Nanyang Technology University

Interactive Digital Media

 NameResearch Interests
Assoc Prof A S MadhukumarModulation and multiple access schemes for future broadband systems Advanced signal processing algorithms for wireless communication systems Cognitive radio systems: algorithms and architectures Cooperative Radio Systems for Mobile multi-hop networks Ultra wideband radio systems for wireless personal area networks
Assoc Prof Alexei SourinShape modeling, shared virtual environments, haptic interaction, web visualization and visualization on the Grid, virtual surgery, scientific visualization, and cyber-learning.
Assoc Prof Alton Chua Yeow KuanHis current research interests lie in information and knowledge management, communities of practice, online education and social computing
Assoc Prof Anamitra MakurMultirate Signal Processing, Signal/Image/Video Compression Image Processing
Vg Asst Prof Andrea NanettiAll results of my research career convey into Engineering Historical Memory (EHM) (http://www.engineeringhistoricalmemory.com). EHM is both an experimental methodology and an ongoing research project for the organization of historical information in the age of data revolution, that I theorized when I was Visiting Scholar at Princeton University in 2007, to develop and test new sets of shared conceptualizations and formal specifications for content management systems in the field of heritage science. What sets it apart from other approaches is a focus on developing and applying computationally intensive techniques to achieve this goal (e.g. pattern recognition, data mining, machine learning algorithms derived from other disciplines, and visualization solutions). The preliminary sets of formal specifications and results of tests on highly cross-linked historical data have been published in Italy in 2008 (local urban historical memory transmission), 2010 (world views and networks), and 2011 (regional man-heritage-landscape systems) when I was Adjunct Lecturer in the Faculty of Cultural Heritage Conservation of the Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna (Italy). For details, see the publications list on my personal homepage http://www.andreananetti.com The master plan designing and the Web strategies of EHM are developed by Meduproject Ltd. (a company that I established in 2002 as academic spin-off of the Department of History and Methods for Cultural Heritage Conservation of the University of Bologna, after having been awarded in 2001 a prize in the first Italian business plan competition devoted to projects with high content of knowledge and having been financially supported by the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Environment). Research teams and fundraising are working in Venice, People's Republic of China, Australia, USA, Turkey, Russia, Egypt, India, and Singapore. Using English as lingua franca, heritage science scholars of all countries are invited to use EHM to organize and share literary, documentary, art historical, cartographical, archaeological, photographical, oral, and musical data sets. EHM, as a research project, is based on the question “What shall the historian do having all data available in a digitalized form?” What the implications will be for studying the past when ALL archival materials will be digitized and available in any language? From a media perspective, the challenge is to let the system work on a visual base for art historians interested in investigating technological intercontinental networks: data mapping and visualization of the diffusion of technologies related to art (ceramics/porcelain, silk, glass, paper, lost-wax casting bronze production, pottery kilns, and so on). If the general spirit is shared with Wikipedia, Wikimapia (where users and guests mapped over 20'000'000 objects on an interactive global map), and other collaborative databases, what makes the difference here is the application of the highest standards of scholarly edition and publication for each different typology of historical source. The most recent engagement of the project is to develop and test tools (technologies and processes) that can be readily adopted by all users to visualize high volumes of data through maps, timelines, tag clouds, and/or interconnected graphs on different scales. Because, not only historians and art historians, but also artists, students, and all sorts of other users will be welcome to create and share their own narratives, by tagging, connecting and recognizing links among elements of the historical landscape.
Asst Prof Andy Khong Wai HoongAdaptive filters Acoustic source localization Acoustic system identification Seismic signal processing Speech dereverberation
Assoc Prof Anilkumar K SamtaniProf Samtani's areas of expertise are in intellectual property law and information technology law. His current research works focus on trademarks and bilateralism in intellectual property rule-making.
Asst Prof Arul Indrasen ChibDr. Arul Chib focuses on mobile phone healthcare systems, and pursues action-oriented research in varied cross-cultural contexts, particularly in resource-constrained environments. He investigates the key factors influencing the adoption of technology for positive health outcomes, and has engaged in the design and development of healthcare technology systems spanning online and mobile platforms. Global collaborations with IDRC, UNICEF, and UNFPA have led to research grants of S$3.7Mn. His work with Acehnese midwives has led to great interest in the field of mobile health (mHealth) technologies. Of note is that the original JAVA application for mobile phones was developed in 2006, well in advance of the latest innovations in mobile-based applications. This ground-breaking technology to improve maternal and infant health was developed for 223 rural midwives based in the tsunami-affected region of Aceh Besar, Indonesia, impacting as many as 600 villages. This ICT project, facilitated by cell phones and data sending mobile technology, uses the existing pool of knowledge in the rural health system to bolster local resources. Prior to working on tsunami relief, Dr. Chib collaborated with a Peruvian NGO, Instituto Peruano de Paternidad Responsable, to develop an interactive computer-based multimedia game to deliver information about sexual and reproductive health, particularly about HIV/AIDS. Dr. Chib is currently extending his work in mHealth by examining issues of power and influence caused by the mobile phone usage amongst community healthcare workers in Papaua New Guinea, Thailand, India, and China. Dr. Chib's contributions have led to a number of research awards, including the 2011 Prosper.NET-Scopus Award for the use of ICTs for sustainable development. This award was accompanied by a fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, one of the highest honours within the European scholarly tradition. He has been awarded fellowships at Ludwig Maxmilians University and University of Southern California, and the Best Graduate Student Award of S. I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University. He serves on the editorial boards of Human Communication Research and Communication Yearbook, the flagship publications of the International Communication Association. Chib has published in the best refereed journals, such as the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, ranked first amongst Thompson Reuters communication journals, the Journal of Health Communication, ranked first amongst health communication journals, and Information Technologies & International Development, ranked first amongst journals in the field of information and communication technologies for development. He has contributed to book chapters from leading publishers such as Cambridge Scholars, Hampton Press, Springer, and Taylor & Francis. In 2012, along with Dr. Roger Harris, he released the edited volume, Linking Research to Practice (2012, ISEAS Singapore). His research papers have been adopted as syllabi in institutions in Copenhagen, Geneva, Manila, and Virginia. He is currently working on the authored book, mHealth in Developing Countries (forthcoming, Taylor & Francis UK). Dr. Chib’s work in as many as nine countries has been profiled in media outlets ranging from the United Nations Chronicle to the Singaporean press. He has been a guest speaker at numerous global events, and in 2012, gave the keynote speech at the Media Health Communication Conference in Munich. He is a member of the organizing committees of the IFIP 8.6 2013 and ICTD 2012 conferences. As Assistant Director at the Singapore Internet Research Center, Dr. Chib leads the Strengthening Information Society Research Capacity Alliance programme. This multi-year capacity building programme has mentored 30 emerging researchers in Asia, Africa and Latin America, and organized training events in Atlanta, Bangkok, Jamaica, and Singapore.
Asst Prof Astrid Al MkhlaafyGraphic Design history, typography, mapping, live art as communication and participation art. Currently working on two funded research and design projects using GPS, video and site-specific research in South East Asia and China. The research is focused on pilgrimage sites, metaphorical mountains, and the Tao mountains of China.
Assoc Prof Cai JianfeiJianfei's major research interests include digital media processing, multimedia compression, communications and networking technologies. Currently, he focuses on the cross-discipline research among the areas of multimedia, computer graphics, computer vision and networking technologies.
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