Current
Third Year PhD Student – University of California Irvine
Culture of Modding Communities as Creative Systems of Practices and Ethics
My research is on cultural differences between computer games modding communities, their distinct practices, creativity, ethical systems, and interaction with corporate developers. Outcome of the research is to develop governance theories and practical recommendations to researchers and stakeholders on user community governance. My Ethnography takes place in the World of Warcraft modding communities in the U.S. and China.

Conferences and Workshops
June 2009 Participate in State of Play Doctoral Student Symposium (funded by New York Law School)
February 2009 Presented at Chinese Academy of Sciences on “Culture and Creativity of Modding: Anthropology at the Intersection of the Real and Virtual” to an audience of 15 Chinese researchers (funded by National Science Foundation)
November 2008 Presented at CSCW on “Examining the ‘Four Infrastructures’ Supporting the Hundred Dollars Laptop”
August 2008 Participated in ECPR workshop in Ljubljana, Slovenia on Network Analysis (supported by anonymous family foundation)
June 2008 Presented at UCI Institute for Software Research (ISR) Graduate Student Research Symposium (GSRS) on “WoW Guilds: a Community of Practice”
May 2008 Participated in Productive Play Workshop at Beckman Center in UC Irvine
Other conference presentations: IEA 2007 (Maastricht, Netherlands), APCHI 2006 (Taipei), SEAMEC 2003 (Kuching, Malaysia), and IEA 2003 (Seoul, Korea).

Advisor: Bonnie Nardi

Education
Master of Enginneering (research) – Nanyang Technological University
July 2001 – June 2004
Human Factors Engineering
Older adults, Needs assessment, Smart homes

Bachelor of Mechanical and Production Engineering – Nanyang Technological University
July 1997 – June 2001
Design Specialization

Corporate Research Experience
Owner - In-Situ Research
September 2005 – Present
Methodology: ethnographic studies, statistical analysis, ecological interface design
Domain: building controls, consumer electronics, refineries
Clients: Honeywell, Dell, Nanyang Technological University.

Senior Research Engineer - Honeywell Pte Ltd
January 2005 – December 2005
Methodology: statistical analysis, surveys, interaction design, Six Sigma.
Domain: building controls, refineries

Research Intern - Honeywell Inc (Honeywell Labs)
November 2003 – November 2004
Methodology: interviews, surveys, focus groups, usability tests, contextual inquiry, Interaction design
Domain: building controls, refineries, medical products, older adults