Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
My research interest in the PhD period focused on investigating the behaviours and emotions of robots, involving synthesizing/detecting/recognizing convincing and believable robot facial expressions for potential academic and industrial interest. Then the research direction has been switched to android robots design、multi-channel (e.g., facial expressions, voices, and hand gestures) human-robot interaction、computational model of emotions、robots applied in the Internet of Things (e.g., navigational robots in the supermarkets, drones based on WSN). The main research areas are: Artificial Intelligence, Affective Computing, Robotics, Human Robot Interaction (HRI), Smart Control, Intelligent Systems etc.
Currently working on developing a hardware and software system for an Arduino-based face robot Zora controlled by an Android smart phone. Progress: 1. Use an Open-Source-Hardware Arduino platform to control the robot to generate some facial expressions and mouth movements.（Done） 2. Use an Android cell phone as a control platform to connect to the Arduino platform. By integrating iflytek’s open-source speech recognition&synthesis and face recognition Android App, a cell phone can serve as a human-robot interaction platform, which interacts with the Arduino platform. （Ongoing） 3. Add some sensors to the Arduino platform to augment the interaction between human and the robot. For instance, infrared sensors to detect incoming people； acoustic sound source sensors to detect the direction a person faces allowing the robot to face the person； ultrasonic sensors to detect the distance between human and the robot；and touch sensors can serve as one more channel to interact. 4. Build a Perceptual Control Model in Multi-Channel Interaction Between Human and Social Robots. This emotion model will base on PCT and Roger Moore’s “PRESENT” model，and fuse some concepts drawn from Chinese traditional philosophy “Zhou Yi 周易” . By doing that, a robot equipped with some Chinese characteristics can be expected.
We are interested in the neural circuits regulating memory, emotions and cognitive functions. We employ in vivo electrophysiology, genetic tools behavioral assays, statistical data analysis and computational methods. The centre is well equipped with multichannel recordings, optogenetics, confocal microscopy and virus-based neuron manipulation. The job requires understanding the brain circuits underlying both normal and diseased conditions.
Teaching modules include: 1. The Internet of Things Applied Technology 2. Object Oriented Programming Design with Java Supervising undergraduates’ final projects including: 1. An Android APP for Speech Recognition 2. The Design of the System for Registration and Diagnosis on NFC Technology Coordinating International Exchange Programs including 1. Being a staff member of the EDC (Engineering for Developing Communities) Project between STU (Shantou University) and Technion (Israel Institute of Technology), which is a 2014 Summer Campus in Chaoshan Area 2. Being one of the STU coordinators for 2014 STU-MIT’s online course - Evolutionary Processes and Systems 3. Being an office member of International Exchange Programs in College of Engineering, Shantou University
Modules include: 1. COM161 Introduction to Programming and Problem-Solving (Autumn Semester, 2010-2011, MATLAB and Java Based). 2. COM2004: Data Driven Computing (Autumn Semester, 2010-2011, machine learning and pattern processing, and it is MATLAB and Java Based). 3. COM2001 Advanced Programming Techniques 2010-11（Haskell Programming） 4. COM162 Object Oriented Design and Programming with Java (SPRING 2010~11) 5. COM2005~3005 Bio-Inspired Computing and Robotics (SPRING 2010~11) 6. Software Hut (SPRING 2010~11, managing four teams to develop their software projects for their external business clients)