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NTU Supervisors & Projects Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS)

S/N Supervisor Appointment Email Contact Research Area of Possible PhD Studies

1 Adam SWITZER Assistant Professor [email protected] Coastal Geomorphology, Sedimentology, Sea Level, Coastal Hazards

2 Benoit TAISNE Assistant Professor [email protected] Volcanology, Magma Transport, Geophysics, Modelling

3 Caroline BOUVET DE MAISONNEUVE

Assistant Professor [email protected] Volcanology, Petrology

4 Charles Martin RUBIN Associate Professor [email protected] Earthquake Sciences, Active Tectonics

5 Emma HILL Assistant Professor [email protected] Geodesy, Sea Level, Tectonics, Earthquakes

6 Federico LAURO Associate Professor [email protected] Integrative Microbiology

7 Fidel COSTA Assistant Professor [email protected] Volcanology, Petrology, Geochemistry, Natural Hazards

8 Judith HUBBARD Assistant Professor [email protected] Active Tectonics, Structural Geology

9 Kerry SIEH Professor [email protected] Earthquake Sciences, Active Tectonics

10 Mikinori KUWATA Assistant Professor [email protected] Atmospheric Chemistry

11 Nathalie GOODKIN Associate Professor [email protected] Paleoclimate, Ocean Chemistry, Environmental Change

12 Paul TAPPONNIER Professor [email protected] Tectonics

13 Steve LANSING Professor [email protected] Society and Complexity

14 Sylvain BARBOT Assistant Professor [email protected] Tectonophysics, Geodesy, Modelling

15 WANG Xianfeng Assistant Professor [email protected] Climate Change, Isotope Geochemistry

16 WEI Shengji Assistant Professor [email protected] Seismology, tectonic

*Applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the projects site of the EOS and contact Principal Investigators (PIs) to discuss possible PhD topics. (http://www.ase.ntu.edu.sg/research or http://www.earthobservatory.sg/people/faculty )

NTU Supervisors & Projects Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N)

S/N Supervisor Appointment Email Contact Title and Short Abstract of Proposed Ph.D. Project

1 Andrew Grimsdale

Associate Professor

[email protected]

Synthesis of hybrid organic‐inorganic perovskites for light emission New perovskites of type MAX3 where M is a metal ion, A is an organic amine and X is a halide will be made and evaluated for use as active materials in light‐emitting devices.

2 Chan Chi Chiu Associate Professor

[email protected]

An Enhanced Condition Monitoring System For Gas Pipes Using Fiber Optic Sensors Based on the age of the gas pipes in Singapore, crack and leakage due to corrosion is inevitable in the near future and underground gas pipes are vulnerable to damage caused by construction activities such as soil investigation, excavation, tunnelling, building demolition, renovation, etc. In this project, the candidate is responsible to design and develop an enhanced fiber optic condition monitoring system for gas pipes to ensure continuous real‐time monitoring of gas pipes and early detection of potential failures.

3 Chen Xiaodong Associate Professor [email protected] Nanomaterials for ultrafast charging lithium ion battery with high capacity



4 Darren Sun Associate Professor [email protected]

Derived Bunker Fuel from Waste Oil Sludge Singapore as one of the maritime industrial leader holds the world 3rd largest port in the world which handles large amount of marine vessels every year that propels the growth of the country’s economy. This large amount of vessels however requires enormous amount of bunker fuel. On the other hand, Singapore is also the 3rd largest oil refinery hub in the world with the top refinery companies set footstep in the country. Oil tanks for the storage of crude oil and its derivative oil products are the common facilities in supporting the operation of the refinery industry in Singapore. Regular cleaning of the oil tank generates huge amount of oil sludge which pose severe problem to not only the environment but also incurs high cost to the marine industry. This proposal focuses on the new development trend using the latest technology to convert the oil sludge generated from oil tank cleaning process into consumable bunker fuels. This new bunker fuels not only help to reduce the operation cost of the marine industry but also ease the stress on the environment. In addition, instead of disposing the oil sludge, the derived bunker fuel will be the value‐added product from the waste sludge. Being at the crossroads of the main shipping routes has made it possible for Singapore to develop into a principal centre for shipping activities in world. With increasing number of trades each year, the number of ships passing by Singapore will continue to increase for years to come. Hence, the amount CO2 generates will continue to increase as well. There is urgent need in searching clean and cost effective technology to not only reduce CO2 emission but generate CH4.



5 Darren Sun Associate Professor [email protected]

Conversion of CO2 to Renewable Energy Using HOT‐DNA Membrane for the Mitigation of Marine Vessel Emission Newly developed 2D HOT‐DNA membranes brought in new properties such as flexibility, multifunctional while retaining its 1D properties such as not only UV but Vis light application. These new HOT‐DNA membranes will replace the current polymer based TiO2 nano particles and reduce the cost of producing CH4 energy from CO2. The proposed project is based on our 12 years hands‐on experience in the TiO2 research area to develop a novel heterojunctioned HOT‐DNA membrane for converting CO2 to CH4 directly. The focus of our proposal is to fabricate and assemble heterojunctioned HOT‐DNA membranes and its modules for cost effective CH4 production from CO2 through the study of the mechanisms of heterojunctioned HOT‐DNA membranes and the fundamental intersections of heterojunctioned HOT‐DNA membranes and its chemical, physical, and quantum activities. Furthermore in a nano‐solid state, the fundamentals of the interaction of HOT‐DNA membranes and light will be studied in the context of cavity quantum effect diffusion. Applications of heterojunctioned flexible HOT‐DNA membranes in concurrent filtration and CH4 production from CO2 membranes will be developed. To our know, it will be the first time to carry out the fabrication of heterojunctioned (cubic to cubic crystal structure) flexible TiO2 nanotube for high rate converting CO2 into CH4 directly.



6 Dong Zhili Associate Professor [email protected]

Nanostructured titania with tunable hydrophilic/hydrophobic behavior and photocatalytic function for marine structure applications We propose to produce nanostructured titanium dioxide coatings with photocatalytic functionality in combination with different hydrophilic/hydrophobic behaviors in order to slow down the biofouling process in marine structures. First, TiO2 with suitable hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity can prevent organic from partitioning to its surface, thereby hindering bacterial cell attachment. The photocatalytic capability is through the generation of highly reactive hydroxyl radicals for the oxidation of organic species and microorganisms. Our group has been working on TiO2 and layered titanate nanostructured for some years and gained some experience on the fabrication and nanostructured titania materials.

7 Fan Hongjin Associate Professor [email protected]

Mesoscopic perovskite solar devices The project is about fabrication and characterization of air‐stable and large‐scale organic‐inorganic hybrid metal‐tri‐halide perovskite devices with a focus on light emission and detection. The project will involve close collaboration with other groups in ERI@N.

8 Fei Duan Associate Professor

[email protected]

Two‐phase immersion cooling for data center Abstract: The student will work to develop and evaluate a two‐phase immersion cooling system for high power servers in data center facility under a high operating load. The study will include setup of two‐phase immersion cooling system, operation study and energy analysis of the system, CFD simulation and parameter study, and life cycle analysis. The experiment and modeling work will be mainly conducted. This project will provide the new cooling solution for the high power server operation and design.



9 Gooi Hoay Beng Associate Professor [email protected]

Assessment Tool for Participation of Load Aggregators in Demand Response Market A transactive energy system will be designed and implemented by means of multi‐tier control coordination. Local loads are aggregated based on their characteristics and a common economic signal is used to coordinate the operation of the different loads. This allows the system to be modular, scalable and be coordinated with other similar transactive energy systems.

Transactive energy methodology will be used within the load aggregator to maximize the benefits for all the users. New business models will be created. Car park operators could offset the high investment costs by revenues obtained by participation in the interruptible load (IL) and demand response (DR) programs. At the same time, this could promote transportation electrification and economic growth. Transactive energy framework allows new opportunities for business models to evolve by providing consumers with a choice and increasing participation while respecting the power system constraints.

Many of these challenges have been partially solved previously and new ideas should be included and integrated to provide a software solution for automating the load curtailment bids submitted to the DR and IL markets. The proposed assessment tool should serve as a platform for residential, commercial and electric vehicles users to trade energy and capacity. Communication protocols and software infrastructure are necessary to ensure that loads can adjust their power consumption in response to signals from the load aggregator. Reserve payments in the IL program are based on the effectiveness during past load curtailments and penalties are imposed for non‐compliance with the DR program. This tool also aims at co‐optimize the energy (DR) and reserve (IL) bids based on a detailed system model which considers user behaviour, load forecast and price forecast. The assessment tool will minimize the total system cost while ensuring that requirements for EVs, must‐run and non‐interruptible loads are met. It employs optimal power flow to prevent overloading of distribution lines and transformers and minimizes the impact on the utility grid while maximizing the benefits of the load aggregator.



10 Justin Dauwels Assistant Professor [email protected]

Context Aware Stochastic Routing (in collaboration with BMW) For the purpose of on‐demand route guidance, it is crucial to have reliable estimates of the current traffic conditions. Traffic information can be extracted from GPS traces of fleets of vehicles, such as taxi or delivery companies and also extended floating car data. With the available GPS and floating car data, we propose to infer distributions of the travel time in the transportation network. By developing novel sophisticated machine learning methods, we would be able to update these distributions continuously and adjust them depending on the traffic and weather conditions. By such approach, we can for instance estimate an accurate travel time distribution when, for instance, we know that there is a traffic incident or it starts to rain heavily.

11 Lee Jong Min Assistant Professor

[email protected]

A Novel Approach of NOx Removal from Ship Exhaust Gas for Vessels to Meet IMO Tier III Standard In recent years, there have been rising concerns over nitrogen oxides (NOx) emitted by ocean going vessels into the atmosphere. The detrimental effects of NOx exert on the environment and human health. As a result, NOx emission from shipping industry has been regulated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Thus, this research aims to develop selective catalytic reduction, including catalyst, reducing agent and optimal process conditions, capable of efficiently operating at temperatures of exhaust gas generated from slow‐speed engines and to explore the potential exploitation of hydrocarbon present in the exhaust gas as a reducing agent instead of ammonia.



12 Lee Jong Min Assistant Professor

[email protected]

Novel catalyst development Noble metal nanoparticles can be synthesized by physical or chemical methods. In various kinds of synthetic route, wet chemical reduction is an effective method to regulate size and morphology of the noble metal nanoparticles. In the last few years, several chemical methods in organic solvent systems have been successfully developed for the synthesis of the high‐quality Pt and Pd nanoparticles by using expensive organometallic precursors and complicated multistep processe. As an advantage over organic systems, water‐based system does not involve the use of toxic organic solvents, which provides a relatively environmentally friendly synthetic route. However, it is a pity that the monodispersity and uniformity of Pt and Pd nanoparticles are not satisfactory. Thus, this project aims to develop a new and green water‐based system to synthesize various nanoparticles with well‐defined morphology, size, and composition. During synthesis, as‐synthesized nanoparticles are chemically functionalized in the same time. For such green synthesis, the selection of the surfactants is very important.

13 Li Hua Associate Professor [email protected] Development of energy efficiency strategy for underground structures

14 Lu Xuehong Associate Professor [email protected]

Polymer nanocomposites as ionic liquid hosts for nonvolatile electrolytes in electrochromic smart windows Polymer/ionic liquid gels have emerged as promising candidates for solvent‐free nonvolatile electrolytes used in electrochemical devices, such as electrochromic devices and lithium‐ion batteries. In this project, novel polymer nanocomposites and organic‐inorganic hybrid materials will be prepared as the hosts for ionic liquids. In‐depth studies will be conducted to establish structure‐property relationships of the hybrid electrolyte systems. The applications of the electrolytes in smart windows will also be explored.

NTU Supervisors & Projects Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) S/N Supervisor Appointment Email Contact Title and Short Abstract of Proposed Ph.D. Project

15 Ling Keck Voon Associate Professor [email protected]

Dynamic and steady states operations of microgrids This research project will consider the various stages of microgrid operation either in grid‐tied mode or in island mode. When the microgrid is operated in optimization mode, the states of the system are monitored in order to determine if the system is stable and within the system constraints. The microgrid central controller would transit the system from optimization mode to post‐contingency mode if the system constraint is violated. Hence, the microgrid central controller will issue set points to controllable distributed generator (DG) and controllable loads under post‐contingency mode. Prior to the transition to contingency, operating plans will be determined based on different contingency scenarios. Load shedding would be applied if the power balance in the microgrid cannot be archived by starting new DGs or increasing the output power of online DGs. The contingency plan should optimally determine the amount and the location of load shedding by keeping the minimum interruption time. In the event of the restoration of microgrid to the pre‐contingency state, the network topology should be recovered to its original state by reconnecting the shed loads and isolated DGs. For this purpose, different restoration plans have to be determined and implemented based on the operating condition of the microgrid before restoration. The amount and location of the generation and loss restoration would be the challenges concerning the voltage and frequency stabilities. The design of optimal contingency and restoration operation is of great importance in the transition between optimization and contingency modes to ensure the stable and operation and rapid recovery of microgrids during and after the unforeseen disruptions. Therefore, this project focuses on the development of the various control strategies and algorithms to ensure that the microgrids operate in the stable modes for different stages as well during transition stages.



16 Ng Yin Kwee Associate Professor [email protected]

Controlling the tip leakage flow in unshrouded turbine blades by blowing a radially directed cooling flow from the blade tip Modern Turbines can have end wall losses of approx. 30‐50% of the total aerodynamic losses in a single blade row. End wall losses mainly consist of tip leakage losses and secondary vortex losses. Using shrouded turbines can minimize tip leakage losses; however, recent research has shown that unshrouded turbines can show slightly better efficiency below a certain break‐even tip clearance. Moreover, unshrouded turbines can reduce weight and stress of the blade. In order to extract the best possible efficiency from unshrouded turbine blades, the understanding of the tip leakage flow is of paramount importance. This project is to investigate a novel approach to control the tip leakage flow in unshrouded turbine blades by blowing a radially directed cooling flow from the blade tip. Previously, research conducted by NASA on aircraft wings showed that spanwise jet blowing reduces tip losses by preventing the leakage of flow from the pressure side to the suction side. Similarly, a radially directed flow from the tip of turbine blade may reduce the mass flow rate of the leakage flow from the pressure side; hence, improving efficiency. The research will use CFD to simulate the problem and devise an experimental setup for validation. I believe that by addressing the above‐mentioned problems we will be able to design robust and efficient gas turbines in the future.



17 Ng Yin Kwee Associate Professor [email protected]

Thermal management of Li‐ion cells based on combined cooling system and active thermal control battery module With the decrease of the fossil fuels storage and the serious issues they have been causing, renewable energy resources are integrated into the smart grid, thus, managing and storing energy has become essential. This project is to focus on the combination of appropriate cooling systems and active thermal control module using both experimental and simulation methods. Based on my intensive literature review, the project will first be comprehensively studied the experimental methods including the operating conditions and pack configurations. The second part will involve a systematic research and development of the detailed parametric investigation and the battery pack configuration of thermal management module. Then a combination of experiments and simulations will be utilized to optimize the performance of Li‐ion battery etc.

18 Raju V. Ramanujan

Associate Professor [email protected]

Magnetic Nanomaterials for Energy Applications This project will focus on the synthesis, characterization and property evaluation of high performance magnetic nanostructured materials for energy applications. The objective is the development of novel materials, devices and systems for energy efficient thermal management and energy harvesting. Such systems will reduce global warming and improved energy recycling. Highly motivated qualified students are encouraged to apply.

19 Samir H Mushrif Assistant Professor [email protected]

Catalytic CO2 methanation to develop the power to gas technology Excess electrical energy from wind and solar panels need to be stored. In the power to gas technology, hydrogen is generated from the electrolysis and is used to convert CO2 to methane using solid catalysts. Novel catalysts and processes need to be developed to maximize the equilibrium limited conversion of CO2. The proposed project will implement a combined multiscale modeling and experimental methodology to achieve this objective.



20 Soong Boon Hee Associate Professor [email protected]

Advanced application of building information modelling (BIM) in Operation and Maintenance (O&M) in buildings Based on the ICT advancement, it is foreseen that BIM is not only for 3D modelling in design phase, but also a full life cycle data management platform which benefits all the stakeholders, whereby a number of dimensions (e.g. time, space, cost, sustainability, Facility management, Building Management System, etc.) are considered. This research aims to develop an advanced integrated platform between Facility management, BIM, Building Management System, and front‐end sensor data visualization. The implementation process of this BIM‐based platform together with a user‐friendly visualization method for ease of operation and maintenance (O&M) should be demonstrated. This platform is expected to allow for modification of the BIM model easily based on the dynamic environmental changes. Furthermore, the developed platform and software tools could be further integrated to the advanced visualization facilities, such as BIM Connect CAVE system, Virtual Design and Construction system, and Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality devices. This software development would complement the team’s existing work at NRF CREATE.

21 Wen Changyun Professor [email protected]

Intelligent Power Management for Smart Grid Smart grid, as a modernized electrical grid, integrates information, communication and artificial intelligence technology to improve the efficiency, reliability and economics of the production and distribution of electricity. Different from the conventional power system, the smart grid is always inverter‐interfaced with sustainable prime energy sources such as solar, wind and fuel‐cells. Since the physical characteristics of inverters are quite different from those of synchronous generator and the involved prime sources are intermittent and uncertain, the existing control methods of traditional power system is not directly applicable. New control methods and strategies need to be explored. So the main objective of this project is to develop an effective, online intelligent power control and management system for next generation smart grid to improve the grid reliability and enhance the grid performances.



22 Zhang Jie Associate Professor [email protected]

Secure Vehicle‐to‐Vehicle Communication V2V communication of road and traffic condition is vital to improve road safety and driver satisfaction. However, not every vehicle will share the truth about traffic. It is important to study vehicle behaviour in such activities.

NTU Supervisors & Projects Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI)


1 Bingsheng He Associate Professor

[email protected]

Cloud computing; database systems; High performance computing.

2 Chua Chee Kai Professor [email protected] Geometric Modelling, Rapid Prototyping, Additive Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Reverse Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Design, Tissue Engineering.

3 Claus‐Dieter Ohl Associate Professor [email protected] Cavitation, time‐reversal acoustics, fluid mechanics for medical therapy.

4 Dong Zhili Associate Professor [email protected] Polyoxometalates Functionalised Ceramic Membranes for Catalytic

Treatment of Wastewater.

5 Duan Hongwei Associate Professor [email protected] Nanomaterials for water treatment and catalysis; Nano‐sensors for

contaminants and pathogens

6 Harianto Rahardjo Professor [email protected]

Unsaturated Soil Mechanics: Theoretical Development, Laboratory Measurements and Numerical Analyses

Characterisation of Tropical Residual Soils Rainfall‐induced Slope Failures: Mechanisms, Analyses and Slope

Instrumentation Capillary Barrier and Geo Barrier Systems for Slope Stability Soil Improvements for Tree Stability Effects of Climate Change on Slope Stability and Tree Stability

7 Li Mo Assistant Professor [email protected] Internet‐of‐Things for environment sustainability; Smartphone based crowd

sensing and urban informatics.



8 Lim Teik Thye Associate Professor [email protected]

Catalytic oxidation of xenobiotic pollutants; removal of recalcitrant micropollutants during water reclamation; nanohybrids for water treatment; nanomaterials for disinfection; phase‐separation technologies for environmental remediation.

9 Liu Bin Assistant Professor [email protected] Renewable energy, Water treatment and Gas separation

10 Liu Erjia Associate Professor [email protected]

Thin films, coatings, carbon materials, nanocomposites, electrochemistry, corrosion, nanotribology, micro/nanofabrication, and additive manufacturing.

11 Ng Wun Jern Professor [email protected] Water and wastewater management focusing on water quality investigation, treatment science, development of treatment technologies.

12 OH Seungdae Assistant Professor [email protected]

Applied microbial genomics and molecular techniques in environmental biotechnology

Fate and effect of emerging contaminants Bioenergy and resource recovery from waste streams Biological treatment and microbial quality of drinking water Metagenomics and Metatranscriptomics Microbial ecology in natural Ecosystems

13 Scott Rice Associate Professor

[email protected]

Growth, Development and evolution of mixed species biofilms Central metabolism in the development of single and mixed species

biofilms Microbially induced corrosion of metals, electron transfer at the

interface of microbes and materials



14 Tan Meng How Assistant Professor [email protected] Genomics and synthetic biology approaches to environmental biosensing

and bioremediation

15 Xiao Zhongmin Associate Professor [email protected]

Failure Analysis and Prevention for Engineering Structures and Materials; Mechanics of Nano Materials

16 Xu Chenjie Assistant Professor [email protected]

Nanomaterials for translational biomedical research including smart skin patch development, smart nanosensors for cell tracking, smart patch for water quality monitoring.

17 Zhou Yan Assistant Professor [email protected]

Energy efficient biological process development; Bioprocess enhancement; Resources recovery.

NTU Supervisors & Projects Interdisciplinary Graduate School – SINGAPORE CENTRE ON ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE SCIENCES (SCELSE)


1 Cao Bin Assistant Professor [email protected]

Biofilm‐contaminant interaction toward biofilm‐based decontamination of water

Subsurface biofilm‐mineral

2 Kimberly Kline Assistant Professor [email protected] Bacterial pathogenesis and antimicrobials

3 Federico Lauro Associate Professor [email protected]

Genomics Microbial ecology Oceanography Microbial influenced corrosion at high hydrostatic pressure The effect of high hydrostatic pressure on microbial metabolism is still poorly understood. As a result, there are no estimates on the rates of microbial influenced corrosion on steel structures, which is relevant to material technology and industrial applications. Direct MIC measures in deep sea are difficult and costly. This project aims to investigate the effect of HHP on MIC under controlled laboratory conditions in mixed microbial communities using a combination of genomics and bioelectrochemistry.

4 Scott Rice Associate Professor [email protected]

Growth, Development and evolution of mixed species biofilms Central metabolism in the development of single and mixed species

biofilms Microbially induced corrosion of metals, electron transfer at the interface

of microbes and materials

5 McDougald Diane Dr [email protected] Role of protozoan predation in the evolution of pathogens in the environment



6 Stefan Wuertz Professor [email protected]

Public health microbiology and environmental engineering Biofilms in the built environment Used water treatment Biological nutrient removal Fate and transport of pathogens in the environment Microbial community dynamics in bioreactors Modeling of biological processes in used water reactors Anaerobic digestion Microbial source tracking

7 Stephan Schuster Professor [email protected]

Omics study on biome in tropical environments Our group’s research interests span diverse topics using technologies which generate Omics data. SCELSE’s Air Microbiome project focuses on Singapore’s urbanized tropical environment. Modern tropical locations are unique because they offer a range of natural and artificial climatic conditions, to which the microbes respond. Technological advancements are only now enabling the effective extraction of biological information from the air in the form of DNA. Deriving knowledge from such samples requires an approach that encompasses not only genomics, but also microbial ecology, chemistry, physics, and bioinformatics. The massive amount of data from environmental samples poses great challenges in many areas of bioinformatics: from genome assembly to taxonomic binning up to the analysis of community structure, function and evolution. Such tasks require the continuous improvement of existing algorithms and/or the implementation of ad hoc tools. In addition, the role of data mining, through which meaningful biological information is generated from data, is crucial. This Omics/Bioinformatics approaches can also apply to Paleoenvironmental/Archaeological samples. Ancient DNAs can be extracted from those samples and used to generate omics data. Studies using ancient DNAs can contribute to understanding biome across time.



8 Enrico Marsili Dr [email protected]

Microbially Influenced Corrosion (MIC) in mixed biofilm Microbially influenced corrosion is the main corrosion mechanism for oil & gas and other marine infrastructure in tropical environments. Little is known about the role of mixed microbial community in MIC. The candidate will combine biofilm engineering, bioelectrochemistry and –omics analysis to shed light on the mechanistic details of MIC and to provide relevant information for the design of effective coating strategies to increase resistance of steel structures. Toxicity‐based ioelectrosensors Bioelectrosensors can detect water‐soluble pollutants at high precision and low cost. However, their selectivity is low, as the electrochemical response is not specific for a given pollutant. This limits their application in the field. In this project, the candidate will develop an interdisciplinary approach, which combines sensitive detection on nanostructured surface and genetic engineering of reporter strains to develop selective and highly sensitive bioelectrosensors for monitoring of water‐soluble pollutants in coastal and marine water. Applications to antibiotics detection in clinical settings are also envisioned. Electrochemical Gradient A powerful determinant of biofilm structure and function – Recent research have shown unequivocally that electrochemical potential play a major role in determining the structure and function of biofilms, both in the environment and in industrial settings. However, a unified description of this fundamental electromicrobiology mechanism is still lacking. In this project, the candidate will combine advanced microscopy, nanomaterial interfaces and microbial ecology to understand how the electrochemical potential orients the development and the activity of mixed microbial biofilms. The candidate will then develop these concepts into a novel approach for bioremediation of chlorinated recalcitrant soil pollutants.

NTU Supervisors & Projects Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Institute of Catastrophe Risk Management (ICRM)


1 Lo Yat‐Man, Edmond Associate Professor [email protected] Assessment of Urban Flood Resiliency under Present and Future

Scenarios

2 Li Bing Associate Professor [email protected]

Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Walls under Different Directions of Seismic Loading；Seismic Behavior of L and T shape RC columns with Light Transverse Reinforcement；Seismic Fragility of LRC Frames

3 Chen Charng Ning Professor [email protected] Flood Risk Simulation Model for Jakarta, Indonesia

4 Cheung Sai Hung Assistant Professor [email protected] Tsunami and flood loss assessment

5 Qin Xiaosheng Associate Professor [email protected] Flood modeling and risk assessment, hydrological modeling and climate

change, water resources management and planning

6 Tai Kang & Tiong Lee Kong, Robert

Associate Professor

[email protected] [email protected]

Modeling of Critical Infrastructure Interdependencies for Vulnerability Analysis

7 Lam Siu Lee Jasmine Assistant Professor [email protected] Maritime risk and supply chain/logistics resilience

8 Xiao Gaoxi Associate Professor [email protected] Infrastructure Systems Risk Monitoring, Detection, and Control

NTU Supervisors & Projects Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Institute for Media Innovation (IMI)


1 Daniel Thalmann Professor [email protected]

Virtual Reality • 3D Tele‐presence • Perception of virtual environment • Virtual sports training • Virtual physical rehabilitation, Treatment of phobia • Serious games and game special effects • Digital heritage, Virtual 3D museums/theatre/cinema

Crowd Simulation • Social interaction in crowd simulation • Treatment of agoraphobia through Virtual Reality • Augmented Reality in crowds • Cultural crowds • Immersion in crowds • Path planning and collision avoidance

3D Fashion & Virtual Beauty Concepts • Virtual‐try‐on • 3D hairstyling • Virtual body shaping • Virtual aesthetical surgery

Virtual Humans Behaviour • Avatars and agents : a seamless transition • Intelligent virtual humans • Modelling of senses for Virtual Humans • Gesture coordination, Integration of gestures and speech • Autonomous virtual teachers and personal coaches • Virtual Presenter (e.g. of PowerPoint presentations)

NTU Supervisors & Projects Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Institute for Media Innovation (IMI) S/N Supervisor Appointment Email Contact Research Area of Possible PhD Studies

1 Daniel Thalmann Professor [email protected]

Virtual Humans Behaviour • Avatars and agents : a seamless transition • Intelligent virtual humans • Modelling of senses for Virtual Humans • Gesture coordination, Integration of gestures and speech • Autonomous virtual teachers and personal coaches • Virtual Presenter (e.g. of PowerPoint presentations)

Social Robotics • Interactive and emotional social robots • Action recognition • Modelling of emotions, personality, intention, memory • Decision making processes

2 Nadia Thalmann Professor [email protected]

Medical Simulation and Education • Segmentation of Medical Data • 3D reconstruction from MRI • Multi‐scale modelling and simulation of human articulation • Sensor‐based medical coach • Modelling of soft tissues • Models of locomotion and grasping for disable people

3 Yiyu Cai Associate Professor [email protected]

Virtual Pink Dolphin‐assisted Therapy for Children with Autism • Develop educational games for learning and training purpose with the aid of virtual tutors or virtual trainers.

• Enable children with autism to interact with virtual dolphins

4 Yiyu Cai Jianmin Zheng

Associate Professor Associate Professor

[email protected] [email protected]

Intelligent and Interactive Simulation for Industrial Heavy Lifting • Development of simulation‐enabled solution • Virtual Reality (VR) technology • Simulate the crane dynamic movement in virtual 3D environment • Optimization focusing on 3D obstacle avoidance

NTU Supervisors & Projects Interdisciplinary Graduate School – The Joint NTU‐UBC Research Centre of Excellence in Active Living for the Elderly (LILY)


1 An Bo Assistant Professor [email protected] Artificial intelligence, multi‐agent systems, game theory, automated negotiation,

resource allocation and optimization

2 Chng Eng Siong Associate Professor [email protected] Speech and signal processing, microphone arrays and pattern classifications

3 Cong Gao Associate Professor [email protected] Database, Data mining/text mining, Information retrieval

4 Lee Bu Sung Associate Professor [email protected] Networks and Grid

5 Liu Yang Assistant Professor [email protected] Formal Methods, Software Security and Software Engineering

6 Miao Chunyan Associate Professor [email protected]

Agent, Multi‐Agent Systems (MAS), Agent Oriented Software Engineering (AOSE), Semantic Web/Grid, Agent Augmented Interactive Media/gaming/storytelling, Agent Mediated e‐services/mobile agents for wireless communications. Her current research works focus on infusing intelligent agents into interactive new media (virtual, mixed, mobile and pervasive media) to create novel experiences and dimensions in game design, interactive narrative and other real world agent systems.

7 Pan Jialin, Sinno Assistant Professor [email protected]

Machine learning, data mining, artificial intelligence, and their applications to opinion mining, social media analysis, information extraction in text, WiFi‐based indoor mobile localization, recommender system, and software engineering.

8 Soh Yeng Chai Professor [email protected] Robust system theory and applications, estimation and filtering, signal and information processing, hybrid systems and applications, optical signal processing.

9 Tan Ah Hwee Associate Professor [email protected] Human centric computing, brain‐inspired intelligent agents, cognitive and neural

systems, machine learning, knowledge discovery and text mining

10 Xiao Xiaokui Associate Professor [email protected] Data privacy and spatial databases

11 Xing Zheng Chang Assistant Professor [email protected]

Innovative human‐oriented software development infrastructure and tools, sustainable software maintenance and reengineering, and reliable and secure system operation

NTU Supervisors & Projects Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Multi‐Platform Game Innovation Centre (MAGIC)


1 Cai Wentong Professor [email protected] Modelling and simulation (particularly, agent‐based modeling and simulation); parallel and distributed computing

2 Ong Yew Soon Professor [email protected] Artificial and Computational Intelligence in Digital Games.

3 Qian Kemao Associate Professor [email protected] Computational optics, computer vision, computer animation.

4 Seah Hock Soon Professor [email protected] Computer Graphics, Animation and Games

5 Theng Yin Leng Professor [email protected] Human‐computer interaction; active ageing (health, digital games for exercise and rehabilitation)

6 Tang Xueyan Associate Professor [email protected] Distributed systems, mobile and pervasive computing.

7 Xu Dong Associate Professor [email protected] Computer vision and machine learning

8 Zheng Jianmin Associate Professor

[email protected] 3D modeling, digital geometry processing, 3D printing, animation, interactive digital media

9 Kong Wai‐Kin Adams Associate Professor [email protected] Image Processing, Pattern Recognition, Computer Vision, Machine Learning

NTU Supervisors & Projects Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Rapid‐Rich Object Search Lab (ROSE)


1 Cai Jianfei Associate Professor [email protected] Cross‐discipline research among the areas of computer vision, machine

learning and big visual data analytics

2 Cong Gao Associate Professor [email protected] Database; Data mining / text mining; Information retrieval; Big data analytics

3 Jiang Xudong Associate Professor [email protected]

Image Analysis and Recognition, Feature Extraction and Dimensionality Reduction, Sparse Representation and Coding, Face and Gait Recognition, Biomedical Image Analysis, Statistical Classification

4 Alex C Kot Professor [email protected] Image Forensics, Document & Data Security, Biometrics: Signature, Face and Fingerprint, Object retrieval & Recognition, Bar‐code

5 Lin Weisi Associate Professor [email protected] Image processing, perceptual modeling, video compression, multimedia

communication and computer vision

6 Tan Yap Peng Associate Professor [email protected] Image and Video Processing; Multimedia Computing; Computer Vision;

Pattern Recognition; Information Retrieval

7 Wang Gang Assistant Professor [email protected] Deep learning, Computer Vision, Object recognition, scene understanding,

activity analysis

8 Wen Yonggang Assistant Professor [email protected]

Cloud computing & data centre, multimedia communication & computing, big data analytics, mobile communication & computing, green information & communication technologies

9 Yap Kim Hui Associate Professor [email protected] Image/video processing, media content analysis, computer vision, human‐

computer interaction, and computational intelligence

10 Yuan Junsong Associate Professor [email protected] Computer vision, video analytics, gesture and action analysis,

NTU Supervisors & Projects Interdisciplinary Graduate School – NTU‐Northwestern Institute for Nanomedicine (NNIN)


1 Subbu Venkatraman Professor [email protected]

Anti‐VEGF delivery implant for treating wet age‐related macular degeneration (ADM)

Protein and drug delivery systems for ocular diseases

Nanotechnology for prophylactic treatment of cardiovascular disease

2 Xu Chenjie Assistant Professor [email protected] Spherical Nucleic Acids (SNAs) technology for the prediction of scar

formation

3 Sierin Lim Associate Professor [email protected]

Rationale design of MRI contrast agent through fundamental studies of magnetic domain structures of nanoparticles synthesized in protein cages

Hybrid protein‐DNA‐based platform technology to enhance Magnetic Resonance Imaging

4 Chen Xiaodong Associate Professor [email protected] Selective antimicrobial dressing based on amino acid hydrogels

5 Bo Liedberg Professor [email protected] A bottom‐up proteomic approach to address activity in biomimetic polymer membranes: development of peptide libraries

6 Madhavan Nallani Assistant Professor [email protected]

A bottom‐up proteomic approach to address activity in biomimetic polymer membranes: reconstitution of proteases in model membranes

7 Cho Nam‐Joon Associate Professor [email protected] Nanofiber‐encapsulated, anti‐infective agents for treatment of

bacterial skin infections

8 Terry W.J. Steele Assistant Professor [email protected]

Design of electrocuring medical implants

Design of electrocuring bioadhesive nanocomposites

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S/No Programme Project Title Appointment Supervisor School Supervisor's Email Co-supervisor School 2nd Co-supervisor School 2 Clinician Collaborating Institution

1 Chemical BiologyUnderstanding the molecular mechanism for the side effect of Relenza and Tamiflu and developing new neuraminidase inhibitor as safe anti-flu theraputics

Assoc Prof Liu Xuewei SPMS [email protected] Yoon Ho Sup SBS Lim Poh Lian Tan Tock Seng Hospital

2 Chemical Biology"Understanding Protein Functions" through Protein Modification Technology (PM-Tech): in vitro and in vivo

Prof Loh Teck Peng SPMS [email protected] Liu Chuan Fa SBS Lin Manjing Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd

3 Chemical BiologyPANACEA: Towards Computational and Systems Biology-based Personalized Combination Therapy With Application to Cancer

Assoc Prof Sourav S Bhowmick SCE [email protected] Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan LKCMed Michael Alan Ferenzci LKCMedSathiyamoorthy Selvarajan

Singapore General Hospital

4 Chemical BiologyModification of Traditional Chinese Medicines for New Pharmaceutical and Biological Applications

Assoc Prof Robin Yonggui Chi SPMS [email protected] Jaume Torres SBS Jusheng Wang Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicines/Beijing Capital Medical University

5 Chemical BiologyDevelopment of a 3D sensor cell model for screening anti-breast cancer drugs

Assoc Prof Kathy Luo Qian SCBE [email protected] Tan Lay Poh MSE -

6 Chemical BiologyEngineering thermostable DNA/RNA dependent RNA polymerases for the large scale synthesis of RNA molecules including miRNAs and siRNAs

Assoc Prof Lescar Julien SBS [email protected] Phan Anh Tuan SPMS -

7 Chemical Biology Influenza inhibitor design based on novel targets Assoc Prof Mu Yuguang SBS [email protected] Robin Yonggui Chi SPMS Richard J Sugrue SBS -

8 Chemical Biology Vaccine platform development for infectious diseases Assoc Prof Sierin Lim SCBE [email protected] Richard J Sugrue SBS Lisa F. P. Ng SIgN,

A*STAR -

9 Chemical Biology New types of stapled peptides for p53 activation Asst Prof Steve Zhou SPMS [email protected] Liu Chuan Fa SBS Brian Chia ETC,

A*STAR -

10 Chemical BiologySynthesis of Modified Peptide Nucleic Acids for Targeting HIV-1 Ribosomal Frameshift Stimulatory RNA Structure

Assoc Prof Chen Gang SPMS [email protected] Liu Ding Xiang SBS Zhao Yanli SPMS Ng Oon Tek Tan Tock Seng Hospital

11 Chemical Biology Development of novel antagonists targeting RIG-1 Assoc Prof Chen Gang SPMS [email protected] Liu Ding Xiang SBS Luo Dahai LKCMed

12 Chemical BiologyHeterologous Expression of Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic Pathways of Marine Microorganisms for the Discovery of Bioactive Compounds

Assoc Prof Liang Zhao-Xun SBS [email protected] Liu Xuewei SPMS

13 Chemical BiologyNanomaterials: functionalization of the nanostructures to tune their toxicity and redox activity

Assoc Prof Martin Pumera SPMS [email protected] Liu Chuan Fa SBS

14 Chemical Biology Development of metabolically stable Prostacyclin analogues Assoc Prof Steve Zhou SPMS [email protected] Liu Chuan Fa SBS Brian Chia Experimental Therapeutics Centre, A*STAR

15 Chemical BiologyMembrane extraction of pharmacologically active compounds for managing cardiovascular diseases

Prof James P. Tam SBS [email protected] Wang Rong CEE

16 Chemical Biology A Microfluidic System for Radiochemistry Synthesis Assoc Prof Kang Yuejun SCBE [email protected] Tan Choon Hong SPMS Lim Yee Hwee LKCMed Christer Halldin Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

17 Chemical BiologyTo screen for inhibitors to target novel hypoxia-responsive cancer epigenetic regulators for cancer epigenetic therapy

Assoc Prof Newman Sze Siu Kwan SBS [email protected] Su Haibin MSE

18 Chemical BiologyChemical Modification of Biologically Relent Peptides and Proteins: Model Studies

Assoc Prof Robin Yonggui Chi SPMS [email protected] Jaume Torres SBS Jusheng Wang Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicines/Beijing Capital Medical University

19 Chemical Biology Development of Novel Radioligands using [11C]CO2 Assoc Prof Tan Choon Hong SPMS [email protected] Kang Yuejun SCBE Lim Yee Hwee LKCMed Christer Halldin Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

20 Chemical BiologyUnique and Site-Specific “Smart” Imaging Probes for localized labeling and Sensing of Drug Resistant Bacterial Biofilm

Assoc Prof Xing Bengang SPMS [email protected] Yang Liang SBS

21 Chemical BiologyDiscover novel antimicrobial metabolites from marine microorganisms

Assoc Prof Liang Zhao-Xun SBS [email protected] Liu Xuewei SPMS

22 Chemical BiologyIdentification and characterization of antagonists of the human oncofetal HMGA2 protein

Assoc Prof Peter Droge SBS [email protected] Tan Meng How SCBE Iain Tan Bee Huat National Cancer Centre Singapore

23 Chemical BiologyDevelopment of novel analogues of bistramide A as potent inhibitors of the actin cytoskeleton system and T-cell motility.

Assoc Prof Roderick Bates SPMS [email protected] Navin Kumar Verma LKCMed Sumod A. Pullarkat SPMS

24 Chemical Biology Development of painkiller profen analogues Asst Prof Steve Zhou SPMS [email protected] Liu Chuan Fa SBS Brian Chia Experimental Therapeutics Centre, A*STAR

25 Chemical BiologyFenoprofen analogues for treatment of chronical infections caused by bacterial biofilms

Asst Prof Steve Zhou SPMS [email protected] Yang Liang SBS Teo Jeanette National University Hospital

26 Chemical BiologyEffecting the antioxidant defenses of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for Tuberculosis Disease

Prof Gerhard Gruber SBS [email protected] Roderick W. Bates SPMS Hajimae Hirao SPMS

27 Chemical BiologyComputational Algorithm for drug repositioning (or repurposing)

Assoc Prof Kwoh Chee Keong SCE [email protected] Tan Choon Hong SPMS Prabha Unny Krishnan Tan Tock Seng Hospital

28 Chemical BiologyDiscover antimicrobial natural products from marine actinomycetes

Assoc Prof Liang Zhao-Xun SBS [email protected] Liu Xuewei SPMSYoganathan Kanagasundaram

BII, A*STAR

NITHM PhD Programme in Future Healthcare - Project Listing for 2016

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29 Chemical BiologyNanoparticle-DNA hybrids and their electrochemistry and fluorescence: towards disease detection

Assoc Prof Martin Pumera SPMS [email protected] Huang Yizhong MSE

30 Chemical BiologyDevelopment of Site-Specific “Smart” Imaging Probes for localized labeling and Sensing of Drug Resistant Bacterial Biofilm

Assoc Prof Xing Bengang SPMS [email protected] Yang Liang SBS

31Health Systems Complexity

Automatic application of clinical practice guidelines to patient records

Asst Prof Jung-Jae Kim SCE [email protected] Francis Bond HSS Tan Yung Ming Khoo Teck Puat Hospital


Toward Social TV Technologies for Autism Diagnosis and Assistive Treatment

Asst Prof Yonggang Wen SCE [email protected] Theng Yin Leng WKWSCI Sung Min Institute of Mental Health


Prediction and control of epidemic spreading in multi-level complex systems

Assoc Prof Xiao Gaoxi EEE [email protected] Cheong Siew Ann SPMS Leo Yee Sin Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Multi-agent Technology for Collaborative Health Care Asst Prof Bo An SCE [email protected] Ning Chen SPMS Peter Sloot SCE Loh Yong Joo Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Design and Verification of Diabetes Management System Asst Prof Arvind Easwaran SCE [email protected] Nam-Joon Cho MSE Bee Hoon Heng National Healthcare Group


Healthcare for aging population Assoc Prof Bu-Sung Lee SCE [email protected] Theng Yin Leng WKW Celia Tan Singapore General Hospital


Clinical Decision Support System for Early Recognition of Deteriorating Heart Patients

Asst Prof Chang Yun-Ke WKWSCI [email protected] Tai Hwei Yee LKCMed Christopher Khoo WKWSCI


Modelling Clinician Interaction with a Clinical Decision Support System for Wound Management

Assoc Prof Christopher Khoo WKWSCI [email protected] Tai Hwei Yee LKCMed Chang Yun-Ke WKWSCI


Towards Network-driven in Silico Target Combination Discovery for Cancer Therapy

Assoc Prof Sourav S Bhowmick SCE [email protected] Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan LKCMed Jie Zheng SCESathiyamoorthy Selvarajan



Elucidating Complex Biofilm Formation Prof Peter Sloot SCE [email protected] Emma Josephina Eurenius

SBS Staffan Kjelleberg SBS Josip Car Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


DNA-mediated clinical diagnosis system Assoc Prof Shu Jian Jun MAE [email protected] Mu Yuguang SBS Puneet Seth Singapore General Hospital


Co-evolution of infectious agents and social networks: a new epidemiology modelling approach and applications

Assoc Prof Xiao Gaoxi EEE [email protected] Su Haibin MSE Marcus Ong Eng Hock Singapore General Hospital


Built environment and human health: a multidisciplinary approach Assoc Prof Josip Car LKCMed [email protected] Georgios Christopoulos NBS Tan Hao Yang LKCMed


eLearning for pre-registration health professionals and beyond Assoc Prof Josip Car LKCMed [email protected] Tan Seng Chee NIE Josip Car Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


Developing a dynamic healthcare information system by monitoring and analyzing social media

Assoc Prof Sun Aixin SCE [email protected] Qiu Lin HSS Yin Shanqing Changi General Hospital

Celia Tan Singapore General Hospital


A Nonlinear Dynamics approach to cell division cycle analysis Assoc Prof A S Madhukumar SCE [email protected] Arindam Basu EEE Preetha Madhukumar National Cancer Centre Singapore


Dynamics of the Innate Immune Response after Oxidative Stress: Translational Clinical studies In silico and in vivo.

Prof Peter Sloot SCE [email protected] Ruud Brands CI Josip Car LKCMed Josip Car Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


In Silico Modeling of Cell Death with Applications in Ageing related Human Disease Study

Asst Prof Zheng Jie SCE [email protected] Su Haibin MSE Peter Sloot SCE Yusuf Ali Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


Modulation of innate immune responses to diabetes and metabolic syndrome

Prof Annelies Wilder-Smith LKCMed [email protected] Ruud Brands CI Peter Sloot SCE Berhard Otto Boehm Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


Mechanism study of aging process using nanomaterial mediated single cell analysis

Asst Prof Miao Yansong SBS [email protected]\ Chen Hongyu SPMS Guillaume Thibault Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


Modeling of Macrophage Lipid Metabolism with Applications in Studying the Crosstalk between Diabetes and Immunity

Asst Prof Xueli Guan LKCMed [email protected] Jie Zheng SCE Yusuf Ali LKCMed Rinkoo Dalan Tan Tock Seng Hospital


DNA logic gates for health systems complexity Assoc Prof Shu Jian Jun MAE [email protected] Xing Bengang SPMS Puneet Seth Singapore General Hospital

53Medical Imaging and Signal Analysis

Characterization of islet cell infiltrating lymphocytes in experimental autoimmune diabetes models

Prof Bernhard Otto Boehm LKCMed [email protected] Xing Bengang SPMS Lim Su Chi Khoo Teck Puat Hospital


Imaging-Based Volumetry of Organs Assoc Prof Jianfei Cai SCE [email protected] Junsong Yuan EEE Tan Cher Heng Tan Tock Seng Hospital


3D Motion Extraction from Tag MRI Assoc Prof Cai Yiyu MAE [email protected] Zheng Jianmin SCE Mak Koonhou Gleneagles Medical Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Three-dimensional (3D) spectroscopic autofluorescence imaging in endoscopy for tissue characterization

Asst Prof Liu Quan SCBE [email protected] Magnenat Thalmann

SCE Lim Lee Guan National University Hospital






















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Biophysics of cardiomyopathies Prof Michael Alan Ferenczi LKCMed [email protected] Xing Bengang SPMS Reginald Liew The Harley Street Clinic


Signaling Events in Pancreatic Islet Cells During Immune Rejection Prof Bernhard Otto Boehm LKCMed [email protected] Ravi Kambadur SBS Per-Olof Berggren LKCMed Wong Tien Yin Singapore Eye Research Institute


Computational modelling, monitoring and treatment of ADHD using MR Images of brain and advanced game engines

Asst Prof Suresh Sundaram SCE [email protected] P. N. Suganthan EEE Stephen Petrill Ohio State University, USA


Scientific approach towards Traditional Chinese Medicine in tongue diagnosis

Assoc Prof Yeo Joon Hock MAE [email protected] Tan Bee Gawh SBS Tan Bee Gawh NTU Traditional Chinese Medicine


In Vivo Non-invasive Measurement of Metabolic Rate of Oxygen (MRO2) and Oxygen Saturation (sO2) by Portable Photoacoustic Imaging Scanner

Asst Prof Zheng Yuanjin EEE [email protected] Zhou Yufeng MAE Benjamin SH Leong National University Hospital


Flexible 12-Leads Cableless ECG Recording System for Clinical Monitoring

Assoc Prof Goh Wang Ling EEE [email protected] Ng Yin Kwee MAE Lim Hsueh Yee National University Hospital


Energy-Efficient, High-Performance 3D Video Codec System Development for Gesture Recognition and Control

Assoc Prof Goh Wang Ling EEE [email protected] Ng Yin Kwee MAE Irwani Ibrahim National University Hospital


Memantine and tPA, combinatorial therapy for Post-Stroke Aphasia: an fMRI study

Asst Prof Zhang Yilei MAE [email protected] Guan Cuntai EEE Effie Chew National University Hospital


Towards Socio- and Neurofeedback Treatments for Schizophrenia Asst Prof Justin Dauwels EEE [email protected] Guan Cuntai SCE Jimmy Lee Chee Keong Institute of Mental Health


Computer-Aided Measurement of Psoriasis Area and Severity Index Score- A Move Towards Standardization

Assoc Prof Kong Wai Kin Adams SCE [email protected] Sathyan Subbiah MAE Tey Hong Liang National Skin Centre


Cellular and sub-cellular imaging of eye diseases in vivo Asst Prof Liu Linbo EEE [email protected] Liu Quan SCBE Guillermo J. Tearney Harvard Medical School


Sound based Techniques for the Classification of Excess Fluids in Lungs

Assoc Prof Ser Wee EEE [email protected] Achutavarrier Prasad

SCE David Foo Chee Guan Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Non-Contact Radar based Imaging Technique for Cardiac-Activity Monitoring


SCE Marcus Ong Eng Hock Singapore General Hospital


An Integrated Sound based cum Vibrator Approach for the Detection and Therapy of OSA

Assoc Prof Ser Wee EEE [email protected] Du Hejun MAE Ong Thun How Singapore General Hospital


Analysis of Medical Images Based on Iterative Learning of Sparse Representation and Dimensionality Reduction

Assoc Prof Jiang Xudong EEE [email protected] Guan Cuntai SCE Lu Zhong Kang I2R,

A*STARVijay Kumar Sharma National University Hospital


Data-driven Discovery of New Hidden Patterns in EEG for Disease Diagnosis and Brain-computer Interface

Assoc Prof Jiang Xudong EEE [email protected] Guan Cuntai SCE Zhang Haihong I2R,

A*STARDerrick Chan KK Women's and Children's Hospital


Big Data Analytics for Epileptic EEG Asst Prof Justin Dauwels EEE [email protected] Guan Cuntai SCE Sydney Cash Harvard Medical School

Derrick Chan KK Women's and Children's Hospital


Optimal Control Theory for Abatement of Seizures Asst Prof Justin Dauwels EEE [email protected] Guan Cuntai SCE Sydney Cash Harvard Medical School

Derrick Chan KK Women's and Children's Hospital


Scalable low-cost portable photoacoustic imaging system for noninvasive identification of sentinel lymph node during breast cancer staging

Asst Prof Manojit Pramanik SCBE [email protected] Vadakke Matham

MAE Dalan Rinkoo Tan Tock Seng Hospital


LED based low-cost photoacoustic imaging system for noninvasive angiogenesis monitoring

Asst Prof Manojit Pramanik SCBE [email protected] Claus-Dieter Ohl SPMS Dalan Rinkoo Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Low power CMOS image sensor for Wireless endoscopy capsules Asst Prof Chen Shoushun EEE [email protected] Lin Weisi SCE Wang Yu Tien Singapore General Hospital


Development of a computational method to accurately estimate Vitiligo Area and Severity Index (VASI)

Assoc Prof Kong Wai Kin Adams SCE [email protected] Thng Tien Guan Steven MSE Steven Thng Tien Guan National Skin Centre


Delinating Early-Stage Cancerous Tissues from Normal Skin Tissues with In Vivo 3D Confocal Image Reconstruction and Quantitative Assessment

Assoc Prof Lin Feng SCE [email protected] Lin Zhiping EEE Ser Wee EEE Thng Tien Guan Steven National Skin Centre
























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Signal Processing Approach for Heart Sound Characterization and Classification


SCE David Foo Chee Guan Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Decoding Limb Movement Parameters using Motor Imagery-based Brain-Computer Interface for Neural Rehabilitation and Prosthesis Applications

Assoc ProfVinod Achutavarrier Prasad

SCE [email protected] Ser Wee EEE Ang Kai Keng SCE Ng Yee Sien Singapore General Hospital


A Portable and Non-invasive CMOS THz Imaging Scanner for Skin/Breast Cancer

Asst Prof Yu Hao EEE [email protected] Liu Quan SCBE Thng Tien Guan Steven National Skin Centre


Monitoring brain tissue oxygenation by all-optical photo-acoustic technique

Asst Prof Cuong Dang EEE [email protected] George J. Augustine LKCMed Eddie Tan National Neuroscience Institute


A reality-based computational model of cerebellum function Asst Prof Justin Dauwels EEE [email protected] George J. Augustine LKCMed Dean Nizetic Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


Spin Torque Oscillators as Sensors for Brain Signal Sensing and Imaging

Assoc Prof S.N. Piramanayagam SPMS [email protected] Ser Wee EEE Balázs Gulyás Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


Heart Murmur Sound Analysis Assoc Prof Ser Wee EEE [email protected] Achutavarrier Prasad

SCE Tan Ru San National Heart Centre Singapore


Computer Brain Interface Based on Eye-tracking and EEG Hybrid Combination for Disabled People with Clinical Applications

Assoc Prof Song Qing EEE [email protected] Achutavarrier Prasad

SCE Joel Ho Chun Hong Alexandra Hospital


Using Multifunctional Fiber Probes to Simultaneously Detect and Control Activity in Brain Circuits

Assoc Prof Wei Lei EEE [email protected] George J. Augustine LKCMed Dean Nizetic Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


Content-based Medical Image Retrieval Using Soft Computing Approach

Assoc Prof Er Meng Joo EEE [email protected] Ong Yew Soon SCE Marcus Ong Yew Soon Singapore General Hospital


Brain reorganization and modular architecture of AD patients Prof Jagath C. Rajapakse SCE [email protected] Saman Abeysekera EEE Sim Kang Institute of Mental Hospital


Aging effects on functional modules of the brain Prof Jagath C. Rajapakse SCE [email protected] Saman Abeysekera EEE Sim Kang Institute of Mental Hospital


Development of a computational method to accurately estimate disease burden in skin diseases

Assoc Prof Kong Wai Kin Adam SCE [email protected] Thng Tien Guan Steven MSE

93 NanomedicineNanotoxicity: study of fundamental biochemical mechanisms of toxicity of nanomaterials

Assoc Prof Martin Pumera SPMS [email protected] Loo Say Chye Joachim MSE Liu Shouping Singapore Eye Research Institute

94 NanomedicineControlled Delivery of SiRNA using Lipoplexes and Polymeric Nanoparticles for Post-Surgical Scarring in Glaucoma

Prof Subbu Venkatraman MSE [email protected] Sierin Lim SCBE Tina Wong Tzee Ling Singapore Eye Research Institute

95 NanomedicineSimultaneous Diagnosis and Treatment of Skin Cancer using Lanthanide-based Up-converting-Magnetic Nanoparticles via Transdermal Delivery

Assoc Prof Timothy Tan Thatt Yang SCBE [email protected] Andrew Tan Nguan Soon SBS Gavin Ong National Skin Centre

96 Nanomedicine Nanocage formulation for cutaneous delivery of active compounds Assoc Prof Sierin Lim SCBE [email protected] Ng Kee Woei MSE Thng Tien Guan Steven National Skin Centre

97 NanomedicineChitosan-functionalized graphene oxide as nanocarriers for chemotherapy and gene therapy of bladder cancer

Assoc Prof Li Lin MAE [email protected] Subbu Venkatraman MSE Edmund Chiong National University Hospital/National University of Singapore

98 Nanomedicine Interfacial Science of Therapeutic Nanoparticles Assoc Prof Nam-Joon Cho MSE [email protected] Khor Khiam Aik MAE Jeffrey S. Glenn Stanford University School of Medicine

99 Nanomedicine Development of novel anti-Dengue antisense therapeutics Assoc Prof Chen Gang SPMS [email protected] Liu Ding Xiang SBS Zhao Yanli SPMS David Lye Chien Boon Tan Tock Seng Hospital

100 NanomedicineSynthesis Of Single And Double Walled TiO2 Nanotube Carrier For Bone Morphogenetic Protein Delivery

Prof Tay Beng Kang EEE [email protected] Chen Peng SCBE Sean AF Peel University of Toronto

101 NanomedicineMultifunctional Polymeric Nanostructures for Cancer Imaging and Therapy

Asst Prof Wang Mingfeng SCBE [email protected] Zhang Yilei MAE He Tao ICES,

A*STARJames Khoo National Cancer Centre

102 Nanomedicine Biodegradable scaffold with nano-materials for treating heart disease Prof Subbu Venkatraman MSE [email protected] Teoh Swee Hin SCBE Huang Yingying MSE Philip Wong National Heart Centre

103 Nanomedicine Fundamental studies of sustained release from Nanocarriers Prof Subbu Venkatraman MSE [email protected] Sierin Lim SCBE Rupesh Agrawal Tan Tock Seng Hospital

























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104 NanomedicineBreaking the Cold-Chain Requirement of Vaccines and Antibiotics Using Suckerin Protein Encapsulants

Asst Prof Ali Miserez MSE [email protected] Sierin Lim SCBE Poh Lian Lim Tan Tock Seng Hospital

105 Nanomedicine Graphene Quantum Dots for Drug Delivery and Therapy Prof Chen Peng SCBE [email protected] Tan Lay Poh MSE Leow Khee Shing Melvin Tan Tock Seng Hospital

106 Nanomedicine Living electrodes for cardiac tissue regeneration Asst Prof Terry Steele MSE [email protected] Richard Webster SPMS Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan LKCMed

107 NanomedicineA Near-infrared Mediated Upconverting Nanoparticles Antigen Delivery System for Squamous-Cell Carcinomas Immunotherapy Induced by Cytotoxic T-cell Responses

Assoc Prof Timothy Tan SCBE [email protected] Tan Nguan Soon Andrew SBS Martin Cho National Skin Centre

108 NanomedicineMultifunctional Peptide Moiety Conjugated Nanoplatform for Rapid detection and Removal of Bacterial Pathogens

Assoc Prof Xing Bengang SPMS [email protected] Yang Liang SBS Teo Jeanette National University Hospital

109 NanomedicineSkin-penetrating iron oxide nanoparticles with enzyme-like characteristics for the analysis of melanoma

Asst Prof Xu Chenjie SCBE [email protected] Xu Zhichuan MSE Tey Hong Liang National Skin Centre

110 Nanomedicine Nanotechnology for Oral Insulin 1 Prof Bernhard Otto Boehm LKCMed [email protected] Cleo Choong Swee Neo MSE

111 Nanomedicine Glycocode-oriented Nanocarriers for Anti-cancer Drugs Assoc Prof Liu Xuewei SPMS [email protected] Yoon Ho Sup SBS Dr Lim Poh Lian Tan Tock Seng Hospital

112 Nanomedicine Highly synergistic cancer treatment with nanomagnets Assoc Prof Lew Wen Siang SPMS [email protected] Li Hoi Yeung SBS Pierce Chow Kah Hoe National Cancer Centre Singapore

113 Nanomedicine Multi-agent based Simulations for Medical Nanorobotics Asst Prof Liu Sze Yeung, Elvis SCE [email protected] Juliana Chan LKCMed Chester DrumNational University Heart Centre Singapore

114 NanomedicineIslets-on-a-chip: Towards nanoparticulate-mediated revascularization for diabetes therapy

Assoc Prof Loo Say Chye Joachim MSE [email protected] Bernhard Otto Boehm LKCMed Hou Han Wei LKCMed Bernhard Otto Boehm Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

115 Nanomedicine Sporopollenin Characterization and Oral Drug Delivery Systems Assoc Prof Nam-Joon Cho MSE [email protected] Kathy Luo Qian SCBE Jeffrey S. Glenn Stanford University

116 Nanomedicine Sporopollenin based Oral Protein Delivery Systems Assoc Prof Nam-Joon Cho MSE [email protected] Kathy Luo Qian SCBE Jeffrey S. Glenn Stanford University

117 NanomedicineAdvanced drug delivery systems for targeting immune responses in diabetes

Asst Prof Yusuf Ali LKCMed [email protected] Loo Say Chye Joachim MSE Bernhard Otto Boehm Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

118 NanomedicineParticle engineering for high density constructs: Non-covalent adducts for API-excipient constructs

Assoc Prof Zaher Judeh SCBE [email protected] Yusuf Ali LKCMed Yusuf Ali Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

119 NanomedicineDeveloping a novel drug release system for the anti-diabetic drug metformin to treat diabetic patients and subjects with metabolic syndrome

Prof Bernhard Otto Boehm LKCMed [email protected] Subbu Venkatraman MSE Tam Zhi Yang LKCMed

120Sensing and Diagnostics

A study of the mechanisms of Erythropoietin and testosterone sensing using a carbon nanostructure-based electronic sensor

Assoc Prof Alfred Tok Iing Yoong MSE [email protected] Zhao Yanli SPMS Benedict Tan Changi Sports Medicine Centre, Changi General Hospital


Graphene Sensors On a Chip for Cancer Diagnosis Assoc Prof Chen Peng SCBE [email protected] Yu Ting SPMS Leow Khee Shing Melvin Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Shoulder kinematics and instability model for computer aided diagnosis and treatment evaluation system

Assoc Prof Chou Siaw Meng MAE [email protected] Poh Chueh Loo SCBE Denny Lie Singapore General Hospital


Development of novel porous nanoparticles for biodetection Asst Prof Lee Jong-Min SCBE [email protected] Yoon Yong Jin MAE Edmund Chiong National University Hospital


Glaucoma Diagnostic Aid via Machine Learning Assoc Prof Lin Weisi SCE [email protected] Wang Lipo EEE Paul Chew Tec Kuan National University Hospital


Rapid Malaria Diagnosis using Magnetically Enriched Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Asst Prof Liu Quan SCBE [email protected] Peter Preiser SBS Liu Te Chih National University Hospital

126 Sensing and Diagnostics

Mechanistic and Pathological Study of the Genesis, Growth and Rupture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Assoc Prof Ng Yin Kwee Eddie MAE [email protected] Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan LKCMed Sriram Narayanan Tan Tock Seng Hospital


An integrated medical device for rapid and sensitive diagnostics of bacterial infections in blood sample

Asst Prof Yoon Yong Jin MAE [email protected] Lee Jong-Min SCBE Edmund Chiong National University Hospital


Silicon biophotonics sensor for cancer biomarker detection Asst Prof Yoon Yong Jin MAE [email protected] Richie Donghwan Kim SCBE Edmund Chiong National University Hospital


Surface Acoustic Wave(SAW) Sensor For Passive Wireless Intraocular Pressure Measurement

Asst Prof Zheng Yuanjin EEE [email protected] Tina Wong Tzee Ling MSE Tina Wong Tzee Ling Singapore Eye Research Institute


An investigation to assess upper extremity motor skills of stroke patients

Assoc Prof Ang Wei Tech MAE [email protected] Chow Jia Yi NIE Kong Keng He Tan Tock Seng Hospital




























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Ultrasonic Link IC for Wireless Power & Data Transfer Deep In Body Assoc Prof Goh Wang Ling EEE [email protected] Achutavarrier Prasad

SCE Ng Wai Hoe National Neuroscience Institute


Microstructured optical fiber laser based mid-infrared supercontinuum generation for medicine applications

Prof Shum Ping Perry EEE [email protected] Sun Handong SPMS Tan Keng Leong Singapore General Hospital


Concurrent sensing platform for neurodevelopmental disorder Asst Prof Zhang Yilei MAE [email protected] Albert I. Chen SBS Daniel Fung Shuen Sheng Institute of Mental Health


Nanomaterials for biosensor development Asst Prof Lee Jong-Min SCBE [email protected] Moon Seung Ki MAE Edmund Chiong National University Hospital/National University of Singapore


Cardiac Ischemia-induced Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome

Assoc Prof Newman Sze Siu Kwan SBS [email protected] Kathy Luo Qian SCBE Dominique de Kleijn University of

UtrechtLee Chuen Neng / Vitaly Sorokin

National University Hospital


Fibre optic based immunoassay for detection of lipoarabinomannan in patients samples for tuberculosis diagnosis

Assoc Prof Alfred Tok Iing Yoong MSE [email protected] Robert S. Marks BGU / NTU-

CREATEBrendon J Hanson DSO Timothy Barkham Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Dengue Prognosis by a Quantitative Electrochemical Lateral Flow Immunosensor (IgG, IgM and IgA)

Assoc Prof Chen Hongyu SPMS [email protected] Robert S. Marks BGU / NTU-

CREATELeo Yee Sin Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Organic Dye-modified Upconversion Nanophosphors for Bio-imaging of reactive oxygen species

Assoc Prof Qichun Zhang MSE [email protected] Xing Bengang SPMSVinoth Kumar S/O Jayaseelan

National Dental Centre


Portable and noninvasive protein sensors for the early detection of Parkinson’s disease using field-effect transistors

Prof Zhang Hua MSE [email protected] Chen Peng SCBE Tey Hong Liang National Skin Centre


A study of wandering patterns and fall risks among people with dementia in Singapore

Assoc Prof Chan Syin SCE [email protected] Annabel Chen HSS Philip Yap Lin Kiat Khoo Teck Phuat Hospital


Molecular Tags for the Detection of Biomarkers for Bladder Cancer Assoc Prof Leong Weng Kee SPMS [email protected] Ng Siu Choon SCBE Malini Olivo SBIC,

A*STARWeber Lau Kam On

Singapore General Hospital / Duke - NUS


"No More Pricks" - A Device that Sense Glucose Level in the Eye for Diabetic Patients

Assoc Prof Loo Say Chye Joachim MSE [email protected] Per-Olof Berggren LKCMed Zhang Qichun MSE


Fiber optic sensor for monitoring of solid tumor microenvironment and drug delivery

Assoc Prof Chan Chi Chiu SCBE [email protected] So Ping Lam EEE Terence Aik Huang Tan OncoSolutions Cancer Center


Develop nucleic acid aptamer modified nanoplatform for early stage clinical cancer diagnosis

Asst Prof Shao Fangwei SPMS [email protected] Shao Huilin A*STAR Li Shuzhou MSEScott Hilderbrand Hakho Lee

Massachusetts General Hospital


Built environment and human cognition: a multidisciplinary approach Prof Soh Chee Kiong CEE [email protected] Georgios Christopoulos NBS Tan Hao Yang LKCMed Tan Hao Yang Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


A Portable CMOS ISFET Sensor for High Throughput and Accurate DNA Sequencing

Asst Prof Yu Hao EEE [email protected] Kang Yuejun SCBE Hui Kam Man National Cancer Centre


Cuffless measurement of blood pressure and noninvasive assessment of blood flow in high-rate sonography

Asst Prof Zhou Yufeng MAE [email protected] Ho Shen-Shyang SCE Lim Choon Pin Singapore Health Services


Portable electrochemical assay system for on-chip quantitative estimation of cancer biomarkers in real samples – Sensing and Biochip design & fabrication

Assoc Prof Poenar Daniel Puiu EEE [email protected] Sunil Kumar AryaIME,

A*STARTan Swee Ngin NIE Lee King Chien Joe National University Hospital


Portable electrochemical assay system for on-chip quantitative estimation of cancer biomarkers in real samples – Microdluidics, biochemistry & biomedical aspects

Assoc Prof Kang Yuejun SCBE [email protected] Sunil Kumar Arya IME,

A*STARPoenar Daniel Puiu EEE Lee King Chien Joe National University Hospital


On-chip Bio- and Chemical- Sensing Based on Microlaser Cavity Array Assoc Prof Sun Handong SPMS [email protected] Kang Yuejun SCBE Eric P H Yap Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


Development of label-free Optical Fiber Sensor for real-time cell behavior monitoring

Assoc Prof Chan Chi Chiu SCBE [email protected] So Ping Lam EEE Wang Yu Tien Singapore General Hospital


4D Microscopy Camera for Biomedicine Prof Anand Asundi MAE [email protected] Karen Carmelina Crasta LKCMed


Non-Invasive Early Detection of Hypo/Hyper Thyroidism using mm-wave Technique

Assoc Prof Boon Chirn Chye EEE [email protected] Yusuf Ali LKCMed Siek Liter EEE Dalan Rinkoo Tan Tock Seng Hospital
























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Wirelessly monitored wearable sensors for monitoring of sweat electrolytes for potential insertion for Internet of Things (IoT)

Asst Prof Li King Ho Holden MAE [email protected] Shabbir M Moochhala MSE Tse Man Siu EEE Eric Yap Peng Huat Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


Engineered Biomimetic Interfaces for Regenerative Medicine Assoc Prof Nam-Joon Cho MSE [email protected] Shuping Juliana Maria

SCBE Jeffrey S. Glenn Stanford University


Early Detection of Hypo/Hyper Thyroidism Assoc Prof Siek Liter EEE [email protected] Yusuf Ali LKCMed Boon Chirn Chye EEE Dalan Rinkoo Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Clinical Fiber Probes for Rapid and Accurate Detection of Bacteremia and Fungemia

Asst Prof Wei Lei EEE [email protected] Su Haibin MSE Hu Juan JuanIIR,

A*STARLee Jiun National University Hospital


Development of Prediction Models for Health and Fitness Assessment Using Unobtrusive Sensing Techniques

Assoc Prof Er Meng Joo EEE [email protected] Tan Ah Hwee SCE Jason Lee Kai Wei LKCMed Daniel Goh Yam Thiam National University Hospital


Development of Non-Invasive Sensors and Devices for Regular Vascular Access (VA) Surveillance

Asst Prof Li King Ho Holden MAE [email protected] Tse Man Siu EEE Nikam Milind Digamber Khoo Teck Phuat Hospital


Optofluidic ultra-filter as a virus manipulation toolkits for disease diagnosis

Prof Liu Ai-Qun EEE [email protected] Bo Liedberg MSE Eric Yap Peng Huat Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


Development of Smart Photoacoustic Nanoprobes for In Vivo Imaging

Assoc Prof Pu Kanyi SCBE [email protected] Xing Bengang SPMS Yan Sean Singapore General Hospital

162 Systems Biology and Medicine

Fat cell metabolism on a chip: Single cell metabolomics and pharmacology using novel lab-on-a-chip devices

Prof Chen Peng SCBE [email protected] Zhang Yilei MAE Leow Khee Shing Melvin Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Role of newly identified, hyper-inflammatory dendritic cells in disease induction and maintenance

Assoc Prof Christiane Ruedl SBS [email protected] Florent Ginhoux LKCMed - -


Examining functional fingerprints of autophagy activity and genome stability in successfully aged nonagenarians (≥90 years old persons) versus nonagenarians with disease

Asst Prof Esther Wong Siew Peng SBS [email protected] Karen Carmelina Crasta LKCMed Chong Mei Sian Tan Tock Seng Hospital

165Systems Biology and Medicine

Deciphering signalling networks by which anti-mitotic therapies modulate autophagy in cancer cells

Assoc Prof Karen Carmelina Crasta LKCMed [email protected] Esther Wong Siew Peng SBS Dave Wee Keng Boon IHPC, A*STAR - -


Elucidating the Role of Degenerative Protein Modifications in Pathogenesis of Glaucoma

Assoc Prof Newman Sze Siu Kwan SBS [email protected] Kathy Luo Qian SCBE Leonard Yip Wei Leon Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Targeting the Flavivirus replicase for vaccine and antiviral development

Asst Prof Dahai Luo LKCMed [email protected] Julien Lesccar SBS


Activation Mechanism of the Unfolded Protein Response during Lipid Disequilibrium

Asst Prof Guillaume Thibault SBS /

[email protected] Dragoslav Vidovic SPMS


Polycomb group protein complexes regulated Purkinje cell function Asst Prof I-Hsin Su SBS [email protected] George J. Augustine LKCMed


Development of an algorithm for early diagnosis of severe forms of dengue Prof Jagath C. Rajapakse SCE [email protected] Mao Kezhi EEE Ooi Eng Eong Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School


Development of treatment for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections Assoc Prof Li Hoi Yeung SBS [email protected] Lew Wen Siang SPMS Matthew Yeo Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Mechanistic studies of gut microbiota-brain interactions using microfluidics

Asst Prof Li King Ho Holden MAE [email protected] Hou Han Wei LKCMed Tse Man Siu EEE


A Quantum-Classical Modelling and Molecular Profiling System for Preventive Medicine

Assoc Prof Mu Yuguang SBS [email protected] Lin Feng SCE Leong Khai Pang Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Hypoxia-induced autophagy in astrocytes: implication for ischemic stroke

Asst Prof Esther Wong Siew Peng SBS [email protected] Karen Carmelina Crasta LKCMed Liao Ping NNI


Structural investigations of the endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation complex


[email protected] Shashi Bhushan SBS


From Dietary Excess to Degenerative Diseases: Finding the Missing Links in Autophagy


[email protected] Rachel Susan Kraut SBS Haibin Su MSE


Polyploidy and the age-dependent decline in liver regeneration Assoc Prof Karen Carmelina Crasta LKCMed [email protected] Nam-Joon Cho MSE


The regulatory pathways integrating the cortical actin network and spindle dynamics during early stages of mitosis

Assoc Prof Koh Cheng Gee SBS [email protected] Karen Carmelina Crasta LKCMed


Hypoxic tumour microenvironment promotes tumorigenesis and cancer stem cell phenotype via epigenetic programming

Assoc Prof Newman Sze Siu Kwan SBS [email protected] Karen Carmelina Crasta LKCMed


Development of probiotics that supply therapeutic and nutritional molecules in the human gut

Asst Prof Poh Chueh Loo SCBE [email protected] Walter Wahli LKCMed Ling Khoon Lin Singapore General Hospital




























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The impact of Statin on autoimmune Insulitis and diabetes-related vascular abnormalities in the experimental autoimmune diabetes (EAD) models

Prof Bernhard Otto Boehm LKCMed [email protected] Ng Kee Woei MSE Wang Xiaomeng LKCMed


Psycho-cognitive parameters associated with the built environment Asst Prof Georgios Christopoulos NBS [email protected] Tan Hao Yang LKCMed Lu Ming CEE Tan Hao Yang Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


A genome-wide study of RNA editing as a novel mechanism of human cancers

Asst Prof Tan Meng How SCBE [email protected] Peter Droge SBS Iain Tan Bee Huat National Cancer Centre Singapore


Towards Computational Discovery of Interaction Networks in Intracellular Pathogens

Assoc Prof Kwoh Chee Keong SCE [email protected] Peter Preiser SBS Prabha Unny Krishnan Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Regulation of embryonic stem cells pluripotency and differentiation by biochemical and biophysical cues

Assoc Prof Koh Cheng Gee SBS [email protected] Tan Lay Poh MSE Matthew Yeo Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Microfluidics approaches for leukocyte sorting and functional characterization In type 2 diabetes patients

Prof Bernhard Otto Boehm LKCMed [email protected] Li King Ho Holden MAE Hou Han Wei LKCMed Dalan Rinkoo Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Investigation of myostatin inhibition effects on metabolism and muscle function

Prof Michael Alan Ferenczi LKCMed [email protected] Ravi Kambadur SBS Chong Mei Sian Tan Tock Seng Hospital


High-speed Genome Scaffolding Asst Prof Amartya Sanyal SBS [email protected] Chattopadhyay

SCE Leong Khai Pang Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Machine Learning approach for biomarker identification and mechanistic insights into metabolic pathways involved in diabetes in the elderly

Prof Bernhard Otto Boehm LKCMed [email protected] Justin Dauwels EEE Tam Zhi Yang LKCMed


From the synapse to the nucleus: How long range signaling regulates gene expression in healthy and diseased neurons

Asst Prof Ch'ng Toh Hean LKCMed [email protected] Albert Chen SBS


Elucidating the sub-Golgi localization code of Golgi glycosylation enzymes Asst Prof Lu Lei SBS [email protected] Liu Xuewei SPMS Song Zhiwei

BIT, A*STAR

Tan Ee Shien KK Women's and Children's Hospital


Identifying immunomodulatory DNA of human gut microbiome: a metagenomic approach

Asst Prof Oh Seungdae CEE [email protected] Ruedl Christiane SBS Sven Petterson Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

193 Therapeutic Medical Devices

Histotripsy for tumor therapy Assoc Prof Claus-Dieter Ohl SPMS [email protected] Kathy Luo Qian SCBE Gilberto de Lima Lopes Johns Hopkins Singapore International Medical Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Development of a robotics-enhanced endoscopy system for endoluminal reduction of gastric volume to induce weight loss

Prof Phee Soo Jay Louis MAE [email protected] Wang Han EEE Koura Aaryan Nath Tan Tock Seng Hospital

195Therapeutic Medical Devices

Therapeutic Bone Tissue Engineered-Scaffolds Using Trace Elements Prof Teoh Swee Hin SCBE [email protected] Ng Kee Woei MSE Marcus Wong Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Biomechanics of novel bioadhesive thin films Asst Prof Terry Steele MSE [email protected] Hayden Kingsley Taylor MAE Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


Neurorehabilitation of hand functional deficits with haptic intervention

Assoc Prof Zhang Yilei MAE [email protected] Guan Cuntai EEE Karen Chua Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Modeling and innovating biodegradable cancellous screws for patients with hip fracture

Asst Prof Zhou Kun MAE [email protected] Subbu Venkatraman MSE Sathappan S. Sathappan Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Design, Computational Modeling and Measurements of an Axial Heart Pump

Assoc Prof Chua Leok Poh MAE [email protected] Su Haibin MSE Tegoeh Tjahjowidodo MAESivathasan Cumaraswamy

National Heart Centre


Motor Adaptation and Learning in Virtual and Real Environment Asst Prof Domenico Campolo MAE [email protected] Xiang Liming SPMS Etienne Burdet Imperial College London

Karen Chua Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Development of integrated non-contact acoustic suspension and active damping for Ventricular Assist Device

Asst Prof Tegoeh Tjahjowidodo MAE [email protected] Su Haibin MSE Chua Leok Poh MAESivathasan Cumaraswamy

National Heart Centre


Investigation and real-time monitoring of bubble cavitation in HIFU ablation

Asst Prof Zhou Yufeng MAE [email protected] Claus-Dieter Ohl SPMS Ho Sun Sien Henry Singapore General Hospital


Application of Graphene-based materials as Skirting for Corneal Inlay and Artificial Cornea

Prof Khor Khiam Aik MAE [email protected] Chen Peng SCBE Li Hua MAE Jod Mehta Singapore Eye Research Institute


Design optimization of the mechanical strength and stability of biodegradable stent Based on computational modeling simulation with experimental validation

Assoc Prof Li Hua MAE [email protected] Cui Fangsen A*STAR Kang Yuejun SCBE Ho Pei Jackie National University Health System


Convergence of video and games system for automated rehabilitative exercise

Prof Theng Yin Leng WKWSCI [email protected] Yau Wei Yun EEE Loh Yong Joo Tan Tock Seng Hospital


























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Mobile Applications for Delivering Self-Help Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Emotional Distress

Asst Prof Xing Zhenchang SCE [email protected] Shen Biing Jiun HSS Balazs Gulyas Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


Biodegradable PLA staple with self-tightening function for minimally invasive surgery

Assoc Prof Huang Weimin MAE [email protected] Hu Xiao MSE Davide Lomanto National University Hospital


Delivery Systems for Managing Diabetes Assoc Prof Loo Say Chye Joachim MSE [email protected] Per-Olof Berggren LKCMed


Noninvasive ablation of breast cancer by cylindrical phased array HIFU under sonography guidance

Asst Prof Zhou Yufeng MAE [email protected] Zheng Yuanjin EEE Tan Yah Yuen KK Women's and Children's Hospital


3D microlens array system Assoc Prof Huang Weimin MAE [email protected] Zheng Jianmin SCE Davide Lomanto National University Hospital


Nano-bandages to treat infections of the skin Assoc Prof Chen Xiaodong MSE [email protected] Zhang Li-Feng SBS Mark Tang National Skin Centre


Drug delivery from nanoparticle coated microbubbles: time reversal acoustics and perfect absorbers

Assoc Prof Claus-Dieter Ohl SPMS [email protected] Xu Chenjie SCBE Lin Zhenbang Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Robotic Proprioceptive Assessment and Training Asst Prof Domenico Campolo MAE [email protected] Xiang Liming SPMS Karen Chua Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Postural and Gait Control of Functional Walking with Stabilizer Prof Low Kin Huat MAE [email protected] Cheah Chien Chern EEE Adela May Tow Peh-Er Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Developing a Micro IR Thermal Imaging/Spectroscopy based non-touch Blood Pressure measuring device

Assoc Prof Ng Yin Kwee Eddie MAE [email protected] Ma Maode EEE Miao Jianmin MAE Kaw Jon Leng Gregory Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Development of Antibacterial Coating for Dental Implants Assoc Prof Chen Yuan SCBE [email protected] Siek Liter EEE Teoh Swee Hin SCBE Goh Bee Tin National Dental Centre


Wearable optical coherence tomography device for blood glucose detection

Asst Prof Liu Linbo EEE [email protected] Teoh Swee Hin SCBE Xu Chenjie SCBE Goh Bee Tin National Dental Centre


A biologically inspired soft exoskeleton for arm assistance Asst Prof Lorenzo Masia MAE [email protected] Galina Mihaleva ADM Amitabha LAHIRI ‎ National University Hospital


Catheter medical devices for the treatment of soft tissue ailments Assoc Prof Wei Lei EEE [email protected] Terry Steele MSEChandy George Kanianthara

Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


Stereo Display Table for Virtual Surgery Assoc Prof Lin Feng SCE [email protected] Sun Xiaowei EEE Marius ErdtFraunhofer

IDMHo Kok Sun Ho Kok Sun Colorectal Pte Ltd


Developing a novel Thermal Imaging based non-touch micro Blood Pressure measuring device

Assoc Prof Ng Yin Kwee Eddie MAE [email protected] Ma Maode EEE Puneet Seth Singapore General Hospital


Robotic catheter for in vivo fabrication of endovascular stent grafts Prof Phee Soo Jay Louis MAE [email protected] Terry Steele MSE Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine


An automated computerized Traditional Chinese pulse diagnosis system

Assoc Prof Shu Jian Jun MAE [email protected] Alex Yan Qingyu MSE Tan Yeow Leng Singapore General Hospital


Experimental study into the hemodynamics of pressure segmentation in deep venous reflux disease

Assoc Prof Yeo Joon Hock MAE [email protected] Ang Keng Cheng NIE Srinam Narayanan Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Enhanced chemotherapy to breast cancer by focused ultrasound (FUS)

Asst Prof Zhou Yufeng MAE [email protected] Wang Dongan SCBE Ong Chiou Li KK Women's and Children's Hospital


Investigation and real-time monitoring of therapeutic outcome cavitation in HIFU ablation

Asst Prof Zhou Yufeng MAE [email protected] Claus-Dieter Ohl SPMS Ho Sun Sien Henry Singapore General Hospital

227 Tissue Engineering Development of biohybrid scaffolds for biomedical applications Asst Prof Cleo Choong Swee Neo MSE [email protected] Teoh Swee Hin SCBE Marcus Wong Tan Tock Seng Hospital

228 Tissue EngineeringModifying physical properties of the tumour microenvironment can inhibit the propagation, migration and metastasis of breast cancer cells

Asst Prof Cleo Choong Swee Neo MSE [email protected] Tan Nguan Soon Andrew SBS Chan Ching Wan National University Health System

229 Tissue EngineeringGraphene reinforced nano-hydroxyapatite composite for bone substitution and repair

Prof Sam Zhang MAE [email protected] Tan Lay Poh MSE Wilson Wang National University Health System/National University of Singapore

230 Tissue Engineering Chemical Strategies to Promote 3D Liver Architecture Assoc Prof Nam-Joon Cho MSE [email protected] Tan Choon Hong SPMS Jeffrey S. Glenn Stanford University School of Medicine

231 Tissue Engineering Skin Disease Model Assoc Prof Tan Lay Poh MSE [email protected] Tan Nguan Soon Andrew SBS Tang Boon Yang Mark National Skin Centre



























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232 Tissue Engineering Fully Biocompatible nanocomposites for bone engineering Assoc Prof Dong Zhili MSE [email protected] Khor Khiam Aik MAE Jod Mehta Singapore Eye Research Institute

233 Tissue EngineeringModel development with experimental validation for characterizing electromechanical constitutive relation of cardiac hydrogel for cardiac tissue regeneration

Assoc Prof Li Hua MAE [email protected] Fong Wen Mei Eileen MSE Winston Shim Se Ngie National Heart Centre Singapore

234 Tissue EngineeringMicrofluidics Fabrication of Vascularized Bone Organoids for Next-Generation Bone Tissue Engineering

Assoc Prof Kang Yuejun SCBE [email protected] Zhang Yilei MAE James Hui Hoi Po National University Health System

235 Tissue EngineeringDevelop 3D platform for neuroregenerative therapy of Parkinson’s disease

Asst Prof Zhang Yilei MAE [email protected] Zeng Li NNI Kang Yuejun SCBE Tan Eng King National Neuroscience Institute

236 Tissue EngineeringDevelopment of pro-healing scaffolds: Role of scaffolds in wound healing and tissue regeneration Asst Prof Cleo Choong Swee Neo MSE [email protected] Tan Nguan Soon Andrew SBS Marcus Wong Tan Tock Seng Hospital

237 Tissue Engineering 3D Scaffolds for Islet Cell Transplantation Assoc Prof Loo Say Chye Joachim MSE [email protected] Per-Olof Berggren LKCMed

238 Tissue EngineeringMicrofluidic-based dynamic in vitro models of the intestinal epithelium: Characterization and modulation

Assoc Prof Poenar Daniel Puiu EEE [email protected] Qasem AlramadanIME,

A*STAR Surajit Bhatacharyya SBS Wang Yu Tien Singapore General Hospital

239 Tissue EngineeringEvaluation of 3D cell culture systems as bioreactors in virus production for use in virus vaccine development and virus isolation from clinical specimens

Assoc Prof Richard J Sugrue SBS [email protected] Wang Dongan SCBE Tan Boon Huan DSO Tan Ban Hock Singapore General Hospital

240 Tissue EngineeringDevelopment of High Performance Bioceramics Using Three-Dimensional, Porous, Interconnected BN Aerogel

Asst Prof Liu Zheng MSE [email protected] Zhao Yanli SPMS Howe Tet Sen Singapore General Hospital

241 Tissue EngineeringRole of human mesenchymal stem cells and smart scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

Asst ProfDinesh Kumar Srinivasan

LKCMed [email protected] Raju V. Ramanujan MSEGowreeson Thevendran

Tan Tock Seng Hospital

242 Tissue EngineeringMethods for Production and Quality Control of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Cell-Based Therapies

Assoc Prof Nam-Joon Cho MSE [email protected] Kathy Luo Qian SCBE Jeffrey S. Glenn Stanford University

243 Skin ResearchNanofiber and miRNA-induced cellular transdifferentiation for fibrosis treatment

Assoc Prof Chew Sing Yian SCBE [email protected] Fong Wen Mei Eileen MSE Howard Levinson Duke University Medical Center

244 Skin Research Bioactivation of Scaffold for Drug Delivery of Antisense Prof David Laurence Becker LKCMed [email protected] Fong Wen Mei Eileen MSE

245 Skin Research Drug Delivery of Antisense through the Skin Prof David Laurence Becker LKCMed [email protected] Xu Chenjie SCBE

246 Skin Research Macroautophagy, Connexins and Wound Healing Prof David Laurence Becker LKCMed [email protected] Esther Wong Siew Peng SBS

247 Skin Research Wnts and Connexins in Wound Healing Prof David Laurence Becker LKCMed [email protected] Esther Wong Siew Peng SBS

248 Skin ResearchStudy of molecular pathways of immune cell mediation in psoriasis through novel computational methods Prof Jagath C. Rajapakse SCE [email protected] Navin Kumar Verma LKCMed Colin Theng Thiam Seng National Skin Centre

249 Skin ResearchSub-cellular imaging of skin disease using micro-optical coherence tomography

Asst Prof Liu Linbo EEE [email protected] Xu Chenjie SCBE Tey Hong Liang National Skin Centre

250 Skin ResearchInvestigation of depth sensitive Raman spectroscopy in skin wound healing assessment for optimal treatment

Asst Prof Liu Quan SCBE [email protected] David Laurence Becker LKCMed Tang Boon Yang Mark National Skin Centre

251 Skin Research Microneedles for Keloid Treatment Prof Michael Alan Ferenczi LKCMed [email protected] Xu Chenjie SCBE Tey Hong Liang National Skin Centre

252 Skin ResearchCorrelating Physical Skin Barrier Dysfunction with Nanomaterial Induced Toxicity

Assoc Prof Ng Kee Woei MSE [email protected] Birgit LaneIMB,

A*StarTang Boon Yang Mark National Skin Centre

253 Skin Research Role of the Transcription Factor PPARβ/δ in Skin Health and Disease Prof Walter Wahli LKCMed [email protected] Tan Nguan Soon Andrew SBS

254 Skin Research LRG1 in diabetic wound healing and its therapeutic potential Asst Prof Wang Xiaomeng LKCMed [email protected] Xu Chenjie SCBETavintharan Subramaniam

LKCMed / KTPH

Bernhard Otto Boehm Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

255 Skin ResearchDevelopment of Multifunctional Nanoparticle-Based Carriers for Targeted Photodynamic Skin Cancer Therapy

Assoc Prof Zhao Yanli SPMS [email protected] Subbu Venkatraman MSE Ng Kee Woei MSE Thng Tien Guan Steven National Skin Centre

256 Skin Research Carbon Nanotubes Based Electronic Skin Prof Zhang Qing EEE [email protected] Zhang Hua MSE Tey Hong Liang National Skin Centre

257 Skin Research Nanocage formulation for cutaneous delivery of active compounds Assoc Prof Sierin Lim SCBE [email protected] Ng Kee Woei MSE Thng Tien Guan Steven National Skin Centre

258 Skin ResearchTo determine whether Ezh2-regulated DC functions are critical for skin immunity

Asst Prof I-Hsin Su SBS [email protected] Florent Ginhoux LKCMed Sayuri Yamazaki Nagoya City University




























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259 Skin Research The regulation of angiogenesis in skin wound healing Assoc Prof Koh Cheng Gee SBS [email protected] Kathy Luo Qian SCBE Mathew Yeo Tan Tock Seng Hospital

260 Skin ResearchMediating macrophage behavior by substrate topography and sustained microRNA delivery

Assoc Prof Chew Sing Yian SCBE [email protected] Ng Kee Woei MSE Howard Levinson Duke University Medical Center

261 Skin ResearchUnderstanding the Influence of Hair Keratins on Cell and Tissue Physiology

Assoc Prof Ng Kee Woei MSE [email protected] Tan Nguan Soon Andrew SBS Tang Boon Yang Mark National Skin Centre

262 Skin Research Role of N-WASP in Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) Assoc Prof Thirumaran Thanabalu SBS [email protected] Chen Wei Ning SCBE Tan Nguan Soon Andrew SBS Tan Suat Hoon National Skin Centre

263 Skin Research Developing Molecular Tags for Transcutaneous Studies Assoc Prof Leong Weng Kee SPMS [email protected] Ng Siu Choon SCBE Malini Olivo SBIC,

A*STARPaul Bigliardi IMB, A*STAR

264 Skin ResearchDeciphering signal transduction processes involved in T-cell migration implicated in inflammatory skin diseases

Asst Prof Navin Kumar Verma LKCMed [email protected] Tan Suet Mien SBS Dermot Kelleher LKCMed Colin Theng Thiam Seng National Skin Centre

265 Skin ResearchDeveloping a Smart Wound Dressing Based on Hair Keratins and Designer Peptides

Assoc Prof Ng Kee Woei MSE [email protected] Artur Schmidtchen LKCMed

266 Skin ResearchNovel aspects of keratins and associated proteins and peptides in hair

Prof Artur Schmidtchen LKCMed [email protected] Ng Kee Woei MSE

267 Skin ResearchSupramolecular antimicrobial hydrogels for the treatment of skin infections

Assoc Prof Chen Xiaodong MSE [email protected] Tan Nguan Soon Andrew SBS Tang Boon Yang Mark National Skin Centre

268 Skin ResearchCharacterization of the glycogen synthase kinase 3β pathway in T-cell migration and effector functions

Asst Prof Navin Kumar Verma LKCMed [email protected] Newman Sze Siu Kwan SBS Dermot Kelleher LKCMed Bernhard Otto Boehm Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

269 Skin ResearchStudies of Localized Delivery of Drugs Using Nanoparticles for Skin Disease

Prof Subbu Venkatraman MSE [email protected] Tan Nguan Soon Andrew SBS Thng Tien Guan Steven National Skin Centre

270 Skin Research Electronic skin for intelligent pulsatile iontophoretic delivery system Asst Prof Nripan Mathews MSE [email protected] Artur Schmidtchen LKCMed

271 Skin ResearchDrug-eluting A novel strategy for the treatment of diabetic wounds using lipid nanoparticle-hydrogel system through topical delivery

Assoc Prof Loo Say Chye Joachim MSE [email protected] Tan Nguan Soon Andrew SBS Tang Boon Yang Mark National Skin Centre

272 Skin ResearchThe role of dermal Hedgehog signaling in hair follicle regeneration and wound healing

Asst Prof Woo Wei Meng LKCMed [email protected] Ng Kee Woei MSE David Laurence Becker LKCMedDuncan Angus McGrouther


273 Skin Research Development of printable biomaterials for skin research Asst Prof Yeong Wai Yee MAE [email protected] Ng Kee Woei MSE Tey Hong Liang National Skin Centre

274 Skin Research Skin disease diagnosis by quantum sensing system Asst Prof Miao Yansong SBS [email protected] Gao Weibo SPMS Guillaume Thibault Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

275 Skin ResearchFusogenic Liposomes with Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Activity for Topical Skin Applications

Assoc Prof Nam-Joon Cho MSE [email protected] Kunn Hadinoto Ong SCBE Goh Chee Leok National Skin Centre

276 Skin Research Functional lipidomics of skin health and infections Asst Prof Xueli Guan LKCMed [email protected] Kimberly Kline SBS Artur Schmidtchen Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

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