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Current Affiliation:

Dr. Tan Seng Chee is currently an Associate Dean at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, overseeing teacher professional learning and school leadership development. He has held various leadership roles, including Assistant Director at the Ministry of Education, Acting Co-Director of the Centre for Research & Development in Education (NTU), and Co-Chair for AI@NIE. He is a pioneer in teaching and learning innovation, exploring topics such as computer-supported collaborative learning, artificial intelligence in education, and knowledge building. He has developed and taught over 20 courses, ranging from undergraduate to doctoral levels, primarily focusing on educational technologies and learning sciences. In addition to his academic roles, Dr. Tan has served on the editorial boards of journals like Instructional Science and IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies. He has also conducted workshops and delivered talks in numerous countries, including Australia, Canada, China, Dubai, India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

Biography:

Dr Seng Chee TAN is an Associate Professor with the Learning Sciences and Assessment academic group. He obtained his BSc (Hons) from the National University of Singapore in 1989 under the sponsorship of PSC Local Merit Scholarship; he completed his Master in Education from the National Institute of Education in 1997; and he obtained his Ph.D. (Instructional Systems) from the Pennsylvania State University in 2000 under the NTU Overseas Graduate Scholarship. 

As an active researcher in the field of educational technology for schools, he has won more than S$6million competitive research grants in various roles and helped to secure a ring-fenced grant of 5millionSGD for a research centre. He has published more than 55 refereed journal articles, more than 50 papers in conference proceedings, co-authored 2 academic books and co-edited another 2 books, and delivered more than 20 keynote addresses and invited presentations. He also contributed as an editorial board member for 5 international refereed academic journals including Instructional Science and Journal of Computers in Education. He also acted as a regular reviewer for journals such as Computers and Education, The Internet and Higher Education, and International Journal of Science Education. 

He has graduated 10 graduate students and is currently supervising 6 graduate students. He has held various leadership positions in the past, including an assistant director at the Ministry of Education, Head of Learning Sciences and Technologies, Associate Dean of the Foundation Programme Office, Associate Dean of the Office of Graduate Studies and Professional Learning, Associate Dean of the Director’s Office and Acting co-director of Centre for Research and Development in Learning.

Research Interests:

Educational Technology for schools

Current Grants:

• Enhancing students self-regulated learning with generative AI-powered chatbots

• EmoSense: An Artificial Intelligence-powered tool for swift and accurate recognitionof student epistemic emotions during learning

• Sustained Creative Discourse for Deep Learning: Synchronous, asynchronous andblended environment.

• Leveraging Generative AI for 21st Century Teaching and Learning

• Facilitate StudentsKnowledge Building and Supportive Emotions through Emotion Analytics and Socially Shared Emotion Regulation

• An Investigation of Learning and Teaching Supported by Personal Learning Devices (PLDs) in Secondary Schools

• A Multimodal Learning Analytics Approach Towards Learner Dashboard Designs for Better Engagement and Metacognitive Regulation (LADDER) 

• CoSIC: Developing a Pedagogical Co-Skilling Framework and Recommender System for School-Industry-Community (SIC) Partnerships

• Uncovering the Process and Outcome of Computer-Supported-Collaborative-Learning (CSCL) using Multimodal LearningAnalytics: New Environments and Assessment for CSCL in the learning continuum

• Solving ill-structured problems: Role of scaffolding and feedback

• Creating a collaborative healthcare workforce: Designing and evaluating a virtual hospital for collaborative practices across higher education institutions in Singapore

• Mobile Education Networked Tutoring on Request (MENTOR)

• De-identified student data platform for longitudinal learning research

• Mentor - A peer tutoring apps for NTU students

• Evaluating students perceptions of learning environments and ways of learning

• Utilization of informal learning spaces in NTU

• Teaching brain literacy in teachers

• "APPLETREE": Assessing Processes and Products for Learning (APPLE) by Tracking and Reporting Efficacy and Effectiveness (TREE) of Collaborative Idea Improvement

• Spreading Ideas: Creating Point-at-able Models of 21st Century Education

Awards & Recognition:

• 2022 National Day Award Public Administrative Medal (Bronze) from the President's Office of Singapore.

• 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award Educational Technology Research and Development

• 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award Educational Technology Research and Development

• 2021 Research Nexus Award NIE

• 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award Educational Technology Research and Development

• 2019 Excellence in Research Award NIE

• 2018 Outstanding Reviewer Award Educational Technology Research and Development

• 2017 Outstanding Reviewer Award Educational Technology Research and Development

• 2005 Education Award Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI)

Education & Professional Experience:

After graduating from the School of Dentistry at Showa University, Dr. Masanobu Saito completed clinical training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at The University of Tokyo Hospital. He subsequently served as Head of the Department of Dentistry at the Cancer Institute Hospital, where he was engaged in oral healthcare management for cancer patients. Following his tenure as the chairman of a medical corporation, he was appointed Director of the Center for Dysphagia Support at a long-term care hospital in Hachioji City, where he focused on the prevention and treatment of aspiration pneumonia. In 2018, he established the Japan Aspiration Pneumonia Prevention Association. In October 2022, he founded go-en. Dental Clinic Jiyugaoka, a home-visit dental clinic providing care for elderly individuals and persons with disabilities who have eating and swallowing disorders. In January 2024, he further expanded these services by opening go-en. Dental Clinic Yokohama, where he continues to serve patients today. In addition to his medical practice, Dr. Saito has been actively involved in supporting individuals with disabilities. In March 2007, he established a Community Activity Support Center.

Current Affiliation:

He currently serves as Representative Director of the Seira-kai, operating one day-care facility for persons with disabilities, as well as two group homes and two day-care support facilities through a nonprofit organization. Within these disability support facilities, he remains deeply committed to addressing feeding and swallowing disorders among persons with disabilities. As part of his future vision, he is currently planning a specialized facility that will provide care and support for individuals with disabilities who require ongoing medical care.

Qualifications and Academic Appointments:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

• Certified Social Worker

• Specially Appointed Professor of Clinical Psychology, St. Paul International University

Major Achievements:

Dr. Ho Wan Yong serves as Associate Professor and Director of Research at the School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM). Her primary research trajectory explores the molecular roots of breast cancer. By investigating how microRNAs regulate cancer stem cells, Dr. Ho aims to pioneer novel microRNA-based prognostic biomarkers and molecular therapeutic agents. Alongside her molecular oncology focus, she evaluates the pharmacological and anti-cancer potential of regional natural products and herbal extracts. She commands a global presence with continuous placement on Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists list from 2022 to 2025.

Dr. Ho’s contributions extend far beyond the laboratory. She has earned international and national accolades, including the Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MSMBB) Young Scientist Award (2024) and the International Travel Grant Award from the Korean Society of Medical Oncology (KSMO 2023). Committed to community leadership, she founded and chaired the International Cancer Research Symposium (ICRS) in 2024 to unite UK and Southeast Asian expertise against the region's cancer burden, spearheading its expansion into subsequent chapters in 2025 and 2027. 

Selected Publications: 

• Chong Z.X.; Yeap S.K.; Ho W.Y. Transfection types, methods and strategies: A technical review. 2021. PeerJ, 9  art. no. e11165

• Sharifudin S.A.; Ho W.Y.; Yeap S.K.; Abdullah R.; Koh S.P. Fermentation and characterisation of potential kombucha cultures on papaya-based substrates. 2021. LWT, 151  art. no. 112060

• Chong Z.X.; Yeap S.K.; Ho W.Y. Unraveling the roles of miRNAs in regulating epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in osteosarcoma. 2021. Pharmacological Research, 172  art. no. 105818

• Ali N.M.; Yeap S.K.; Ho W.Y.; Boo L.; Ky H.; Satharasinghe D.A.; Tan S.W.; Cheong S.K.; Da Huang H.; Lan K.C.; Chiew M.Y.; Ong H.K. Adipose mscs suppress mcf7 and mda-mb-231 breast cancer metastasis and emt pathways leading to dormancy via exosomal-mirnas following co-culture interaction. 2021. Pharmaceuticals, 14 (1) art. no. 8pp.1-29

• Chong Z.X.; Yong C.Y.; Ong A.H.K.; Yeap S.K.; Ho W.Y. Deciphering the roles of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) in regulating carcinogenesis. 2023. Toxicology, 495  art. no. 153596

• Koh M.Z.; Ho W.Y.; Yeap S.K.; Ali N.M.; Boo L.; Alitheen N.B. Regulation of cellular and cancer stem cell-related putative gene expression of parental and cd44+ cd24− sorted mda-mb-231 cells by cisplatin. 2021. Pharmaceuticals, 14 (5) art. no. 391

• Ling L.; Aldoghachi A.F.; Chong Z.X.; Ho W.Y.; Yeap S.K.; Chin R.J.; Soo E.Z.X.; Khor J.F.; Yong Y.L.; Ling J.L.; Yan N.S.; Ong A.H.K. Addressing the Clinical Feasibility of Adopting Circulating miRNA for Breast Cancer Detection, Monitoring and Management with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Platforms. 2022. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23 (23) art. no. 15382

• Chong Z.X.; Yeap S.K.; Ho W.Y. Regulation of autophagy by microRNAs in human breast cancer. 2021. Journal of Biomedical Science, 28 (1) art. no. 21

Education & Professional Experience: 

• PhD in Animal Cell Biotechnology: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (2008 - 2012)

• BSc. (Hons.) in Biotechnology: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (2005 - 2008)      

• Post Graduate Certificate of Higher Education, University of Nottingham, (2013 -2016)

Executive Management Positions:

• Vice President for Academic Affairs / November 2025 – Present

• Director / Academic Promotion and Development Affairs / August 2016

• Associate Dean / Faculty of Liberal Arts and Education / January 2013

• Lecturer / Faculty of Liberal Arts and Education / May 2000 

Publications: 

• Teerasate Sripropasson, Boonyarat Chorum, Phuthipong Pipatvuddhikorn, Pongsak Rattanapan, Sompop Kuprasert, Sukanya Mooyen, Tasawan Khambiraphan, & Jongjit Hirunlabh. (2022). Cost-Benefit and Payback Period Analysis of Rooftop On-Grid Solar Power Systems for Small Industrial Factories. In Proceedings of the 10th Muban Chombueng Rajabhat National Conference.

• Sukanya Mooyen, & Weeranuch Kanjanapibul. (2020). Public participation in environmental management in Bang Kadi Subdistrict Municipality, Mueang District, Pathum Thani Province. In Proceedings of the 7th National and International Research Conference. 

Research:

• Carbon Footprint Analysis of Pineapple Leaf Fiber-Reinforced Concrete, 2026

Education & Professional Experience: 

• Ph.D. (Physics): Kasetsart University, Thailand 2018

• M.Sc. (Medical Instrumentation): King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand 2005     

• B.Sc. (Physics): Kasetsart University, Thailand 1999