Nicholas Heng Loong Wong
Profile
SIT Appointments
- Assistant Professor– Present
Education
- PhD | Doctor of Philosophy in OptoelectronicsUniversity of Southampton , United Kingdom
- MS | Master of Science in AnalyticsGeorgia Institute of Technology , United States
- DipEdSt | Diploma of Educational StudiesUniversity of London Institute of Education , United Kingdom
- BE(Hons) | Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical EngineeringUniversity of New South Wales , Australia
Achievements
- MOE START Award | Inauguration Grant
- IEEE Region 10 Student Research Paper Contest | 1st Runner Up
- TakeAIM mathematical research competition | 1st Prize
Professional Certification
- Associate Fellow (AFHEA)Higher Education Academy
Professional Memberships
- Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Member, Optica
- Member, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
- Member, SPIE - The international society for optics and photonics
Corporate Experience
- Executive Committee, IEEE Singapore SectionPresent
- Associate Editor of Asia & Pacific, IEEE Photonics Society NewsPresent
- Finance Co-Chair, IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON)
- Senior Advisor, Funding Subcommittee, IEEE Region 10 Student Activities Committee–
- Chair, Young Professionals Committee, IEEE Communications Society Asia Pacific Board–
- Co-Chair, International Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics (ETOP)
- Committee Member, SPIE Education and Outreach Committee–
- Industry Mentor, SIT Industry Mentorship Programme–
Research
Research Interests
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Photonics and optical communications
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Wireless communications
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Quantum communications
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Data science and analytics
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Educational technology
Current Projects
- Teaching Quantum Computing with Extended Reality (TeQER)– Present
- EzHolo: the ultimate solution for glasses-free 3D displays– Present
Publication
Journal Papers
N.H.L. Wong, A.S.K. Tong, and M.T. Posner, “Modular and extensible lesson on optical fibre communication for youths,” Phys. Educ., 54(5): 055004, Jun 2019.
Y. Yan, G.M. Saridis, Y. Shu, B.R. Rofoee, S. Yan, M. Arslan, T. Bradley, N.V. Wheeler, N.H.L. Wong, F. Poletti, M.N. Petrovich, D.J. Richardson, S. Poole, G. Zervas, and D. Simeonidou, “All-Optical Programmable Disaggregated Data Centre Network Realized by FPGA-Based Switch and Interface Card,” J. Lightw. Technol., 34(8):1925–1932, Apr 2016.
S.R. Sandoghchi, M.N. Petrovich, D.R. Gray, Y. Chen, N.V. Wheeler, T.D. Bradley, N.H.L. Wong, G.T. Jasion, J.R. Hayes, E. Numkam Fokoua, M.B. Alonso, S.M. Mousavi, D.J. Richardson, and F. Poletti, “Optical side scattering radiometry for high resolution, wide dynamic range longitudinal assessment of optical fibers,” Opt. Express, 23(21):27960–27974, Oct 2015.
Y. Jung, E.L. Lim, Q. Kang, T.C. May-Smith, N.H.L. Wong, R. Standish, F. Poletti, J.K. Sahu, S.U. Alam, and D.J. Richardson, “Cladding pumped few-mode EDFA for mode division multiplexed transmission,” Opt. Express, 22(23):29008–29013, Nov 2014.
V.A.J.M. Sleiffer, Y. Jung, N.K. Baddela, J. Surof, M. Kuschnerov, V. Veljanovski, J.R. Hayes, N.V. Wheeler, E.R.N. Fokoua, J.P. Wooler, D.R. Gray, N.H.L. Wong, F.R. Parmigiani, S. Alam, M.N. Petrovich, F. Poletti, D.J. Richardson, and H. de Waardt, “High Capacity Mode-Division Multiplexed Optical Transmission in a Novel 37-cell Hollow-Core Photonic Bandgap Fiber,” J. Lightw. Technol., 32(4):854–863, Feb 2014.
L. Zhou, N.H.L. Wong, Y.K. Yeo, X. Cheng, X. Shao, and Z. Xu, “Traffic scheduling in hybrid WDM-TDM PON with wavelength-reuse ONUs,” Photon. Netw. Commun., 24(2):151–159, Apr 2012.
Conferences
N.H.L. Wong, “Authentic assessment in optics and photonics,” in Proc. 17th Conf. Educ. Train. Opt. Photon. (ETOP), Cocoa Beach, FL, USA, May 2023, Paper 1272329.
N.H.L. Wong, S.-i. Kwok, and J.L. Tan, “Predictive Analytics of First Blood and Match Outcome in Dota 2,” in Proc. IEEE Reg. 10 Conf. (TENCON), Hong Kong, Nov 2022, Paper 1272329.
Y. Rui, N.H.L. Wong, H. Guo, and W.L. Goh, “Data-Driven Attack Anomaly Detection in Public Transport Networks,” in Proc. IEEE VTS Asia Pac. Wirel. Commun. Symp. (APWCS), Seoul, South Korea, Aug 2019, pp. 1–5.
N.H.L. Wong, M.T. Posner, and P.V. John, “The Lightwave programme and roadshow: an overview and update,” in Proc. 13th Conf. Educ. Train. Opt. Photon. (ETOP), Bordeaux, France, Jun 2015, Paper 97932V.
N.H.L. Wong, S.R. Sandoghchi, Y. Jung, T. Bradley, N.V. Wheeler, N.K. Baddela, J.R. Hayes, F. Poletti, M.N. Petrovich, S.U. Alam, P. Petropoulos, and D.J. Richardson, “Inspection of Defect-Induced Mode Coupling in Hollow-Core Photonic Bandgap Fibers Using Time-of-Flight,” in Proc. Conf. Lasers Electro-Opt. (CLEO), San Jose, CA, USA, May 2015, Paper STu1N.
R.V. Jensen, L. Grüner-Nielsen, N.H.L. Wong, Y. Sun, Y. Jung, and D.J. Richardson, “Demonstration of a 9 LP-Mode Transmission Fiber with Low DMD and Loss,” in Proc. Opt. Fiber Commun. Conf. (OFC), Los Angeles, CA, USA, Mar 2015, Paper W2A (poster).
Y. Jung, Z. Li, N.H.L. Wong, J.M.O. Daniel, J.K. Sahu, S. Alam, and D.J. Richardson, “Spatial mode switchable, wavelength tunable erbium doped fiber laser incorporating a spatial light modulator,” in Proc. Opt. Fiber Commun. Conf. (OFC), San Francisco, CA, USA, Mar 2014, Paper Tu3D.
E.L. Lim, Y. Jung, Q. Kang, T.M. Smith, N.H.L. Wong, R. Standish, F. Poletti, J.K. Sahu, and D.J. Richardson, “First Demonstration of Cladding Pumped Few-moded EDFA for Mode Division Multiplexed Transmission,” in Proc. Opt. Fiber Commun. Conf. (OFC), San Francisco, CA, USA, Mar 2014, Paper M2J.
N.K. Baddela, M.N. Petrovich, Y. Jung, J.R. Hayes, N.V. Wheeler, D.R. Gray, N. Wong, F. Parmigiani, E. Numkam, J.P. Wooler, F. Poletti, and D.J. Richardson, “First Demonstration of a Low Loss 37-cell Hollow Core Photonic Bandgap Fiber and its Use for Data Transmission,” in Proc. Conf. Lasers Electro-Opt. (CLEO), San Jose, CA, USA, Jun 2013, Paper CTu2K.
Y. Jung, V.A.J.M. Sleiffer, N.K. Baddela, M.N. Petrovich, J.R. Hayes, N.V. Wheeler, D.R. Gray, E.R. Numkam Fokoua, J.P. Wooler, N.H.L. Wong, F. Parmigiani, S.U. Alam, J. Surof, M. Kuschnerov, V. Veljanovski, H. de Waardt, F. Poletti, and D.J. Richardson, “First Demonstration of a Broadband 37-cell Hollow Core Photonic Bandgap Fiber and Its Application to High Capacity Mode Division Multiplexing,” in Proc. Opt. Fiber Commun. Conf./Natl. Fiber Opt. Eng. Conf. (OFC/NFOEC), Anaheim, CA, USA, Mar 2013, Paper PDP5A.3 (postdeadline).
N.H.L. Wong, S. Sun, and C.K. Ho, “Linear Analog Network-Coded OFDM in Two-way Relay Channels,” in Proc. IEEE VTS Asia Pac. Wirel. Commun. Symp. (APWCS), Seoul, South Korea, Aug 2009, pp. 74–78.
Teaching
Teaching Modules
Computer Engineering, BEng (Hons)
- CEG2005 - Wireless Communications
- INF1003 - Mathematics 1
- CEG3001 - Capstone Project
Applied Computing (Competency‑based Stackable Micro‑credential Pathway)
- ICT1508C - Applied Statistics
- ICT1503C - Programming Fundamentals in C
Computing Science, BSc (Hons)
- INF1003 - Mathematics 1
Information and Communications Technology (Information Security), BEng (Hons)
- INF1003 - Mathematics 1
Information and Communications Technology (Software Engineering), BEng (Hons)
- INF1003 - Mathematics 1
Digital Supply Chain, BSc (Hons)
- INF1003 - Mathematics 1
Applied Artificial Intelligence, BSc (Hons)
- INF1003 - Mathematics 1
Applied Computing (Fintech), BSc (Hons)
- INF1003 - Mathematics 1
Past
- INF1001 - Introduction to Computing
- INF1008 - Data Structures and Algorithms
- INF2003 - Database Systems
- INF2008 - Machine Learning
- TLM3001 - Design Project