Hwee-Xian Tan

BIOGRAPHY

Hwee-Xian TAN is a Data Science & Operations Research Advisor at FedEx Express, Asia Pacific. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor of Information Systems (Practice) in the Singapore Management University (SMU), Singapore, where she co-led: (i) Project SmartBFA (Smart Accessibility & Mobility for Barrier-free Access), which aims to find barrier-free access routes for Singaporeans through crowdsourced sensor data; and (ii) Project Aurora, which uses web and mobile technologies to improve care productivity of community-dwelling seniors..

She was also part of the SHINESeniors (Smart Homes and Intelligent Neighbors to Enable Seniors) team, which aims to improve the effectiveness of healthcare and caregiver support for the elderly, through the use of sensor-enabled homes and other forms of technology. She obtained her Ph.D. from the School of Computing in the National University of Singapore in 2011. Her current research interests are in tech-enabled inclusive societies, Internet of Things (IoT), smart city applications and computational psychology.

Education

• Jan 2005 – May 2011 :: Doctor of Philosophy, School of Computing, NUS, Singapore

• Jul 2001 – Dec 2004 :: Bachelor of Computing (Computer Engineering) with 2nd Class Honors (Upper Division) and minor in Technopreneurship, School of Computing, NUS, Singapore

Professional Experience

• Jan 2021 – present :: Adjunct Faculty @ School of Computer Science & Information Systems, SMU, Singapore

• Jul 2020 – present :: Data Science & Operations Research Advisor, FedEx Express, Asia Pacific

• Dec 2017 – Jun 2020 :: Assistant Professor of Information Systems (Practice) @ School of Information Systems, SMU, Singapore

• Jan 2017 – Jun 2020 :: Course Instructor (IS614 – Internet of Things: Technology and Applications) @ School of Information Systems, SMU, Singapore

• Aug 2015 – Jun 2020 :: Adjunct Teaching Mentor (IS439/CS462 – Internet of Things: Technology and Applications) @ School of Information Systems, SMU, Singapore

• Jul 2015 – Nov 2017 :: Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist @ SMU-TCS iCity Lab, SMU, Singapore

• Aug 2012 – Jul 2015 :: Scientist I/II @ Sense and Sense-abilities (S&S) Program, I2R, A*STAR, Singapore

• Jul 2011 – Aug 2012 :: Research Fellow @ Communications and Internet Research Lab (CIRL), School of Computing, NUS, Singapore

• Sep 2011 – Dec 2011 :: Visiting Scholar @ MIT CSAIL, USA

• Jul 2010 – Jun 2011 :: Research Assistant/Associate @ School of Computing, NUS, Singapore

• AY 2008/09 to AY 2009/10 :: Teaching Assistant @ School of Computing, NUS, Singapore

Honors and Awards

• Bravo Zulu, FedEx, 2021
• First Place, NCSS Sector Design Challenge :: NCSS, 2019
• Nominee, SMU-X Excellent Teacher Award 2019, SMU Teaching Excellence Awards, 2019
• 2018 Shirin Fozdar Programme Diversity & Inclusion Award (Team Award – SmartBFA) :: Shirin Fozdar Programme (SFP), 2018
• Second Prize Winner, Designathon 2017 :: DesignSingapore Council, 2017