Research Interests, Projects, Students
Posted on Thursday, January 05, 2006 at 3:51 PM by Malcolm
Research Interests
- Parallel and Distributed Computing - Multicore, GPGPU, Cloud Computing
- Modeling & Simulation - Symbiotic Simulation, Evolvable Simulation
- Combinatorial Optimization - Jobshop Scheduling, Travelling Salesman Problem, Bee Colony Optimization
Research Affiliations
- Member of the NTU SCE Parallel and Distributed Computing Center (PDCC)
- Member of the NTU SCE Center for Computational Intelligence (C2I)
- Academic Supervisor for Singapore Graduate Scholarship
- Academic Supervisor for A*STAR Graduate Scholarship
Research Experience
- 1997-2003: Research Associate/Associate Research Fellow/Research Engineer in Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore (previously known as Gintic Institute of Manufacturing Technology)
- 1999-2002: DPHil Student in Oxford University Computing Laboratory. Thesis: "Adaptive BSP Time Warp" supervised by Professor Bill Mccoll.
- 1997-1999: Project Member of Parallel Discrete Event Simulation for Virtual Factory Implementation
Research Projects
- Evolutionary Computing Based Methodologies for Modelling, Simulation and Analysis (Funded by DSTA under the Defence Innovative Research Programme) - Principal Investigator
- Biologically Inspired Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms for Semiconductor Manufacturing and Maritime Port Operation (Collaborative Research Project with SIMTech - Dr. Chong Chin Soon) - Principal Investigator
- Stowage Planning for Large Container Ships (Funded by MPA and APL) - Principal Investigator
- COSMOS: Crowd Simulation for Military Operations (Funded by DSTA) - Co-Principal Investigator
- Biologically Inspired Algorithms for Jobshop Scheduling Optimization (NTU Startup Grant) - Principal Investigator
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Crossdocking Planning and Dynamic Scheduling for FMCG Supply Chain (Collaborative Research Project with SIMTech - Dr. Li Zheng Ping) - Principal Investigator
Research Students
PhD Students
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Wong Li Pei
Commenced January 2007
Co-supervisor: Dr. Chong Chin Soon (SIMTech)
Project title: Bee Colony Optimization with Local Search for Traveling Salesman Problem
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Mojtaba
Shakeri
Commenced August 2007
Co-supervisor: Dr. Li Zhengping (SIMTech)
Project title: Crossdock Scheduling Optimization (Problems and Algorithms with Parallel Computing Strategies)
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Sun Hequan
Commenced August 2008
Co-supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Hsu Wenjing
Project title: High Performance Computational Algorithms for Motif Finding Problems
Current Final Year Projects (FYP)
- Stowage Plan Optimization for Next Generation Container Ships (Student: Ron Tan Shi Qiang)
Past FYP Projects
2008
- Future Cars (Java applet) (Student: Soh Say Kiong)
- Automated Red Teaming (Student: Xu Yong Liang)
- Enterprise Integration Using Mashup (Student: Tham Yew Mun Dennis)
- Parallel Machines - GPGPU (Student: Liew Xiaoye)
- Crowd Simulation: Ontology, Knowledge-base and Inference Engine (Student: Tan Su Li Debbie)
- RFID for Logistics (Cross-docking) Operations (Student: Li Jin Cong)
- Stowage Plan Optimization for Next Generation Container Ships (Student: Gupta Shubam)
- Aggregation and Disaggregation Issues in Distributed Simulation (Student: Chua Yuan Wei Benjamin)
- A Knowledge-based Environmental and Behaviour Representation using Game Engines (Student: Wu Jian Liang)
- Bees Colony Optimization: A Biological Inspired Approach to Job Shop Scheduling (Student: Puan Chi Yung)
- Optimization for Crossdocking Product Mixing and Matching Problem (Student: Japjit Singh Ghai)
- Intelligent Business Rules Definition and Implementation for B2B Collaboration (Student: Tran Son Tung)
- Cross-docking Planning and Dynamic Scheduling for Fast-Moving-Consumer-Goods (FMCG) Supply Chain (Student: Tong Weiyi Mark)
2006
- Bees Colony Optimization: A Biological Inspired Approach to Job Shop Scheduling (Student: Yeo Lian Sheng)
- Ants and Bees colony optimisation for Job shop scheduling using Software Agents (Student: Lim Ming Wei)
- Technology for High End Manufacturing Simulation Execution on a Computing Cluster (Student: Chong Chee Seng)
- Optimizing Bee Colony Optimization Algorithm for Job Shop Scheduling using High Performance Computing Techniques (Student: Jestine Paul)
- Dynamic BPEL Generation for Aerospace Logistics Operation (Student: Teng Yi Xiang)
- Business Processes and Workflow in a Web Services World (Student: Wang Yan Wen)
- Adaptive Control in Supply Chains (Student: Li Qiao Yang)
- An Animation Tool for Simulation Event Trace (Student: Chew Yuan Chao)
- A Knowledge-based Environment and Behaviour Representation for Game System (Student: Ng Boon Kiat)
- Animation Tool for Simulation Event Trace (Student: Lee Jack Son)
URECA Project Students
- Cloud Computing: Application on Data Farming (Student: Yong Yong Cheng, Co-supervised with Mr. Choo Chwee Seng from DSO National Laboratories, 2008-2009)
- Bee Colony Optimization : Travelling Salesman and Jobshop Scheduling ( Student: Brian Marshal, Co-supervised with Dr. Ho Nhu Binh from SIMtech, 2008-2009)
- A simulation-based experimentation environment for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (Student: Li Yaohui, Co-supervised with Mr. Sin Mong Leng from DSO National Laboratories, 2007-2008)
- Negotiation Protocol for Multi-Agent Search and Rescue (Student: Xu Yong Liang, Co-supervised with Mr. Sin Mong Leng from DSO National Laboratories 2006-2007)
UROP Project Students
- Wave-Based Parallel Implementation of the Smith-Waterman Algorithm on CUDA compatible GPUs (Student: Buddha Sreenivas Kartik, 2008)
- Parallel Smith Waterman Algorithms with Intel Thread Building Blocks (Student: Willy Suryanto, 2008)
