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Curriculum Vitae |
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Key Assets · Accomplished teacher and researcher and well-liked by students and peers · Proven leadership in project team management · Strong knowledge of tertiary education systems in Asian countries · Comprehensive knowledge of educational policies and processes in Singapore, China and Korea · Expertise in teaching, mentoring student projects and solving student’s problems.
Professional Experience
Professor, July 2022 – Present, Associate Professor, September 2018 – June 2022, University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada · Conduct Lectures and Recitations for Undergraduate Courses · Supervise Student Projects and Internships · Conduct Research and Development Activities · Compete for External Research Funding
Associate Professor, March 2013 – August 2018, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Republic of Korea · Conduct Lectures and Recitations for Undergraduate Courses · Supervise Student Projects and Internships · Conduct Research and Development Activities · Compete for External Research Funding
Professor, January 2012 – March 2013, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technologies (SIAT), People’s Republic of China · Build up Research Team and Core Expertise · Lead Teams in Applying for Research and Industrial Grants · Conduct Research and Development Activities · Build System Prototypes and Running System Trials with Industry · Supervise Graduate students
Associate Professor, School of Computer Engineering (SCE), May 2005 – Dec 2011 Assistant Professor, School of Computer Engineering (SCE), July 2000 – May 2005 Assistant Professor, School of Applied Science (SAS), July 1999 – July 2000 Lecturer, School of Applied Science (SAS), May 1998 – Jul 1999 · Conduct Lectures and Tutorials for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses · Supervise Final Year Projects and Industrial Attachments · Supervise Graduate students · Conduct Research and Development Activities · Compete for External Research Funding · Represent staff on various administrative committees (e.g. Canteen Advisory Committee, University Scholars’ Award Committee, etc.) · Organize events for the school and university (e.g. NTU 50th Anniversary Celebration, Staff Annual Dinner and Dance, NTU Open House, etc.)
Management Experience
Chair, IEEE South Saskatchewan Section, January 2022 – December 2023, Secretary, IEEE South Saskatchewan Section, January 2020 – December 2021, · Ensure the smooth running of the Section · Organize activities to cater to member’s professional needs · Resolve conflicts between Executive Committee members Provide regular reporting to IEEE Region 7
Senior Hall Fellow, Hall of Residence 6, August 2010 – Present Hall Fellow, Hall of Residence 6, January 2008 – July 2010 · Responsible for Residential Learning in the Hall of Residence · Guide Student Leaders in conducting student activities · Conduct Student Counselling Sessions
Chairman, Inter Tertiary Institution Staff – National University of Singapore Society (ITIS-NUSS) Games Council, July 2006 – June 2008 · Chairman of the Council formed by representatives of 11 tertiary institutions in Singapore · Plan and Execute 24 Games for staff of the 11 institutions between Apr to Oct 2007
Associate Dean of Admissions, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), December 2006 – July 2008 · Looks after undergraduate admissions for both local and international students · Involves in recruitment of students through school visits and educational fairs · Manages the students’ application, shortlisting and selection for admission · Chair interview panels for Scholarships award and selection · Administer Financial Aid schemes such as Tuition Grants, Bursaries, Tuition Fee Loans
Sub Dean, School of Computer Engineering (SCE), NTU, July 2000 – May 2005 Sub Dean, School of Applied Science (SAS), NTU, June 1999 – July 2000 · Looks after Undergraduate Matters and Alumni Matters · Provides Academic Counselling to students · Handles student appeals and academic requests · Member of the School’s Board of Examiners · Advises the SCE student club in running student activities · Represents the School in the University’s Career Advisory Committee · Organizes Alumni homecoming activities · Advises the SCE Alumni Association on events and activities · Coordinates contributions and donations to the NTU Endowment Fund
Academic Qualifications
Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching in Higher Education (PGDipTHE) · August 2000 – July 2001 · Graduation Date: July 4th 2001 · Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) · October 1994 – May 1998 · Graduation Date: May 9th 1998 · University of Cambridge, England, UK
Bachelor of Engineering (Elect) · July 1989 – June 1993 · 1st Class Honours · Winner of the Professional Engineer’s Board Gold Medal · Graduation Date: June 16th 1993 · National University of Singapore, Singapore
Membership in Professional Societies · Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS). Professional Engineer. Approved June 14th, 2021. · Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Member. Approved Jan 20th, 2020. Elevated to Senior Member, November 30th 2021. · Association of Computing Machinery (ACM). Member. Approved Nov 28, 2020.
Awards and Honours
Awards · Led the IEEE South Saskatchewan Section to win the IEEE MGA Outstanding Small Section Award in August 2023 (worldwide award out of 433 sections) · Led the IEEE South Saskatchewan Section to win the IEEE Canada Exemplary Small Section Award in March 2023 (national award out of 21 sections) · Winner of the NTU Excellence in Teaching Award 2005 · Winner of the SCE Most Popular SCE Year 1 Lecturer 2004 – 2007 (4 consecutive years) and again in 2010. · Winner of the Hewlett Packard Philanthropy Grant for Applying Mobile Technologies in a Teaching Environment 2003 · Winner of the ASEAN Technology Network Program on Multi-Robot Cooperation System Development 2003 · Winner of the National Servicemen of the Year (Letter of Commendation) in 2000 and again in 2005
Honours · Appointed Fellow of the Renaissance Engineering Program 2011 · I am selected for inclusion in the International Bibliographical Centre (IBC)’s “Top 100 Educators” in 2010. · I am selected for inclusion in the “2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century” 2010 and 2011 edition. · I am given a mention in the “Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering” 2011 edition. · I am given a mention in the “Marquis Who’s Who in the World” 2010 and 2011 edition. · I was given a mention in the Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) “Who’s who in Engineering Singapore 2006”
Research Achievements
Awards · Wiley’s Top Downloaded Article Award. My paper “Classification of insulators using neural network based on computer vision”, was one of Wiley’s top downloaded articles during its first 12 months of publication (1st January 2021 – 31st December 2021). · Tan Chin Tuan Exchange Fellowship Award. I was awarded the Tan Chin Tuan Exchange Fellowship award for FY2011 to visit the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada for the period 6th June 2011 to 15th July 2011. · JSPS-NSEP Award. I was awarded the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) New Scientist Exchange Program (NSEP) for FY2009 to undertake a long term visit to the Keio University Graduate School of Media Design for the period 1st June 2009 to 2nd July 2009. I am the first person from NTU who is awarded a long term visit to Japan under the JSPS-NSEP program. · Top 3 Best Paper Award at IPCCC2007. The paper “A QoS Framework to Support Integrated Services in Multihop Wireless Networks with Infrastructure Support”, was selected as one of the top 3 papers in the 26th IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC’07) held from 11th to 13th June 2007 in New Orleans, Louisana. · Winner of the HP Mobility Grant 2003. This award for an amount of US$140,000 is given to project proposals for applying mobile technologies in a Learning Environment. Only 7 awards were given to the 21 Asia Pacific Countries who were invited. I am the only one from Singapore to win it. · ASEAN Technology Program on Multi Robot Cooperation Development. This award is given to members of the ASEAN countries to participate in a 5 day training program on Multi Robot Cooperation Development. Only 2 from each of the 10 ASEAN countries were given the award.
Citations I have the following citation counts and H-indices:
Recognitions · I am selected for inclusion in the International Bibliographical Centre (IBC)’s “Top 100 Educators” in 2010. · I am selected for inclusion in the “2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century” 2010 edition. · I am given a mention in the “Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering” 2011 edition. · I am given a mention in the “Marquis Who’s Who in the World” 2010 and 2011 edition. · I was given a mention in the Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) “Who’s who in Engineering Singapore 2006”
Invited Presentations at Scientific Meetings/Workshops · International Conference on Computer, Software Engineering and Applications (CSEA 2023). I was invited to give a talk as an Invited Speaker on “Advances in Generative AI (GenAI): The Technology, the Applications and the Threats” at the 5th International Conference on Computer, Software Engineering and Applications (CSEA 2023) held in the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China, October 27-29, 2023. · Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2023). I was invited to give a tutorial on “Generative AI (GenAI) and its impact on Post-Secondary Education” at the 36th IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2023) held in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, September 24-27, 2023. · International Conference on Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing (MLNLP 2022). I am invited to give a talk as a Keynote Speaker at the 5th International Conference on Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing (MLNLP 2022), Sanya, China, December 23-25, 2022. · DeepView Workshop at the International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal-based Surveillance (DeepView @ AVSS 2022). I am invited to give a talk as an Invited Speaker on “Visual Surveillance via Abnormal Event Detection and Localization” at the DeepView: Global Multi-Target Visual Surveillance Based on Real-Time Large-Scale Analysis workshop, held in conjunction with the 18th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal-Based Surveillance (DeepView @ AVSS 2022), Madrid, Spain, November 29 – December 2, 2022. · International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Control Engineering (IRCE 2022). I was invited to give a talk as an Invited Speaker on “Real World Violence Detection using Multiple Deep Learning Architectures” at the 5th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Control Engineering (IRCE 2022), Tianjin, China, September 23-25, 2022. · International Conference on Algorithms, Computing and Artificial Intelligence (ACAI 2021): I was invited to give a talk as an invited speaker on “An Interpretable approach for Chest X-ray Inspection” for the 4th International Conference on Algorithms, Computing and Artificial Intelligence (ACAI 2021) to be held in Sanya, China, December 22-24, 2021. · International Conference on Automation Technology and Mechanical Engineering (ICATME 2021): I was invited to give a keynote address on “General Moving Object Localization from a Single Flying Camera” at the 2021 International Conference on Automation Technology and Mechanical Engineering (ICATME 2021) held via Zoom, Jan 22-24, 2021. · Asia-Pacific Conference on Intelligent Robot Systems (ACIRS 2019): I was invited to give a keynote address on “Autonomous Vehicle Guidance using Independently Moving Cameras” at the 2019 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Intelligent Robot Systems (ACIRS 2019) held in Nagoya, Japan, July 13-15, 2019. · Asia-Pacific Conference on Intelligent Robot Systems (ACIRS 2018): I was invited to give a keynote address on “Binocular Cognitive Autonomous Vehicles” at the 2018 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Intelligent Robot Systems (ACIRS 2018) held in Singapore, July 21-23, 2018. · International Workshop on Pattern Recognition (IWPR2018): I am invited to be a plenary speaker for the 3rd International Workshop on Pattern Recognition (IWPR 2018) to be held in Jinan, Shandong, China, May 19-21, 2018. · International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Communications (ICSPIC2018): I am invited to give a keynote address at the 2018 International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Communication (ICSPIC 2018) to be held in Seoul, Korea, January 21-23, 2018. · International Conference on Communication and Electronics Information (ICCEI2017): I was invited to give the keynote address “Intelligent Environments and their role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution” at the 5th International Conference on Communication and Electronics Information (ICCEI 2017) held in Singapore, September 1-3, 2017. · International Conference on Advances in Information Technology (ICAIT2017): I am invited to give the keynote address at the 2017 International Conference on Advances in Information Technology (ICAIT 2017) to be held in Katmandu, Nepal, during March 3-5, 2017. · European Conference on Ambient Intelligence (AmI 2009): I was invited to give a talk on “Ambient Intelligence Activities in Singapore and the Intelligent Nation 2015 (iN2015) Masterplan” at the 3rd European Conference on Ambient Intelligence to be held in Salzburg, Austria, 18-21 Nov 2009. · International Conference on Advanced Infocomm Technologies (ICAIT 2008): I am invited to give a talk on “Multihop Wireless Networks with Infrastructure Support (MWNIs): Extending the coverage of WLANs with multihop networks” at the International Conference on Advanced Infocomm Technology, Shenzhen, China, 28-31 July 2008. · Third Interlink-Workshop on Ambient Computing and Communication Environments: I was invited to participate and present on the topic of “The conflict of data provision vs. control and human attention involving the resulting issues of privacy” in the EU-funded workshop which is a coordinated action on "International Cooperation Activities in Future And Emerging ICTs" held in Keio University, Japan from 18-20 June 2008. Participation is by invitation only and limited to 20 people worldwide. I was re-invited back for the Consolidation Workshop held in Cannes, France from 12-14 November 2008. · Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Launch: I was invited to give a talk on “Designing Microsoft .NET Applications for Deployment and Manageability” in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Launch on 14 May 2003. · CNET Networks event: I was invited to give a talk on “Enterprise Application Development in NTU on the Motorola iDEN network” in the event “3i – Instant Communications, Integrated Solutions, Interoperability” organized by CNET Networks on 24 Sep 2002
External Research Funding · I have secured the following research fundings:
Total grant as PI = CAD 110,000 + CAD 120,000 + CAD 10,000 + CAD 30,000 + CAD 15,000 + CAD 30,000 + CAD 30,000 + CAD 3,000 + CAD 60,000 + CAD 30,000 + CAD 238,427.60 (KRW 250,000,000) + CAD 11,444.52 (KRW 12,000,000) + CAD 19,074.21 (KRW20,000,000) + CAD 449,390.43 (SGD 467,052) + CAD 102,110.63 (USD 75,000) + CAD 68,073.75 (USD 50,000) + CAD 48,109.25 (SGD 50,000) + CAD 435,966.02 (SGD 453,100) + CAD 115,462.20 (SGD 120,000) + CAD 19,243.70 (SGD 20,000) + CAD 190,606.50 (USD 140,000) = CAD 2,135,908.81 (USD 1,568,560.48)
Teaching Achievements
Awards · Winner of the NTU Excellence in Teaching Award 2005. I was the SCE winner of the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2005. I was nominated twice in year 2004 and year 2005. · Winner of the SCE Most Popular Year 1 Lecturer Award. I won this award for four consecutive years 2004 to 2007. This award is given by the School of Computer Engineering Club. All the SCE lecturers from respective years were put to a vote by all the SCE students.
Mentoring Student Teams in Competitions · Kaimono. I mentored a combined NTU/SMU team of 4 students to win the Singapore National Microsoft Imagine Cup Competition 2005 and thus winning the right to represent Singapore in the Microsoft Imagine Cup World Finals in Yokohama, Japan in July 2005 · Autoshop. I mentored this team of 4 students to · Win the Singapore Microsoft .net Competition 2003 (out of 55 teams) · Win the Asia-Pacific Microsoft .net Competition 2003 in Beijing, China (out of 3,000 teams) · Take joint-3rd place with UK in the Worldwide Microsoft Imagine Cup 2003 in Barcelona, Spain · Win the Grand Prize at the Wireless Challenge 2003, organized by the Singapore IT Federation (SITF). · Win the CISCO System’s Award for the Most Innovative WLAN solution in 2003 · Win the Gold Award in the NTU College of Engineering Technology Week’s Most Outstanding Exhibit award in 2003. · Living in Fine Exuberance (L.I.F.E.). I mentored another team of 5 students to · Win the Singapore Microsoft .net Competition 2002 · Take 3rd place in the Asia-Pacific Microsoft .net Competition 2002 in Seoul, Korea · Win the Best Idea Award at the Wireless Java Jam 2002 · Win the Audience Choice Award at the Wireless Java Jam 2002 · 1st Runner up in the Singapore Microsoft .net Competition 2003 · Win the Merit Prize in the Wireless Challenge 2003 · Win the Siemens Mobile Prize for Location Based Services 2003 · UPnP over Bluetooth. I mentored this team of 5 students to qualify for the World Finals of the IEEE Computer Society International Design Competition (CSIDC) 2001 in Washington D.C. (only 10 teams out of 86 teams qualified for the World Finals) for their project “Universal Plug and Play over Bluetooth”. The team went on to win an Honourable mention for NTU.
Teaching Index
Courses Taught
University of Regina, Canada Artificial Intelligence (ENSE 411) Machine Learning (ENSE 412) Practical Deep Learning (ENSE 811) Applications of Deep Learning in Computer Vision (ENSE 812) Software Systems Design (ENSE 470/ENSE370)
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea Artificial Intelligence (EC4209) Computer Programming (GS1401) Computer System Theory (EC3209) Data Structures and Algorithms (GS2402) Signals and Systems (EC3202)
Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, P.R.China Introduction to Cloud Security
Nanyang Technological University Singapore, School of Computer Engineering Biostatistics (Graduate Course BI6104) Computer Networks (SC302/CPE302) Digital Communications (SC205/CPE301) Engineering Mathematics (CE104) Engineering Mathematics (RE1001) Foundation Mathematics (CSC103) Great Ideas in Computing (CE1004/CZ1004) Logic Design (SC102/CPE104) Mathematics I (Calculus, Prob & Stats) (SC104/CPE104) Mathematics II (Linear Algebra, Differential Eqns) (SC107/CPE106)
Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Center for Continuing Education Advanced C Programming and Software Development for Embedded Systems (CCE100701823) Mobile Solutions for Air Travel Services (CCE110302023) Object Oriented Programming in C++ (CCE090601403) Object Oriented Programming in C# (CCE090801421) Technical Landscape Course for the Singapore Aviation Academy (CCE111202433) Video Processing and Transmission Fundamentals (CCE110502115)
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