|
:: Research Interests
- Active learning, adaptive sampling, and optimal experimental design
- Multi-agent coordination, planning, and learning
- Game theoretic and statistical machine learning
- Robot and agent architectures (deliberative, reactive, hybrid, behavior-based, swarm-based)
:: Educational Background
| Sep 2004 - Present |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
| Jul 2001 - Jul 2002 |
National University of Singapore |
Master of Science in Computer Science (Accelerated M.Sc. by Research)
| Jul 2000 - May 2001 |
National University of Singapore |
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Honours 2nd Upper)
| Jul 1997 - Jul 2000 |
National University of Singapore |
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Pass with Merit)
- Cumulative Grade-Point Average
3.78 / 4 or 4.65 / 5
| Jan 1993 - Dec 1994 |
Anglo-Chinese Junior College |
Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education 'A' Levels
- 3 As, 1 B, and 2 Special Papers (1 Distinction, 1 Merit)
| Jan 1989 - Dec 1992 |
Fairfield Methodist Secondary School |
Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education 'O' Levels
:: Achievements & Awards
| ◊ 2006 |
Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award for the best paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics - Part A, B, and C in 2006 |
| ◊ Sep 2004 - Present |
National University of Singapore Overseas Graduate Scholarship for Ph.D. studies in ECE, CMU |
| ◊ Mar 2004 |
Gold Medalist in 8th National IT Awareness Project Competition (Postgraduate Category) for
Overall Best Project "Task
Allocation via Self-Organizing Swarm Coalitions in Distributed Mobile Sensor Network",
National University of Singapore in conjunction with Ministry of Education |
| ◊ Jul 2002 - Jul 2003 |
Winner of Singapore Computer Society Prize for
Best M.Sc. Thesis, School of Computing, National University of Singapore |
| ◊ Jun 2003 |
1st Runner-up Team in Cooperative Robotic Search Competition held by Defense Science Organization National Laboratories during Singapore Robotic Games 2003 |
| ◊ Jul 2001 - Jun 2002 |
Research Scholarship for Accelerated M.Sc. (Comp. Sci.) by Research in National University of Singapore with Top-up Supplement from
National Science and Technology Board Award |
| ◊ Jul 1997 - Jun 2000 |
Invitation to Talent Development Programme (Top 5% in National University of Singapore) |
| ◊ Jul 1998 - Dec 1998 |
Dean's List |
| ◊ Jul 1997 - Dec 1997 |
Dean's List |
| ◊ Jul 1997 - Jun 1998 |
NUS Undergraduate Scholarship awarded by Microcomputer Trade Association of Singapore |
| ◊ 1994 |
Invitation to participate in American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) |
| ◊ 1994 |
Honor Roll Pin Winner in American High School Mathematics Examination (AHSME) |
| ◊ 1993 |
Certificate of Distinction in Australian Mathematics Competition |
| ◊ 1991 |
Book Prizes (3rd in School, Top in Design and Technology, and Elementary Mathematics) |
| ◊ 1989 |
Book Prize (Top in Mathematics) |
:: Professional Experience
| Oct 2006 - Present |
Robotics Institute ◊ Carnegie Mellon University |
Member, TAOSF Project
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science Mission Directorate Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST) Program:
Telesupervised Adaptive Ocean Sensor Fleet, 2006 - 2009.
- Develop adaptive sampling algorithms for multi-robot wide area exploration
| Jul 2005 - Sep 2006 |
Robotics Institute ◊ Carnegie Mellon University |
Member, PROSPECT Project
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
Research and Technology Development Program - Human and Robotic Technology Formulation Plan Control No. 4120:
Wide Area Prospecting Using
Supervised Autonomous Robots, Jul 2005 - Jun 2009.
- Develop adaptive sampling algorithms for multi-robot wide area prospecting
| Jul 2003 - Aug 2004 |
Dept. Computer Science ◊ National University of Singapore |
Teaching Assistant
- Assume dual roles of course tutor and lab coordinator (conduct practical exam, set weekly lab assignments) in
CS1101C
Programming Methodology module for engineering faculty students
Agency for Science, Technology and Research Science & Engineering Research Council Grant - Embedded Hybrid Systems Programme Project No. 0222 106 0049:
The
All-Terrain Advanced Network of Ubiquitous Mobile Asynchronous Systems (TARANTULAS),
SGD$668,000, Mar 2003 - Feb 2006.
- Develop cooperative motion strategies to improve coverage of mobile sensor networks (i.e., robot teams)
- Compare centralized, auction-based, and swarm-based task allocation schemes for multi-robot cooperation
| Jul 2002 - Jul 2003 |
Institute of Engineering Science |
Research Engineer
National University of Singapore Research Project No. 960684: Trainable Computer Vision Systems for Surveillance and Mobile Robot Control, SGD$238,865, Feb 1997 - Jun 2003.
- Develop multi-robot task allocation mechanisms based on swarm intelligence principles and propose empirical measures to evaluate them
- Improve performance and convergence of an ensemble of self-organizing neural networks with second-order learning method
- Enhance the action selection capabilities of robots in single- and multi-robot tasks by cooperation and competition of self-organizing neural networks
| May 2001 - Jul 2001 |
Dept. Computer Science ◊ National University of Singapore |
Research Assistant
National University of Singapore Research Project No. 960684: Trainable Computer Vision Systems for Surveillance and Mobile Robot Control, SGD$238,865, Feb 1997 - Jun 2003.
- Evaluate quantitatively the performance of self-organizing neural networks in learning robot motion control
| Nov 1999 - Dec 1999 |
Dresdner Bank AG, Singapore |
Information Technology Officer
- Provide IT support to the operations of the Bank
- Assist the Bank in Y2K Rollover
- Create a computerized inventory system to monitor the IT requirements of the functional units in the Bank
- Formulate the standard operating procedures and workflow diagrams of an IT Officer to facilitate assimilation of new IT personnel into existing workforce
- Understand the integration of IT into business and the key functionalities of the mission-critical information systems
| May 1999 - Oct 1999 |
Dresdner Bank AG, Singapore |
Industrial Attachment
- Document the first Business Continuity Plan for the Bank
- Aid the Bank in achieving Y2K readiness for MAS Audit
- Gain substantial exposure to the core business processes and risk management aspects of a Bank
- Acknowledge the essentiality of a constantly changing organizational structure to adapt to the dynamic business environment
:: Professional Service
- Reviewer, International Journal of Vehicle Autonomous Systems (IJVAS), Special Issue on Modelling and Simulation of Complex Mechatronic Systems, 2007
- Reviewer, International Journal of Sensor Networks (IJSNet), Special Issue on Interdisciplinary Design of Algorithms and Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks, 2007
- Reviewer, Control and Intelligent Systems, 2006
- Reviewer, 9th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV'06), 2006
- Reviewer, IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC'06), 2006
- Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO), 2004
:: Extra-Curricular Activities
| Jul 1997 - Jun 2000 |
National University of Singapore |
Talent Development Global Programme
- Team Building and Leadership Training Camp
- Training Session on Public Speaking
- Training Session on Corporate Etiquette with Social Conversation
| Jan 1993 - Dec 1994 |
Anglo-Chinese Junior College |
Mathematics Quiz Team
- Level of Participation: National
| Jan 1989 - Dec 1992 |
Fairfield Methodist Secondary School |
Boys' Brigade 33rd Company
Mathematics and Science Quiz Team
:: Referees
- Assoc. Prof. Leow, Wee Kheng
Associate Director, Center for Information Mining and Extraction
Dept. of Computer Science, School of Computing
National University of Singapore
Email: leowwk@comp.nus.edu.sg
- Assoc. Prof. Marcelo H. Ang, Jr.
Assistant Dean, Faculty of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore
Email: mpeangh@nus.edu.sg
- Assoc. Prof. Tan, Chew Lim
Director, Center for Information Mining and Extraction
Dept. of Computer Science, School of Computing
National University of Singapore
Email: tancl@comp.nus.edu.sg
|
