Biography
C. S. Tan, PhD.
Associate Professor, Multimedia University, Malaysia.
Fulbright Visiting Scholar to Colorado State University
Vice Chairman, International Commission of Illumination (Malaysia, MyCIE)
CEO & Founder Terra Phoenix Group of Companies
Dr Ching Seong Tan serves as the Associate Professor in Multimedia University, Malaysia. Concurrently, he is also the honorary secretary of TEEAM and Vice Chairman of MyCIE. He is also the recipient of J. William Fulbright Award 2012/2013. Today, he serves as the consultant in various industries, e.g. SENKO Advanced Components, Finestar Ltd, etc.
Dr Tan received his first degree in 1998 at the University of Malaya, the oldest university in Malaysia. He obtained his PhD in Engineering in 2006 (NTU Singapore). Academically, he has served in various institutions as director, department head, research centre chair, and research team leader since 2005. He is a senior member of IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), member of SPIE (International Society of Optical Engineering) and Chartered Engineer (Institute of Mechanical Engineer, UK). He has co-authored an engineering text book, titled: Applied Engineering Failure Analaysia: Theory and Practice. He is the (co-)author of over 25 peer reviewed journal papers and over 30 peer reviewed conference papers.