Master of Mechanical Engineering · Robotics · CCU

Htet Myat Aung (Alexander E. Hong)

I’m Htet Myat Aung, and most people call me Alex. I’m a machine learning and robotics researcher working on computer vision, perception, and autonomous robots.

In September 2026 I begin a fully funded Master’s in Mechanical Engineering (Automation and Control) at National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan, joining the Machine Learning and Robotics group to work on vision-language-action (VLA) systems for autonomous mobile robots.

Before that I spent a year as a machine learning researcher at KMUTT’s Maintenance Technology Center, working on computer vision and anomaly detection for industrial inspection. What I care about most is making perception reliable enough to run on real robots, not just in a lab.

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news

  1. Awarded a Fully Funded Scholarship for the Master of Mechanical Engineering program at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan :taiwan:, starting 1 September 2026! :mortar_board:
  2. Started as a Full Time Machine Learning Researcher at Maintenance Technology Center (MTC), KMUTT, collaborating with Prof. Cherdpong Jomdecha on non-destructive detection technology research. :microscope:
  3. Listed in KMUTT Hall of Fame for outstanding achievement in Smart Infrastructure development! :star:

selected publications

  1. Development of high-speed inspection technique based on motion-induced eddy current testing for surface railway defects
    N. Brienza, N. Khunsombutcharoen, B. Poopat, and 5 more authors
    Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 2026
  2. ICoICT
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    Htet Myat Aung and Sarawan Wongsa
    In 2025 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (ICoICT), Bandung, Indonesia (Hybrid), 2025
  3. ICA-SP
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    Natural Gas Methane Leak Detection Using an Infrared Camera
    Htet Myat Aung
    In 16th Instrumentation, Control and Automation Senior Project Conference (ICA-SP Con 2025), Apr 2025