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Oct 2007 - present
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Associate Professor and
Australian Research
Council (ARC) Future Fellow (2009-2013)
ARC
Special Research Centre for Ultra-Broadband Information Networks (CUBIN)
at the Department of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EE), The University of
Melbourne.
Jan-Feb 2008 Visiting Scholar, Department of Electrical Engineering,
University of California, San Diego, USA.
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Jun 2001 - Oct 2007 (7
months maternity leave)
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Senior Research Fellow
The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Jan-Feb 2007 Visiting Scholar, Department of
Electrical Engineering, University of
California, San Diego, USA.
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| Nov 1999 - May 2001
(4 months maternity leave) |
Research Fellow
Photonics Research Laboratory (PRL), Australian
Photonics Cooperative Research Centre, the University of Melbourne,
Australia.
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| 1996 - 1997 |
Tutor, Laboratory Demonstrator
Department of Electrical and Electronic
Engineering, the University of Melbourne, Australia.
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| 1995 |
Vacation Research Student
Control and Power Group, Department of Electrical
and Electronic Engineering, the University of Melbourne, Australia.
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| 1994 |
Vacation Research Student
Photonics Research Laboratory, Australian
Photonics Cooperative Research Centre, the University of Melbourne,
Australia.
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| 1993 |
Trainee Electrical Engineer
SGS-Thompson Microelectronics, W. Malaysia.
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| Awards
or Grants Received |
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2009
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- ARC Future Fellowship (2009-2013) - Unified
Digital Networking for Wireless and Optical Access
- Melbourne University Research
Collaboration Grant
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2008
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- ARC Discovery Project (2008-2013) -
Delivering Next-Generation Broadband Internet Access to Australia:
Integration of Broadband Optical and Wireless Networks
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2007
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- Melbourne University Joint Research Grant
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2006
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- Australian Academy of Science Scientific Travel
Grant for travel to University of California, San Diego, USA (Jan to
Feb 2008).
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| 2003 |
- Australian Research Fellowship (ARF) 2004-2008
Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project Grant: Dr D Novak,
Dr A Nirmalathas, Dr C Lim, Dr RB Waterhouse, "Integrated
Microwave-Photonic Subsystems for Antenna Remoting Applications in
Defence and Wireless Communications".
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| 2002 |
- Chief Investigator 2003-2005
ARC Discovery Project Grant: Dr A Nirmalathas, Dr C Lim, Dr C Chae,
"Architectures and System Technologies for Intelligent Photonic Packet
Routers".
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| 1999 |
- Institution of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (IEEE LEOS) Graduate
Student Fellowship
- International Topical Meeting on Microwave
Photonics MWP '99 Best Student Presentation Prize
- IEEE Student Travel Grant
- The University of Melbourne School of Graduate
Studies Travel Scholarship
- Semifinalist in IEEE International Microwave
Symposium (IMS '99) Student Paper Competition (2 papers)
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| 1998 |
- First Prize, Poster Presentation, Department of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the University of Melbourne
- James Mirams Travel Scholarship
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| 1996 |
- Dean's Honours List, Faculty of Engineering,
the University of Melbourne
- Melbourne University Research Scholarship (MRS)
- Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Scholarship
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| 1995 |
- Dean's Honours List, Faculty of Engineering,
the University of Melbourne
- Vacation Research Scholarship, Department of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the University of Melbourne
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| 1994 |
- Vacation Research Scholarship, Department of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the University of Melbourne
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| 1996-1999 |
Doctor of Philosophy (1999)
Photonics Research Laboratory, Department of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the University of Melbourne,
Australia.
Thesis: "Technologies for Millimetre-wave Fibre-Radio Systems"
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dalma Novak
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| 1992-1995 |
Bachelor of Engineering, First Class Honours
(1995)
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Major: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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From 1996 to May 2007, I have more than 120
publications, all of which are refereed. The majority are published by
international journals or presented at international conferences or
symposiums. Please refer to my Publications
page.
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Fluent in English, Malay, Mandarin/Cantonese
Chinese
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| Professional
Affiliations, Activities, Memberships |
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2009 - 2010
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Steering Committee,
International
Microwave Photonics (MWP) and Asian Pacific Microwave Photonics (APMP)
Technical Program Committee, MWP 2009,
APMP 2009, IEEE Photonics Society Conference (formerly Lasers and
Electro-optics Society (LEOS) ) 2008-2010, OECC 2010
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2008
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Co-Chair, Technical
Program
Committee, MWP 2008, Gold Coast,
Australia
Co-Chair, subcategory 2. Transmission
Systems and Switching Technologies, of the Optoelectronics
Communications Conference 2008 (OECC2008)
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2007
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Member, Technical
Program Committee, APMWP 2007, Jeju Island, Korea
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2006
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Organiser/Co-Chair,
Australian Workshop on Microwave Photonics, Melbourne, Australia
Member,
Technical Program Committee, ACOFT/AOS 2006, Melbourne, Australia
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2005
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Member,
Technical Program Committee, COIN 2005, Chongqin, China |
1998 - present
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Journal reviewer for
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE/OSA J. Lightwave Technology,
IEEE Transaction on Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transaction
on Communications, IEEE J. Quantum Electronics, Optics Letters, Optics
Communications, Optics Express |
Present
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Senior Member of Institution of
Electrical and
Electronic Engineers (IEEE), USA
Member of IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics
Society (LEOS)
Member of IEEE Communications Society
Member of IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques
Society (MTT-S).
Voting member of IEEE 802.16 working groups for
new wireless standards. |
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