Welcome to my lab

So you've found this place. It is here that I showcase some of my favorite experiments, either inside or outside Metropolia University. Unfortunately, due to some DNA (Non Disclosure Agreement) I had to sign, some interesting projects I participated in could not be shown here. Anyway, feel free to browse around and, if you want to discuss something, my email address is tuantrung.trangmail.com.

Final Thesis: Project EVA - Engaging Virtual Assistant

EVA, or Engaging Virtual Assistant, is an application currently being conceptualized and developed by me. The ultimate goal is a virtual assistant that can interact with the users, help them manage their lives and express "emotions". Basically, EVA would be a combination of existing technologies such as Artificial Intelligence Mark-up Language (AIML), augmented reality and APIs of popular services like Google Map, Google Latitude, Flickr, etc.

In general, it is possible to program a prototype EVA with the following features:

  1. Auto detect information from users' text chat and translate into meaningful schedule data.
  2. Show facial expression of "ok", "happy", "excited", "sad", and "angry", base on how well users follow their schedules.
  3. Learn by asking questions in form of multiple choice or text field request. May as well show expressions like "curious", "confused", "thinking" or "understood" along the course of learning.
  4. Knowledge base is stored on 1 server and synchronized between different platforms (web, mobile and desktop).
  5. Remember links as answers for specific questions and suggest / create a pop-up redirection when asked again.
  6. Can understand certain voice commands (voice recognition) and speak out loud the data (text-to-speech).

Past Projects 2009

What I have done in the previous year.

Graphic Designing - Logo and Banner for Ngoc Ly Rice Business

The task was to create friendly, eye-candy web site logo and banner for a friend's family business... Read more »

Project Managing - Freelance Web Development for HAAGA-HELIA

The job was to bring a web 2.0 feeling into the introduction site of HAAGA-HELIA's eMBA program... Read more »

Past Projects 2008

What I have done 2 years ago.

Web Designing and Marketing - Online Comic Streaming Service MahShelf

The project goal was to build up a platform where artists and publishers can distribute digital comics securely and easily, while everyone can read digital comics either for free, or at prices more attractive comparing to print comics... (More about this project later on)