PROFESSOR CHUA CHEE KAI Associate Provost, Research Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor Professor Chua Chee Kai is the Associate Provost for Research at SUTD and was the Head of the Engineering Product Development pillar from 2019 to 2022. Before joining SUTD, he spent more than three decades at NTU, serving as Head of Division (19992008) and Chair (2011-2014) at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and as Executive Director of the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (2014-2019). In recognition of his service, he was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) by the President of Singapore in 2014. Prof Chua, who is also the Chair Professor for the Cheng Tsang Man Professorship at SUTD, aims to advance education and research in Additive Manufacturing (AM). As a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering, Singapore, he has been a significant contributor to the AM field for over 34 years. His innovative work in AM processes, including tissue engineering scaffolds, is highly regarded. He has received the International Freeform and Additive Manufacturing Excellence (FAME) Award (2018) and has been a Highly Cited Researcher™ in 2022 and 2023 (Clarivate). As of 2024, he has authored over 500 publications and 10 books, generating more than 27,000 citations. Additionally, he serves as the chief editor of “Virtual and Physical Prototyping” and the “International Journal of Bioprinting”. PROFESSOR ASHRAF A. KASSIM Associate Provost, Education Professor Ashraf A. Kassim is the Associate Provost for the Office of Education and a Professor in the Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD) pillar at SUTD. Before joining SUTD, he was a Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) at NUS after completing his PhD at Carnegie Mellon University. At NUS, he held senior administrative roles, including Vice-Provost and Director of Research Governance, and served as Vice-Dean at the Engineering school, Deputy-Head of the ECE Department, and Assistant Director at the Ministry of Education. Prior to NUS, Prof Kassim worked at Texas Instruments on machine vision algorithms for use in fully automated semiconductor-device production equipment. Prof Kassim has received numerous awards, including the Mendaki Foundation’s Anugerah Cemerlang (Academic Excellence) Award, the Institution of Engineers Singapore Award (2011), the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) (2012), and the National Day Long Service Award (2018). He has served on various boards and committees, including the Singapore Science Centre and the Centre for Maritime Studies. His research interests include computer vision, medical image analysis, image processing, and machine/deep learning, with over 170 technical publications, several book chapters, and a book to his name. He has also contributed to numerous international conferences and editorial boards. p. 19 ANNUAL REPORT 2023/24
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