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International Lossy Compression and Curvelet Thresholding for Image Denoising, Int. J. Information and Communication Technology (IJICT). Fingerprint Image Denoising using Curvelet Transform, ARPN journal of Engineering and Applied Science. Digital Image Compression using Curvelet Transform, Research Journal of Engineering and Technology. P3 P2 P1

139 Image Denoising by Curvelets, Journal of cooperation among University, Research and Industrial Enterprises (CURIE), BITS Pilani. Curvelets for Fingerprint Image Compression, i-managers journal on Future engineering and Technology. P5 P4

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International Lossy Compression and Curvelet Thresholding for Image Denoising, presented in International Conference on Electronic Design (ICED) , Penang, Malaysia and published in IEEE Xplore, Dec 2008.( Received Best paper award). Curvelets and their applications( A Birds Eye View), international conference on ADvances in ELectronics and COmmunications (icon ADELCO ) . P7 P6