International research awards, government scholarships, and innovation recognitions spanning 2001–2023.
Research on “The Hidden Shrines of Singapore” invited to publish in MUSE SG special issue celebrating NHB’s 30th anniversary (Vol. 16, Issue 1, pp. 54–61).
ICA Outstanding Applied/Public Policy Research Award 2019 for the project “Mo-Buzz” — International Communication Association.
“Twittener” received honorary mention, NTU Hackathon 2016, College of Engineering.
“Smart Museum” received honorary mention, NTU Hackathon 2016, College of Engineering.
Research Commercialisation via Spinoffs Award for “Point and Search Augmented Reality Solution for Mobile Devices” (NTU TD Ref: TD/254/13), NTUitive Pte. Ltd.
Research Commercialisation via Spinoffs Award for “Socially Mediated System for Vector-Borne Diseases Surveillance Engagement” (NTU Ref: TD/248/14), NTUitive Pte. Ltd.
“Sensing Environment through Mobile” received honorary mention, Neo Ubimedia MindTrek Awards, Tampere, Finland.
First Prize — Nokia UbiMedia MindTrek Awards, Tampere, Finland, for “Selective Inductive Powering System for Paper Computing.”
Best Paper Award for “A Multimodal Virtual Anatomy Learning Tool for Medical Education” at the 2nd International Conference on Education, Training and Informatics (ICETI 2011), Orlando, Florida, USA.
First Prize — LTA Integrated Art Competition, Singapore for Poetry Mix-up, permanently installed at Kent Ridge Station, MRT Circle Line.
“AmbiKraf” received honorary mention, Nokia UbiMedia MindTrek Awards, Tampere, Finland.
First Prize — International Innovation Competition, Milan, Italy for Petimo: social networking robot for children.
Winner — C4C (Como for Children) Competition at IDC 2009, Como, Italy, for Petimo.
Prize Winner — International Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards for Babbage Cabbage: Empathetic Living Media.
Third Prize (Demo Category) — MobileHCI Conference, Singapore, for “Spatial Audio for Mobile Interfaces.”
Wired NextFest 2007, Los Angeles — Metazoa Ludens selected among top 100 visionary and high-impact technology works in the world by Wired magazine.
Japanese Government Scholarship (MEXT: Monbukagakusho) for doctoral studies, University of Aizu, Japan.
Japanese Government Scholarship (MEXT: Gakushu-Shoreihi) for outstanding scholastic performance, University of Aizu, Japan.
Distinguished Laksakura Award from the Herath Foundation, Japan.
The Eighteenth International Symposium on Spatial Media (ISSM’17–’18), Aizuwakamatsu, Japan, March 2–4, 2018. (Fully funded)