Research
Alex is an assistant professor at the Singapore Institute of Technology. His research interest lies in
- Healthcare technology
- Eye-tracking
- Digital content accessibility
- User-centred design
- Human-Computer-Interaction
- Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence
Alex’s research is grouped into two themes:
Healthcare Technologies
Enabling the visually impaired
Assistive tools for the visually impaired to interpret dynamic or 360 content. These tools allow users to interact with dynamic or 360 content.
Keywords: Web Accessibility; Digital Content Accessibility; Screen readers; Assistive technology;
Enabling Motor Neurone Disease (MND) patients
Assistive tool to communicate by drawing Chinese characters. Targeted users are people with low Chinese literacy.
Keywords: Eye-tracking; Human-Computer-Interaction; Assistive technology
Healthcare for Diabetes
To improve diabetes healthcare and earlier and alternative detection.
Keywords: Foot plantar pressure; Human-Computer-Interaction;
Rehabilitation
Restoring or improving a person’s physical abilities
Keywords: IoT; Markerless measurements; Human-Computer-Interaction; Bedside activities;
Education Methods
SiDSDE
Investigating the effectiveness of Just-in-time learning for software engineering students. To assist students to be more ready to work on software development lab activities.
Keywords: Applying learning pedagogy
Bringing Industry into Classrooms
Bringing real industry projects into the classroom as projects for the students learning.