About
Education
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Ph.D in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
Thesis title: Design and analysis of solid-core microstructured optical fiber sensors for sensing surrounding refractive index and surrounding temperature
Class of 2018
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
B.Eng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
Specialization in Infocommunication, Second Class Upper Honours
Class of 2010
Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
Diploma in Electronics, Computer & Communication (DECC)
Specialization in Microelectronic
Class of 2005
Air Force School, Singapore
25th NSF Tech Fixed Wing Course
Class of 2005
Technical Reviewer
>1 article reviewed per week which is >52 articles per year
Selected*
IEEE Journals
Such as Photonics Technology Letters (PTL), etc.
Elsevier Journals
Such as Optics Communications (OC), etc.
MDPI Journals
Technical documentations
Technical Editorial Board
Technical Committee
Selected*
2012
TechFest, I2R, A*STAR
Exhibitions
Selected*
Representing I2R or A*STAR
2019
Presenter, Energy Innovation, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Presenter, SME Day, Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
2015
Exhibiter, "FBG", Science Jubilee / Smart Nation, A*STAR, Singapore
2014
Exhibiter, "FBG Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS)", ICM Horizons, I2R, A*STAR, Singapore
2013
Presenter, "Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensors", Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore
Exhibiter, "Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensors", Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore
Exhibiter, "Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensors", ICM Horizons, I2R, A*STAR, 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: WSQ
2017 – Apply Workplace Safety & Health in Process Plant
2017 – Perform Work in Confined Space Operation (PWCSO)
NTU Centre for Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE@NTU)
NTU established the Centre for Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE@NTU) in Jan 2019 to consolidate continuing education and training capabilities and expertise within the university. [ref]
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
Coursera
Coursera is a Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) founded by two Stanford computer science professors in 2012. It started with Professors Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng as an online courses anyone. Today it expanded to nearly 50 million students offering courses, specification, certificate to even degree. [ref]
List of Coursera specialization completed:
Python 3 Programming / University of Michigan [course info]
List of Coursera technical courses completed:
AWS Fundamentals: Going Cloud-Native / Amazon Web Services [course info]
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]
Intellectual Property (IP)
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
2019/12 – To be disclosed once document is made available online in the public domain
SKILL SET
The knowledge, abilities, and experiences needed to perform a job
Software Engineering, Software Development
Selected*
Cloud Developer/User of:
(Listed in alphabetical order)
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)
Simulation Software (Modeling):
(Listed in alphabetical order)
Lumerical
MODE, FDTD
RSoft
BEAMprop, FEMsim
Optiware
OptiGrating
Programming Languages
(Listed in alphabetical order)
CSS
Bash
Batch
HTML
Java Script
LabVIEW
MATLAB
mySQL
PHP
Python 3 (Anaconda/ Jupyter Notebook/ JupterLab/ Python IDLE)
Operating Systems:
(Listed in alphabetical order)
CentOS
Fedora, Red Hat
Ubunty 16.04, 18.04
Windows XP, 2000, 2000 Server, 7, 10
Others:
(Listed in alphabetical order)
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
TBC
Video, Motion Picture:
(Listed in alphabetical order)
TBC
Sound:
(Listed in alphabetical order)
Audacity
Non-Scientific Contribution
A section on giving and sharing.
Ana Monnar Quote: “Sharing will enrich everyone with more knowledge.”
Corporate Events & Awards
Selected*
2022
Ambassador, A*Champion, A*STAR
Awardee, Dedicated Service Award, I2R, A*STAR
Presenter, Brown Bag (July), I2R, A*STAR
2021
Ambassador, DigiCHAMP, A*STAR
Ambassador, BrandCHAMP, A*STAR
Project Manager, Video, Publicity and Launch, 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
Bonus Prize, HSE safety BINGO!, IEE, I2R, A*STAR
Video Producer, SBE Team Building Day, I2R, A*STAR
2013
Filmed, National Science Challenge (NSC), Singapore
2011
Consolation Prize, 20th Anniversary Logo Design Competition, A*STAR
Awardee, Safety Mascot Challenge, A*STAR
2010
Volunteer, Safety Assistant, Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, Summer Youth Olympics, Singapore
External Visits, Industrial Site Visit
Selected*
2017
Visitor, Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (SC3DP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2014
Visitor, Opening Ceremony, The Photonics Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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