Punyapat Saksupapchon

She received a bachelor’s degree in Information and Communication Engineering from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, in 2011.
After working in Thailand for three years, she decided to pursuit a master’s degree in Space Science and Technology at Skoltech and earned the degree in 2016 by spending a semester at Skoltech, two semesters at MIT, and a semester at German Aerospace Center (DLR).
In September 2016, Punyapat joined the IIPM Research group as a PhD Student. Her supervisor is Prof. Kelvin Willoughby. Her PhD research project title is “Strategies for the international commercialization of inventions and capabilities by technology start-ups from the Skolkovo ecosystem.”

Publication (Co-Author)
Anshuman, D., T. Valdez, J. Vargas, P. Saksupapchon, P. Rachapudi, Z. Ge, J. Estrada and R. Raskar, “Volume estimation of tonsil phantoms using an oral camera with 3D imaging,” Biomedical Optics Express 7(1), 1445 – 1457 (2016).

Participation in Seminars and Conferences
Open Innovations, Skolkovo Technopark, Moscow, Russia, 2016
Techsauce Summit, Asia’s tech conference in Thailand, 2016
ESA Moon Challenge, International Student Contest for Lunar Exploration, 2015.
ReDX: The Boston Health Technology Meetup, MIT Media Lab, USA, 2015.
Asia Venture Challenge, Asia’s Premier Investment Competition, Thailand, 2013.
New Entrepreneurs Creation Program of Department of Industrial Promotion, Ministry of Industry, Thailand, 2012.
Japan-Asia Young Scientist and Engineer Study Visit, Vietnam, 2010.
Building a Local Government Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction, UN-APCICT/ESCAP, Republic of Korea, 2009.
The 50th London International Youth Science Forum, England, 2008.
East Asian Youth Leader Forum, Bangkok, Thailand, 2007 – 2009.
The 1st Thailand International Science Fair, Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, 2005.