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 Automationand 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 andInformatics (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 IntelligentRobots and Systems (IROS’96), Osaka, Japan, 4-8 November 1996. • Member of International Program Committee, International Conference on Information SystemsAnalysis 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 SystemsAnalysis 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) TechnicalTalk, 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 Conferenceon 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, mpepooan@nus.edu.sg
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