Chin Choy CHAI

Chin Choy Chai received the B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the National University of Singapore (NUS), in 1999 and 1995, respectively. He has joined the Institute for Infocomm Research, (formerly known as, Centre for Wireless Communications, and Institute for Communications Research) in 1998, which is a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore. He is currently a Scientist and the Deputy Department Head (Research) with the Smart Energy and Environment Department, and the Principle Investigator of research and development projects on demand side management. From 2001 to 2012, he also served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor, and conducted postgraduate courses with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NUS. His current research interest is in wireless MIMO relay, wireless fading channel models, digital modulation and detection, transmission rate and power control, optimization on load shedding and energy scheduling in smart grids, and demand-side management. He was a recipient of the NUS Research Scholarship from 1995 to 1998. He also provides regular voluntary editorial services to IEEE and IEE journals, and serves as a Technical Program Member and the Session Chair for the IEEE conferences, on the subjects of wireless communications and smart grids.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy - PhD National University of Singapore (1995 — 1999)
• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) (Honors) National University of Singapore (1991 — 1995)

Companies

• Senior Scientist, Programme Lead, Principal Investigator Institute for Infocomm Research (1999)
• Scientist, Principal Investigator Institute for Infocomm Research (1999)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor National University of Singapore (2001 — 2012)