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Education

• Sep 2020 - Present: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
• Aug 2016 - Jul 2020: B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

Research experience

• Sep 2020 - Present: Ph.D. Student
  • argallab, Northwestern University
  • Focus: Assistive robotics, human-robot interfaces
• Jun 2019 - Dec 2019: Visiting Student Researcher
  • Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Project focus: Detection and classification of rare traffic signs, by augmenting datasets with synthetic images to train deep learning models using Faster R-CNN and PyTorch
• Jan 2018 - Apr 2018: Undergraduate Researcher
  • Rehabilitation Research Institute of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
  • Project focus: Solidworks CAD for force measuring platform, testing sensors for force measurement
• Aug 2017 - Nov 2017: Undergraduate Researcher
  • Robotics Research Center, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
  • Project focus: Arduino and bluetooth for wireless tilt angle data collection in an unstable balance board, used for balance assessment and training

Work experience

• Jun 2020 - Aug 2020: Maker Developer
  • Tinkermind Singapore
  • Duties included: Developing kits for maker education programmes, including a Drone kit for teaching flight physics and control
• May 2018 - Jan 2019: Research Intern
  • Schaeffler Hub for Advanced Research, Schaeffler Singapore
  • Duties included: RF radio and Arduino for a bench prototype brake-by-wire system for personal mobility devices