Hi there! I am Handy Wicaksono, a Ph.D. student at School of Computer Science and Engineering, UNSW Australia. My research is an intersection between artificial intelligence (especially machine learning) and robotics.
Here at CSE – UNSW, I’ve got good opportunities to work (and play) with these robots:
- Turtlebot (an educational robot kit)
- Denso VP-6242 (an industrial arm robot)
- Emu Mini 2 (a Raspberry-pi based 3D printed robot for rescue)
- Baxter (a service robot).
To enable the robots to sense, think and act, I use these programming languages and software components:
- Procedural programming: C++, Python
- Logic programming: SWI Prolog
- Constraint programming: ECLiPSe
- ROS (Robots Operating System) and its packages/libraries:
- OpenCV library
- PCL (Point Cloud Library)
- KDL (Kinematics and Dynamics Library)
- MoveIt (Motion Planning Library)
- Gazebo (a robot simulation environment)
During my Ph.D., I have been in these roles:
Tutor, demonstrator, teacher
- Tutor for “Machine Learning and Data Mining” (COMP 9417) at School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), UNSW (2016 – 2017)
- Demonstrator for “Computing for Mechatronic Engineers” (MTRN2500) at School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, UNSW (2016 – 2017)
- PROLOG consultant for “Artificial Intelligence” (COMP 9414) at School of CSE, UNSW (2017)
- Mentor and demonstrator for “Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation” (ENGG 1000) at School of CSE, UNSW (2014 – 2017)
- Robotics teacher for elementary school students at EdX Academy (2015)
Event participant
- Participant of Doctoral Consortium – International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Melbourne, Australia (2017)
- Participant of RoboCup to demonstrate Emu Mini 2, a 3D printed mini rescue robot, in Hefei, China (2015)
- Participant of IEEE-RAS Response Robotics Summer School in Perth, Australia (2014)
Volunteer
- Student volunteer at International Conference on Machine Learning in Sydney (2017)
- Volunteer for school of CSE at “UNSW Open Day” (2015 – 2017)
Other
- Sub-reviewer for International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (2016)
- Exams invigilator for school of CSE, UNSW (2017)
You can reach me at handywicaksono at gmail dot com. I also have a YouTube channel. This simple blog will reflect what I do and learn during my Ph.D. time.
Enjoy!