ABOUT
ABOUT
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BIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHY
Wen Sin is a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. He is currently a research assistant in the Dynamic and Architected Robot and Structure (DARE) Lab, under the guidance of Assoc. Professor Suyi Li. Prior to pursuing his direct PhD, he earned his Bachelor's degree with first class honors from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in June 2025.
Wen Sin aspires to become an influential professor at one of the world’s top universities. To pursue this goal, he actively explored his research interests by working in various labs when he was an undergraduate student. These invaluable experiences helped him gain admission to a top PhD program in the United States, bringing him one step closer to his dream. He is excited to begin this new chapter and contribute meaningfully to his field.
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
Aug 2025 - Present PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, United States of America
Aug 2021 - July 2025 BEng, Mechanical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
RESEARCH INTERESTS
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Soft Robotics
Mechanical Intelligence
Physical Reservoir Computing
Nonlinear Dynamics
LANGUAGES
LANGUAGES
English (Full Professional Proficiency)
Mandarin (Mother Tongue)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
Aug 2025 - Present Graduate Research Assistant, DARE Lab, Virginia Tech
Advised by Assoc. Prof. Suyi Li (PI)
Discovering the fundamental science of nonlinear systems to exploit its computational power using the technique of Physical Reservoir Computing
Collaborating with the research group from Carnegie Mellon University on topology optimization for nonlinear systems to achieve the design for adaptive physical reservoir under stimuli
Collaborating with the research group from Arizona State University on the control of soft robotic arm based on Physical Reservoir Computing
Jul 2024 - May 2025 Final Year Project, Robotics Research Centre, NTU
Advised by Asst. Professor Lum Guo Zhan. Topic: Design and Optimization of 2R1T Nano-Positioning Stage
To design and optimize a 2R1T parallel flexure-based mechanism using genetic algorithm
Jul 2024 - May 2025 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Centre for Advanced Robotics Technology Innovation, NTU
Advised by Professor Wang Danwei. Topic: Magnetic-Field Localization on a Time-Variant Magnetic Map
To preprocess the raw magnetic data and to analyse the localization algorithm to ensure robustness
Aug 2023 - Jan 2024 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Human-Centered Construction and Infrastructure, NTU
Advised by Asst. Professor Kim Jinwoo. Topic: Occlusion-Specialized Synthetic Dataset for Computer Vision Applications
Analysed the Moving Objects in Construction Sites (MOCS) benchmark dataset to study the rebars’ occlusion scenario
Designed the algorithm for the placement of rebars in Blender
Collaborated with an international research team from University of Toronto, Canada to generate the synthetic images
Specially invited to join Prof. Kim’s research team due to outstanding performance in URECA
Dec 2022 - Aug 2023 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Air Traffic Management Research Institute, NTU
Advised by Asst. Professor Koji Tominaga. Topic: Decentralized Virtual Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) Infrastructure
Developed the entire prototype of a decentralized virtual ATFM infrastructure independently
Designed an algorithm that enables finer optimization to significantly reduce manual work in ATFM
My prototype was presented in a Board Meeting between NTU ATMRI and EUROCONTROL
Led to additional funding and potential commercialization due to my contribution to this 7-digit-funded research
Aug 2022 - Aug 2023 Undergraduate Research Programme (URECA) - NTU President Research Scholar
Advised by Asst. Professor Kim Jinwoo. Topic: Monocular Vision-Based Cumulative Damage and Risk Assessment
Developed a mathematical model to integrate ergonomics risk percentage and the kinematics of human workers
Developed an algorithm to implement my mathematical model with monocular vision-based techniques
Presented my work at IEEE international conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM) and published the conference paper as the first author
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCES
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCES
Jan 2024 - May 2024 Nanolithography Engineering Intern, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Supervised by Mr. Ko Ping Hao, Deputy Manager of Nanolithography Department
Completed the Overseas Professional Internship Program which counts towards my graduation academic units
Collaborated with outstanding senior engineers in world-leading lithography equipment for chip manufacturing
Collaborated with the development team at the headquarter as a main developer to a sustainable error-proof system
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