Lecturer at Singapore Polytechnic
Singapore
- Current
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- Vice-President at Python User Group (Singapore)
- Architect and Project Administrator at CyNote
- Architect and Project Administrator at OpenDWS
- Co-Editor-in-Chief at The Python Papers Anthology
- Lecturer at Singapore Polytechnic
- Member at Firebird Foundation Incorporated
- IFA Senior Fellow (Fellow of the International Fitness Association) at International Fitness Association
- Ph.D. Candidate at University of Melbourne
- Past
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- Secretary at University of Melbourne Alumni Association (Singapore)
- Associate Editor at The Python Papers
- Resident Adviser and Tutor at University College, The University of Melbourne
- Secretary, Steering Committee at Australian Undergraduate Students' Computing Conference
- Head Demonstrator at The University of Melbourne
- Publication Team Member at Australian Undergraduate Students' Computing Conference 2003
- Honourary Research Fellow at The University of Melbourne
- Systems Engineer/Integrator at Telford Virtual Technologies Private Limited, Singapore
- Operations Manager (Advisory) at Fund Raising Project for Gujarat Earthquake Relief
- Senior Cadet Lieutenant as Deputy S1 (Administration Officer) at National Cadet Corp, Singapore
- Education
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- Singapore Polytechnic
- University of Melbourne
- University of Portsmouth
- University of Melbourne
- National Computing Centre, UK
- Singapore Polytechnic
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Maurice Ling’s Summary
Research scientist and lecturer in bioinformatics with experiences in computer science, statistics and molecular biology. I have a number of experiences in presenting my work and general science bilingually (English and Mandarin) to a variety of people, including undergraduate students, scientists and non-scientists.
Transferable Skills:
Proposal/Report writing/Editing for lay-person and publication, Public speaking/Breaking down difficult concepts for lay-person, Mentoring/Coaching/Counseling individuals, Managing teams/Delegating responsibilities, Business process analysis/re-engineering, Interpretation/Translation between English and Chinese, Planning agenda/meetings, Information searching, Reading volumes of materials, Web-based project management and cash budgeting/accounting, Determining a problem, Decomposing problems into manageable chunks, Developing/Implementing project plans, Coordinating time/resources
My Complete Resume: http://maurice.vodien.com/maurice_resume.pdf
My Reviewed Publications: http://maurice.vodien.com/publications.html
Maurice Ling’s Specialties:
Genomics/Transcriptomics analysis, Computational/Statistical linguistics, Flat-file/Relational/Object-oriented/Object-Relational database/data-warehouse design/management, Python/C/C++ programming, Object-oriented system analysis, Soft systems methodology, Z/Petri Nets/UML modeling, Mac OSX/Linux administration/emulation, Experimental design, Parametric/Non-parametric/Time series analysis using SPSS/Minitab/R, Microarray technology, DNA fingerprinting
Maurice Ling’s Experience
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Vice-President
Python User Group (Singapore)
(Higher Education industry)
June 2009 — Present (2 months)
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Architect and Project Administrator
CyNote
(Research industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
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Architect and Project Administrator
OpenDWS
(Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
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Co-Editor-in-Chief
The Python Papers Anthology
(Computer Software industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
The Python Papers Anthology is the umbrella entity for
The Python Papers (ISSN 1834-3147),
The Python Papers Monograph, and
The Python Papers Source Codes (ISSN 1836-621X). -
Lecturer
Singapore Polytechnic
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Lecturing in Basic Microbiology (First year Diploma in Biotechnology), WWW Bioinformatics (Third year Diploma in Biotechnology), Cell Division and Apoptosis (Specialist Diploma in Biotechnology).
Member of Course Management Team for Specialist Diploma in Biotechnology. -
Member
Firebird Foundation Incorporated
(Computer Software industry)
February 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)
Voted as Committee Member from 2007 to now.
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IFA Senior Fellow (Fellow of the International Fitness Association)
International Fitness Association
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Sports industry)
October 2004 — Present (4 years 10 months)
Responsible for maintaining the academic quality of IFA's advanced accreditation programme.
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Ph.D. Candidate
University of Melbourne
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
2004 — Present (5 years)
My thesis aims at evaluating the use of mouse mammary explant culture model to study the initiation of mouse lactation (lactogenesis) using comparative microarray techniques and text processing/mining (computational and statistical linguistics).
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Secretary
University of Melbourne Alumni Association (Singapore)
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
May 2008 — May 2009 (1 year 1 month)
Registered under Singapore's Registry of Societies - ROS 0308/1992 OBS
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Associate Editor
The Python Papers
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 2006 — April 2008 (1 year 9 months)
Assist the Editor-in-Chief in day to day running of the journal with main responsibility in managing peer-review process and main author of The Python Paper's Review Policy.
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Resident Adviser and Tutor
University College, The University of Melbourne
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry)
May 2006 — March 2008 (1 year 11 months)
Providing pastoral care and career guidance to 175 undergraduates and postgraduates. Other responsibilities includes crisis management and interacting with overseas academic visitors. Tutored in “Academic writing for senior science students” and “Introductory Programming in C”.
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Secretary, Steering Committee
Australian Undergraduate Students' Computing Conference
(E-Learning industry)
November 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 2 months)
We published
Proceedings of AUSCC04
(ISBN 0-9757173-1-6, http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~benr/publications/auscc04/) and
Proceedings of AUSCC05
(ISBN 0-975-71730-8, http://cs.anu.edu.au/AUSCC2005/Proceedings/index.html) -
Head Demonstrator
The University of Melbourne
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2004 — May 2005 (9 months)
Lead practical classes in biology to more than 1100 first year students, Demonstrated for third year practicals in Development Biology
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Publication Team Member
Australian Undergraduate Students' Computing Conference 2003
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)
July 2002 — November 2003 (1 year 5 months)
I am in-charge of soliciting and managing the tutorial sessions of the conference. We published Proceedings of AUSCC03 (ISBN 0-646-4275-1-2, http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~benr/publications/auscc03/)
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Honourary Research Fellow
The University of Melbourne
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
March 2003 — June 2003 (4 months)
Working with Dr. Robbert de Iongh in the Ocular Development Laboratory, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology.
Expression studies of BMP4 receptor in lens development.
Assisted in establishing in situ hybridization techniques in the laboratory.
Mouse handling and performed microtome sectionings. -
Systems Engineer/Integrator
Telford Virtual Technologies Private Limited, Singapore
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Networking industry)
February 2002 — June 2002 (5 months)
Installation and configuration of building-wide wireless access points in United Square Shopping Complex for United Overseas Land Limited, governing body of United Overseas Bank (UOB), Singapore. Worked closely with the consultants from Parsons Brinckerhoff and IT department of United Overseas Land Limited. Involved in reading, understanding and fulfilling contract terms.
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Operations Manager (Advisory)
Fund Raising Project for Gujarat Earthquake Relief
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Fund-Raising industry)
January 2001 — June 2001 (6 months)
Project was flagged off by a Member of Parliament and more than SGD 30000 was raised in a single day.
I was the director of operations and contingency planning on the day of event, managing more than 250 volunteers and coordinating emergency services over 8 operation sectors housing more than 30000 residences. -
Senior Cadet Lieutenant as Deputy S1 (Administration Officer)
National Cadet Corp, Singapore
(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Military industry)
December 1996 — July 1999 (2 years 8 months)
In charge of the routine administration of a unit and co-ensuring that training and administrative objectives are met.
In charge of more than 600 trainees, junior officers and military trainers in training camps in 1996, and co-authorizing the issue of firearms (M16S1) for training.
Maurice Ling’s Education
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Singapore Polytechnic
Certificate in Teaching , Higher Education , 2008 — 2009
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University of Melbourne
Doctor of Philosophy , Bioinformatics , 2004 — 2009
Published 3 manuscripts on biomedical literature analysis for mining protein-protein interactions and linking them to microarray analysis.
- Activities and Societies:
- Only graduate student in organizing committee for The University of Melbourne's Open Day in Singapore (October 2005 Orchard Hotel Singapore).
Wrote marketing materials on bioinformatics for the Faculty of Science.
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University of Portsmouth
Bachelor of Science , Computing , 2005 — 2007
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University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours) , Molecular and Cell Biology , 2003 — 2004
THESIS: Identifying the Roles of Insulin, Prolactin and Glucocorticoid in the Initiation of Murine Lactogenesis
Media Appearance: Sue Slamen and Barry Clarke (presenters) and Suresh Gnasegarah, Ioanna Ioannou, Maurice Ling, Ben Rubinstein and Vanessa Smith (interviewees), as part of a 13-part educational radio series for broadcast over the Asia-Pacific region, SMARTSOCIETIES, ABC Radio National. -
National Computing Centre, UK
Advanced Diploma , Computing , 2001 — 2003
PROJECT: InterBase Data Warehouse Builder (IB-DWB) Version 1.0
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Singapore Polytechnic
Diploma , Biotechnology , 1996 — 1999
PROJECT: Development of Rapid Strain Typing of Aedes Mosquitoes Adult DNA by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Technique
- Activities and Societies:
- Manpower Vice-Chairperson of Singapore Polytechnic Poly Peers (Peer Support Group)
Additional Information
Maurice Ling’s Websites:
Maurice Ling’s Interests:
Personal finance management, Database design and management, Database federation, Python programming, Strategic and contingency planning, Genomics and transcriptomics data analysis, Biomedical literature analysis, e-Research, Infectious diseases and wellness management, Personal tutoring and pastoral care, Career guidance, Swimming, Chinese and ancient world history, Working out in gymnasiums, Tea and coffee
Maurice Ling’s Groups:
Association of Computing Machinery, Firebird Foundation, International Association for Pattern Recognition, Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence Association, Bioinformatics.org
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Singapore Careers
Maurice Ling’s Honors:
2005 Melbourne Abroad Traveling Scholarship, The University of Melbourne
2005 Postgraduate Overseas Research Experience Scholarship, The University
of Melbourne
2005 F.H. Drummond Travel Award, The University of Melbourne
2005 Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship, The University of
Melbourne
2004 Science Faculty Scholarship, The University of Melbourne
2004 CRC for Innovative Dairy Products (PhD Scholarship)
2003 CRC for Innovative Dairy Products (Honours Scholarship)
1998 The Singapore Institute of Biology Essay Writing Competition
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