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Research collaboration

International:

Canada: University of Waterloo, McGill University

China: USTC (University of Science and Technology of China), SIJTU (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), NUDT (National University of Defence Technology), ZJU (Zhejiang University), Nankang University, Xi’an Jiao Tong University

Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Japan: Osaka University

UK: Imperial College, Essex University

USA: Harvard University

Collaboration recently established:

NTU-ZJU MoU (Contact-based modelling, analysis and clinical trials of knee-ankle inter-kinematics and mechanics model for different joint actions, Feb 2007)

and NTU-SJTU MoU (Task Planning and Coordination of a Team of Robotic Fish with Specific Missions, Mar 2007)

Visiting Professor to USTC (University of Science and Technology of China), Hefei, China (2007-2008)

       Singapore:

Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH)

Singapore General Hospital (SGH)

Society for Physically Disabled (SPD)

Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB)

DSO National Laboratories

National University of Singapore (NUS)

Philips (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Seagate Pte. Ltd.

On-going Research Collaboration

USTC, SJTU, NUDT, Zhejiang University, Nankang Unievrsity, Xi’an JTU (China)

Osaka University (Japan)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

University of Waterloo, McGill University (Canada)

Imperial Colleage, Essex University (UK)

SERVICES

(1)  Service to the University/School 

Appointment

2000-present  Staff Officer, Assistant to Associate Chair (research) (MAE) <In charge of MPE MSc Programmes; assist the School in the review process of all research progress/annual/final reports; review panel of school’s research proposals submitted to NTU; Collecting research database; exploring external collaborations; covering AC (research)’s jobs>

2006-present  Deputy Chairman of NTU’s URECA (Undergraduate Research Experience on CAmpus) Organisation Committee <strategic planning and implementation for the top 5% cohort of undergraduate research students>

2005             Coordinator of the MoU between the NTU and the SPD (Society for the Physically Disabled)

2003-2004      Expert Consultant Member to the X-SAT project (NTU) <involvement in the NTU’s satellite project to provide specialist advices in my areas of research expertise: engineering design, dynamics, vibrations, etc.; also to participate in weekly discussion meetings>

2003-2004      Chairman of Confirmation Panel of PhD Candidature (MPE)

2003              Committee Member of MPE T-21 (M279) Commercialisation Task Force

2002-2005      Committee Member of Graduate Research Programmes in Engineering (NTU)

2002-present  Strategic Area Co-Chair of Intelligent Systems, Logistics and Engineering Management (MPE)

2002-2004      Non-Resident Counsellor of Hall VI (NTU)

2001             Chairman of M229/M279 (formerly IHPT) Steering Committee (MPE)

2001-2006     Member of Academic Audit Committee (UACC, MPE) <attending meetings and discussions; take charge in preparing the report on MPE’s research>

2001-present  Advisor of M229/M279 or EID (Engineering Innovation and Design) Organizing Committee (MPE) <attending all meetings and frequent discussions on implementation details with Chairman; this is a new subject involving events with 800+ students, staff, sponsors for exhibitions, and guests>

2001-2002     Member of Engineering Postgraduate Interview/Examination team <China> (NTU)

2000-2004     Chairman of Staff Development Scheme (SDS) Committee (MPE) <chairing meetings to discuss and to recommend SDS proposals submitted; about three rounds per year>

2000-present  Mentor and Guide to the Robotics Research Centre (RRC, NTU)

2000-2001     Coordinator of the NTU-CMU Joint Robotics Initiative 2001, between NTU, Singapore and CMU, USA (NTU)

1999-present   M211/M2011/M2911 Subject Coordinator (MPE): Machine Elements Design

1999-present   M432 Subject Coordinator (MPE): Robotics

1999-present   Deputy Director of SPD (Smart Products Design) MSc Programme (MPE)

1998-present   M6404 Subject Coordinator (MPE): Advanced Mechanism Design

1998-present  Coordinator, International Student Exchange <Canada> (MPE)

1998-2000      Strategic Research Programme Director <Intelligent Machines and Robotics> (MPE)

1998-2000      Member of First-Year Common Engineering Orientation Committee (NTU)

1998-2000      Member of Junior College Activities: Career Talks Committee (NTU)

1997-2001      Team-Coordinator, NTU Undergraduate Recruitment, East Malaysia (NTU)

1997-1999      MSc Programme Coordinator <Smart Products Design> (MPE)

1996-2002      Resident Counsellor of Hall II (NTU)

1996-1997      IHPT (In-House Practical Training) Review Committee, Chairman (MPE)

1995-1996      Laboratory Supervisor, Mechanics of Machines Laboratory (MPE)

1993-1998      IHPT (In-House Practical Training) Coordinator (MPE)

1993- 1995     Laboratory Supervisor, Automation and Robotics Laboratory (MPE)

1994             Assistant to Head, Division of Engineering Mechanics

1993            Member of Teaching Task Force to discuss and suggest issues towards effective teaching (MPE)

1993            Member of Design Committee to discuss and propose integrated syllabi for Design subjects (MPE)

1993             Member of School Committee for Endowment Fund Development (MPE)

1991-1994     Elected Member of the NTU Academic Board (NTU)

1989-1993     Secretary of IHPT (In-House Practical Training) Organizing Committee (MPE)

1988-1989     Honorary Secretary of the SRC (Staff Recreation Club, NTU)

Meeting organization

Chairman of the NTU-CMU Joint Symposium on Advances in Robotics (NTU), Singapore, 2001 (between NTU, Singapore and CMU, USA)

Technical Co-Chairman of ICARV2000, International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics, and Vision, Singapore, 2000

Member of Organisation Committee A-PVC’99, Asia-Pacific Vibration Conference, Singapore, 1999

Member of Organisation Committee, International Conference on Mechanics of Solids and Structures, Singapore 1991

Member of Organisation Committee, International Conference on Noise and Vibration, Singapore 1989.

(2) Service to professional bodies

•  Founding Chairman of the SiCToMM (1998-2001); promote and organise activities relevant to the Singapore Committee for the Technologies of Machines and Mechanisms (SiCToMM), a local body of the IFToMM (International Federation for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms)

•    Invited Member of the People's Forum, since 2004 (Singapore Government)

•    Council Member of SIAA (1998-2001); to plan and organise activities promoted by the Singapore Industrial Automation Association (SIAA)

•   Translation jobs (2002-2004) for MOE (Ministry of Singapore) to translate Mathematics and Physics test papers set for PRC high school students (MOE, Singapore)

•   Member of SISIR Mechanical Standards Committee (1995-1998); Assist in dealing with the national standardisation work

(3) Service to society/local industry

Service to Journals

Guest Editor of Special Issue: Mechanism and Machine Theory: Bio-Inspired Mechanism & Engineering; August 2007 (in progress)

Guest Editor of Special Issue: International Journal of Automation and Computing: Biologically Inspired Robotic Fish: Advanced Modelling, Techniques and Applications; October 2006

Editorial Advisory Board Member: International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (2004-present)

Editorial Board Member: MapleTech Springer-Verlag, Inc., USA. (1998-2000)

Service to Professional Society

IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS)

Co-Chairman of IEEE RAS Technical Committee: Manufacturing Automation

Co-Chairman of IEEE RAS Technical Committee: Rehabilitation Robotics

Co-Chairman of IEEE RAS Technical Committee: Bio Robotics

Committee Member of IEEE Committee for RAS Competitions and Challenges

International Federation for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms (IFToMM)

Member of the Technical Committee on Micromachines (IFToMM) (since 2003)

Member of the Technical Committee on Mechatronics (IFToMM) (since 2001)

Associate Editor/International Program Committee Member of International Conferences (2006-2007)

< involved in the paper review for average of 8 papers per conference>

IEEE IROS2007, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2007), San Diego, California, USA, Oct 2007

CCCT2007, International Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies (CCCT06), Orlando, Florida, USA, July 2007

CLAWAR2007, International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Supporting Technologies for Mobile Machines (CLAWAR2007), Singapore, July 2007

IEEE ICMA2007, IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA 2007), Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, Aug 2007.

IEEE AIM2007, IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM2007), ETH Zürich, Switzerland, Sep 2007

IEEE ISIE07, IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE 2007), Vigo, Spain, June 2007

IEEE ICRA2007, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA07), Roma, Italy, Apr 2007

IEEE IROS2006, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2006), Beijing, China, Oct 2006

IEEE ROBIO2006, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2006), Kunming, China, 2006

IEEE ICMA2006, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA2006), Luoyang, China, June 2006

IEEE CASE2006 (also Publicity Chair), IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE2006), Shanghai, China, Oct 2006

IEEE AIM2006, IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM2006), Bangkok, Thailand, 2006

CCCT2006, International Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies (CCCT06), Orlando, Florida, USA, July 2006

MX2006, MECHATRONICS 2006 & the 10^th Mechatronics Forum Biennial International Conference, Penn State Great Valley, Malvern, PA, USA, June 2006

Others (since 2001)

•   International Advisory Panel Member, 9^th Mechatronics Forum Int. Conference (Mechatronics 2004), Ankara, Turkey, 2004

•   International Advisory Panel Member, Int. Conference on Dynamics and Vibrations in Engineering, Hanoi, Vietnam, April 2004

•   International Advisory Panel Member (2004-2005), Int. Symposium on Robotics and Automation (ASIAR 2005), Bangkok, Thailand, 2005

•   International Advisory Panel Member (2002-2003), Int. Symposium on Robotics and Automation (ASIAR 2003), Bangkok, Thailand, 2003

•   International Advisory Panel Member (2000-2001), Int. Symposium on Robotics and Automation (ASIAR 2001), Bangkok, Thailand, 2001

Consulting Services (since 2000)

DSO National Laboratories, Sep 2006

Noise Detection and Control of Propeller Units

Delphi Automotive Systems Singapore Pte. Ltd., Aug 2003

Torque Control of Fasteners

Seagate Technology International, Jan 2001

Vibration and Spectrum Analysis of Electronics Devices

Philips Singapore Pte. Ltd., 2000

Drop Impact Analysis of Electronic Products

Heidelberg Singapore Pte. Ltd., 2000-2001

Mechanisms Design and Optimized Layout of Printers