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Current appointments
and positions:
o Professor, Computer Science and Engineering (tenured)
o Director, Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (AI.R), NTU
o Program Director, Strategic
Collaboration, School of Computer Science and Engineering, NTU
o Steering Committee, Ageing Research Institute for Society
and Education (ARISE), NTU
o Advisory Board, The NTU Institute for
Health Technologies (HealthTech NTU)
o Advisory Board, Elite Master Program in Neuroengineering, TUM, Germany
o Management Committee, Singapore Health Technologies Consortium (HealthTEC), Singapore
o Scientific
Advisor, Neeuro
Pte Ltd, Singapore
o Scientific
Advisor (Digital Health),
Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore
o Fellow, IEEE (for contributions to brain-computer
interfaces and applications)
Research interests:
o Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI)
o Neural Signal Processing
o Neural Image Processing
o Machine Learning
o Data Analytics
o Artificial Intelligence.
Highlights of research outcomes:
o Robust Brain-computer Interface algorithms
for motor imagery (FBCSP, regularization, session-to-session adaptation,
channel selection, etc.)
o Asynchronous and adaptive P300 BCI
and its use in wheelchair control
o fNIRS based Brain-computer interfaces
o Brain-computer Interface for stroke
rehabilitation with significant clinical outcome
o Innovative system for the treatment
of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) in children with
significant efficacy outcome
o Effective cognitive training for
elderly with cognitive decline
o Novel use of BCI technologies in, for
example, sleep, depression, anxiety
o Published 350 peer-reviewed journal
and conference papers
o 25 patents, patent applications, and
technology disclosures (licensed numerous patents/technologies to companies)
Other Appointments, Committee Members
and Editorial Board Members:
o Co-Director, NTU-NNI
Neurotechnology Fellowship Program, 2017 - 2019
o Co-Director, Rehabilitation Research
Institute of Singapore (RRIS), 2015 - 2018
o Principal Scientist, Institute for Infocomm Research, A*SATR, 2010 - 2016
o A*STAR MedTech Program Leader of
Neuro-Technology, 2010-2016
o Founding Department Head, Neural and
Biomedical Technology, Institute for Infocomm
Research, A*STAR, 2012-2016
o Founding Program Manager of AIM and
INSPECH, large programs focusing on medical and healthcare research and
development, 2007-2012
o Department Manager, Institute for Infocomm Research, 2005 - 2007
o Lab Head, NeuroInformatics,
Institute for Infocomm Research, 2003 - 2004
o Director, Research & Development,
InfoTalk Technology Pte Ltd, Singapore, 2001 - 2003
o Research Manager, Lernout &
Hauspie Asia Pacific, Singapore, 1999 – 2001
o Group Leader, Institute of System
Science, Kent Ridge Digital Lab, 1997-1999
o Chair, Neuro-Technology Subpanel, and
Member of National Taskforce on Neurological & Sense Disorders, appointed
by HBMS EXCO, 2016-2017
o Member, National Medical Research
Council Open Fund IRG Review Panel, MOH, Singapore, 2016 - present
o Member, A*STAR Biomedical Engineering
Program (BEP) Fund Review Panel, 2013 - 2015
o Member, SERC PSF Fund Technical
Review Panel, 2014
o Site Miner for A*STAR Biomedical
Engineering Program & Take Force for SERC e-Health Program, 2005-2012,
2015-2016
o Chairman, IEEE Engineering in
Medicine and Biology Chapter, Singapore Section, 2010-2012
o President, Pattern Recognition and
Machine Intelligence Association (PREMIA), Singapore, 2008-2010
o Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions
on Biomedical Engineering (http://tbme.embs.org/)
o Associate Editor, Pattern Recognition
(https://www.journals.elsevier.com/pattern-recognition)
o Associate Editor, Neurocomputing (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/neurocomputing)
o Associate Editor, Brain Computer Interfaces
(http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tbci20)
o Associate Editor, Frontiers in
Neuroscience (http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/neuroscience)
o Associate Editor, Frontiers in Human
Neuroscience (https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience)
o Associate Editor, A*STAR Research
Publication (http://www.research.a-star.edu.sg/)
o Advisory Board, IEEE Open Access Journal of Engineering in
Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
o Guest-Editor, IEEE Computational
Intelligence Magazine, 2016
o Program Co-Chair, IEEE International
Winter Conference on Brain-Computer Interface, 26-28 Feb 2020
o General Co-Chair, IEEE International
Conference on Ageless Ageing, 28-30 Jul, 2018, Singapore
o IEEE Fellow Evaluation Committee for
EMBS Society, 2018, 2020
o APSIPA Distinguished Lecturer,
2017-2018
o Vice-Chair, Program
Committee, International
Conference on Real-time Functional Imaging and Neurofeedback, 29 Nov -1 Dec
2017, Nara, Japan.
o International
Program Committee,
8th IEEE EMBS Conference
on Neural Engineering, May 25-28, 2017, Shanghai, China
o Program Committee
& Invited Speaker, IEEE International Winter Conference on Brain-Computer Interface, 2013-2017,
Korea
o Conference Chair, Internet of Things
(IoT) Asia 2015 Conference & Exhibition, 8-9 April 2015, Singapore
o General Chair, IEEE 10th
International Conference on e-Health Networking, Application & Services,
2008
o International
Program Committee,
IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural
Engineering, 2013-2015
o International
Scientific Committee, IEEE EMBS Summer
School on Neural Engineering, 2013-2015
o Co-Chair, Emerging Technology, ACM
SIGGRAPH ASIA, Nov 2012
o Area Chair, IEEE International
Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 2008
Awards
and Recognitions:
- Elevated to IEEE Fellow, Class of 2018
(Citation: for contributions to brain-computer interfaces and
applications)
o APSIPA Distinguished Lecturer,
2017-2018
- Finalist of President Technology Award,
Singapore, 2014 (for contributions to BCI technologies and medical
applications)
- Achiever of the Year (Research) Award,
Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, 2011
- The Annual BCI Research Award (Top Winner),
USA, 2010 (for contributions to BCI for stroke rehabilitation).
- IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement
Award, 2009 (for contributions to the development of BCI technology and
its applications).
- Top winner of International BCI Competition
IV, 3 EEG categories, 2008
- Top winner of International BCI Competition
III, Dataset IIIa, 2005
- Samsung Digital Hope Award, 2004 (to
recognize the development of Brainy Communicator)
Keynotes
and invited talks:
- Keynote speech “Brain-Computer Interface for brain Function Recovery in Stroke
Rehabilitation”, CYBATHLON Symposium’20, 18
September 2020, Zurich, Switzerland (Online)
- Keynote speech “Motor, Cognitive and Affective Brain-Computer Interfaces”, 2020
Frontiers in Brain-Computer Interaction Forum, 3 Jan 2020, Nanjing,
China
- Invited talk “The Role of Brain-Computer Interfaces in Brain
Health for Aging”, University of California – Nanyang Technological
University Singapore Joint Workshop on Healthy Aging Monday, December 9,
2019, Los Angeles, USA
- Invited Talk “Artificial Intelligence for Digital Brain Health”,
The First Singapore-France Joint Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in
Health - A Satellite Symposium of MEDINFO 27-28 August 2019, Lyon,
France
- Keynote speech “A Cognitive Brain Computer Interface and its Applications”, at the
IAS Neural Engineering and Rehabilitation Workshop, 3-4 June 2019, Hong
Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
- Invited Talk “AI for Brain-Computer Interactions”, NTU AI+X
Symposium, 3 May 2019, Singapore
- Invited talk “Latest Updates on Brain-Computer Interface and AI Machine Learning
in Rehabilitation”, at the CaREhab’19, 22 Feb 2019, Singapore
- Invited talk “Deep
Learning in Brain-Computer Interfaces”, at the Deep Learning and
Tensor/Matrix Decomposition for Applications in Neuroscience Workshop,
17 Nov, 2018, Singapore
- Invited talk “Brain Computer interfaces – where we are now and what it goes
in the future?”, at the IEEE SPS Summer School on Internet of
Things for Biomedical and Healthcare, 9-13 Jul, 2018, Xiamen, China
- Invited talk “Introduction to Brain-Computer Interfaces”, at the Second Symposium on
Artificial Intelligence and Brain-like Computation, CCF, 28 Jun 2018,
Suzhou, China
- Invited talk “Affective Brain-Computer Interfaces and Potential Applications in
Mental Health”,
at the 2018 SJTU Symposium on Emotional Intelligence and Affective
Brain-Computer Interaction, 23 Jun 2018, Shanghai, China
- Distinguished
Lecture Series “Deep Learning for Brain-Computer Interfaces” at the
Korea University, 4 Jun 2018, Seoul, Korea.
- Keynote speech
“Brain-Computer Interfaces in Stroke Rehabilitation”, at the opening
ceremony of the 7th International BCI Conference, 21-25 May
2018, Asilomar, USA
- Invited talk
“Enhancing Cognition with Brain-Computer Interface”, at the Singapore
Brain Modulation Symposium, 2 Nov, 2017, Singapore
- Invited talk “Brain-Computer Interfaces and
Applications in Rehabilitation”, at the 5th
Singapore Rehabilitation Conference, 7- 8 September 2017, Singapore
- Keynote speech
“Brain Computer Interfaces and their Roles in Motor and Cognitive
Rehabilitation”, at the 5th International
Conference on Ageless Aging (ICAA 2017),
July 6-9, 2017, Beijing, China.
- Distinguished
Lecture Series “Brain-Computer Interface: Current and Perspective
Medical Applications” at the Korea University, 5 Jun 2017, Seoul, Korea.
- Invited talk
“Brain-Computer Interface in Medical Applications”, at the Innovating Care Asia Pacific 2016, 20-21
July 2016, Singapore.
- Keynote speech
“Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) for Stroke Rehabilitation”, IEEE
International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR’15), 11-14
July 2015, Singapore.
- Invited talk
“Brain-Computer Interface – an Emerging Technology for Stroke
Rehabilitation”, at the Singapore Rehabilitation Conference, 26-27 March
2015, Singapore.
- Invited talk
“Brain-Computer Interface and its Applications in Cognitive Training”,
at the 2015 IEEE International Winter Conference on Brain-Computer
Interface, 12-14 Jan 2015, Korea.
- Keynote speech
“Brain-computer Interface in the Application of Stroke Rehabilitation”,
at the 2nd China (Shanghai) Forum on Rehabilitation
Technology and Industry Development (FRTID), 20 Sept 2014, Shanghai, China.
- Invited talk “Brain-Computer Interface and its Medical
Applications”, at the International Workshop on
Bio-Inspired Systems and Prosthetic Devices, 21 Feb, 2014, Taiwan.
- Invited talk
“Brain-Computer Interface for Neuro-rehabilitation: Looking Beyond Upper
Limbs”, at the 2014 IEEE International Winter Workshop on Brain-Computer
Interface, 17-19 Feb 2014, Korea.
- Distinguished
Lecture “Brain-Computer Interface for Stroke Rehabilitation” at the IEEE
Life Science Grand Challenges Conference, 2-4 Dec, 2013, Singapore.
- Invited talk
“Brain-Computer Interface for Medical Applications”, at the Symposium on
Grand Challenges in Neural Technology (SGCNT), 4-5 December, 2013,
Singapore.
- Invited talk
“Brain-Computer Interface for Stroke Rehabilitation”, at the Australia
Neuromuscular Research Institute (ANRI), 28 Nov, 2013, Australia.
- Invited talk
“Clinical Studies and Neuroimaging Analysis of BCI Stroke
Rehabilitation”, at the First International Conference on Basic and
Clinical Multimodal Imaging (BaCI’13), 5-8 Sept, 2013, Geneva,
Switzerland.
- Invited talk
“Signal Processing Techniques for Brain-Computer Interfaces”, at the
IEEE EMBC (INC Workshop), 3-7 July 2013, Japan.
- Invited talk
“Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) in Rehabilitation”, at the IEEE World
Haptics Conference BCI Workshop, 14 April 2013, Korea.
- Keynote speech
“BCI and its Potential Applications”, at the IEEE SSCI Conference, 16-19
April 2013, Singapore.
- Invited talk
“Brain-Computer Interface: Clinical Studies”, at the 2013 IEEE
International Workshop on Brain-Computer Interface, 18-20 Feb 2013,
Korea.
- Invited talk “Brain-Computer
Interface based Rehabilitation for Stroke Patients”, at the 2nd
Singapore Rehabilitation Conference, 27-28 Feb 2013, Singapore.
- Invited talk
“Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI)”, at the CogSci Connects Conference 4-5 January
2013, Singapore.
- Invited talk
“Translating Research into Clinical Relevant Medical Technologies” at
the East Health Alliance Workshop, 24 Nov, 2012, Singapore.
- Invited talk
“Studies on Stroke Rehabilitation based on Brain-Computer Interfaces”,
at the A*STAR Scientific Conference, 18-19 Oct, 2012, Singapore.
- Invited talk
“Brain-Computer Interface for the Improvement of Attention in Children”,
at the Beijing BCI Workshop, Tsinghua University, 15 June 2012, Beijing,
China.
- Invited talk
“Brain-Computer Interface for Medical Applications”, at the NTU
Workshop, Novel Technologies for Clinical Practice in Neurology, 23 May
2012, Singapore.
- Keynote speech
“Improved Patient Monitoring, Treatment and Rehabilitation through
Personalized and Connected Healthcare (INSPECH)”, at the Healthcare IT
Innovation Asia Summit, March 14-15, 2012 Singapore.
- Invited talk “What
BCI Can Do to Restore Brain Functions”, at the A*STAR Scientific
Conference, 9 Nov, 2011, Singapore.
- Keynote speech
“Harnessing Infocomm and Media Technologies
for Medical and Healthcare Applications”, at the 9th International
Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics (ICOST), June 20-22,
2011, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Invited talk
“Brain-computer Interface and its Medical Applications”, at the
Netherlands Science & Technology Seminar on Brain & Cognition,
17 May 2011, Netherlands.
- Invited talk
“Brain-Computer Interface: Looking Beyond Communication and Control”, at
Decade of the Mind VI Conference, 18-20 October 2010, Singapore.
- Invited talk
“Brain–Computer Interface and its Applications in Rehabilitation and
Cognitive Training”, at the Seminar of Information and Communication
Technologies on Biomedical Rehabilitation, 29 September, 2010,
University of Curtin, Australia.
- Invited talk “A
Clinical Trial to Use Brain-Computer Interface for Stroke
Rehabilitation”, at the JSPS Workshop, 28 August 2010, Singapore.
- Keynote speech
“Advances and Applications of Brain Computer Interface Technology”, at
the KAIST ICC Workshop on IT
Convergence Technology, 19 February, 2010, Korea.
- Invited talk “BCI
for Stroke Rehabilitation: A Clinical Study”, at the Beijing BCI
Symposium 2009, Tsinghua University, December 5-6, 2009, Beijing, China.
- Keynote speech
“Smart Home Research in Singapore”, at the First Smart Home Workshop,
UNIST, November 13, 2009, Korea.
- Invited talk
“Harnessing Brain-Computer Interface to Assess Neural Activity”, at the
Conference on Neurocognitive Development in Children: Science and
Applications, November 6, 2009, Singapore.
- Keynote speech
“Brain Computer Interface with Robotics for Stroke Rehabilitation”, at
the First Symposium, Towards an International Research and Education
Center for Pioneering Rehabilitation Medical Engineering, September
20-23, 2009, Shanghai, China.
- Invited talk
“BCI-based Robotic Rehabilitation for Stroke”, at the IEEE EMBC Workshop
Beyond Brain-Machine Interface: Motor, Cognitive and Virtual, September
2, 2009, Minneapolis, USA.
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