RESEARCH
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Honours
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Editor of the IES
Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (July 1995 – April 2004).
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Member of the
Editorial Board of International Journal of Computer Research since April 1999.
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Associate Editor of
the International Journal of Humanoid Robotics since July 2003.
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Associate Editor of
the
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Associate Editor of
the IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems since January 2006.
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Associate Editor of
the International Journal of Fuzzy Systems since February 2006.
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Associate Editor of
the International Journal of Mathematical Control Science and
Applications since November,
2006.
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Editorial Member of
the Open Electrical and Electronic Engineering Journal since February, 2007.
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Editor-in-Chief,
Institution of Engineers, Singapore Journal B-Intelligent Devices and Systems
since June, 2007.
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Area Editor of
International Journal of Intelligent Systems Science and Technology since June
2008.
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Editorial Member
of Birkhauser Autonomics Editorial Board
since June 2008.
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Associate Editor of
International Journal of Fuzzy and Uncertain System since November 2008.
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Associate Editor of
Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing published by Hindawi
Publishing Corporation since November 2008.
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Editorial Board
Member of International Journal of Automation and Smart Technology.
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Guest Editor of
International Journal of Neural Systems 2009.
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Guest Editor of
International Journal of Robotics 2009.
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Awards
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Commonwealth Fellowship tenable at the
United Kingdom (14 February, 2000 – 11 October, 2000). The fellowships,
administered by the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission in the United Kingdom,
are intended for men and women of high intellectual standing who may be
expected to make a significant contribution to their institutions on their
return home. This is a fierce competition of applicants from all the
commonwealth countries. I was one of the
30 award holders for the year of 1999.
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First Prize in the Region 10 Postgraduate
Student Paper Contest 2002. The paper is entitled “Online Identification and
Control of Nonlinear Systems Using Dynamic Fuzzy Neural Networks”. This is the
first time an NTU Postgraduate Student has won the First Prize in the IEEE Region
10 Student Paper Contest. The contest is open to all postgraduate students in
the Asia Pacific Region and the winning paper was featured in the NTU News in
July, 2002.
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Best Session Presentation Award for the
invited session entitled “Recent Developments in Mode-Based Fuzzy Control” at
the World Congress on Computational Intelligence held from 17 to 21 July, 2006
in Vancouver Canada for his interesting research results and excellent
performance. The paper is entitled “A Novel Reinforcement Learning Approach for
Automatic Generation of Fuzzy Inference Systems”.
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Finalist (one out of 11) in the Asia Young
Inventors Awards held on 22 October, 2002 in Hong Kong. The project is entitled
“Classification of Breast Masses Using Dynamic Fuzzy Neural Networks” and was selected
from 173 entries. The winning project was featured in the NTU News in January,
2003.
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Finalist in the 4th Asian
Control Conference Best Student Paper Competition 2002. The paper is entitled “Design of Mixed-Type
Fuzzy Logic Controller by Computing with Words”. The winning paper was featured
in the NTU News in January, 2003.
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The IES Prestigious Publication
(Applications) Award, 1996. The paper entitled “Application of Neural Networks in Testing of Audio Speakers”
was selected from all the papers published in the six disciplines of the IES
Journals in 1995.
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The IES Prestigious Publication (Theory)
Award, 2001. The paper entitled “Generalized Multirate Linear Quadratic
Gaussian Controllers for Linear Time-invariant Systems” was selected from all
the papers published in the six disciplines of the IES Journals in 2000.
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Singapore Millennium Foundation Award 2002.
The research project is entitled “Robust Adaptive Fuzzy Neural Modeling and
Control”. This is one of the 30 projects selected from more than 500 applications.
The winning project was featured in the E3 World.
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Finalist in the Astar National Technology
Award 2008.
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IES Outstanding Publication Award (Student
Category) in Electronic and Computer Engineering held from 8 June to 15 August,
2001. The paper entitled “Intelligent Control of a Pole Balancing Robot” was
selected from 20 papers submitted from local Institutions of Higher Learning
and the project was featured in the NTU News in January, 2002.
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IES Outstanding Publication Award (Student
Category) in Electronic and Computer Engineering held from 8 June to 15 August,
2002. The paper entitled “Real-time Implementation of a Dynamic Fuzzy Neural
Networks Controller for a SCARA” was selected from 15 papers submitted from
Institutions of Higher Learning in Singapore and the project was featured in
the NTU News in July, 2003.
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IES Outstanding Publication Award (Student
Category) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering held from 30 May, 2003 to 31
July, 2003. The paper entitled “Adaptive Noise Cancellation Using Enhanced
Dynamic Fuzzy Neural Networks” was selected from 21 papers submitted from
Institutions of Higher Learning in Singapore and the project was featured in
the NTU News in April, 2004.
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IES Outstanding Publication Award (Student
Category) in Health and Safety Engineering held from 30 May, 2003 to 31 July,
2003. The paper entitled “Design and Development of an Ultrasound Imaging
Algorithm for Breast Cancer Detection” was featured in the NTU News in April,
2004.
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IES Outstanding Publication Award (Student
Category) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering held from 30 May, 2004 to 31
July, 2004. The paper entitled “Goal Seeking of Mobile Robots Using Dynamic
Fuzzy Q-Learning” was selected from 21 papers submitted from Institutions of
Higher Learning in Singapore.
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First Prize in the Inaugural MATLAB Novelty
Design Competition organized by TechSource Pte Ltd, held from November, 2003 to
March, 2004. The project is entitled “Intelligent Control of a Mobile Robot”.
The competition was opened
to all final-year undergraduates, entries were submitted in late November 2003
by 21 teams from various divisions in the School of EEE, including Photonics,
Control and Instrumentation, Information Engineering, and Circuits and System. Under the supervision by their
respective professors, seven teams were short-listed and given about three
months to prepare, submit a report on their project and present to a panel of
nine judges. The
teams were judged on five key criteria, namely design & approach (25%),
software/hardware application (20%), practical ability/innovativeness (20%),
oral presentation/demonstration (20%), and report (15%). A
press release of the results was given in April 2004. Please refer to the
website http://www.techsource.com.sg
for more details. The winning entry was featured in the E3 World
(Vol. 8 No. 2 Sept., 04 – Feb., 05 issue).
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First Prize in the Most Popular Research
Project Competition held in conjunction of the College of Engineering
Technology Week Exhibition on 11 March, 2006. The Research Project is entitled
“Self Learning and Intelligent Control of a Humanoid Robot”. This project was
featured in the E3 World (Vol. 10, No. 1, July 2006 issue).
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Top Ten Outstanding Exhibits at the College
of Engineering Technology Exhibition held from 8 to 13 March, 2002. The
research project is entitled “A New Approach Towards Designing Hybrid Fuzzy
Controllers”.
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Outstanding Display Award at the EEE
Technology Competition held from 7 to 9 March, 2000. The Final-Year Project is
entitled “Design and Development of an Automatic Control System for a Dutch
Aquarium”.
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Third Prize in the Most Popular Undergraduate Project
Competition held in conjunction of the College of Engineering Technology Week
Exhibition on 11 March, 2006. The Final-Year Project is entitled “Robust
Adaptive Control of a Pole Balancing Robot”. This project was featured in the E3
World (Vol. 10, No. 1, July 2006 issue).
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Second Prize in the EEE Technopreneurship
Competition held from 19 to 26 June, 2001. The In-house Practical Training
Project is entitled “Design and Development of an Intelligent Controller for a
Pole Balancing Robot”.
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Third Prize in the EEE Technology
Exhibition held from 5 to 9 March, 2001. The Final-Year Project is entitled
“Design and Development of an Intelligent Pole Balancing Robot”. This project
was featured in the section on News and View/Technology of ProjectEyeball on 7
March and 19 March, 2001.
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Merit Award in the EEE Design and
Innovation Project Competition, held from 4 May, to 10 June, 05. The project is
entitled “Modelling and Control of a Humanoid Robot”.
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First prize in the NTU Student Branch
Undergraduate Student Paper Writing Competitions 2007.
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Second prize in the NTU Student Branch
Undergraduate Student Paper Writing Competitions 2007.
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First Prize in STMicroelectronics Final
Year Project (Microcontrollers) Competition 2006.
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Titanium Award in URECA Project Competition
(Category of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) 2006 for the project
entitled “Real-time Intelligent Control of a Humanoid”.
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First Prize in IES Publication Award
(Category of Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 2006 for the paper entitled
“Intelligent Control of a mini Unmanned Ground Vehicle”.
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Consolation prize in the Most Popular
Research Project Competition held in conjunction of the College of Engineering
Technology Week Exhibition held on 8 March, 2008. The research project is
entitled “Tracking Maneuvering
Targets in Wireless Sensor Networks”.
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Consolation prize in the Most Popular
Undergraduate Project Competition held in conjunction of the College of
Engineering Technology (CoE) Week Exhibition held on 8 March, 2008. The
final-Year project is entitled “Intelligent
Control of a Humanoid Robot”.
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URECA Conference Support for presenting two
papers at 2008 Chinese Control and Decision Conference which was held from 2 to
4 July, 2008 in Yantai, China.
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Second Prize in the EEE Design and
Innovation Project Competition, held from 5 May, to 6 June, 08. The project is
entitled “Design and Development of a Human-size Robot”.
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Third Prize in the Freescale Technology
Forum Design Challenge Europe held on 7 Oct, 2008. The project is entitled
“Kinetic Energy Recovery System for Vehicles”.
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Third Prize in the Most Popular
Undergraduate Project Competition held in conjunction with the CoE Technology
Week Competition held on 14 March, 2009. The final-year project is entitled
“Design and Development of a Humanoid Robot with Obstacle Overcoming Ability”.
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Consolation Prize in the Most Popular
Graduate Project Competition held in conjunction with the CoE Technology Week
Competition held on 14 March, 2009. The research project is entitled “Health
Monitoring Using a Mobile Robot”.
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Citations
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My research has
focused on mainly Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Control over the
last 17 years. I have authored three books entitled “Dynamic
Fuzzy Neural Networks: Architectures, Algorithms and Applications”,
“Engineering Mathematics with Real-World Applications” (published by McGraw
Hill in 2003 and 2005 respectively) and “Theory and Novel Applications of
Machine Learning” (published by In-Tech in 2009), twelve book chapters and more
than 300 refereed journal and conference papers in his research areas of
interest.
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The total citation index (excluding self citations) for refereed
international journal papers stands at 681 (based on Scorpus Database). It should be highlighted that most of his
publications were co-authored with my research staff and students.
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In the area of Computational Intelligence on Face Recognition problems,
my main contribution is to propose a design approach using a dynamic RBF neural
classifier in Face Recognition to cope with small training sets of
high-dimension problem, which is a problem frequently encountered in Face
Recognition. In order to avoid overfitting and reduce the computational burden,
face features are first extracted by the Principal Component Analysis. Then,
the features are further processed by the Fisher’s Linear Discriminant Method.
This transformation makes it possible to separate different classes of data as
far as possible and compact the same classes of patterns as close as possible.
An approach whereby class-membership information of training data is used in
selecting initial centers of RBF units, and two criteria of estimating initial
widths of RBF nodes are proposed. Next, a hybrid algorithm is proposed to train
the RBF Neural Networks so that the dimension of the search space is
dramatically reduced in the gradient paradigm. Simulation results conducted on
the ORL database show that the system achieves excellent performance both in terms of error rates of classification
and learning efficiency. This work has been published in
1. M.J. Er, S.Q. Wu, J.W. Lu and H.L.
Toh, “Face Recognition Using Radial Basis Function (RBF) Neural Networks”, IEEE Trans. on Neural Networks,
published in USA, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 697-710, May 2002. (Impact Factor=2.62)
The citation index of this paper is currently 122.
2. M.J. Er,
W.L. Chen and S.Q. Wu, “High-speed Face
Recognition Based on Discrete Cosine Transform and RBF Neural Networks,” IEEE
Trans. on Neural Networks, published in USA, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 679-691,
May 2005. (Impact
Factor=2.62) The citation index of this paper is currently 47.
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Another major contribution that I have made in Computational
Intelligence is to propose a new paradigm of learning algorithm, termed Dynamic
Fuzzy Neural Networks (DFNN) learning algorithm based on extended Radial Basis Function (RBF) Neural Networks,
which are functionally equivalent to the Takagi-Sugeno-Kang (TSK) Fuzzy System.
The salient characteristics of the approach are: 1) A hierarchical on-line
self-organizing learning paradigm is employed so that not only the parameters
can be adjusted, but also the structure can be self-adaptive without
partitioning the input space a prior; 2) Neurons can be recruited or deleted
dynamically according to their significance to the system’s performance; 3)
Fast learning speed can be achieved so that the system can be implemented in
real time. Simulation studies and comprehensive comparisons with some other
learning algorithms demonstrate that the proposed approach is superior in terms
of learning efficiency, compact structure and performance. The developed
paradigm can serve as a generalized FNN System for system modeling and control.
Furthermore, the developed paradigm has been applied to numerous engineering
problems, namely classification of breast cancers, intelligent control of
robots, control of drug delivery systems and adaptive noise cancellation.
Selected papers related to this work are:
1.
S.Q. Wu and M.J. Er, “Dynamic Fuzzy Neural Networks: A Novel
Approach to Function Approximation”, IEEE
Trans. on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part B, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp.
358-364, April 2000. (Impact Factor=1.538) The citation index of this paper is
currently 75.
2.
S.Q. Wu, M.J. Er and Y.
Gao, “A Fast Approach for Automatic Generation of Fuzzy Rules by Generalized
Dynamic Fuzzy Neural Networks,” IEEE
Trans on Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 578-594, August 2001. (Impact
Factor=1.803) The citation index of this paper is currently 63.
Based on these
works and their enhancements, a book entitled “Dynamic Fuzzy Neural Networks:
Architectures, Algorithms and Applications” was written and published by McGraw
Hill in 2003. Since the book was launched in November, 2003, more than 100
copies have been sold. Due to my significant contributions in Computational
Intelligence, I was invited to serve as an Associate Editor of Neurocomputing
(a top refereed international journal published by Elsevier Limited), IEEE Transactions on IEEE Transactions on
Fuzzy Systems and International Journal of Fuzzy Systems (a top refereed
international journal published by Taiwan Fuzzy Systems Association) on 16
August, 2004, January, 2006 and February, 2006 respectively. Furthermore, I was
invited as a panelist in the session entitled “Neural Networks Applications and
Implementations” specially organized for the International Joint Conference on
Neural Networks held from 24 to 27 July, 2000 in
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Many researchers have been working on intelligent control. However,
most of the developed controllers are not suitable for systems with fast
dynamics which are frequently encountered in the real world. My main
contribution in Intelligent Control is to develop intelligent controllers
suitable for systems with fast dynamics. To name a few, I have successfully
developed Hybrid Fuzzy PI Plus Conventional D Controllers for Linear and
Nonlinear Systems, Robust Adaptive Controllers for Robot Manipulators Using
Generalised Fuzzy Neural Networks, Online Adaptive Fuzzy Neural Identification
and Control of Nonlinear Systems, Adaptive Fuzzy Controllers for a Robot
Manipulator and Intelligent Adaptive Control Scheme for Postsurgical Blood
Pressure Regulation. Selected papers related to this work are:
1.
M.J. Er
and Y. Sun, “Hybrid Fuzzy Proportional-Integral plus Conventional Derivative
Control of Linear and Nonlinear Systems,” IEEE Trans. on Industrial
Electronics, published in USA, Vol. 48, No. 6, pp. 1109 - 1117, December
2001. (Impact Factor=0.59) The citation index of
this paper is currently 16.
2. M.J.
Er
and Y. Gao, "Robust Adaptive Control of Robot Manipulators Using
Generalized Dynamic Fuzzy Neural Networks," IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics, published in USA,
Vol. 50, No.3, pp. 620-628, June 2003. (Impact Factor=0.59) The citation index of this
paper is currently 31.
3. Y.
Gao and M.J. Er, “Online Adaptive Fuzzy Neural Identification and
Control of a Class of MIMO Nonlinear Systems,” IEEE Trans. on Fuzzy Systems, published in USA, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 462-477, August 2003. (Impact
Factor=1.803) The citation index of this paper is currently 42.
Our research works have created some impact in the local industry. The
Singapore Technologies Dynamics Pte Ltd has supported the research project
entitled “Development of Intelligent Control Technologies for Systems with Fast
Dynamics” with a grant of $400K over a period of three years. This is matched
by another grant of $300K from NTU in view of potential widespread applications
of the developed technologies. The developed technologies are currently being
deployed to control Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle in Singapore
Technologies Kinetics and Defense Science Organisation and a Vertical Take-off
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle by Singapore Technologies Aerospace. Recently, we were awarded a grant of $587,340
under the Singapore-Poland Grant to conduct research in intelligent techniques
for modeling, control and optimizing Complex Manufacturing Systems. This project is a tripartite partnership between School
of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University in
Singapore, the Department of Computer Engineering, Czestochowa University of
Technology in Poland and the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology
(SIMTech). In addition, an industrial partner Kimla company, a major
computerized numerical control (CNC) machine manufacturer in Poland will
provide some of the key industrial drivers.
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In the area of robotics, I have successfully supervised a group of twelve
students who adapted the Robonova-1 robots to dance to music as well as
interact and play in a life-like manner.
The Dancing Robot Show together with the heartfelt wishes of the
students on our future Singapore were successfully features and launched on 14
March, 2008 in the Young Talents Showcase the Singapore Discovery Centre. The
launch and its shows were warmly received by the public. Furthermore, the
launch was covered in Channel 8, Channel U and Channel NewsAsia news segments
on the same day. This is in addition to the an earlier Chinese news program
where one of the students was interviewed in the show, Zao An Ni Hao. Please
see http://www.ntu.edu.sg/eee/news/dancing_robot/DancingRobot.pdf for more details.
Due to my significant contribution in
Intelligent Control of Robotics Systems, I was invited to serve as an Associate Editor of
International Journal of Humanoid Robotics and International Journal of Mathematical
Control Science and Applications on 1 July, 2003 and 1 November, 2006
respectively. On top of this, together
with my students, we have also won numerous prizes and awards as a result of
our active research in this area.
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Recognitions
· Listed in the IES Who’s Who in Engineering since 2007.
· Nominated “Man of the Year 1999” by the American Biography
Institute.
· Listed in the 16th Edition of Who’s Who in the
World since 1999.
(5) Invited
Presentations at Scientific Meetings/Workshops
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Invited to present the paper entitled “Neural Fuzzy Control of Adept One SCARA” at CSC’96,
Hellenic Naval Academic, Piraeus Greece, held from 15 to 17 July 1996.
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Invited to present the paper entitled “Adept One SCARA Using Neural Networks” at
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Invited to present the
paper entitled "Survey of Multirate Control Strategies for Linear
Systems" at CESA'98 Multiconference, IEEE-IMACS, Tunisia, Nabeul-Hammamet,
held from 1 to 4 April 1998.
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Invited to present the
paper entitled "Adaptive Intelligent Control of Robotic Manipulators"
at CESA'98 Multiconference, IEEE-IMACS, Tunisia, Nabeul-Hammamet, held from 1
to 4 April 1998.
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Invited to present the
paper entitled "Adaptive Fuzzy Control of Robotic Manipulators" at
the Fifth International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision,
Singapore (
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Invited to present the paper
entitled "A Non-Iterative Structure Learning Algorithm for Fuzzy Neural
Network" at
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “A Hybrid Learning Approach for Face
Recognition with Radial Basis Function Neural Networks”, at ICICS’99.
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Invited as a panelist in
the session entitled “Neural Networks Applications and Implementations”
specially organised for the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks
held from 24 to 27 July, 2000 in Como,
Italy. The main focus of the session is the
applications and implementations of neural networks and hybrid system such as
neuro-fuzzy, neuro-genetic system, etc.
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “Hybrid Fuzzy Control of Linear and Nonlinear Systems”, at the
International Symposium on Intelligent Control, Mexico City, held from 5 to 7
September, 2001.
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “Intelligent Control of a Pole Balancing Robot,” at the invited
session entitled “Soft Computing and Artificial Intelligence Methods for
Autonomous Robotic Systems”), International Conference on Computational
Intelligence, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CIRAS, 2001) held from 28 to 30 Nov., 2001.
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “Adaptive Fuzzy Neural Identification and Control of a Class of
MIMO Nonlinear Systems” at the invited session entitled “Soft Computing and
Artificial Intelligence Methods for Autonomous Robotic Systems”, International
Conference on Computational Intelligence, Robotics and Autonomous Systems
(CIRAS, 2001) held from 28 to 30 Nov., 2001.
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “Online Dynamic Fuzzy Neural Networks Control of a SCARA”, at
the FLINS on Computational Intelligent Systems for Applied Research, Gent,
Belgium, 2002.
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “Adaptive Fuzzy Neural Control of Nonlinear Systems,” at the
FLINS on Computational Intelligent Systems for Applied Research, Gent, Belgium,
2002.
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “Design of A Recursive Fuzzy Controller with Nonlinear Fuzzy
Rule Base” at the 7th
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “Shadow Effect in Ultrasonic Breast Cancer Imaging,” at the 7th
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “Mobile Robot Control Using Generalized Dynamic Fuzzy Neural
Networks,” at IFAC International Conference on Intelligent Control Systems and
Signal Processing (ICONS) ICONS, Faro, Portugal, held from 8 to 11 April, 2003.
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “Automatic Generation of Fuzzy Inference Systems by Dynamic
Fuzzy Q-Learning,” at IEEE Int. Conf. System, Man and Cybernetics, Washington
DC, USA, 2003.
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “Adaptive Control Strategy for Blood Pressure Regulation Using
Fuzzy Neural Network,” at IEEE Int.
Conf. System, Man and Cybernetics, Washington DC, USA, 2003.
Invited to present a seminar entitled “Online Tuning of Fuzzy Inference Systems Using Dynamic Fuzzy Q-Learning” at the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge on 5 March, 2004.
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Invited
to present a seminar entitled “Mobile Robot Navigation Using Dynamic Fuzzy
Q-Learning” at Defence Science Organisation on 13 August, 2004.
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “Adaptive Noise Cancellation Using IIR-Based Fuzzy Systems,” at
the IEEE Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC), The Hague, The
Netherlands, held from 10 to 13 October,
2004.
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “Intelligent Fuzzy Q-Learning Control of Humanoid Robots,” at
the International Symposium on Neural Networks (ISNN 2005), Chongqing, China,
held from 30 May to 1 June, 2005.
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “A Novel Self-Organising Neural Fuzzy Network for Automatic
Generation of Fuzzy Inference Systems,“ at the International Symposium on
Neural Networks (ISNN 2005), Chongqing, China, held from 30 May to 1 June,
2005.
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Invited to present a
seminar entitled “Obstacle Avoidance of a Mobile Robot Using Hybrid Learning
Approach” at the City University of Hong Kong on 3 June, 2005.
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “Online Generation of Fuzzy Inference Systems Using Unsupervised
Learning at the Joint 2005 International Symposium on Intelligent Control and
13th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (2005
ISIC-MED), Cyprus, held from 27 to 29 June, 2005.
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “Fuzzy Multi-Agent Structure Learning for Clustering Analysis
and Intelligent Control”, at the 11th World Congress of Internal
Fuzzy System Association (IFSA 2005), Beijing, China, held from 28 to 31 July,
2005.
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Invited to present the
paper entitled “Iterative Learning Control With Auto-Tuning Learning Gain Based
on Fuzzy Logic Rules,” at the IFSA 2005, Beijing, China, held from 28 to 31
July, 2005.
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Invited
to present a paper entitled “A Novel Reinforcement Learning Approach for
Automatic Generation of Fuzzy Inference Systems at the IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI2006)
held from 17 to 21 July, 2006 in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Invited
to present a paper entitled “A Novel Framework for Automatic Generation of Fuzzy Neural
Networks“
at ISNN2007.
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Invited
to present a paper entitled “Modelling of Humanoid Robotics by Dynamic Fuzzy Neural
Network“ at ISNN2007.
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Invited
to present a paper entitled “Channel Equalization Using Dynamic Fuzzy Neural Networks“ at ISNN2007.
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Invited to present a
seminar at the City University of Hong Kong on 2 May, 2007.
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Invited to present a
workshop entitled “Advanced Linear Algebra : Theory and Applications” at the
Huafan University from 19 May, 07 to 1 June, 2007
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Invited to present a
seminar at the National Taiwan University on 23 May. 2007.
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Invited to present a
seminar at the Huafan University on 30 May, 2007.
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Invited to present two
seminars at the Nanjing University of Science and Technology from 3 to 10 June,
2007.
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Invited to present a
seminar at the Jilin University on 23 July, 2007.
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Invited to present a
seminar at the Department of Automation, Institute of Academy Science
University on 4 Sept., 2007.
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Invited to present a
seminar at the Tsinghua University on 5 Sept.,
2007.
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Invited to present a talk
at the Joint International Workshop on Control and Automation held from 24 to
25 October, 2007.
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Invited to conduct to a
workshop entitled “Intelligent Robotics: Recent Developments and Futuristic
Trends” at the National Chung Cheng University from 18 to 19 Dec, 2007.
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Invited to present a
seminar at the National Chung Cheng University on 21 Dec., 2007.
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Invited to present two
papers at IEEE MSC’2007.
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Invited to present a
keynote speech at the XVI National Conference on Control 2008.
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Invited to present a
keynote speech at the WCCI’2008 Workshop on Machine Learning in Cognitive
Networks.
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Invited as a
panelist on the WCCI’2008 panel
session on “Preparing Academics for a
Business World” .
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Invited to present a seminar
at the Sun Yat-Sen University on 8 June, 2008.
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Invited to present a
seminar at the Jilin University on 11 June, 2008.
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Invited to present a
paper at WCCI’2008
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Invited to present a
paper at IFAC’2008
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Co-Chair of the technical
session entitled “Smart Sensor Networks” at the IEEE International Conference
on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC 2008) held from 12 to 15 October, 2008.
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External Funding
Total
amount of grant = $ 17.98 millions
Title of Project
|
Source of Funding
|
Period of Involvement
|
Involvement
|
Amount of Funding
|
|
Development
of Laser Tracking Systems |
Precision
Instrument Development Center |
Guest Researcher |
1 Feb., 97 – 30
Apr., 97 |
100
K |
|
Design
and Analysis of Intelligent Controllers for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems (in collaboration with Professor
William E. Leithead of Industrial
Control Centre, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering,
University of Strathclyde). |
Association
of Commonwealth Universities |
Principal
Investigator |
14 Feb., 00- 15 Oct., 00 |
100 K |
|
Selective
Recording, Simulation and Signal Processing Techniques in Functional Electrical
Simulation |
Applied
Research Council |
Collaborator |
1 May, 01 – 31 Dec., 01 |
900 K |
|
Robust
Adaptive Fuzzy Neural Modelling and Control |
Singapore
Millennium Fellowship |
Principal Investigator |
1
Aug., 02- 30 Nov., 04 |
140
K |
|
Development
of Intelligent Control Systems Technology for Systems with Fast Dynamics |
Singapore
Technologies Engineering and
MOE |
Principal Investigator |
1
April, 04- present |
700
K |
|
Development
of Novel Machine Learning Algorithms for Unmanned Ground Vehicles |
MOE |
Principal Investigator |
4
January, 07-present |
50
K |
|
Automatic
Management of Communication Network and Services |
Science
Foundation Ireland |
International Collaborator |
February
07 - present |
7.8 mil |
|
Knowledge
Discover of Iterative Media Retrieval Systems |
University
of South Australia |
Principal
Investigator |
February
07-present |
20
K |
|
Development of Intelligent Techniques for Modelling, Controlling and Optimizing Complex
Manufacturing Systems |
Astar |
Principal
Investigator |
April
08- March 11 |
578,340 |
|
Higher Education Authority (HEA)
PRTLI Cycle 4, Ireland - "Serving Society" |
Ireland |
International Collaborator |
2007-2011 |
3.8 million euro dollars |
(7)
Supervision of Postgraduate and
Undergraduate Students
Total number of Ph.D students
graduated: 8
Total number of Ph.D students currently under
supervision: 6
Total number of M. Eng students graduated:
10
Total number of M.Sc students
supervised and currently under my supervision: 12
Total
number of FYP students supervised and currently under my supervision: 56
Total
number of IHPT students supervised and currently under my supervision: 250
Total
number of URECA and UROP students supervised and currently under my
supervision: 16
Total
number of polytechnic students supervised : 8
Total
number of YDSP students supervised: 2
Total
number of NRP students supervised: 4