Published over 100 top-quality international journal and conference papers; served as reviewer for several premier journals and conferences, including IEEE Wireless Communications and IEEE Transactions on Education; invited to give presentations at various scientific meetings and workshops such as ACIRS, ICSPIC, and ICATME; Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Advances in Information Technology (JAIT), Managing Editor of the International Journal of Information Technology (IntJIT), Guest Editor of MDPI Applied Sciences; member of APEGS and ACM, senior member of IEEE; won the HP Philanthropy grant in 2003 for applying Mobile Technologies in a Learning Environment; one of only two Singaporeans awarded participation in the ASEAN Technology Program on Multi Robot Cooperation Development held in KAIST, Korea in 2003; recipient of the NTU Excellence in Teaching Award 2005; Most Popular SCE Year 1 lecturer for four consecutive years (2004-2007); led numerous student teams to national and international victories in competitions like the IEEE Computer Society International Design Competition (CSIDC) and Microsoft Imagine Cup.
Research Experience
Professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina since September 2018; Associate Professor at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Republic of Korea (2013-2018); Professor at Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), P.R. China (2012-2013); Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore (1998-2013); Sub-Dean of Computer Engineering at NTU (1999-2005); Associate Dean of Admissions at NTU (2006-2008).
Education
B.Eng (Elect) with 1st Class Honours from the National University of Singapore in 1993; Ph.D. from Cambridge University, UK in 1998.
Background
Research interest: Artificial General Intelligence and Smart Environments. Profile: Prof. Yow has conducted extensive research in the field of AI, particularly focusing on AGI.