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Consulting Professors 
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Mr Cary Yang (Jan-Dec 2003)
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Professor Cary Yang is as much a scientist as he is an engineer. His research-aimed at increasing the performance and
reliability of silicon-based devices and circuits—delves into the very basics of chemistry and physics.
In fact, two chemists won the Nobel Prize in 1996 for work that was similar to what
Yang and his colleagues at NASA-Ames Research Center had uncovered years before. In
the late 70s, NASA was interested in enhancing rocket engine combustion—a chemical
reaction that can be facilitated by heavy metal particles used as catalysts.
Yang and his colleagues were looking at the properties of the metals and their surfaces as well as what
happened when those surfaces interfaced with gases. They discovered that some of the metal
particles had a very peculiar structure: They were icosahedral, or 20-sided. Almost 20 years
later another completely different group of scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in
part for discovering that carbon particles also were icosahedral. They named these particles
bucky balls or fullerines, after Buckminster Fuller. "If we had continued," Yang muses, "we
could have done the same thing."
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Ganesh Iyer (Jan-Dec 2003)
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- Professor, University of California, Berkeley
- Coordination and Contractual Issues in Distribution Channels.
- Internet Institutions and Competition.
- Markets for Information.
- Retail Competition and Strategy.
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Himawan Gunadhi (Mar 2003-Feb 2004)
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Over eighteen years of diversified experience in business and information technology including strategy, mergers and acquisition, technology transfer, operations, business development, systems architecture, implementation and R&D. Background includes Internet infrastructure software, e-business and e-government strategies, planning and implementation of enterprise resource planning systems and healthcare IT.
Possesses extensive international business experience that includes Japan, Korea, China, India and South East Asia. Holder of a PhD in Information Systems from UC Berkeley who has excellent decision making, creative problem solving and risk management skills.
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Ho Teck Hua (Oct 2002-Sep 2003)
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- Professor, University of California, Berkeley
- Behavioral and Experimental Economics
- Quantitative Marketing (Pricing Strategy and Consumer Choice Models)
- Marketing and Operations Interface
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John Nesheim (Jan-Dec 2003)
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John Nesheim is an engineer and veteran of Silicon Valley. Since 1976, he has focused his
research on how to do a high-tech start-up. Mr. Nesheim teaches entrepreneurship for Cornell
University and other schools in Asia and Europe.
His research findings led to discovery of the "14 Steps to IPO" which are documented in his bestselling
book, High Tech Start Up. Translated into four languages, it is used around the world by
entrepreneurs, investors, governments, universities, corporations, and Wall Street to increase
understanding of entrepreneurial effectiveness.
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Lena Ramfelt (Oct 2002-Sep 2003)
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Lim Kian Meng
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Computational mechanics: finite element method, boundary element method. Fast computation: pre-corrected FFT, fast multipole, multiscale simulation. Hearing research: cochlear mechanics, cochlear models, biomimetic transducer design.
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Nam Ling (Sep 2002-Aug 2003)
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Nam Ling received a B.Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore. He received an M.S. degree and a Ph.D. degree, both in Computer Engineering, from the Center for Advanced Computer Studies at the University of Louisiana (formerly the University of Southwestern Louisiana), Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A. After completing his Ph.D. in 1989, Dr. Ling joined Santa Clara University, located in Silicon Valley, California, U.S.A.
He is currently a full Professor with the Department of Computer Engineering and the Associate Dean (Graduate Programs and Research) for the School of Engineering, Santa Clara University. As Associate Dean, Dr. Ling oversees the graduate programs and faculty research for six engineering departments (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Engineering Management, and Applied Mathematics).
He served as the Acting Chair of the Department of Computer Engineering in 1999. He was also an Arthur Vining Davis Junior Faculty Fellow in 1991-92, and a Senior Research Fellow, visiting the Center for Signal Processing, Nanyang Technological University, in Singapore, during 1998. He will be visiting the Laboratories for Information Technology, Singapore, in August 2002, as a Visiting Professor.
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Tom Kosnik
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Department Outstanding Teacher Award 1991-'92, 1995 - '96, 1999- '00, 2001-'02, 2003- '04 (by vote of students).
Stanford Society of Women Engineers Award, Best Professor 1997, for excellence in teaching and advising.
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Loh Han Tong
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His research is centred around supporting product design through mainly computer technologies. His research interests, broadly speaking can be classified into 4 main areas: Rapid Prototyping, Robust Design, Data Mining and CADCAM.
He has been PI, Co-PI or collaborator in more than 19 research projects awarded by government agencies, industry or university totalling more than S$4.5m in grants. He is one of the key proposers of the Design Technology Institute which was given a budget of $32m over the 2001-2005 period. Research published includes more than 50 internationally referred journal papers and 60 conference papers.
He has contributed to 5 chapters in 3 books and been granted 2 patents.
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Adjunct Professors
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Chin Tahn Joo
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Tahn-Joo CHIN (Ms) is the managing partner of Cross Border Venture Partners. She was a founding partner of Venture TDF, and a partner with the WIIG-TDF Partners LLC based in the Silicon Valley in United States.
Cross Border Venture Partners (CBVP) is a mixed stage infocomm venture fund targeting to invest primarily in US with some investments in Asia, including Singapore.
CBVP aims to help US portfolio companies to tap into the fast growing Asia market via Singapore, as well as make selective investments in Asia companies with potential to become global players. Since Jan 1996, Tahn-Joo has co-managed three funds with a total of $150 million under management. She has invested globally in US, Europe (France and Germany), Israel and Singapore.
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Foo Maw Der
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Dr. Foo Maw Der is an Assistant Professor in the Business School of National University of Singapore (NUS).
His research focuses on issues faced by startups. In particular, issues of opportunity discovery, evaluation and exploitation. He has published in journals including Management Science and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. He teaches the MBA entrepreneurship class.
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