Aaron Chia

Education

• PhD., Electrical Engineering, 2001, Naval Postgraduate School, USA.
• MSEE, 1998, Naval Postgraduate School, USA.
• MBA (Management of Technology),1995, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
• BEng (Electrical), (Hons 2nd Upper), 1989, National University of Singapore
• BSc(Psychology), 2006, UNISIM, Singapore
• Graduate Diploma in Change Management: Leading and Sustaining Change, 2006, Civil Service College, Singapore.
• Specialist Diploma in Learning Science, 2009, National Institute of Education, Singapore.

Awards and Honours

• Chartered Systems Engineer (Pioneer) by IES
• Certified Systems Engineer Professional (Pioneer) by IES
• Founding Member for Certified Systems Engineering Professional, IES
• Best Teacher Award (2013 and 2018) by Temasek Defence Systems Institute
• Overseas and Local Scholarships for PhD, MSEE and BSEE by MINDEF

Research Interests

• Large Scale Systems Engineering including national systems, future cities, climate change, urban resilience and circular economies
• Complexity
• Systems Modelling and Analysis
• Enterprise Architecture
• Systems Engineering and Project Management
• Policy and Decision Making and Risk Management
• Multi-Disciplinary Studies

Selected Publications

• “Teaching Lab Based Engineering Remotely, Higher Education Campus Conference”, 2020.
• “Teaching Conceptualization in System of Systems”, System of Systems Engineering Conference, 2018.
• “Skills Mismatch and ICT Manpower Shortage in Singapore”, Systems Dynamics Conference, 2018.
• “Curbing Dengue in Singapore Using Wolbachia”, Systems Dynamics Conference, 2018.
• “An Analysis of Population Polices in China”, Korean Systems Dynamics Review 2016.
• “Sustainable Development of Indonesia’s Agricultural Sector”, Korean Systems Dynamics Dynamics 2016.
• “Singapore’s Smart Nation Programme – Enablers and Challenges”, System of Systems Engineering, 2016.
• “A CLEAN way for Sustainable Solid Waste Management System for Singapore”, Complex Systems Design & Management Asia, 2016.
• “Is Travel Restriction the Answer to Liberia’s Ebola”, System Dynamics Conference, 2015.
• “Systems Approach and Dynamics of Dengue Infection in Singapore”, INCOSE International Symposium, 2014.
• “Engineering Public Transport in Singapore”, Complex Systems Design & Management Asia, 2014.
• “The Changing Face of Singapore’s Education System”, Complex Systems Design & Management Asia, 2014.
• “An Approach to Generate Flexibility in Engineering Design of Sustainable Waste-to-Energy Systems”, International Conference on Engineering Design, 2013.