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	I am a Lecturer in Computing at The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. My research focuses on mining large-scale digital footprints such as mobile phone CDRs, GPS traces, online social networking data, and sensory data to better understand social behavior and urban dynamics. My research interests include Social Computing, Pervasive Computing, and Urban Computing. I am originally from Chiang Mai, Thailand. I received my B.S. and M.S. both in Electrical Engineering in 2003 and 2005 from the Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA. In 2009, I received a Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA. In 2010, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the SENSEable City Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA. Before joining the Open University in October 2012, I was a Research Associate and a member of the Digital Interaction group at the Culture Lab, Newcastle University, UK from February 2011. I continue my association with MIT as a Research Affiliate, and Newcastle as a Visiting Lecturer. For prospective students + If you are interested in doing a PhD at the Open University under my supervision, please contact me to discuss a research proposal. + You should have a strong background in machine learning, data mining, and statistics. + You should be capable of programing with a high level language such as R or Matlab. + Please also read this for information about the PhD program. What*s new April 2013 + Our *Putting Matter in Place* paper received the Best Article of the Year 2012 Award from the Journal of the American Planning Association (JAPA). + Full-time PhD Scholarship (tuition + stipend) is available for 3-year project (starting 1 October 2013); exploring the role of social factors on travel behavior using large-scale mobile sensing approach. Deadline is 15 July 2013. Contact me for more details. + PURBA-2013 workshop (in conjunction with Ubicomp 2013) calls for papers. Deadline is 27 May 2013. January 2013 + I started my new role as a PhD Admissions Tutor. If you are interested in doing a PhD in Computing at the OU, please contact me. I will put you in touch with relevant academic staff.
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