Prior to joining NUS in 2003, he spent 5 years in the industry, heading the technology division of a regional telecommunications solutions company. After returning to academia, he has served as vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer of the IEEE OES (Singapore chapter) and is currently the IEEE technology committee co-chair of underwater communication, navigation & positioning. He has also served on the technical program committees of IEEE OCEANS, WUWNet and DTA conferences and is a reviewer for many international journals. Dr. Chitre's research interests include signal processing, ambient noise imaging, underwater acoustic communications, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), complex dynamic systems and emergent behavior.