Forum Nokia Champion Personal Introduction Page

Mr. Sittiphol Phanvilai
Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer engineering from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand
Thailand

I have been involved in Symbian programming since 2003, when I developed my first Symbian application, ELS (Enhanced Location-Based Services), as an entry for the DTAC & Nokia DOT Awards III, a mobile application competition in Thailand. I won the grand prize.

Since winning that award, I have developed more than 30 Symbian applications. Most of them are freeware. Of all the applications I’ve developed, I am most proud of ZThai, a Thai language system for Symbian 6.1a and Symbian 7.0s. It is currently preloaded in Nokia 7610 phones and Nokia 3230 smartphones in Thailand. Another of my applications, MobiTubia, a YouTube client application, let me win the grand prize for my first global competition, Forum Nokia Open C Challenge. Now more than 300,000 users over the world use MobiTubia, and it has been voted a have-to-have application for Series 60 devices. One of most important things in my life is that, as a result of that competition, I’ve been selected as a Forum Nokia Champion. And this has allowed me to show my innovative ideas and research projects in mobile applications to the public. NeuScreen, a multitouch screen engine for the Nokia N95 mobile imaging device, won second place in the Technology Showcase category of the Forum Nokia Calling All Innovators Challenge.

I focus on novel and innovative software and hardware development. My main programming language is Symbian C++. Currently, I am developing Symbian applications on a freelance basis, and I have my own company, Neuvex. I also lecture on Symbian application development to students in Thailand. I try my best to support and improve the mobile application development skills of developers in Thailand. I always think that it’s good to develop applications, but to improve the skills of other developers is much better.

My motto is: Experience is the best teacher. And I believe in one thing: Just change your view, and the world will change. That is the starting point of innovative thinking.

Development Areas of Interest

Mobile platforms

Symbian (S60, Series 80, UIQ), maemo™, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Java™ Platform, Micro Edition (Java™ ME), Android, iPhone

Application categories

System applications, multimedia applications, communication, networking

Programming languages

C, C++, Symbian C++, Pascal, Basic, Delphi, Java™ programming language, JavaScript™, ActionScript, Verilog, Assembly, Perl, PHP, HTML, XHTML, WML, Objective-C

Integrated development environments (IDEs)

Carbide C++, Visual Studio 2003 and 2005, EditPlus, Eclipse

Wireless device technologies

Bluetooth technology, Wi-Fi, data transfer over general packet radio service (GPRS), EDGE, infrared, global positioning system (GPS)

Other areas of interest

Robots, electronic circuitry, embedded technology, photography, music, movies

Personal Competencies

Languages

Thai (Native)
English (Intermediate)

Mobile competencies

GUI, software and hardware interface, optimization, novel and innovative mobile applications

Forum Nokia Community activity areas

Blogs, discussion boards: Symbian C++, Open

Forum Nokia Discussion Board user name

neois

Main Nokia Platform Related Achievements

Applications

MobiTubia

Books and other publications

NCSEC2005: Computer Vision System for Robot Soccer Team
NCSEC2005: Wireless Control System Through Mobile Phones for Home Electronic Appliances
JCSSE2005: An Adaptive Algorithm for Real-Time Modeling of a Flower
NCSEC2007: Location-Based Service Using RFID and Mobile Phones

Speaking engagements

Lecturer on Symbian for Samart Innovation Awards 2006
Symbian Programming Trainer for DTAC & Nokia Awards I
Symbian Programming Trainer for Samart Innovation Awards 2007
I also lecture at many universities in Thailand, especially providing an introduction to Symbian programming.

Awards

Local Contest: (Thailand)

• Consolation Prize in DTAC & Nokia DOT Awards II
• Grand Prize in DTAC & Nokia DOT Awards III
• Grand Prize in Robocup Thailand Championship 2003-2004
• Grand Prize in Samart Innovation Awards 2005
• Grand Prize in First NECTEC FPGA Contest
• Grand Prize in Microsoft Thailand Gadget Development Competition
• Nokia 3250 Music Ambassador
• Grand Prize in SIPA Pitch 2008

Global Contest:

• Grand prize in Forum Nokia Open C Challenge
• Mobile Rules ’08 Finalist
• Second Place in Technology Showcase category, Forum Nokia Calling All Innovators Challenge

Hosted Web pages

www.neuvex.com

Mobile communities in which you are active

http://discussion.forum.nokia.com
http://forum.newlc.com

Contact Information

Personal Web pages

www.neuvex.com

email

neon@neuvex.com

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