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Piyawan Suksawat

Lead, Marine Robotics

Piyawan develops autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for surveying reef ecosystems in Thai waters, with an emphasis on low-cost, community-maintainable designs.

Piyawan Suksawat

Expertise

  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Robotics Control Systems
  • Subsea Survey

Current research

  • Low-cost AUV for reef monitoring

    Building survey vehicles local communities can maintain themselves.

Completed research

  • First-generation AUV prototype

    2021

    Field-tested in the inner Gulf of Thailand.

Education

  • Ph.D., Robotics Engineering

    King Mongkut's Institute of Technology

    2020