EXPERIENCE (SINGAPORE)
03 Jan 2024 – Energy Research Centre, Nanyang Tech. University, Singapore
Role: Senior Research Scientist (Program Manager AI/ML)
-IoT Design, sensors, actuators, energy optimization
-Project and Program Manager duties
4 Jan 2023 – 10 October 2923 HSBC, Singapore
Role: Financial Planner (flexible timing)
-Interacting with the public to show case Bank Products and get investments.
-Obtaining feedback on all products and updating the bank.
Advancing AI studies in the context of Banking products. A project on Prediction of Loan Default using AI modeling has been proposed. The link to the model is available on Github.
https://github.com/venuannamdas/Singapore_Bank_Loan_Project
Dashboard: Financial loss incurred by a representative bank on the Map.
14 July 2020 – 14 September 2022 Continental Automotive Singapore
Role: Senior Specialist, System Analysis
Location: Continental
-Overseen two-hybrid project Agreements between the company and NTU for Car Dashboard (IoT) Applications & Robot Skins.
- Accomplished Meticulous Planning and Executed IoT Sensing and Haptics inside Cars using C++& Arduino. Materials for Robot skin (Python)
-Recruit, hire, train and supervise staff, interns and SG United Program Students
-Prepare and review project progress reports; Regularly update to German and Singapore Stakeholders.
13 March 2012 - 13 July 2020 Nanyang Tech. Univ. Singapore
Role: (A) Senior Research Fellow (Feb 2019 - Jul 2020)
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Location: SMRT-NTU Corp Lab
-Overseen Building of Robot Rail Repair System which included Procurement Management.
-Facilitated the best supplier of Fanuc Robotic systems for SMRT.
-Developed IoT Robotics- Sensing -Camara Devices for SMRT Rail monitoring (Python, RoboDK, Fanuc Robot)
-Trained students for final year UG projects – IoT Repair projects
Role: (B) Senior Research Fellow (Jul 2015 – Jan 2019) &
Role: (C) Research Fellow (Sep 2014 – Jun 2015)
Location: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
-Overseen Development of Robots and Electronic devices for Structural Health Monitoring [IoT, C++, Arduino, Robots], Maritime application.
-Budgeted and procured smart materials, electronic devices and Robot parts.
-Documented and submitted reports to Govt. agencies
-Trained students for final year UG projects – IoT Sensing projects
Role: (D) Research Fellow (Mar 2012 – Aug 2014)
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
SIM Tech - NTU Reliability Lab
-Part of Framework for remanufacturing process qualification based on fatigue durability performance assessments. Several sensors were adopted to monitor Fatigue in metals.
-A waterfall-based methodology was adopted for the entire project. A provisional patent was filed by SIMTech (2013 – 2014) https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/gbn4pzrvzs/1
Role: (A) Visiting Faculty &
Role: (B) Associate Project Manager (overseas Clients: Freelancing)
· The scrum was introduced to students and several projects were overseen using an iterative and incremental process.
· Counsellor & faculty in charge of Civil Engineering Association: Organizing industry talks, conferences, and seminars with Government and Non-Government partners.
· Taught several Courses for Electronics, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering
· Hired, trained engineers and students to work on IoT- projects
Role: (A) Associate Professor &
Role: (B) Associate Project Manager (overseas Clients: Freelancing)
· Apart from teaching, trained students on ethical culture and empowerment.
· Invited lectures/ talks on engineering and management
Post-Doctoral Associate
(Funded by Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation)
· Monitoring Sign support structures, Department of Transportation, Pennsylvania State.
· Hybrid project execution
· Hired contractual students for IoT-transportation (Dept. of Transport)
School of Civil and Env. Engineering
· Project Worked: Monitoring Civil Engineering Supports- horizontal and vertical members of deep excavations made during Telok Blangah MRT station construction.
· Sensors were installed manually; deformation measurements were obtained and loads and vibration were studied. -World First IoT sensing for civil Engineering (using piezo sensors)
Client: SMRT, LTA, PMO, and NTU: Built World’s first IoT Piezo network
https://www.amazon.sg/Sensor-Monitoring-Excavation-Transit-Station/dp/384543967X
ArduinoDoid Screen
Animation of Rail Repair System
Robot
Expand - Contrast: Principle of Piezoelectrics
Attachment of Piezoelectrics in Devices
Applications of Piezoelectrics for Haptics / Finger Feelings
Applications of Piezoelectrics and making of cover lens for Tablets