Awards & Achievements
SMU College of Graduate Research Studies (CGRS)
Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship for Research Excellence
Founded in 2001, the award is given annually to outstanding SMU faculty based on their research performance in the previous year.
Nominees are evaluated based on the originality of projects, research track record, importance of research findings, multidisciplinary nature of projects, ability to attract the interest and collaboration of faculty from world-class universities.
at the DSTA BrainHack 2025 (CODE_EXP).
from Tatler Asia.
The Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow recognises individuals across seven countries and territories in Asia, who are making a positive impact.
from Tatler Asia.
The Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow recognises individuals across seven countries and territories in Asia, who are making a positive impact.
Honourable Mention
at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2024) for the paper, “Navigating Real-World Challenges: A Quadruped Robot Guiding System for Visually Impaired People in Diverse Environments”
ICSE24 Distinguished Paper Award
ICSE24 Distinguished Paper Award
Best Reviewer Award
at the 7th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Technical Debt (TechDebt 2024).
Best Reviewer Award was awarded to 3 of the 34 PC members of the technical research track.
IEEE TCSE Distinguished Paper Award
Mark Weiser Best Paper Award
SDSC Dissertation Research Fellowship 2023
at the NUS-RightShip Hackathon 2024.
ACM Fellow 2023
from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
The ACM Fellows program recognizes the top 1% of ACM Members for their outstanding accomplishments in computing and information technology and/or outstanding service to ACM and the larger computing community.
Best Technical Design Paper Award
2023 Google South Asia & Southeast Asia Research Awards
Google South Asia & Southeast Asia Research Awards are focused on supporting exceptional computer science research in the region. Through this program we also intend to strengthen long-term collaborative relationships with faculty working on problems that will impact how future generations use technology.
For their papers,
FlashVision: Dynamic-Background Tolerant Video Conferencing via Flash Photography
Advancing Large Language Models for Target-Driven Conversation
Synergizing Large Language Models for Collaborative Planning
