About Prof Tang

SPECIALTY

Neurotechnology (device, measurement and data fusion)

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2024 - present Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia Dean, Faculty of Engineering

2022 - present Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia Professor

2025 Arts et Métiers, France Visiting Professor

2024 King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Visiting Researcher

2019      National Taiwan Normal University Visiting Professor

2018 - 2024 Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia Director,  Institute of Health & Analytics 

2013 HITACHI Central Research Laboratory, Japan Visiting Researcher

2012 - 2022 Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia Associate Professor

2001- 2012 The University of Edinburgh, UK Research Fellow (Lecturer grade)

1999 - 2001 Lucent Technologies, Singapore ASIC Engineer

EDUCATION

2024   Universiti Sains Malaysia  

  Professional Certificate in Higher Education Leadership and Managemenr (PCHELM)

2006     The University of Edinburgh, UK            Ph.D

                   Thesis: Ameliorating integrated sensor drift and imperfections: a "neural" approach 

1999     The University of Edinburgh, UK            B.Eng. (Hons)

                   Electronics and Electrical Engineering (Communications)

TEACHING

Analogue Electronics, Microelectronic Circuits, Analogue Integrated Circuit Design, functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), medical imaging

PUBLICATION

1 book 

8 book chapters

81 articles in ISI-indexed journals 

93 articles in international/local conferences 

1 policy paper

AWARDS

2024 Publication (Book) Award by UTP

2023 Elected as Fellow of the IET, UK

2023    Publication Excellence Award, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 

2022 Academic of the Year Award by UTP

2021 Top Research Scientists Malaysia (TRSM) award by Academy of Sciences Malaysia

2020    IET Mountbatten Medal, UK

2018    Best Paper Award at IECBES, Kuching, Malaysia

2011    Wellcome Trust VIP Award, UK

2010    Royal Academy of Engineering Travel Grant, UK

2008    IET Nanobiotechnology Premium Award, UK

2006    Lab on Chip Award, Montreux, Switzerland

2003    European Neural Network Society Travel Grant

2002    Best Paper Award at ICMBE, Singapore

1997    Horsburgh Prize, Edinburgh

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Member of The Talent Committee, Academy of Sciences Malaysia, 2022 - 2025. 

Member, Engineering Dean Council, Ministry of Higher Education, 2024 - now.

Advisor of University Research Committee, UTP, 2024-2026.

Secretary, Malaysia National Centre of Excellence (HICoE) Council, 2019 - 2021.

Governing Board Member, INCF (Karolinska Institute), 2018 - 2019

Chair, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (Malaysia), 2020 -2021.

Chair, ICIAS 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

IEEE Senior Member (Membership no: 41474281).

CEng, IET (Registration no: 692640).

Associate Editor of Frontiers in Neuroscience.

Editorial Board Member of Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics (JMIHI).

Guest Associate Editor, Journal of Electronic Imaging,.

Graduate Engineer (Electronics), BEM (Registration no: 80703A).

The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (93567)