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Assistant Professor

Ernest Tan

Ph.D in Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Singapore
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Infocomm Technology
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Biography

Dr Ernest Tan currently serves in the Infocomm Technology Cluster at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), with research interests in edge intelligence for real-time artificial intelligence (AI) services in Internet of Things (IoT) networks. Specifically, his research interest focuses on edge caching and computation offloading for real-time AI services with the aim of overcoming the computational limitations of IoT devices. Dr Ernest Tan graduated with a First Class Honours in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2015 and earned his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from NTU in 2020. His doctoral research was supported by the Economic Development Board’s Industrial Postgraduate Programme (IPP) in collaboration with Airbus Singapore, where he also served as a Research Engineer from 2016 to 2020.

Teaching

  • INF2009 - Edge Computing and Analytics (AY25/26 T2)

  • INF1006 - Computer Networks (AY25/26 T2 and T3)

 

Peer-Reviewed Articles for:

  • IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol, IEEE Wireless Commun., IEEE Access, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, IEEE 

 

Technical Committee Program Member for:

  • IEEE APWCS 2025

  • IEEE APWCS 2024

  • 1st IEEE Workshop on B5G/6G Support for Next-Generation Industrial Internet-Of-Things, IEEE VTC-Fall 2024

Education

  • BEng in Computer Engineering (First Class Honours)
    Nanyang Technological University, School of Computer Engineering , Singapore
  • Ph.D in Computer Engineering
    Nanyang Technological University, School of Computer Science and Engineering , Singapore
  • Diploma in Computer Engineering (With Merit)
    Singapore Polytechnic , Singapore

Corporate Experience

  • Senior Scientist, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
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  • Development Scientist, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
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  • Research Engineer, Airbus Singapore Pte Ltd
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Research Interests

  • Edge Intelligence for 6G-Enabled IoT Networks
  • Wireless Performance Analysis for IoT Networks
  • AI-Assisted Wireless Communications for 6G-Enabled IoT Networks
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Journal Papers

  • T. Z. H. Ernest and A. S. Madhukumar, "Peak Age of Information Analysis of Status Update Strategies in Cache-Enabled IIoT Networks," in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2024.

  • R. Maiti, A. S. Madhukumar and T. Z. H. Ernest, "MACU: A Multi-Agent Cache Updating Framework for IIoT Networks," in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2024.

  • T. Z. H. Ernest and A. S. Madhukumar, "Computation Offloading in MEC-Enabled IoV Networks: Average Energy Efficiency Analysis and Learning-Based Maximization," in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, May 2024.

  • T. Z. H. Ernest and A. S. Madhukumar, "Age of Information Outage Probability Analysis for Computation Offloading in IIoT Networks," in IEEE Communications Letters, Sept. 2023.

  • T. Z. H. Ernest and A. S. Madhukumar, "Ensemble Learning-Based Edge Caching Strategies for Internet of Vehicles: Outage and Finite SNR Analysis," in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 2023.

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