I build autonomous robots that operate in the real world and study how humans and AI can think, decide, and work better together.
I am a Postdoctoral Associate at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), and the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence (CCI), working with my current PI, Professor Thomas W. Malone. My work now sits at the intersection of robotics, autonomous systems, and human-AI collective intelligence, with a focus on how AI & Robotics can empower people and teams reason, coordinate, and work more effectively together.
I received both my Ph.D. and B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore, under Professor Marcelo H. Ang Jr.. My background is in full-stack autonomy for real-world vehicles and robotic platforms, and that systems experience still shapes how I approach my current research on augmentation, collective intelligence, and the future of meaningful AI-enabled work.
I build the full-stack autonomous robots that have to work outside the lab, across sensing, localization, planning, control, and integration.
I design intelligent systems that can learn, predict, and make decisions in complex, real-world environments.
I study generative simulation and evaluation methods for safer, more reliable, and more trustworthy autonomous systems.
I am interested in where AI should augment human capability, and how technical systems can support more meaningful work & education.
Open to collaborations across robotics, autonomous systems, and human-AI intelligence. The fastest way to reach me is email.