Guppy.mpe.nus.edu.sg

Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Dy Director, Centre for Management of Science and Technology Dy Director, Centre for Intelligent Products & Mfg Systems National University of Singapore9 Engineering Dr 1, Singapore 119260Tel: (65) 6516-2555 Born: March 3, 1959, in Manila, Philippines.
Country of Citizenship: Philippines.
Singapore Permanent ResidentMarital Status: Married to Caroline;sons Mark Adam (April 3 ’84), Kyle Nathaniel (July 31 ’98) and Ivan Jeremiah (Oct 11 ’99) 1988 - Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.
Dissertation: “Kinematic Control of Robotic Manipulators With Multiple InterchangeableWrists,” supervised by Professor Vassilios D. Tourassis.
1986 - M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.
Project: “General-Purpose Inverse Kinematic Transformations for Robotic Manipulators,”supervised by Professor Vassilios D. Tourassis.
1985 - M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Dissertation: “Application of Robotics to Sugarcane Propagation,” supervised by ProfessorJoel S. Fox.
1981 - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Cum Laude), De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines.
1981 - B.S. in Industrial Management Engineering (Cum Laude), De La Salle University, Manila, • Mobile Robotic Manipulation in Human Environments • Distributed Autonomous Robotics Systems • Compliant motion and force control.
• Computer Control, Mechatronics and Automation.
• Computational Intelligence: Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms, and Fuzzy Reasoning; and their applications to robotics and automation.
• Dy Director, Centre for Management of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, March 2004 – .
• Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, August 1998 – . (Sr Lecturer, 1993-1998. Lecturer, 1989-1993).
• Dy Director, Centre for Intelligent Products and Manufacturing Systems, Department of Mechan- ical Engineering, National University of Singapore, April 1994 – .
• Senior Technology Advisor, Asian Technology Information Program, USA & Japan, July 1995 – .
• Program Manager, MSc (Mechatronics) Program, Faculty of Engineering, National University of • Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Adelaide University, Aus- tralia, November 2001 – October 2006. (Honorary Position) • Associate Professor, Faculty of Industrial Design, Technical University of Eindhoven, Sept 2002 - • Program Manager, Mechatronics, Design Technology Institute, National University of Singapore and Technical University Eindhoven, Aug 2002 – .
• Honorary SIMTech Fellow, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Oct 2003 - Nov 2005.
• Dy Director, Centre for Management of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Mar 2004 • Asst Dean, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Nov 2001 - Feb 2004.
• Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, Gintic Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Jan 1999 - Dec • Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, University of Rochester, Rochester, New • Research Assistant, Electrical Engineering Department, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, September 1986 – August 1988.
• Teaching Assistant, Electrical Engineering Department, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, September 1985 – August 1986.
• Research Assistant, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 1983 – August 1985.
• Research Assistant, Energy and Industrialization Project of the Resource Systems Institute, East West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 1983 – August 1985.
• Visiting Research Engineer, Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity, Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May – September 1984.
• Senior Technical Training Officer, Assembly and Test Division, Intel Philippines, Inc., Manila, Philippines, June 1982 – August 1983.
• Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, May 1981 – May 1982. (Lecturer Oct 1979 – May 1981) • Instructor, Xavier School, Manila, Philippines, October 1975 – April 1976.
• Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Rochester Chapter.
• US Patent 6,538,634: Apparatus Image Guided Surgery, Chui; Chee-Kong (Singapore, SG); Chen; Percy (Singapore, SG); Wang; Yaoping (Singapore, SG); Ang, Jr.; Marcelo H. (Singapore, SG);Cai; Yiyu (Singapore, SG); Mak; Koon-Hou (Singapore, SG), Application number 215407, Filed18 Dec 1998, Granted 25 March 2003.
• Singapore patent application no. 200307722-9: Rotary Elastic Coupling, Actuator and Control Method, Chai Eddie and Marcelo H Ang Jr, 23 December 2003 (US Provisional Patent ApplicationNo 60/435,992 filed 23 Dec 2002).
• Licensed Technology: ”Apparatus for the Simulation of Image Guided Surgery,” Licensed to In- stitute for Applied Information Technology - German National Research Center for InformationTechnology (GMD), Nov 1999 - Present.
• Singapore Patent, 9904405-9: Automated Building Facade Cleaning Apparatus, Tay E H, M H Jr • Awards for Excellence 2000, Most Outstanding Paper in the 1999 volume of the journal Industrial • Honorable Mention, Use of IT in Teaching Award, National University of Singapore, 1998.
• US Patent No. 5,771,553: Precision and quick affixing method for flexible automated assembly (30 June 1998), with Sim Tian Soon and Lim Kah Bin. (Licensed by Koln Energy LLC - Subsidiaryof Intellectual Ventures) • Outstanding Paper Award, The Asia-Pacific Industrial Automation Conference (IA) ’90, Singapore, • Research Assistantship, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 1987 – 1988.
• Industrial Associates Program Fellowship, Production Automation Project, University of Rochester, • Teaching Assistantship, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 1985 – 1986.
• East West Center Honor Award, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1985.
• Renewable Energy Engineering Certificate, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, • East West Center Scholarship, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1983 – 1985.
• National Computer Center Scholarship, Manila, Philippines, 1982.
• Third Place, National Engineering Board Registration Examinations, Manila, Philippines, 1981.
• Cum Laude, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, 1981.
• First Place, graduating class (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Departments), De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, 1981.
• Jose Rizal Honor Certificates (Dean’s Honors List), De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, • Faculty Resource Training Program Scholarship, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, 1979 • Registered Professional Engineer and Member of the Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers, • Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Robotics and Automation Soci- ety 1988 – . (Singapore local chapter Management Committee member of RAS - 2004 – .) • Member Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Rochester Chapter, 1988 – .
• Founding President, Robotic Games Society Singapore, 1995 – .
• Member, Robofesta International Committee, 2000 – .
• Member, Technical Committee for Mechatronics, International Federation for the Theory of Ma- chines and Mechanisms, 2001- Present.
• Member, Technical Committee for History of Mechanisms and Machines, International Federation for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, 2001- Present.
• Member, The World Robot Olympiad, Jan 2004 – .
• Member, International Robot Olympiad, Jan 2004 – .
• Course Leadership and Organization • Co-Developed the new Minor in Management of Technology Program for FoE Undegraduates.
Curriculum approved and 1st intake is on 1st Sem of AY04 2.
• Co-Developed the new MSc in Management of Science and Technology Program, 1st intake • Co-developed the new MSc in Intellectual Property Management Program, 1st intake was • Designed and Organized the MSc (Mechtronics) degree program, which started in July 1996.
• Co-designed and Co-organized the MTD (Mechatronics) Joint Degree program with Prof.
Jeu Schouten of TuE. This is a joint degree program that started in July 2002.
• Development of New Modules introduced in National University of Singapore • Developed MT5003: Creativity and Innovation (a new module designed for MSc (MOT) • Co-developed TD6209: New Product Development and Realization, new 10 MC module, 1st • TD5322: Mechatronic System Design, Jan 2003 (graduate module) • EG1604: Innovation Program, Jan 2002 (undergraduate module) • MCH5004 M2: Speed and Position Control Mini-Project for MSc (Mechatronics), July 2001 • ME1902: Creative Problem Solving in Engineering and Science, Jan 1998 (undergraduate • ME3101: Mechanical Design (Computer Interfacing and Electronics Components - 6 hrs), • ME1191: Advanced Computing, Jan 1993 (undergraduate module) • EE5106/MCH5209/ME 5402 Advanced Robotics, July 1992 (postgraduate module) • ME5601: Introduction to Geometric Modeling, July 1991 (postgraduate module) • ME562: Computer Control, July 1990 (postgraduate module) • Mechatronic System Design, Graduate course. Dept of Mechanical Engineering and Design Technology Institute, National University of Singapore.
• Advanced Computing. Undergraduate Course. Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, National University of Singapore.
• Advanced Robotics. M.Sc. Course. Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, • Introduction to Geometric Modeling. M.Sc. Course. Department of Mechanical and Produc- tion Engineering, National University of Singapore. New Course.
• Computer Control. M.Sc. Course. Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, • Robotics. Undergraduate Course, Departments of Electrical and Mechanical & Production Engineering, National University of Singapore.
• Electrical Engineering and Instrumentation. Undergraduate Course. Department of Mechan- ical and Production Engineering, National University of Singapore.
• Computational Methods for Engineers. Graduate Course. Department of Electrical Engi- • Introduction to Robotic Systems. Graduate and Undergraduate Course. Department of Elec- trical Engineering. University of Rochester.
• Systems Laboratory. Undergraduate Course. Department of Electrical Engineering. Univer- • Introduction to Computer Programming (Recitation). Freshman Course. Electrical Engineer- ing Department. University of Rochester.
• Basic Engineering Thermodynamics. Undergraduate Course. Department of Mechanical Engineering. De La Salle University.
• Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics. Undergraduate Course. Department of Mechani- cal Engineering. De La Salle University.
• Engineering Mechanics (Statics). Undergraduate Course. Department of Engineering Sci- • Engineering Analysis. Undergraduate Course. Department of Engineering Sciences. De La • Differential Calculus. Undergraduate Course. Department of Engineering Sciences. De La • Integral Calculus. Undergraduate Course. Department of Engineering Sciences. De La Salle • Co-Principal Investigator, A*STAR SERC Grant 052 121 0082 - TSRP: Ultra Wide Band - Enalbed Sentient Computing: ”UWB-enabled Sentient Computing Architecture and Middleware with Co-ordinated QoS (USCAM-CQ), S$1,113,180, 1 May 2006 to 31 May 2009.
• Partner Investigator, Australian Research Council Linkage Project ID: LP0668052: ”Autonomous Service Robots in Multi-Agent Based System for Household and Industrial Environments.”, S$387,573.
• Principal Investigator, Project CRP U01-A-131A: Robust Mobile Manipulation in Unstructured and Human Environments, $1,664,312 (53% from Gintic, and 47% from NUS), Oct 2001 – Sept2004.
• Co-Principal Investigator, A*STAR SERC Grant - Embedded Hybrid Systems Programme Project No 0222 106 0049: ”The All-Terrain Advanced Network of Ubiquitous Mobile AsynchronousSystems” (”Tarantulas”), 1 March 2003 - 28 February 2006, $668,000 total funding from A*STAR.
• Associate Investigator, Australian Research Council Grant: Optimised and sensory-based robotic fibre placement of carbon fibre composites for fabrication of aerospace components. (Collaborationwith Monash University. Australian Research Council SPRIT grant) A$173,960, 2000-2002.
• Collaborator, NUS RP960684: Trainable Computer Vision Systems for Surveillance and Mobile Robot Control. NUS-ARF-MDR ($229,365). Jan 97 - June 2003.
• Collaborator, NUS RP3992705. Factory Network Integration and Coordinated Planning for E- Manufacturing ($111,000). Mar 2000 to Feb 2002.
• Singapore Robotic Games, annual funding since 1993 ($50,000 - $100,000 per year).
• Principal Investigator, Project GR6737: Development of a Prototype for Internet-Integrated Home Control System, $21,000 from National Computer Board of Singapore, 1999 – 2000.
• Principal Investigator, Project U98-A-031: Control of Dynamic Behavior of Robotic Manipulators through Advanced Sensing Technology and Applications to Automation. $2,650,000 from GinticInstitute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore, 1998 – 2001.
• Principal Investigator in NSTB (National Science and Technology Board - Singapore) Sponsored Project (NSTB/17/3/31-3) on Research and Development of an Intelligent Pipe MeasurementSystem. $1,070,300 from NSTB and $458,700 from industry. 1998 – 2001.
• Principal Investigator in NSTB (National Science and Technology Board - Singapore) Sponsored Project on Research and Development of a Ship-Welding Robot. $1,651,200 from NSTB and$60,000 from industry. 1994 – 1997.
• Principal Investigator in NUS (National University of Singapore) -funded research project RP890659 on Integration of Solid Modelling Systems into Robot Controller Architectures Towards IntelligentRobotic Systems. $267,150. 1990-1995.
• Principal Investigator in NUS-funded (multi-disciplinary) research project RP910708 on Man- agement of Manufacturing Technologies in Singapore: Trends in Technological Development -Identification, Infusion, and Education. $33,000. 1992-1995.
• Chairman of HP Technology Quiz ’94 Organizing Committee with members from Faculty of Science of NUS and NTU. Funding of $10,000 from Hewlett-Packard Singapore Pte Ltd.
• Sr. Technology Advisor, Asian Technology Information Program (a collaboration between US National Institute of Standards and Technology and The University of New Mexico), July, 1995 -present.
• Expertise Advise on Robotic Vacuum Cleaner, Trental Marketing, Sept 1998 - Present.
• External Examiner, Diploma in Mechatronics, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, 1997 - 2001.
• Expert Consultant in Robotics, Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Ngee Ann Polytech- • Conner Peripherals Pte Ltd, 1995 - 1996. Robotics and Automation Projects.
• Brac Engineering (S) Pte Ltd, 1991 - present. Computer Controlled Asphalt Mixing Plant.
• Rhemax Precision Industries Pte Ltd, 1995 - present. Expert advise on robotics and automation • Port of Singapore Authority, 1993 - present. Development of a Dynamic Weighing System for • ST Kay and Company, 1991. Expert advise on robotics and automation work.
Membership in Editorial Boards of International Journals • Member of Editorial Board, International Journal of Hybrid Intelligent Systems, July 2003 –.
• Associate Editor, International Journal of Humanoid Robotics (IJHR), April 2003 - March 2007.
• International Member of Editorial Board, Advanced Robotics (The International Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan), Feb 2003 to Present • Co-Chief-Editor, INNOVATION Magazine, December 2002 to Present.
• Member, Editorial Advisory Board, INNOVATION Magazine, March 2002 to November 2002.
• Associate Editor, Control and Intelligent Systems, January 2002 - December 2003.
• Editor, ICASE Transaction on Control, Automation and Systems, April 2000 - Present.
Membership in International Scientific Advisory Boards • Singapore Representative, Robofesta (International Robotic Games), 2000 - Present.
• Member of Technical Committee for Mechatronics, International Federation for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, 2001- Present.
• Member of Technical Committee for History of Mechanisms and Machines, International Federa- tion for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, 2001- Present.
• Member, Steering Committee for International Symposia on Experimental Robotics, (ISER) 2002 • Technical Program Chair, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, • Chair, 8th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER’04), Singapore, 25-28 June • Member, International Program Committee, 8th Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 10-13 March 2004.
• Member, International Program Committee, 2nd International Conference on Computational In- telligence, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CIRAS), 15-18 Dec 2003, Singapore.
• Member, International Program Committee, IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems, Sept • Member, Program Committee, 2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference of Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2003), October 27 - November 1, 2003, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
• Member, International Steering Committee, International Conference on Mechtaronics Technology, • Judge, National Junior Robotics Competition, Singapore, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. Ad- visor to National Senior Robotics League, Singapore, 2003.
• Member, International Program Committee, IASTED International Conference on Intelligent Sys- tems and Control (ISC-2003), Salzburg, Austria, 25-27 June 2003.
• Member, Scientific Committee, International Symposium on Dynamics and Control, Hanoi, Viet- • Program Chair, International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information technol- ogy, Communication and control, Environment, and Management 2003 (HNICEM 2003), Manila,Philippines, 29-31 March 2003.
• Member, International Program Committee, 2nd IFAC-Conference on MECHATRONIC SYS- TEMS, Dec 9-11, 2002, Berkeley, CA, USA.
• Member, Technical Program Committee, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics and Control, Sevilla, Spain, 5-8 November 2002.
• Member, Program Committee, 9th International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP’02), Singapore, 18-22 November 2002.
• Co-Chair for Invited Sessions, IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, Vancouver, • Member, International Steering Committee, 6th International Conference on Mechatronics Tech- nology, Kitakyushu, Japan, Sept 29 - Oct 3, 2002.
• Member, International Program Committee, IEEE Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vi- sion in Practice, ChangMai, Thailand, 10-12 September 2002.
• Member, Program Committee, 2002 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2002), Washington, DC, USA, 11-15 May 2002.
• Member, Program Committee, Seventh Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-7) Conference, Ma- rina del Rey, California, USA, 25-27, March 2002.
• Member, International Program Committee for the International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Robotics, Singapore, 28-30 November 2001.
• Finance Chair, The IEEE 5th International Conference on Intelligent Transport Systems, Singa- • Publicity Co-Chair, Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2002), Singapore, September 25-27, 2002.
• Member, International Program Committee, 1st International Conference on Information Tech- nology in Mechatronics (ITM’01), Istanbul Turkey, 1-3 October 2001.
• Member, Program Committee, 2001 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Maui, USA, 29 Oct - 3 November 2001.
• Member, International Program Committee, IEEE Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vi- sion in Practice, Hong Kong, 27-29 August 2001.
• Member. Technical Committee, Third World Manufacturing Congress (WMC’2001), Rochester, • Member, Local Program Committee, International MEMS Workshop 2001, Singapore, 4-6 July • Member, Program Committee (Asia and Oceania), 2001 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM’01), Italy, July, 2001.
• Chair, Local Arrangement, 5th International Conference of Mechatronics Technology (ICMT’01), • Chair, Technical Program, 4th Asian Conference on Robotics and Its Applications (ACRA’01), • Member, International Advisory Board, International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM’01), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12-13 February 2001.
• Member, Technical Program Committee, Philippine Computing Society Congress (PCSC’2000), • Member, International Advisory Panel, Students Conference on R&D 2001, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, • Member, Program Committee, Opto Mechatronics Systems (RB07), SPIE International Sympo- sium on Intelligent Systems for Advanced Manufacturing, 5-8 November 2000, Boston, USA.
• General Co-Chair, FIRA Asia-Pacific Cup Singapore 2000, 23-25 May 2000.
• Member, International Scientific Committee, 2000 World Conference on Mathematics and Com- puters in Mechanical Engineering, Athens, Greece, 10-15 July, 2000.
• Member, Technical Program Committee, 2000 International Conference on Industrial Electronics and Control, 22-28 October 2000, Nagoya, Japan.
• Member, Program Committee, Intelligent Autonomous Systems, 7-9 July 2000, Venice Italy.
• Member, International Program Committee, 3rd Asian Control Conference, 4-7 July 2000.
• Member, Program Committee. 2000 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics & Automation (ICRA’2000), 22-28 April, 2000, San Francisco, USA.
• Member, International Program Committee, World Manufacturing Congress, 27-30 September • Member, Review Committee, Third International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent In- • Member, International Program Committee, IROS99 (IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems), 17-21 Oct 1999, Korea.
• Member, International Program Committee, ISMT’99 (International Symposium on Manufactur- • Singapore Representative, International Liaison Committee, ICMT98 (International Conference on Mechatronic Technology), November 30 - December 2, 1998, Hsinchu, Taiwain.
• Program Co-Chair, 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechatronics, ICRAM99, • Organising Committee Co-Chairman (Asia), International Symposium on Intelligent Automation and Control, 10-14 May 1998, Alaska, USA.
• Editor, International Journal of Knowledge-Based Intelligent Engineering Systems, 1997 – Present.
• Guest Editor, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Special Issue on ”Critical Issues in Robotics”, • Member of Advisory Committee, Computer Playtime 1997, Singapore, December 4-7, 1997.
• Member of International Technical Committee, World Manufacturing Congress 1997, New Zealand, November 18-21, 1997. (Consists of First International Symposium on Manufacturing Systems(ISMS), First International Symposium on Manufacturing Technology (ISMT), First InternationalSymposium on Manufacturing Management (ISMM).) • Member of Program Committee, 1997 IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelli- gence in Robotics and Automation (CIRA’97), Hyatt Regency, Monterey, California, July 10-11,1997.
• Member of International Program Committee, World Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI’97), Caracas, Venezuela, July 1997.
• Member of the Organizing Committee, 4th International Conference on Computational Physics, • Member of International Advisory Committee, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS’96), Osaka, Japan, 4-8 November 1996.
• Member of International Program Committee, International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis (ISAS’96), Orlando, USA, 22-26 July, 1996.
• Chief Judge, National Skills Competition (Mechatronics - Youth Category), Qualifying Rounds: 12-14 March 1996, Final Rounds: 28 June - 1 July 1996.
• Member of Advisory Committee, Computer Playtime 1996, 12-15 December 1996.
• Member of Advisory Committee, 1996 International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP’96), Hong Kong, September 25-27, 1996 • Member of Program Committee, Factory Automation Track, The 22nd Annual International Con- ference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society - IECON’96, Taipei, Taiwan, August 5-9, 1996.
• Member of International Program Committee, International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis (ISAS’96), Orlando, USA, 22-26 July, 1996.
• Judge, Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors’ Award (16 - 20 yrs old group), 7 Feburary 1995.
• Member of International Advisory Committee, 1995 International Conference on Neural Informa- tion Processing (ICONIP’95), Beijing China, October 1995.
• Vice-President, Asia Pacific Neural Network Assembly (APNNA), (1993 - ·).
• President, Robotic Games Society (Singapore), 1996 - .
• Honorary Secretary (1991-95), Vice Chairman (1996 - .), Faculty Club, National University of • Chairman (1993, 1994, 1996 -), Founding Chairman (1992), Vice Chairman (1995), Singapore Robot Games (SRG) Main Committee, (1993,1994, 1996- ).
• Chairman, HP Technology Quiz 1994 Organising Committee.
• Resource Person, Innovation Programme (organised by Faculty of Engineering and Ministry of • Program Committee Member, “International Conference on Data and Knowledge Systems for Manufacturing and Engineering,” Hong Kong, 2-4 May 1994.
• Member of the International Advisory Committee, “International Conference on Neural Informa- tion Processing,” Seoul Korea, 17-20 October 1994.
• Member of the Organising and Technical Program Committees, International Conference on Au- tomation, Robotics and Computer Vision (ICARCV’94), Nanyang Technological University, Sin-gapore, 13-16 September 1994.
• Member of Organising Committee, Singapore International Conference on Intelligent Control and Instrumentation, 1995 (SICICI’95).
• Member of Organising and Technical Program Committees, 1995 International Symposium on Industrial Robots, 4-6 October 1995.
• Chairman, Organizing Committee for Singapore Robot Games (SRG) ’93, 16-28 November 1993, Singapore Science Centre, Singapore.
• Chairman, Neural Networks Special Interest Group (NNSIG) - Singapore, May 1990 - .
• Headed the Publicity Committee and Member of Technical Committee for the IEEE International Conference on Neural Network Applications to Signal Processing (NNASP’93), 17-20 August 1993,Singapore.
• Member of Organising Committee, International Conference on Organisational and Workforce Management Issues in Automation: Cross Cultural Perspectives, 25-27 August 1992, Singapore.
• Judge for the Robotics Section, Singapore Science Fair 1992, 15th Singapore Youth Science Fort- • Headed the Publicity Committee and Member of Technical Committee for the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) ’91, November 18-21, 1991, Singapore.
• Member of the Organising Committee for the Singapore Robotics Festival (SRF) ’91, Singapore, • Reviewer of several international journals and conferences • English, Filipino, and Chinese (written and spoken).
• ”Robotics Beyond the Factory - New Opportunities and Challenges”, Invited Public Lecture for 2002 Technology Month, Engineering Auditorium, National University of Singapore, 20 September2002.
• “The Art of Engineering”, Invited Public Lecture, Smart Classroom, Faculty of Engineering, 17 • “Robotics and Mechatronics in Biomedical Applications”, Invited talk for Bioengineering Work- shop, EA-06-03, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 25 July 2002.
• “Opening Address as Guest of Honour for Opening of Robotics and Intelligent Machines Center, Institute of Technical Education (West), Singapore, 31 October 2001.
• “Recent Developments in Robotics - Towards Mobile Manipulation in Human and Unstructured Environments”, Invited Lecture, ITE-West, 31 October 2001.
• “Robotics in Human Work Environments - New Paradigms, Opportunities and Challenges”, Gintic-Georgia Tech Joint Forum on Manufacturing Technology, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Singapore,27 September 2001.
• “Computational Intelligence and Robotics”, Invited Public Lecture, Gintic Institute of Manufac- • ”Innovation and Technological Progress,” Opening Address, Launch of Innovation Program 2000, • ”Telepresence Robotic Manipulation with Haptic and Stereo Feedback,” Invited Seminar, Sin- garen, NUS School of Computing, 4 January 2001.
• “The Art of Engineering: Creativity and Innovation”, Invited Public Address to selected interna- tional teachers and students, Science and Technology Camp, Engineering Auditorium, NationalUniversity of Singapore, 6 Dec 2000.
• “ Robotics and Automation Opportunities in the Marine Industry,” The Marine Group Local Industry Upgrading Program (LIUP) Event on Towards a Knowledge-Driven Marine Industry, 2May 2000, World Trade Centre, Singapore.
• “Real-Time Control Using Personal Computers,” Innovators’ Club Talk, National University of • “Robotic Applications in Pipe Measurements for Repair Shipyards,” First SiCToMM (Singapore Committee for the Technologies of Machines and Mechanisms) Seminar, NTU, 13 March 2000.
• “E-Factory, Singapore Confederation of Industries and LCEL (NUS) Symposium on Competitive- ness in Manufacturing Industries, 16 February 2000.
• “IP Strategy: Increasing Chances by Systematic & Favorable Interactions”, Innovation Program Workshop on Mentoring Process I, Ministry of Education, 22 January 2000.
• ”Innovation and Technological Progress,” Opening Address, Launch of Innovation Program 2000, • “Art of Engineering, Science and Technology Camp 1999, National University of Singapore, 7 • “Robotics in Shipyards - Opportunities and Challenges”, Techmonth’99 Seminar on Achievements of Science and Technology in the Marine Industry, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, 11 September 1999.
• “Robotics Research Issues - Some Recent Developments,” Invited Seminar by Dept of ME, De La Salle University, Philippines, 21 June 1999.
• “Real-Time Control Using Personal Computers,” Innovators’ Club Talk, National University of • “Science & Technology - Innovations, Creations and Inventions, Innovation Program Opening Ceremony Address, Temasek Polytechnic, 23 January 1999.
• “Mechatronics in Singapore and Applications in Data Storage (with Tony Huang), 1998 Trans- Pacific Workshop on Mechatronic Technology, ITRI, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 2 December 1998.
• “Control and Automation Using Personal Computers,” IES and Innovators Club (Students) Talk, National University of Singapore, 5 March 1998.
• “ Mechatronics Research and Development,” Faculty of Engineering, National University of Sin- • “Robotics Research Directions & Applications to Marine Industry - A Personal Perspective.
Singapore-Norway Technology Seminar, organized by NSTB. 20 October 1997.
• “Management of Manufacturing Automation Technology,” in Symposium on Management of Tech- nology in Manufacturing Industry in Singapore, 10 September 1997, Computer Centre Auditorium,National University of Singapore.
• “A Paradigm Shift in Robotics - Current Trends,” Singapore Microcomputer Society Talks, 11 April 1997, Temasek Room, Novell, Singapore.
- ”Neural Network Applications in Robot Motion Control,” Dept of Information Systems and Com- puter Science, National University of Singapore, 27 March 1997.
- ”Neural Networks in Robotics,” Colloqium on Neural Science Research, Faculty of Science, Na- tional University of Singapore, 4 March 1997.
• “Project Work to Enhance Learning,” Centre for Development in Teaching and Learning, 22 February 1997, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• “A New Paradigm for Robotic Applications – A Welding Example,” Technology Month 1996 Seminar, 27 September 1996, National University of Singapore.
• “Passive Compliance in Robotics – A Key to Successful Robotic Automation,” Electronic and Computer Engineering Department, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore 21 September 1996.
• ”Robotics and Intelligence,” National University of Singapore, 13 September 1996.
• “A User-Interface for Robotic Welding in Shipyards,” in New Technologies in the Marine Industry, 5 September 1996, Singapore Productivity and Standards Board, Singapore.
• “A Simple Yet Effective Compliance Control Algorithm for Industrial Robots,” Electronic and Computer Engineering Department, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore 21 August 1996.
• “Robotics & Applications – A Paradigm Shift,” Electronic and Computer Engineering Department, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore 19 July 1996.
• “Neuro-Model-Based Robot Motion Control Strategies,” Electronic and Computer Engineering Department, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore 9 May 1996.
• “Passive Compliance in Robotics - Towards Successful Robotic Automation,” Seminar on Devel- opments in Intelligent Control, NUS, 19 January 1996.
• “Passive Compliance in Robotics – A Key to Successful Robotic Automation,” Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 20 De-cember 1995.
• “Challenges in Robotics, ” Ngee Ann Polytechnic, 8 November 1995.
• “Robotics and Intelligence,” Seminar on Marine Technology, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, 23 September • “Lecture-cum-Practical: A Robotic Experience”, for Secondary School Students from Raffles In- • “A Parallel Adaptive Neural Network for Motion Control,” NNSIG-Singapore Talk, Singapore, - “The LEGO Computer Control System,” National University of Singapore, 1 June 1992.
• “Neurocomputing Towards Intelligent Systems,” Singapore Computer Society and IEEE, Singa- • “Neural Network Applications in Robotics.” NUS Inter-Faculty Seminar on Mathematical Ap- plications in Engineering, Department of Mathematics, October 29, 1990. (with Dr. Teo CheeLeong) • “Robotics: The Current State and Where To?” Singapore Institution of Engineers (IES) Technical Talk, IES Headquarters, Singapore, October 26, 1990.
• “Neural Network Based Robot Control.” IEEE Computer Chapter Technical Talk, Faculty Club, National University of Singapore, Singapore, October 9, 1990. (Invited.) • “The Interchangeable Wrist Concept – A Step Towards Modular Robotics.” Department of Elec- trical Engineering, National University of Singapore, November 15, 1989. (Invited Seminar.) • “Kinematic Control of Robotic Manipulators with Multiple Interchangeable Wrists.” Department of Ocean Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, January17, 1989. (Invited Seminar.) • “Kinematic Control of Robotic Manipulators with Multiple Interchangeable Wrists.” School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, December 13, 1988.
(Invited Seminar.) • “Fast Kinematic Algorithms for Robot Control.” Industrial Associates Meeting, Production Au- tomation Project. Rochester, New York, October 15, 1986.
• “Sensors and Actuators”, 6-day short course for staff of Delphi, Singapore, Sept 2002.
• “Advanced Robotics, 5-day short course for staff of AMA CU, Philippines, July 7-15, 2002.
• “Introduction to Robotics.” 30-hour short course for staff of Ngee Ann Polytechnic. May 28 to • “Introduction to Motion Control,” in Workshop on Advanced Topics in Motion Control, 29 May • “Creating a Corporate Automation Culture,” with G.B. Andeen, S.H. Park, and J. Ling. The Re- gent Hotel, Singapore, May 31, 1990. (Sponsors: the Economic Development Board, AutomationApplications Center, Applied Research Corporation, and the National University of Singapore.) • Repeat Offering with G.B. Andeen, S.H. Park, and J. Ling. Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore, • Repeat Offering with A.N. Poo, S.H. Park, and J. Ling, The Glass Hotel, Singapore, January • “Robotics: Basics and Fundamentals,” with V.D. Tourassis. The Third International Conference on CAD/CAM Robotics and Factories of the Future. Detroit, Michigan, August 15, 1988.
• Complete list of publications can be obtained from http://guppy.mpe.nus.edu.sg/ ˜ • Selected publications can be downloaded from http://guppy.mpe.nus.edu.sg/ ˜ Director, Centre for Management of Science and Technology Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Singapore 119260(65) 6874-7995, [email protected]

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