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Resume

Objective: A challenging career involving research issues in the area of robotics, robot motion planning, mechanism design, or Computer-Aided Design (CAD) wherein I can apply my knowledge of expertise.

My resume in PDF: Resume [05/05/2010].
My Curriculum Vitae in PDF: Curriculum Vitae [05/05/2010].

Education:

UNIVERSITY at BUFFALO, The State University of New York at Buffalo.
Ph.D candidate in Mechanical Engineering. Aug 2005 - present.

UNIVERSITY at BUFFALO, The State University of New York at Buffalo.
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. GPA: 3.71/4.0, Feb 2005.

UNIVERSITY at BUFFALO, The State University of New York at Buffalo.
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. GPA: 3.93/4.0, May 2003.

Certifications:

University at Buffalo Center for Computational Research (CCR).
Advanced Certification in Computational Science. September 2006.

NCEES, National Council of Examiners for Engineering & Surveying.
Fundamentals of Engineering Exam. October 2005.

INTI COLLEGE MALAYSIA, Nilai, Malaysia.
Diploma in Science & Engineering. GPA: 3.82/4.0, Aug 2001.

Working Experiences:

Jan 2005 - Aug 2005:
Project Engineer, SmartPill Diagnostic Inc., Buffalo.

Sept 2004 - Dec 2004:
Software Testing Engineer Intern, SmartPill Diagnostic Inc., Buffalo.

Jan 2002 - Dec 2004:
Webmaster, SUNY's Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering.

Jan 2004-May 2004:
Graduate Assistant, SUNY's School of Engineering.

Aug 2002 - Dec 2006:
Teaching Assistant, SUNY's Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering.

Jan 2002 - Current:
Research Assistant, ARMLab-Automation, Robotics, & Mechatronics Laboratory.

Please visit Experiences page for detailed description of each job.

Publications:

[10] Lee, L-F, and Krovi, V. “Musculoskeletal Simulation of Optimal Gait Frequency in Biped and Human Locomotion,” Proceeding of IEEE BIOROB 2008, Scottsdale, Arizona, October 19-22th. [ PDF ]

[9] Narayanan, M.S., Kannan, S., Lee, L-F, Krovi, V., and Mendel F., “Virtual Musculoskeletal Scenario-Testing Case-Studies,” Proceeding of 2008 Virtual Rehabilitation, Vancouver, Canada, August 25-27th. [ PDF ]

[8] Lee, L-F, Krovi, V., “Comparison of Alternate Methods for Distributed Motion Planning of Robot Collectives within a Potential-Field Framework”, in Mobile Robots Motion Planning, New Challenges. ISBN 978-3-902613-35-6. [ PDF ]

[7] Naik, A., Lee, L-F, and Krovi, V., “Study of Vehicle Dynamic Modeling Fidelity on Haptic Collaboration in Steer-by-Wire Systems,” Proceeding of 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Seattle, Washington, November 2007. [ PDF ]

[6] Bhatt, R.M., Tang, C-P., Lee, L-F., and Krovi, V., “A Case for Scaffolded Virtual Prototyping Tutorial Case-Studies in Engineering Education,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Accepted for publication in May 2006. [ PDF ]

[5] Lee, L-F., and Krovi, V., “Virtual Musculoskeletal Analysis-based Refinement of Rehabilitation Programs,” Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE International Workshop on Virtual Rehabilitation, New York, NY, August 29 -30, 2006. [ PDF ]

[4] Lee, L-F., and Krovi, V., “A Standardized Testing-Ground for Artificial Potential-Field based Motion Planning for Robot Collectives,” Proceedings of the 2006 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop, Gaithersburg, MD, August 21 -23, 2006. [ PDF ]

[3] Lee, L-F., and Krovi, V., “Musculoskeletal Analysis-based Rehabilitation Program Refinement,” Proceedings of the 2006 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference, Workshop on Robotic System for Rehabilitation, Exoskeleton, and Prosthetics, Philadelphia, PA, August 18, 2006.

[2]L Lee, R.Bhatt, V. Krovi, "Comparison of Alternate Methods for Distributed Motion Planning of Robot Collectives within a Potential-Field Framework", 2005 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Barcelona, Spain. [ PDF ]

[1] R. Bhatt, C Tang, L Lee, V. Krovi, "Web-based Self-Paced Virtual Prototyping Tutorials DETC2003/CIE48201, Proceeding of the 2003 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Sept 2-6,2003. [ PDF ]

Awards & Honors:

MAE Department Ph.D. Merit Award. December 2005 & December 2006.
-Award from the MAE department for Ph.D. student based on merit.

New York State GSEU Professional Development Award. May 2003.
-Research Fund awarded by Graduate Student Employment Union.

United States Malaysia Ambassador's Award. May 2002.
-Awarded by United State Malaysia Embassy for outstanding Engineering student.

Gustav and Greta Zimmer Research Scholarship. May 2001.
-Research Fund awarded by Gustav and Greta Zimmer Research Fund, for MAE Student.

Golden Key International Honor Society. May 2001.
-Accepted as a member in Golden Key International Honor Society, May 2002.

Tau Beta Pi Honor Society, New York Nu Chapter. May 2001.
-Accepted as a member in Tau Beta Pi Honor Society, May 2002.

Dean's List Honor.
-All semesters in SUNY Buffalo, INTI College Malaysia: Dec 99, Apr 00, Dec 00, and Apr 01.

President's List Honor.
-INTI College Malaysia, Jan 01 and Aug 00.

Graduate Courseworks:

-Graphics in CAD. -Optimization in Engineering Design. -Continuous Control System. -Road Vehicles Dynamics. -System Analysis. -Analytical Dynamics.

-Virtual Reality Applications. -CAD Applications. -Robotics. -Mechatronics. -Numerical Analysis. -High Performance Computing.

-Thesis: Decentralized Motion Planning Within a Artificial Potential Framework (APF) for Cooperative Payload Transport by Multi-robot Collectives.

Note:Please visit Research page for details.

Extra-Curricular Activities:

-Chinese & International Chess Club Commitee. Jan 2000 - Dec 2000.
-Exchange Student, Jan 2001 - May 2001.
-Malacca Qigong Association Trainer, Aug 1998 - present.

Computer Skills:

Operating System:
Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT4.0, XP, UNIX, Linux & SGI's IRIX.

Programming Languages & APIs:
C, C++, Visual C++, HTML 4.0, Cascading Style Sheet (CSS), Modelica, OpenGL, & PBASIC.

Parallel Programming Languages & APIs:
MPI, OpenMP, PAPI.

Computer Packages:
-CAD Modeling & Simulation Packages:
Pro-Engineering, Pro-Mechanica, SolidEdge V15, Dynamic Designer, SolidWorks 2004, Visual Nastran, ADAMS, AutoCAD & Dymola.

-FEA Packages:
Virtual Analysis 3.0 & Pro-Mechanica.

-Computation/Simulation Tools:
MATLAB, Simulink, xPC, Real-Time Workshop & Maple.

-Others:
M/S Office, M/S FrontPage & Virtual Bench.

Languages:

Chinese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese, & Malay.

Others:

Please see Contact page for contact informations.

last update: 12 April 2010.