Current Lab Members – Old

Yichi Zhang, PhD Candidate

Yichi is currently a final year PhD student at Ageing Research Institute for Society and Education (ARISE), Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme (IGP), NTU. Prior to postgraduate study, she studied theoretical mathematics and worked as a fulltime teaching assistant and associate for more than 6 years in School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS), NTU. She has also been volunteering in a non-profit organisation to serve cancer patients for more than eight years. Inspired by this experience, she decided to continue her postgraduate study in a different field and discover efficient and effective ways to help those who are living with chronic health conditions. Her PhD project is to explore the readiness for telehealth in ageing care in Singapore context.

Jed Senthil, PhD Candidate

Jed Senthil is a passionate and dynamic individual and a first-year PhD candidate from the WKWSCI at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
With a background spanning civil service, non-profit, private, and startup sectors, he’s gained a deep understanding of diverse operational strategies. Despite facing challenges, Jed holds degrees in Bachelor’s in Business and Master of Media and Communication. Alongside his academic pursuits, Jed has experience as a tertiary-level lecturer, actor, and social entrepreneur. With an innate disposition for youth and community work, he has volunteered for over 20 years with various organisations.
His research focuses on behavioral and cognitive triggers from social media and influencers that promote physical exercise (Health Communications). He also explores communication aspects of Speech-User-Interfaces (SUIs), Generative AIs and Sports Management. 

Sowmiya Meena Siva Subramanian, Research Engineer

Sowmiya Meena Siva Subramanian is a Research Engineer at Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her research projects focuses on developing web/mobile applications for performing care giving activities for older adults.

She was responsible for design and development of the prototypes, data processing and maintenance, production support and also for performing analysis in support of various engineering and software development projects.

Haiyun Ma, Visiting PhD Student

Haiyun Ma is a visiting doctoral student at WKWSCI. She is a PhD student from the School of Information Management at Nanjing University, specializing in information science. Her research interest focuses on user health information behavior, health empowerment and health knowledge services. Touched by the growing conflict between the supply and demand of user health information in China, her PhD project will focus on knowledge services in the field of smart health for user health empowerment. In her research, she hopes to clarify the positioning and objectives of smart health knowledge services in the era of big data, to enhance the matching of general users’ health knowledge needs with knowledge resources, and to provide possibilities for improving the quality of health knowledge services and deepening users’ health empowerment.

Jing Shi, Visiting PhD Student

Jing Shi is a visiting doctoral student at WKWSCI. She is a PhD student from the School of Information Management at Nanjing University, specializing in information science. She is also a research assistant at the Laboratory of Data Intelligence and Interdisciplinary Innovation, at Nanjing University. She obtained her master degree from Wuhan University and a bachelor degree from Jilin University, China. She has two main research interests including user health empowerment and technological innovation behavior. In her research, she hopes to solve issues in practice and link people, knowledge, and society in the era of intelligence. Her research has been published in Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Global Information Management, and Journal of the China Society for Scientific and Technical Information.

Ho Zheng Han, PhD Student (Part-Time)

Ho Zheng Han is a part time PHD student who graduated from the National University of Singapore with a bachelors in computing, information systems. He obtained his masters in information systems from Nanyang Technological University. He is currently working as a software engineer, developing mobile applications in the financial sector. His research interest is in understanding the use of mobile technology to provide better healthcare for the elderly, i.e Changing the world, with one app at a time!

Lim Boon Hian, Undergraduate Intern

Lim Boon Hian is a computer science student at Nanyang Technological University with a burning passion for software development. He is particularly drawn to crafting innovative software solutions that alleviate the challenges of daily life. Identifying a significant opportunity to enhance elderly lives, he dedicated his efforts to the cause. As a team member, he constructs mobile application prototypes aimed at fostering a culture of healthy living among seniors.