Curriculum Vitae

Professional Profile

Assoc. Prof. Charnsak Srisawatsakul, Ph.D. (รศ. ดร.ชาญศักดิ์ ศรีสวัสดิ์สกุล) is a Bangkok-based information-technology researcher, educator, and programme leader. His work combines generative artificial intelligence, blockchain, privacy, and digital innovation with practical needs in education, healthcare, small businesses, and public-interest technology. He brings academic and industry experience to the translation of complex technical ideas into accessible language and mentors the next generation of IT specialists.

Professional email: charnsak@charnsak.com

Scholarly profiles: ORCID 0000-0003-3195-8628 · Scopus Author ID 55601290300 · Google Scholar

Research Interests

• Generative artificial intelligence, local large language models, and retrieval-augmented generation
• AI governance, privacy compliance, data protection, and cybersecurity
• Blockchain, cryptography, academic records, and financial technology
• Human-computer interaction, mobile applications, and technology-adoption research
• Machine-learning recommenders and accessible AI systems
• Immersive virtual reality, the metaverse, and digital cultural heritage
• Educational technology, persuasive technology, and digital learning
• Social banking, QR-code payments, and digital transformation for small businesses
• Digital marketing, social commerce, and e-commerce
• Internet measurement, Internet of Things applications, and Raspberry Pi systems
• Sustainable development and community technology

Publications

The publication record contains 37 works: 1 book, 6 international-journal articles, 11 international-conference papers, 5 national-journal articles, and 14 national-conference papers. View the complete publication record.

Invited Talks and Training

The speaking record contains 21 keynote, invited-speaker, chair, guest-speaker, and training engagements from 2020 to 2026. View all talks and training engagements.

Training and Certifications

• Gemini Certified Educator — Google for Education, October 2025. Credential. Expires 9 September 2028.
• Generative AI Explorer - Vertex AI — Google Cloud Skills Boost, May 2024. No expiry. The credential is intentionally left unlinked because the CV repeats the Gemini badge URL for this separate certification.
• Google AI Essentials — Coursera, May 2024. Credential ID 9RXTRNCLTC3J. Credential. No expiry.
• Generative AI Fundamentals — Google Cloud Skills Boost, August 2023. Credential. No expiry. Includes Introduction to Generative AI, Introduction to Large Language Models, and Introduction to Responsible AI.
• Minecraft Education Ambassador — Microsoft Education, May 2023. Credential. No expiry.
• Minecraft: Education Edition: Teacher Academy — Microsoft Education, February 2023. Credential. No expiry.
• Think Outside the Inbox: Email Marketing Certification — Coursera, February 2023. Credential ID KUF2ZQTW4ATM. Credential. No expiry.
• From Likes to Leads: Interact with Customers Online — Coursera, February 2023. Credential ID X36UL53HWF9W. Credential. No expiry.
• Attract and Engage Customers with Digital Marketing — Coursera, January 2023. Credential ID MZQG6CFZKFMT. Credential. No expiry.
• Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce — Coursera, January 2023. Credential ID 2T8C8XS9RP5T. Credential. No expiry.

Languages and Professional Skills

Languages

• Thai: mother tongue
• English: C1 listening, C1 reading, B2 spoken interaction, B2 spoken production, and C1 writing; TOEIC score 955 (2016)

Research, Communication, and Professional Skills

• Research-question and hypothesis development
• Research methodologies, critical thinking, and problem-solving
• Presentation and communication across academic, industry, and public audiences
• Business-process transformation, e-commerce, and digital marketing
• Academic programme development, graduate supervision, and research mentoring

Digital Skills

• Research and analytics: SmartPLS, SPSS, Google Analytics, and Facebook Pixel
• Web and data: PHP, MySQL, SQL, Bootstrap, jQuery, WordPress, and Jekyll
• Software development: basic ASP.NET Core with C#, basic native Android development, and Git version control
• Productivity: Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and Apple productivity applications
• Marketing platforms: Facebook Business Suite, Google Ads, and related digital-marketing tools
• Self-assessment: proficient user in information processing, communication, content creation, safety, and problem-solving

Fellowships and Awards

• 1 March 2026: The IT Scholar Distinction for academic excellence, presented by the School of Information Technology at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi during its 30th-anniversary celebration. SIT Alumni Hall of Fame · Award update.
• November 2024 - January 2025: OeAD-Ernst Mach Grant Nachbetreuungsstipendium/EZA, Post-Doctoral Researcher; awarded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) and OeAD - Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation.
• September 2019 - February 2020: OeAD Ernst Mach Grant - ASEA-UNINET, Post-doctoral Fellowship; awarded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research.
• October 2013 - March 2014: OeAD Ernst Mach Grant - ASEA-UNINET, Ph.D. Candidate; awarded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research.
• April 2011 - October 2015: Petchra Pra Jom Klao non-binding scholarship for doctoral study at the Faculty of Information Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi.
• April 2007 - April 2009: Petchra Pra Jom Klao non-binding scholarship for master’s study at the Faculty of Information Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi.
• June 2005 - June 2006: Intel Technology India internship grant; selected among ten students from universities in Thailand for an internship in Bengaluru, India.

Competition and Project Advising

• 2024 — 26th National Software Contest 2023 (NSC2023): advised a project that reached the final round.
• 2023 — 25th National Software Contest 2023 (NSC2023): advised three projects; two reached the final round. Lectrading: Cryptocurrency Trading Simulation received an Honorable Mention and was the only project from a Rajabhat university to achieve this distinction. FairyType: Learn Typing by Fairy Tale Story also reached the final round.
• 2023 — Bit Social Scale Up 2023 Bootcamp Batch: advised a first-round project to reduce food waste by reselling products nearing expiration.
• 2022 — JumpStart 2021: advised a first-round personal car-sharing application.
• 2021 — 23th National Software Contest 2021 (NSC2021): advised a project that passed the first round.
• 2021 — Bit Social Scale-up 2021: advised a finalist public-transportation tracker for urban areas.
• 2020 — 22th National Software Contest 2020 (NSC2020): advised a project that passed the first round.
• 2019 — 21st National Software Contest 2019 (NSC2019): advised a first-round chatbot project for diabetes patients.
• 2018 — G-CON 2019: advised a project that passed the first round.

Commissions of Trust and Reviewing

Conference Service and Reviewing

• 2026: Session Chair for Edge-IoT, Robotics, and Smart Cyber-Physical Systems and member of the local program committee, 14th International Conference on Advances in Information Technology (IAIT 2026), Bangkok, 17-19 June 2026. Official program · Event update.
• 2024: Reviewer, 18th National Research Conference of Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani, 18-19 July 2024.
• 2023: Reviewer, 13th International Conference on Advances in Information Technology (IAIT2023), Bangkok, 6-9 December 2023.
• 2023: Reviewer, 11th Asia Undergraduate Conference on Computing (AUCC2023), Nakhon Sawan, 16-18 February 2023.
• 2023: Peer reviewer, Cogent Business and Management, Taylor & Francis Group.
• 2022: Reviewer, 10th Asia Undergraduate Conference on Computing (AUCC2022), Chonburi, 24-25 February 2022.
• 2021: Reviewer, 12th International Conference on Advances in Information Technology (IAIT2021), Bangkok, 29 June-1 July 2021.
• 2021: Reviewer, AJCC2021: The Asia Joint Conference on Computing, Hua Hin, 20-21 February 2021.
• 2020: Reviewer, 11th International Conference on Advances in Information Technology (IAIT2020), Bangkok, 2-3 July 2020.
• 2019: Reviewer, 2nd International Workshop on Blockchain and its Applications (Blockchain 2019), Guangzhou University, China, 12-15 November 2019.
• 2018: Reviewer, 2nd National and International Conference on Educational and Technology 2018, ICET II: Critical Innovation, Roi Et, 26 July 2018.
• 2018: Reviewer, 4th International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology, Bangkok, 4-7 July 2018.
• 2017: Reviewer, 21st International Computer Science and Engineering Conference 2017 (ICSEC2017), Bangkok, 15-18 November 2017.

National Conference Reviewing

• 2021: Reviewer, 15th Ubon Ratchathani University Research Conference (UBRC2021), Ubon Ratchathani, 22-23 July 2021.
• 2021: Reviewer, 6th National Conference on Industrial Technology and Engineering (NCITE2021), Ubon Ratchathani, 8-9 March 2021.
• 2018: Reviewer, 4th National Conference on Industrial Technology and Engineering (NCITE2018), Ubon Ratchathani, 26-27 July 2018.
• 2018: Reviewer, 10th National Conference on Symposium of Graduated Students Rajabhat Research for Local Development Toward Sustainability (SPO), 24 March 2018.

Committee for Final Thesis Defence

All eight committees were held at the School of Information Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok.

• 2019: Perception of Electronic Media Selection Factors in Different Communication Processes of Generation X and Y Users in Thailand
• 2019: A Case Study on Learning Ability and Attention States During Learning About Diabetes with Three Different Multimedia
• 2018: Behavioral Intention to Informal Mobile Learning on Smartphones: Case Study of GIS Basics
• 2018: The Study of Factors Affecting the Attitudes and Acceptance Towards Product Advertising on Line Application: The Case Study of Line@
• 2017: The Linkage of Quality Assurance Data Between Internal Quality Assurance and External Quality Assessment: A Case Study of Thailand’s Higher Education
• 2017: Important Features for Developing a Mindfulness and Stress Reduction Application
• 2016: Factors Influencing Thai Farmers’ Intention to Use Protect Plants Application on Smartphones in Surat Thani Province
• 2016: Effect of Memory Allocation on Power Consumption in the Virtual Machine: Case Study Microsoft Hyper-V

Membership of Scientific Societies

• December 2017 - July 2019: Member, Research Network Internet End-to-End Performance Measurement (IEPM) Project, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, United States. Established a Pinger Full Node as the second such node in Thailand.

Research Grants

• 2022 — University Grant: Virtual Reality tour-map system for the City of Four Lights, Ubon Ratchathani, in the Sang Dharma category, covering prayer visits to five Buddhist temples.
• 2021 — University Grant: Development of a Virtual Reality tour map for the Faculty of Computer Science at Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University.
• 2021 — University Grant: Development of a social-banking prototype based on factors affecting adoption of social banking in Ubon Ratchathani Province.
• 2020 — University Grant: Prototype development of a transcription system using blockchain technology: a case study of the Faculty of Computer Science, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University.
• 2020 — University Grant: Development of a web application for privacy impact assessment of personal data under Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act 2019 in Mueang Ubon Ratchathani, Ubon Ratchathani Province.
• 2019 — University Grant: Development of a chatbot prototype for patient care of older adults with diabetes through an online social network.
• 2019 — University Grant: Development of a chatbot for academic consulting of tertiary students at the Faculty of Computer Science, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University.
• 2019 — National Science and Technology Development Agency of Thailand: Intelligent personalised travel recommendation using machine learning from user-generated content on online social-networking sites.
• 2018 — University Grant: Development of a prototype QR-code payment system in Champasak Province based on factors affecting intention to use QR payment in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
• 2018 — University Grant: Internet performance measurement using ping end-to-end reporting with Raspberry Pi.
• 2018 — University Grant: Factors affecting intention to use QR-code payment among small and medium-sized enterprises in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.
• 2017 — Thailand Research Fund: Analysis of sustainable-development goals in the context of Thailand and associated economic, social, and legal measures.
• 2016 — University Grant: Effects of age on the level of information in mobile-device usage: an entropy-based approach.
• 2016 — University Grant: Factors affecting adoption of learning through mobile social networks for higher education across different innovation-adopter categories.