Research – Joel Lai's Webpage

Invited Guest Editor

I have been invited to be Guest Editor for the following Special Issue (Applications of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality). This is another small step in my academic career and my first taste of the editorial process from the angle of an editor. If you have any AR/VR/MR related papers that are up and coming.Continue reading “Invited Guest Editor”

Small Achievements

Received a nice surprise today in my mailbox. This started as a small project when I was bored during the COVID-19 period. I appreciate and celebrate this small win. Here is the accompanying video that was produced in support of this work:

#VeritasiumContest

I am submitting an entry to the Veritasium contest. You may watch my video submission here: Do help me like the video. I don’t have much intention on winning, but if it garners some interest in my main research field, there’s no harm. If you would like to submit your own, feel free to checkContinue reading “#VeritasiumContest”

Quantum Coin Toss & Random Walk

Join me in a simple thought experiment. Imagine you are a standing at a particular position, with a coin in your hand. Every time you flip the coin, the coin (assumed to be fair) shows either tail or head. Your aim is just to move either left or right. In order to decide whether youContinue reading “Quantum Coin Toss & Random Walk”

Parrondo’s Paradox

Let’s play a game. In this game, we choose a coin to toss. If the coin lands on ‘Head’ you will pay me $1. However, if it lands on ‘Tail’ I will pay you $1. In the first version of the game (let’s just call it, game A), we have a biased coin. When tossed,Continue reading “Parrondo’s Paradox”