After graduating from De La Salle University, Dr. Ang completed his M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1985. Then he worked on his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering at the University of Rochester, New York, from 1986- 1988. After that, Dr. Ang headed the Technical Training Division of Intel’s Assembly and Test Facility in the Philippines. He was also heavily involved in research at the East West Center in Hawaii and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Ang currently serves as an Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore. He broke new ground in the field of robotics when he developed the first ever programmable robotic-based system for welding ships. Aside from this, Dr. Ang also worked with the Singapore MIT Alliance for Research and Technology to advance the state of autonomous driving. He is part of various associations and committees that oversee the latest developments and trends in his field. On top of this, Dr. Ang is the founding chairman of the Singapore Robotics Games and sits on the Advisory Council for the World Robot Olympiad. Dr. Ang recently won the Merit Award from Enterprise Singapore because of his invaluable contributions towards quality and standards in 2018. In 2015, he got the Capek Award in France for his exceptional contributions in the scientific development and practical applications of robotics. Together with his colleagues, Dr. Ang is responsible for numerous patents, such as the Startup Involving Self-Driving Vehicle Technology in 2013, and Dynamic Virtual Bumper: Obstacle-Aware Speed Controller System in 2018.