Highly innovative academic and systematic researcher with a rich background spanning over 25 years, encompassing teaching, applied AI research, and valuable industry experience. Pioneer in cutting-edge AI research, evidenced by successful international research grant projects. Recognized as a collaborative communicator, skilled at fostering strong relationships to unlock insights and solve complex problems effectively. Proficient in computer and intelligent systems, complemented by expertise in data analytics, project management, policy drafting, and strategic planning aimed at fostering sustainability within the university. Committed to driving positive change and catalyzing transformative advancements

Introduction

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Hi there, I am Lim Tiong Hoo, a Senior Assistant Professor specialising in Artificial Intelligence. I have working in Universiti Teknologi Brunei for almost 20 years and had 6 years industries experiences prior to UTB.

I also hold the Director post in the university Planning and Developing Office under the chancellery, overlooking the university's Strategic Plan and the university's Ranking and Rating.

I was awarded PhD in Computer Science from University of York 2014. I also obtained MSc in Engineering from University of Sheffield and BSc in Computer Science from Keele University. I have a postgraduate teaching certicate from UBD. My achievement includes:

  • 2023 - Brunei National Teacher Day’s Award Special Mentioned, Electrical and Electronic
  • 2023 - Research Excellence Mid-Career Academic, Universiti Teknologi Brunei Special Mention, Faculty of Engineering
  • 2023 - Asia Pacific ICT Awards – Aiquatic Merit Award for IoT Project of the year
  • 2023 - Brunei ICT Awards – Aiquatic Merit Award for Research and Development
  • 2022 - Administrative Excellence Award, Universiti Teknologi Brunei For academic staff as Director of Planning and Development Office
  • 2023 - ITEX 2023 Gold Medal Project - DERETINA: Smartphone Fundus Imaging for Intelligent Detection of Eye Diseases (Diabetic Retinopathy),
  • 2023 - China ASEAN Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2022 - Creativity Star Award for Smart AquaCulture Tech System (ACTS) for prawn
  • 2022 - Research Excellence Mid-Career Academic, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Special Mention, Faculty of Engineering
  • 2017 - Brunei Meritorious Service Medal - PIKB - Pingat Indah Kerja Baik
  • 2016 - US-ASEAN Fulbright Visiting Scholar 2015/16

Teaching

Teaching:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Principles of Computer Systems
  • Computer and Communication Network
  • Microcomputer Engineering
  • Network Security
  • Network Design and Analysis
  • Research Methodology

Short Course

  • Python Programming
  • AI Modelling
  • Data Analytics
  • Microcontroller for Automation

Specialized Area

  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Future Embedded Technologies

Research

Research Interest

  • Applied Artificial Intelligence
  • Robotics
  • AgroTech
  • Health
  • Automation
  • Wireless Communication and 5G Networks
  • Cyber Physical Systems and IoT
  • Dependable Wireless Sensor Systems
  • Autonomous System
  • Smart Systems and Embedded Technologies

Success Research Grant

  • 2023-2025 CREATES National Grant – BND249,600.00
  • 2022-2024 ASEAN IVO – USD39,600.00
  • 2022-2023 British Council ASEAN ILECR – GBP50,000.00

PhD and Postdoc Opportunities

  • AI smart aquaculture to monitor the growth of the prawn culture
  • Soil analysis on a smart fertigation system
  • Data Analytics on Marine water monitoring
  • Transport communication auditing in Brunei Darussalam

External Examiner and Supervision

  • PhD External Examiner - Pengembangan Integrated Perception Ecological Environment Indicator (Ipeei) Untuk Kota Cerdas Berkelanjutan (Studi Kasus Jakarta Smart City)
  • Master by Research Supervisor
  • Design and implementation of directional audio processing algorithms on fixed point DSP platform
  • Investigating the Effects of Dimensionality Reduction and Implementation of a Novel Feature Engineering Framework Towards Low Dimensional Medical Datasets

Publication

My publication list

Journal

  • Developing DPSIR Framework for Managing Climate Change in Urban Areas: A Case Study in Jakarta, Indonesia. Kristiadi, Y., Sari, R.F., Herdiansyah, H., Hasibuan, H.S., Lim, T.H., Sustainability (Switzerland), 2022, 14(23), 15773 (Q1)
  • A self-adaptive fault-tolerant systems for a dependable Wireless Sensor Networks, Lim, T.H., Bate, I.,Timmis, J., Design Automation for Embedded Systems, 2014, 18(3-4), pp. 223–250

Conference Paper

  • Performance Comparison of Convolutional Neural Network for COVID-19 Diagnosis
  • Chaotic African Vultures Optimization Algorithm for Feature Selection
  • Real time road traffic sign detection and recognition systems using Convolution Neural Network on a GPU platform
  • Evaluating Recursive Backtracking Depth-First Search Algorithm in Unknown Search Space for Self-learning Path Finding Robot
  • Dynamic Time Division Scheduling Protocol for Medical Application Using Frog Synchronization Algorithm
  • Evaluation of Dynamic Scheduling for Data Collection in Medical Application Using Firefly Synchronization Algorithm
  • Precision Analysis of Bresenhams Algorithm on Low-power Intelligent Seeding System
  • Evaluating the effectiveness of wrapper feature selection methods with artificial neural network classifier for diabetes prediction
  • Visual-Based Positioning and Pose Estimation
  • Detecting diseases in Chilli Plants Using K-Means Segmented Support Vector Machine