Research
Research Areas
My research interests are physiological signal analysis (e.g., EEG), affective computing, human-computer Interaction, and neural engineering. My current research work focuses on:
- Brain and body signals to recognise and measure academic emotions (e.g., boredom)
- Neurobiological mechanisms of emotions and other cognitive states (e.g., attention) in education or learning contexts
- Emotion visualization system for stakeholders (e.g., teachers).
- Digital phenotype markers for students’ mental health.
Projects
Ongoing
| 2023 – 2026 | Automated Boredom Detection using Multimodal Physiological Signals Principal Investigator, MOE Education Research Funding Programme (ERFP), Tier 1. |
| 2025 – 2027 | EmoRoom: A visual analytics system unveiling students’ emotions from classroom video data Principal Investigator, Strategic Research Fund (SRF), Tier 1. |
| 2023 – 2026 | Self-Regulated Learning, Emotion, and Achievement: Applying Multimodal Classroom Research in a Singapore School Co-Principal Investigator, MOE Education Research Funding Programme (ERFP), Tier 1 |
| 2024 – 2027 | RaDiX: Building flexibility and creativity to support lifelong learning through Physical Education Co-Principal Investigator, MOE Education Research Funding Programme (ERFP), Tier 2 |
| 2024 – 2026 | RISE-M: Regulation at the Individual & Social Level, Emotions & Metacognition Co-Principal Investigator, MOE Science of Learning |
| 2024 – 2026 | Optimizing capacity to improve ideas by investigating Brainwave Responses to idea improvement trigger with Electroencephalogram (EEG) Co-Principal Investigator, NTU Social Science and Humanities Research (SSHR) |
| 2025 – 2028 | Developing Teacher Competencies in Aesthetically-Infused Inquiry-Based Learning (AIIBL): An intervention to move IBL in Humanities and Arts to the next phase Co-Principal Investigator, MOE Education Research Funding Programme (ERFP), Tier 2 |
| 2025 – 2027 | Reciprocal Lens: Enhancing Group Dynamics Through Peer Evaluation. Co-Principal Investigator, NTU Edex |
completed
| 2021 – 2023 | Emotion Recognition from EEG signals using Machine Learning Approach Principal Investigator, MOE Planning Grant (PG). |
| 2021 – 2023 | Development of Brain Networks and Social-Emotional Functions Co-Principal Investigator, MOE Planning Grant (PG). |
| 2021 – 2023 | Collaborative Teaching Between Remote Higher Education Institutions: A Blended Synchronous Learning Approach to Educational Neuroscience Co-Principal Investigator, NTU Edex. |
Publications
Talks and Presentations
| Nov 2025 | Emotion-Aware Learning: Understanding Boredom Through Affective Computing. AI for Education (AIFE) conference, NTU Singapore. |
| Oct 2025 | Beyond Disengagement: Understanding Boredom and Its Impact in Learning. Bring Your Own Lunch (BYOL) Series for MLS Participants, NIE, Singapore. |
| Mar 2025 | Beyond Disengagement: Understanding Boredom and Its Impact in Learning. Bring Your Own Lunch (BYOL) Series for MLS Participants, NIE, Singapore. An invited talk, In-person Presentation |
| Nov 2024 | Applications of Science of Learning. International Conference on Cognitive Science: Evidence for Teacher Education, Pondicherry, India. An online Keynote Speech, Virtual Presentation |
| Aug 2023 | Biomedical Signals Applications for Education, Advanced Hands-on Training in Biomedical Signal Acquisition and Analysis, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India. An invited talk, Virtual Presentation. |
| Sep 2022 | Applications of AI in Clinical Decision Support System. Introduction to Computational Neuroscience, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India. An invited talk, Virtual Presentation. |
| Dec 2021 | Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications in Neurology. Workshop on Artificial Intelligence, University Technology Bahrain, Salmabad, Bahrain. An invited talk, Virtual Presentation. |
| Mar 2021 | Application of Artificial Intelligence in Neurology. International Conference on Biosignals, Images, and Instrumentation, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, India. An invited talk, Virtual Presentation. |
