Principal Investigators
Dr. Bharath Kalyan
Senior Research Fellow
Research Theme
Acoustic Research Laboratory (ARL)
Research Interest(s):
• Underwater robotics
• Deepsea mining
• Target tracking
• Machine learning
• Systems engineering
Dr. Chen Mengli
Research Fellow
Research Theme
Marine Biology & Ecology Laboratory (MBEL)
Research Interest(s):
• Trace Elements
• Isotopes
• Paleoenvironment
• Pollution
• Climate change
Dr. Chim Chee Kong
Research Fellow
Research Theme
Marine Biology & Ecology Laboratory (MBEL)
Research Interest(s):
- Tanaidacean taxonomy
- Deep-sea biology
- Benthic ecology
Dr. Hari Vishnu
Senior Research Fellow
Research Theme
Acoustic Research Laboratory (ARL)
Research Interest(s):
- Machine Learning applications for biodiversity characterization and underwater sensing
- Dolphin bio-acoustics and echolocation
- Cryo-Acoustics
- Underwater Acoustic Modelling
- Signal Processing in non-Gaussian Noise (Detection and Localization)
- Deep-water technology
Dr. Jani Thuaibah Isa Tanzil
Senior Research Fellow
Research Theme
SJINML; Coastal and Marine Dynamics; Ecological Monitoring and Data Science; Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation
Research Interest(s):
- Coastal environment and ecosystem dynamics
- Coral sclerochronology and geochemistry to reconstruct past coral condition and reef environment
- Climate change and environment impacts on coral reefs
- Developing locally-relevant environmental response models for corals
- Coral resilience and adaptation
Mr. Koay Teong Beng
Senior Engineer
Research Theme
Acoustic Research Laboratory (ARL)
Research Interest(s):
Cost-efficient autonomous assets for aquatic environmental sensing. In particular the application of heterogeneous systems, field robotics, cooperative algorithms, underwater acoustics, and machine learning in this area.
Dr. Lee Bee Yan
Research Fellow
Research Theme
Marine Biology & Ecology Laboratory (MBEL)
Research Interest(s):
- Study of brachyuran crab (true crab) taxonomy (discovery and description of new species, alpha and beta taxonomy, etc.)
- Faunistic composition of Southeast Asia mangroves and the deep-sea brachyuran crabs
- Studying the role of ultrastructure in mangrove crabs camouflage using scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
- Molecular phylogenetic of Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838
- Crustacean larval development
Dr. Leong Chee Yew, Sandric
Senior Research Fellow
Research Theme
Marine Biology & Ecology Laboratory (MBEL)
Research Interest(s):
- Understanding how environmental and climate change alter aquatic communities.
- Dynamics of harmful algal bloom, and physiology of bloom-forming species.
- Algal toxins.
- Detection of bloom-forming species and their toxins.
- Sensing of algal blooms using advance technique such as autonomous vehicles, optical sensors and molecular tools.
- Bioactive natural products derived from the metabolites of marine microalgae.
Dr. Mandar Anil Chitre
Associate Professor
Research Theme
Acoustic Research Laboratory (ARL)
Research Interest(s):
- Underwater acoustics
- Signal processing & machine learning
- Marine robotics
- Acoustic communications
Dr. Matthias Hoffman-Kuhnt
Senior Research Fellow
Research Theme
Acoustic Research Laboratory (ARL)
Research Interest(s):
- Marine mammal acoustics
- Dolphin echolocation
- Animal cognition
- Marine mammal sensory systems
- Humpback whale song
- Bird songs
- Bat echolocation
Dr. Neo Mei Lin
Senior Research Fellow
Research Theme
Marine Biology & Ecology Laboratory (MBEL)
Research Interest(s):
- Experimental marine ecology
- Culture of marine invertebrate species
- Invertebrate larval biology and ecology
- Population genetics and phylogeography
- Fate of microplastics in invertebrate larvae
- Marine biodiversity and conservation
- Science communication
Dr. Ng Chin Soon Lionel
Research Fellow
Research Theme
Marine Biology & Ecology Laboratory (MBEL)
Research Interest(s):
- Coral reef ecology and conservation
- Restoration ecology
- Environmental management
Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Son
Senior Research Fellow
Research Theme
Climate, Weather and Water Resources Cluster; EMID
Research Interest(s):
- Data Analytics and Machine Leaning
- Climate Change study
- Numerical Weather Prediction and Extreme Weather assessment
Dr. Ooi Seng Keat
Senior Lecturer
Research Theme
Ecological Monitoring, Informatics & Dynamics (EMID)
Research Interest(s):
- Tropical Water Cycle
- Tropical Coastal and Marine Processes
- Impacted Baselines
Dr. Ow Yan Xiang
Senior Research Fellow
Research Theme
Marine Biology & Ecology Laboratory (MBEL)
Research Interest(s):
- Marine physiology
- Coastal ecosystem functions
- Ocean acidification
- Seagrass ecology
Dr. Pavel Tkalich
Principal Research Fellow
Research Theme
Physical Oceanography Research Lab (PORL)
Research Interest(s):
- Climate Change, Ocean Dynamics
- Wave Phenomena
- Coastal Processes
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Met-Ocean Forecasting
- Data-Driven Models
- Decision Support Systems
Dr. Serena Teo Lay Ming
Principal Research Fellow
Research Theme
Marine Biology & Ecology Laboratory (MBEL)
Research Interest(s):
- Marine Invertebrate Larval Biology
- Marine Biosecurity: Biofouling, Antifouling, Invasive Species
- Antrhopogenic impacts on the marine environment
- Urban Sustainability
Dr. Serene Tay Hui Xin
Research Fellow
Research Theme
Ecological Monitoring, Informatics & Dynamics (EMID)
Research Interest(s):
- Numerical modelling
- Coastal-oceanography
- Tropical marine ecosystem services
Dr. Srivatsan V Raghavan
Principal Research Fellow
Research Theme
Climate, Weather and Water Resources Cluster; EMID
Research Interest(s):
- Climate Change
- Climate Modelling and Climate Impacts
- Weather forecasting and radar nowcasting
- Water and Food Security
- Extreme Events
- Climate Risks
- Sustainability
Dr. Tan Koh Siang
Principal Research Fellow
Research Theme
Marine Biology & Ecology Laboratory (MBEL)
Research Interest(s):
- Biodiversity and ecology of marine and estuarine invertebrates
- Seawall ecology
- Deep-sea environmental assessment
- Taxonomy and systematics of mussels
Dr. Too Yuen Min
Research Fellow
Research Theme
Acoustic Research Laboratory (ARL)
Research Interest(s):
- Underwater acoustic
- Signal processing
- Machine learning
Dr. Venugopalan Pallayil
Principal Research Fellow & Deputy Head
Research Theme
Acoustic Research Laboratory (ARL)
Research Interest(s):
- Ambient Noise Imaging & characterisation
- Towed Arrays (Thin line and high-speed)
- Sensors and instrumentation.
Dr. Xingkun Xu
Research Fellow
Research Theme
Physical Oceanography Research Lab (PORL)
Research Interest(s):
- Wave Modelling
- Air-Sea Interaction
- Coupled Model
- Wave Phenomena
- Coastal Processes
- Climate Change
- Ocean Dynamics