About
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
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Education
Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Ave, 639798, Singapore [link]
Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
Ph.D Thesis title: Design and analysis of solid-core microstructured optical fiber sensors for sensing surrounding refractive index and surrounding temperature. DOI: 10.32657/10220/46223
PhD Supervisor / Advisor: Full Professor Perry Ping SHUM
Class of 2018
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
Degree Classification: Second Class Upper Honours
Specialisation in Infocommunication,
Direct second year admission
Class of 2010
Singapore Polytechnic, 500 Dover Road, 139651, Singapore [link]
Diploma in Electronics, Computer & Communication (DECC)
Specialisation in Microelectronic
Class of 2005
Air Force School, 550 Airport Rd, 534236 Singapore [link]
Currently amalgamation as Air Force Training Command (AFTC)
25th NSF Tech Fixed Wing Course
Class of 2005
Experiences
2010—Current, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) [link]
Scientist, Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
Projects on cutting edge optical fiber sensor systems and their real world applications
More detail work experiences available upon request
2009—2010, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Research Intern, Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
Project on Terahertz sensing
Software application development
2009, Université de technologie de Troyes (UTT) [link]
Research Intern, Université de technologie de Troyes, France
Project on field-programmable gate array (FPGA) for graphic display
Software application development
2005—2007, 2016—Current, Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) [link]
Reservist NSmen (Active), Heron 1 UAV, Republic of Singapore Air Force
Flight Line Crew (NSF, previously), Searcher II UAV, Republic of Singapore Air Force
Awards
Technical & Scientific
Selected*
Awardee, SMP Outstanding Mentor Award, 2016
Awardee, Scholarship, A*STAR Scientific Staff Development Award (SSDA), 2015
Co-recipient, ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award, 2013
Co-recipient, IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award, 2013
Awardee, Ng Bok Eng Scholarship, Nanyang Technological University, 2009
Awardee & Team Leader, 2nd runner up, Intelligent Robot, Singapore Robotic Games, 2005
Short Note: Grant projects awarded not listed here.
Publication List
Technical Editorial Committee
Selected*
Editorial Roles
Editorial Member, Photonics, 2021—Current
Guest Editor, Optical Fibers and Sensing, Special Issue, Photonics, 30th Nov 2021-14th July 2022
Guest Editor, TBC
Technical Reviewer for these prestigious publishers:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (Founded 1963)
Elsevier (Founded 1880)
MDPI (Founded 1996)
For the follow Journals:
Sensors, CiteScore 5.8, Q1, top 10 percent
Energies, CiteScore 5.0, Q1
Photonics Technology Letters (PTL), CiteScore 5.5, Q1
Applied Sciences, CiteScore 3.0, Q2
Biosensors, CiteScore (2021) 5.6, Q2
Electronics, CiteScore 3.7, Q2
Geosciences, CiteScore (2021 ) 4.8, Q1
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, CiteScore (2021) 4.5, Q2
Materials, CiteScore 4.7, Q2
Optics Communications (OC), CiteScore 4.9, Q2
Photonics, CiteScore 3.5, Q2
Technical Reviewer for Conferences
Committee Member, TechFest, I2R, A*STAR, 2012.
Technical Reviewers for Intellectual Property
Committee Member, Tender Evaluation Committee, A*STAR
Review Panel, Invention Disclosure / Technology Disclosure, I2R, A*STAR
Review Panel, Intellectual Property (IP) Scrubber, I2R, A*STAR
Review Panel, Intellectual Property (IP) Scout, I2R, A*STAR
Intellectual Property (IP)
PCT Patent Application number PCT/SG2019/050652
WIPO (PCT) WO2021137748A1, Dec. 2019. [link]
Patent (National Phase)
To be disclosed once document is made available online in the public domain
Representative, Exhibitions
Selected*
Represented Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) or Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R)
2019
Poster Presenter, Energy Innovation, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Exhibit Presenter, SME Day, Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
2015
Exhibit Presenter, "FBG Sensor", Science Jubilee / Smart Nation, A*STAR, Singapore
2014
Exhibit Presenter, "FBG Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS)", ICM Horizons, I2R, A*STAR, Singapore
2013
Talk & Exhibit Presenter, "Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensors", Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore
Exhibit Presenter, "Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensors", Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore
Exhibit Presenter, "Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensors", ICM Horizons, I2R, A*STAR, Singapore
Represented Singapore Polytechnic (SP)
2004
Representative for SP, World Skill Singapore, Singapore
Mentorship
Selected*
Providing mentorship to students
Science Mentorship Programme, Ministry of Education, Singapore
Youth Science Conference
Final Year Project, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
H3, NUS-A*STaR-NJC Science Research, Ministry of Education, Singapore
Singabot Competition, Singapore Discovery Centre, Singapore
Licenses / Work Permits
CITI Program
CITI Export Control Course
2016, 2019
Human Subjects Research
2016, 2019
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
2016, 2019, 2022
Regulatory: National Environment Agency
N3 Non-Ionising Radiation
2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
To use the irradiating apparatus specified in Part III (Entertainment lasers and Class 3b and Class 4 lasers)
Regulatory: Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ)
2017 – Apply Workplace Safety & Health in Process Plant
2017 – Perform Work in Confined Space Operation (PWCSO)
Enrichment, Continuous Learning
Coursera
Selected*
List of Coursera specialisation completed:
Python 3 Programming / University of Michigan [course info]
List of Coursera technical courses completed:
AWS Cloud Technical Essentials / Amazon Web Services [course info] MNU6WBUF6E7M
AWS Fundamentals: Building Serverless Applications / Amazon Web Services [course info]
AWS Fundamentals: Going Cloud-Native / Amazon Web Services [course info]
AWS S3 Basic / Coursera Project Network [course info] Z3GRXP53AGZ6
Data Collection and Processing with Python / University of Michigan [course info]
Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals for AWS Professionals / Google Cloud [course info]
Machine Learning Foundations: A Case Study Approach / University of Washington [course info]
Operating Systems and You: Becoming a Power User / Google [course info]
Python Basics / University of Michigan [course info]
Python Classes and Inheritance / University of Michigan
Python Functions, Files, and Dictionaries / University of Michigan
Python Project: pillow, tesseract, and opencv / University of Michigan
Technical Support Fundamentals / Google [course info]
The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking / Google [course info]
List of Coursera soft skill courses completed:
Chinese for Beginners / Peking University [course info]
Introduction to Personal Branding / University of Virginia [course info]
NTU Centre for Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE@NTU)
List of PaCE@NTU soft skill courses completed:
Critical Thinking for Innovation and Peak Performance
Designing & Delivering Effective Technical Presentation
KPI Keys to Persuasion and Influence
Skill Set
The knowledge, abilities, and experiences needed to perform a job
Software Engineering, Software Development
Selected*
Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Certificate Manager, CloudWatch, Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Lambda, Relational Database Service (RDS), Route 53, Simple Storage Service (S3), etc.
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Numeical Simulation Software (Modeling)
Lumerical
MODE, FDTD
RSoft
BEAMprop, FEMsim
Optiware
OptiGrating
Programming Languages (Web, IoT Developer, Control)
CSS
Bash
Batch
HTML
Java Script
LabVIEW
MATLAB
mySQL
PHP
Python 2
Python 3
Anaconda, Jupyter Notebook, JupterLab, Python IDLE, etc.
Operating Systems
CentOS
Fedora, Red Hat
Ubunty 16.04, 18.04
Windows XP, 2000, 2000 Server, 7, 10
Others
Database such as MySQL
Networking concepts such as CCNA, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Multimedia Design
Selected*
Graphics, Image, Vector:
(Listed in alphabetical order)
AutoCAD
FreeCAD
GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program
Inkscape
Video, Motion Picture:
(Listed in alphabetical order)
Adobe After Effects
FFmpeg
Sound:
(Listed in alphabetical order)
Audacity
External Visits, Industrial Site Visit
Selected*
2017
Visitor, Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (SC3DP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2014
Invited Guest, Opening Ceremony, The Photonics Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2015, 2017
Team Lead, Field Trial, Research Project, Airbus, Spain
Non-Scientific Contribution
A section on giving and sharing. Doing a bit more #happening
Ana Monnar Quote: “Sharing will enrich everyone with more knowledge.”
Corporate Events & Awards
#ASTARverse 🚀
#TeamASTAR
#OneASTAR
Selected*
2022
Ambassador, A*STAR Champion Programme, A*STAR
Awardee, Dedicated Service Award, A*STAR
Awardee, Team Lead, 1st prize, Team Challenges, Public Service Week 2022
Awardee, Team Lead, Third prize, SRO, I2R 20th Anniversary Treasure Hunt, I2R, A*STAR
Talk Presenter, Fiber Optics Sensors and Their Applications, Brown Bag Session, I2R, A*STAR
2021
Ambassador, DigiCHAMP, A*STAR
Ambassador, BrandCHAMP, A*STAR
Awardee, A*Champion, DigiCHAMP, A*STAR
Project Manager, Video Production, Publicity and Launch Team, A*STAR 30th Anniversary, A*STAR
2020
Ambassador, DigiCHAMP, A*STAR
Ambassador, BrandCHAMP, A*STAR
2019
Ambassador, BrandCHAMP, A*STAR
Co-Inventor, Product Showcase of FBG sensor, A*ccelerate, A*STAR
2018
Awardee, Bonus Prize, HSE Safety BINGO!, IEE, I2R, A*STAR
Video Producer, SBE Division, Team Building Day, I2R, A*STAR
2013
Filmed for, National Science Challenge (NSC), Singapore
2011
Consolation Prize, A*STAR 20th Anniversary Logo Design Competition, A*STAR
Awardee, Safety Mascot Challenge, A*STAR
2010
Individual Volunteer, Safety Assistant, Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, Summer Youth Olympics, Singapore
Abbreviations
A*Champion — A*STAR CHAMPIONS
A*STAR — Agency for Science, Technology and Research
BrandCHAMP — A*STAR Brand Champions
DigiCHAMP — A*STAR Digital Champions
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