“Science is not only a dsciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.”
-- Stephen Hawking

Postdoc/RA positions open for visual signal modeling for human/machine intelligence, scent signal  representation, neural network compression, and AI-driven climate/environmental monitoring.
contact me at wslin@ntu.edu.sg.

A few words about myself...

I received a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and then a Master's degree in Digital Signal Processing from Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China. I obtained my Ph.D. in Computer Vision from King’s College, London University, UK.

I taught and researched in Sun Yat-Sen University, Shantou University (China), Bath University (UK), National University of Singapore, Institute of Microelectronics (Singapore), and Institute for Infocomm Research (Singapore). In February 2007, I joined the faculty of Nanyang Technological University. I am a Fellow of IEEE, a Fellow of IET, a Chartered Engineer, and Honorary Fellow of SIET (Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists). 

My research deals with image processing, perception-based modeling, video compression, and multimedia communication. I believe that good theory is practical and effective teamwork can achieve the goal of "1+1>2"; I have kept a balance of academic research and industrial deployment in my working life, and also managed over ten successfully-delivered major projects for external customers.

It has been my good fortune to have the chances to work with many colleagues and students in various organizations. I always look forward to collaborating with more researchers who think alike, and am eager to meet new students with an interest in image processing, visual understanding and multimedia communication, as well as modeling the relevant physiological, cognitive and psychological findings.

We have built a COVID-19 Test Strip Reader   (video) (report) with colleagues in School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. We have also built a Retargeted Image Subjective Quality Database and a database for Perceptual Quality Assessment of Screen Content Images (SIQAD). Some other past research can be seen here.

At leisure, I like reading and taking walks. The books I like include: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey; Fishing Lessons-Insights, Fun, and Philosophy from a Passionate Angler, by Paul Quinnett; A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking; Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success,  by Matthew Syed; The Happy Student: 5 Steps to Academic Fulfillment and Success, by Daniel Wong; LETTERS TO HIS SON, by the EARL OF CHESTERFIELD; Tan Swie Hian Fables; Teacher Man, by Frank McCourt; Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom; The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to his son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom. I also like Prof Randy Pausch's Last Lecture, and the transcription of "You and Your Research'' by Dr. Richard W. Hamming.