◆ Ph.D. 1994 Mechanical Engineering California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA., U.S.A.

◆ M.Sc. 1989 Mechanical Engineering California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA., U.S.A.

◆ B.Sc. 1986 Mechanical Engineering National Taiwan University Taipei, Taiwan

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

◆ Director (04/2013 – present)

Robotics Research Center, Nanyang Technology University, Singapore

◆ Director (07/2006 – present)

Intelligent Systems Center, ST Engineering Inc – Nanyang Technology University, Singapore

◆ Professor (09/2014 – present)

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

◆ Associate Professor (01/2002 – 08/2014)

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

RESEARCH AREAS:

◆ Robotics & Automation: Robot design methodology, Precision actuators, Wearable sensors &

interactions. Logistics robotics. Construction & infrastructure robotics.

◆ Robotics Taskforce Member (1/2014 – 9/2014)

National Research Foundation, Singapore

◆ Visiting Scholar (04/2004 – 12/2004)

Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA, USA

◆ Singapore-MIT Alliance Fellow (08/2002 – 07/2007)

Innovation in Manufacturing Science and Technology Program (IMST)

Nanyang Technological Univ./National Univ. of Singapore/Massachusetts Institute of Technology

◆ Adjunct Professor (05/2002 – 05/2007)

Dept. of Mechano-electronics Engineering, Xian Jiao Tong University, Xian, China

◆ JSPS (Japan Society for Promoting Science) Visiting Scholar (11/1999 - 12/1999)

Dept. of Systems Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

◆ Lecturer/Assistant Professor (01/1995 – 12/2001)

School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

◆ Research Fellow (07/1994 - 12/1994)

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

◆ Consultant (06/1992 - 06/1993)

Boyd, Casey, and Sampson, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.

◆ Research Associate (02/1991 - 05/1991)

Tele-robotics group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

◆ Research/Teaching Assistant (09/1989 - 06/1994)

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.