมเกล้าเจ้าคุณทหารลาดกระบัง


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established = 1960
type = Public
president = Kitti Tiraseth
city = Bangkok
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country = Thailand
undergrad = 18,000
postgrad = 2,000-3,000
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campus = Suburban
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website = [http://www.kmitl.ac.th www.kmitl.ac.th/]

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL for short) is a leading research and educational institution located in the city of Bangkok, Thailand. Founded in 1960 in Nonthaburi province as a telecommunications training center under the technical support of the Japanese government, the center was later named the "Nonthaburi Institute of Telecommunications". Following moving to a new location at Lat Krabang near Suvarnabhumi Airport, the campus has since become "King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang". Engineering began at KMITL in 1960 with a course on telecommunications engineering. In 1982 KMITL launched the nation's first doctoral degree in electrical engineering and awarded a doctorate in electrical engineering to Dr. Chom Kimpan, who also earned the first Doctor of Engineering granted by a Thai university. More recently KMITL has partnered with Thailand Advanced Institute of Science and Technology [http://www.ipo.titech.ac.jp/e/taist/taist.pdf] , a joint effort among Tokyo Institute of Technology, Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency, KMITL and SIIT to offer international Master's degree in Automotive Engineering. From its inception up to present day, KMITL has grown over time to comprise seven faculties and affiliated research centers.

Overview

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) is located in Lat Krabang (approximately 30 kilometres east of the center of Bangkok), and is a university with seven faculties: engineering, architecture, agricultural technology, science, industrial education, agricultural industry, and information technology. Since a technical cooperation agreement (August 1960-August 1965) was reached between the Japanese and Thai governments in 1960 to establish a telecommunications training center in Thailand, Japan has continued the cooperation over the course of 40 years. During which time, the telecommunications training center became a three-year specialty college in 1964, and then in 1971 joined two other colleges and rose to the ranks of a school named King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology. Part of the school moved to Ladkrabang campus, and architecture, industrial education/science, and agricultural technology departments were established. On the Japanese side, Tokai University (1977), Tokyo Institute of Technology (1992) and University of Electro-Communications (1997) concluded academic exchange agreements with the school, and also assisted with such things as the expansion of the university, human resource development and research promotion as part of second phase (December 1978-August 1983) and third phase (April 1988-March 1993) “Project-type Technical Cooperation” projects. Also, a Japanese corporation funded scholarship system was established (1971), as well as practical factory-based training (1977), a construction scholarship system (1989), etc. Thus, actual cooperation activities involving linkages with industry as well as things like the start of an invitation program to the Institute for Posts and Telecommunications Policy, a human resource exchange with a public institution, were also promoted. Furthermore, through the “Partners Project” (1992), making use of a satellite launched by Japan, joint experiments in applied technology (areas such as distance medicine, distance education, computer networking, satellite broadcast, and joint development of a human resource training system using distance education, as well as the implementation of a continuation project called the “Post-Partners Project” (1996).

Besides this, as a way of making use of the developed skills and facilities for the benefit of other developing countries, JICA has been active in supporting KMITL in organizing “third-country training” in information technology (started in 1978 and presently known as JTTP, the Japan-Thai Partnership Program, and having completed 11 programs with 13 courses established), dispatched KMITL professors to the engineering department of National University of Laos in neighboring Laos, and supported KMITL’s acceptance of research students from universities in Laos.

At present, KMITL has been recognized as one of the top science and technology universities in Thailand. One may conclude that this is because of: 1) Japan’s long-term and ongoing assistance; 2) comprehensive assistance to the university, industry and each level of government; 3) the significant influence of graduates of study abroad programs in Japan who had been sent for study in Japan at an early stage of the project. In the future, one can expect continued development through KMITL’s participation in the Southeast Asia Engineering Education Network (SEED-NET) and strengthening of linkages with other higher education institutions.

Faculties and Departments

*School of Graduate Studies
*International College
*Faculty of Engineering
**Department of Agricultural Engineering
**Department of Chemical Engineering
**Department of Civil Engineering
**Department of Computer Engineering
**Department of Control Engineering
**Department of Electrical Engineering
**Department of Electronics Engineering
**Department of Food Engineering
**Department of Industrial Engineering
**Department of Industrial Technology
**Department of Information Engineering
**Department of Instrumentation Engineering
**Department of Mechanical Engineering
**Department of Telecommunication Engineering
*Faculty of Architecture
**Department of Architecture
**Department of Interior Architecture
**Department of Industrial Design
**Department of Communication Arts and Design
***Communication Design
***Film and Video
***Photography
**Department of Fine Arts
***Painting
***Sculpture
***Printmaking
**Department of Urban and Environmental Planning
*Faculty of Science
**Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
**Department of Chemistry
**Department of Applied Biology
**Department of Applied Physics
**Department of Applied Statistics
*Faculty of Industrial Education
**Department of Engineering Education
**Department of Architecture Education
**Department of Agricultural Education
**Department of Industrial Education
**Department of Language and Social
*Faculty of Agricultural Technology
**Department of Plant Production Technology
**Department of Agronomy
**Department of Horticulture
**Department of Animal Production Technology
**Department of Animal Science
**Department of Agricultural Business Administration
**Department of Agro-Industry
**Department of Agricultural Development
**Department of Soil Science
**Department of Plant Pest Management.
*Faculty of Information Technology

Centers and Services

*Research Center for Communication and Information Technology (ReCCIT)The KMITL Research Center for Communication and Information Technology (ReCCIT) project is the fourth “project-type technical cooperation” project implemented at KMITL, and has as its goals strengthening the center’s research and development capacity and the graduate school program. The implementing partner organizations are the Ministry of University Affairs and KMITL, and on the Japan side a Japan-based advisory committee (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications or formerly Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications; Tokyo Institute of Technology; Tokai University) has been established. Through dispatch of experts in information technology, technical training of overseas participants, provision of research and educational equipment, the goals of the project are being pursued. These are: 1) establishment of an information technology research center; and 2) strengthening of graduate school programs in the field of information technology at the Center and other research labs that are the targets of the cooperation. Through these research facilities, KMITL maintains creative partnerships with government and private industry
*Industry/University Cooperative Research Center in Data Storage Technology and ApplicationsThe I/UCRC in Data Storage Technology and Applications or iDSTA is formed under partnership between KMITL and NECTEC under the Thailand's Hard Disk Drive Competitiveness Enhancement Program. The aim is to increase research and development activities in this area and to enhance cooperation among researchers and between the researchers and the HDD industry in Thailand.
*Advanced Research Center for Photonics
*Nanotechnology Research Center (in co-operation with NANOTECH of NSTDA)
*Business Incubator Center
*Electronics Research Center
*Computer Research and Service Center
*Electrical and Electronic Products Testing Center (PTEC) established under the co-operation of NSTDA and KMITL
*Engineering Service and Development Center
*Scientific Instruments Service Centre (SISC)
*Engineering Research Park

Campus

*King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
*King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang Chumphon Campus
*King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang Rayong Campus

People

Notable Faculty and Alumni

*General Surayud Chulanont - Former Prime Minister and the President of University Council
*Punya Thitimajshima - Co-inventor of Turbo code, Shannon limit-approaching code and the recipient of 1998 IEEE Information Theory Society Golden Jubilee Award
*Itti Palangkool - Late pop rock singer during the 1990s
*Yaowalak Traisurat - Miss Thailand Universe 2003
*Kongdej Jaturanrasamee - Screenwriter and Film Director
*Somsak Thepsutin - Former Vice Leader of the Thai Rak Thai Party and Former Deputy Prime Minister, Former Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, and Former Minister of Industry
*Srimuang Charoensiri - Minister of Education and Former Senator
*Pimuk Simaroj - Former Member of Parliament; Deputy Speakperson of Thai Rak Thai Party
*Anusorn Kraiwatnussorn - Former Member of Parliament
*Somsak Phurisrisak - Suphan Buri Governor
*Kitti Tiraseth - KMITL President; Board Member of TOT Public Company
*Wisootra Sumrejwanishya - Former Chairman of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council (1998-1999); Member of the BMC, Khet Latkrabang
*Somchai Sawasdeepon - Former General Manager of Suvarnabhumi Airport and Former Senior Executive Vice President of the Airports of Thailand Public Company
*Thanwa Laohasiriwong - Managing Director of IBM Corporation (Thailand)
*Nopporn Witoonchart - CEO and President of Siam Future Development
*Pongchai Amatanon - CEO and Founder of Forth Corporation
*Jirayuth Rungsritong - CFO of CAT Telecom
*Kitisak Sriprasert - Former Senior Executive Vice President of CAT Telecom
*Kongkiet Wangveeramit - Former Managing Director, Sun Microsystems (Thailand); Former General Manager, Dell Computer (Thailand); Former Managing Director, Compaq Computer (Thailand)
*Srisak Wongsongsarn - Retired Executive Vice President of Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Company
*Raungsakdi Kalayanajati - Executive Vice President of Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Company
*Pairash Thajchayapong - 2005 PICMET Leadership in Technology Management Award Recipient, Outstanding Scientist of 1991, former C11 Professor of Computer Engineering, former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology, President of the National Science & Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), and former KMITL Rector
*Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom - IEEE Fellow, Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Former President of Mahanakorn University of Technology, former Professor of Electronics Engineering and former Dean of the School of Engineering and of Graduate Studies
*Sujate Jantarang - President of Mahanakorn University of Technology
*Chinnawat Surussavadee - Research Scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
*Wibool Piyawattanametha - Research Scientist at Stanford University
*Chaiyapoj Netsiri - Research Scientist at Rice University and Columbia University, USA; Listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World
*Adisak Mekkittikul - Stanford alumnus, First Thai who received the Best Paper Award in the IEEE Transactions on Communications
*Suchatvee Suwansawat - MIT alumnus, Geotechnical Engineer who consulted for Thailand's first Mass Transit Railway
*Sermsak Jaruwatanadilok - Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington, USA
*Wanpracha Chaovalitwongse - Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA; Listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World
*Soontorn Oraintara - Co-inventor of Integer Fast Fourier Transform and Integer Discrete Cosine Transform
*Tiravat Assavapokee - Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Houston, USA
*Powsiri Klinkhachorn - Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at West Virginia University, USA
*Sutthiphong Srigrarom - Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
*Dusit Niyato - Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
*Agachai Sumalee - Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
*Wanlop Surakampontorn - TRF Senior Research Scholar; Distinguished Researcher; Outstanding Scientist; Professor of electronics engineering
*Chalermek Intanagonwiwat - Computer Scientist known for his work on directed diffusion
*Tinnakorn Rujinarong - President of Thailand Interior Designer's Association; Managing Director of Joe & Tinnakorn Architect
*Non Arkaraprasertkul - Lecturer in Architecture and Urban Design at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Doctoral Student at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumnus, Professional Architect (Associate AIA), Fulbright Scholar, Asian Cultural Council Research Fellow, W.Danfort Compton Memorial Fellowship Recipient, Recipient of the Rockefeller's Grant, Harvard-Yenching Doctoral Scholarships Grantee, King's College SSPP Scholarships Grantee
*Wanchat Padungrat - Founder of Pantip.com
*Songsak Premsuk - Former Managing Director of ITV
*Tanonchai Sornsrivichai - Film Director at Phenomena
*Khongdej Jaturanratsamee - Film Director
*Suthep Tannirat - Film Director
*Jumrud Sawangsamud - President of The Association of Thai ICT Industry (ATCI) and Co-founder, International Research Corporation
*Sopon Srisakul - Finalist, Big Brother Thailand Season 1
*Suchat Suchatvejapoom - Board Member of National Telecommunications Commission; Former Director General of the Broadcast Department
*Rianchai Reowilaisuk - Board Member of National Telecommunications Commission; Former Director General of the Post and Telegraph Department
*Somsak Sukittanon - Assistant Professor at University of Tennessee at Martin. PhD from University of Washington with research in multimedia signal processing and embedded control.

External links

* [http://www.kmitl.ac.th/ King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang Official Website]
* [http://www.ptec.or.th/ Electrical and Electronic Products Testing Center (PTEC)]
* [http://www.reccit.kmitl.ac.th/ Research Center for Communication and Information Technology (ReCCIT)]
* [http://www.dstar.kmitl.ac.th/ Data Storage Technology and Applications Research Center]
* [http://161.246.13.137/nanoweb/ Nanotechnology Research Center]
* [http://www.kmitl.ac.th/~arcp/ Advanced Research Center for Photonics]
* [http://www.graduate.kmitl.ac.th/ School of Graduate Studies]
* [http://www.kmitl.ac.th/crsc/ Computer Research and Service Center]
* [http://kmitl.pantown.com/ KMITL Alumni Network for Advanced Study]