| Name | Research Interests |
| Asst Prof Alessandro Romagnoli | Alessandro's research interests are:
- Waste heat recovery (Thermo-electric generation, Boosting technology and turbocharging, Organic ranking cycles)
- Battery thermal management
- Thermal energy storage
- Propulsion for UAVs |
| Assoc Prof Appa Iyer Sivakumar | Advanced Manufacturing Systems Engineering; Design, Planning, & Scheduling of Manufacturing systems; Supply Chain and Logistics Analysis; Operations Research; Planning & design of Supply Chain; Multi-Objective Optimization, Discrete Event Simulation, Scheduling, Logistics, and Research Methodology |
| Dr Boey Yew Tung | Social media usage and adoption including implications for consumers, organizations and society
Sports marketing |
| Asst Prof Chou Meng-Hsuan | Regionalism and regional integration (European Union, ASEAN)
Institutional and organisational theory
Migration and asylum policy
Research and higher education policy (knowledge policies) |
| Dr Clive Choo | Small Business Management; SME strategies; Entrepreneurship. |
| Assoc Prof David Lee Butler | Prof Butler's area of expertise are surface metrology, machining processes and novel removal processes.
His current research focuses on electrokinetic removal, the application of diatoms for nanotechnology and ultraprecision grinding. |
| Mr David Yew Kai Sin | Asia-Pacific, communication, negotiation, information technology, information-communications, telecommunications, manufacturing, government, finance, strategy, consulting, strategic advice, research, business intelligence, competitor intelligence, customer intelligence, market opportunity analysis, market profiling, market sizing, forecasting, modelling, business expansion, market entry, partner evaluation and selection, partnering |
| Prof Fritz Frenkler | Entrepreneurship
User Experience
Universal Design
Design Research
Interdisciplinary Development Processes
Co-Design
Building Automation
Electric Mobility
2007 Intuitive operation units as interface between man and building, research partners: Institute of Industrial Engineering, Prof. Ekkehard Frieling, Universität Kassel; Chair of Clima Design,
Prof. Gerhard Hausladen, TUM; Siemens Building Technologies GmbH & Co. oHG
2008 Universal Design in global demographic change, research partners: universal design e.V, Robert Bosch Stiftung
2008 Future Office, research partner: Mauser Einrichtungssystemen GmbH & Co. KG
2008 Electroactive Polymeres, applications for electroactive polymeres, project with students, research partner: Bayer MaterialScience
2009 Roadster - in 365 days to a prototype car, project with students, project partner: Roding Automobile GmbH
2009 Visions for Aircraft Cabins / Innovative Aircraft Seating, project partners: Bauhaus Luftfahrt e.V., Lufthansa AG, Swiss International, Recaro Aircraft Seating, müller/romca
2009 Edison Reloaded, Lights, project partner: Zweibrüder Optoelectronics GmbH
2009 automobile interior concepts 2022, project with students, project partner: BMW Group
2010 - 16 TUMCREATE – Phase 1, Interdisciplinary Development of Vehicle Concepts, project partner: Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, www.eva-taxi.sg, funded by Singapore’s National Research Foundation
2010 vorradler, electric bicycle, project with students, project partner: Electrolyte GmbH
2011 car@TUM, research project User-Experience, research partner: BMW Group
2011 MUTE - TUM Electric Mobility, electric car, research partners: 22 Chairs at TUM, www.mute-automobile.de
2011 - 14 EXIST IV – Phase 1, TUM, The Entrepreneurial University, 40 supported Start-Ups
2012 Creative Dialogue of Generations, generation-friendly products, project partners: universal design GmbH, sponsored by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology
2012 Home Heroes, project partners: Institute of Product Development (TUM) and Robert Bosch Hausgeräte GmbH
2012 Conference Design & Science, sponsored by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology
2012 - 15 Visio.M, electric car, www.visiom-automobile.de, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
2013 ON/OFF Board, project partners: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), BMW Group
2014 Phase 0, interdisciplinary discourses in phase 0, research partner: BMW Group
2014 - 15 interdisciplinary research project for inventory rebuilding: " The room - The bathroom " Universal Design to 4 square meters, research partners: Feddersen Architekten, IF UNIVERSAL DESIGN & SERVICE GmbH, Villeroy & Boch, Kermi, Jung, Küffner, Pressalit Care, Hansa, The Care Takers
2014 - 16 AHC Automated Heating Control, project partners: ETH Zürich, ZAHW, GreenTEG Ag, IMI Hydronic Engineering Deutschland GmbH, funded by Climate-KIC
2014 - 16 EXIST IV – Phase 2, TUM, The Entrepreneurial University, 20 supported Start-Ups
2015 - 18 aCar mobility, www.acar.tum.de, funded by the Bavarian Research Foundation
2016 - 19 Bavarian cooperation on transport efficiency - Truck 2030, funded by the Bavarian Research Foundation
2015 - 17 Biofakte, the language of biofacts: semantics and materiality highly technologically sophisticated plants, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
2015 - 17 Zukunft Bau, modular system for industrialized social housing construction, funded by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR)
2016 Quo Vadis Design, German Design and Dieter Rams, Symposium at Kyoto University of Art and Design, Japan
2016 - 21 TUMCREATE – Phase 2, Design for Autonomous Mobility, project partner: Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, www.tum-create.edu.sg, funded by Singapore’s National Research Foundation |
| Prof Gemma Anne Calvert | Consumer neuroscience
Implicit processing
How brands work in the brain |
| Mr Goh Kia Hong | Behavioral and judgment research in auditing |
| Prof Guido Gianasso | Cultural Intelligence, Global Leadership and Change Management |
| Assoc Prof Hallam Stevens | My research focuses on the intersection between information technology and biotechnology. My first book is an historical and ethnographic account of the changes wrought to biological practice and biological knowledge by the introduction of the computer. Especially in highly computerized fields such as genomics, the computer has changed how biologists work, how biologists collaborate, and how biologists make knowledge.
I am currently pursuing two ongoing research projects. The first is an attempt to develop new methods of studying scientific practice by deploying tools from performance studies. In collaboration with a performance studies scholar, I am examining spaces of biomedical work in East Asia in an effort to deepen our understanding of how such spaces fit into the economic, social, and political context of the cities in which they sit. Sites under examination include Biopolis in Singapore and BGI in Shenzhen.
The second project examines the emergence of "big data." This apparently new field is quite suddenly having an immense impact on politics, the economy, and many aspects of our social world. What is really new about big data? What kinds of changes may it bring? Who will benefit? Historians of technology, in particular, are well equipped to ask and answer such important questions about this emerging phenomenon.
In addition to these projects, I have just completed a general audience book that examines that provides a broad overview of the social, political, and economic effects of biotechnology. The book will be published under the title "Biotechnology & Society" in 2016 (University of Chicago Press).
I am interested in supervising PhD students on topics related to the history of the life sciences, the history of information technology, and science and technology studies. |
| Prof Helga Nowotny | STS, science and technology studies; research and innovation policy |
| Dr Heng Kok Hui, John Gerard | Current Research:
Automated physio-neuro rehabilitation platform for recovery of hand function after stroke (Smart)
Automated Neuro-Motor Stroke Rehabilitation Device - A Platform for Functional Recovery of Paralyzed Hand after Stroke (POC- NRF)
Wheel chair Gap Crossing mechanism (TRD – NRF)
Unified Platform for acceleration functional return with EMG orthosis for accelerated stroke rehabilitation. (NMRC)
SEMG/EEG driven orthosis for accelerated rehabilitation for stroke patients
Multi Level Haptics Systems
Assistive Technology
Rehabilitation Systems
Other Research Interest Areas:
Exoskeleton Systems
Teleoperation/Telepresence Systems
Legged vehicles, Autonnomous Vehicles
Mechanical and Mechatronics System Design |
| Dr Hong Yan | His current research interests are:
-Plant secondary metabolism and genetic manipulation
-Genetic modification of plant: technology, field trial and regulatory approval
-Genomics and genetics of tropical tree species
-Plant breeding |
| Mr Johannes Hendrik Burger | I have Africa as the focus of my research. I try to understand the macro environment of the countries on the continent, and thereafter look at the business environment of each. Africa provides many opportunities for the willing investor. It is also important to understand the risks in the various markets. I also endeavour to identify trends that are manifesting themselves in Africa so as to better understand the possible futures of Africa. While 80% of my focus is on business, 20% is on the political environment.
In addition to Africa, I study the business models of organisations and how they attempt to innovate these models. My primary focus so far has been the wine industry in South Africa, as well as food retail organisations in Africa. |
| Asst Prof Julien Cayla | The research question I am currently focusing on is: Why and how do service interactions vary across cultural contexts? I am especially interested in understanding what “good service” means to the organisations that do service work, and how these ideas about service are put into practice in interactions with customers. I study service in service interactions in different industry contexts and cultures. |
| Prof K Ravi Kumar | Dr. Kumar's research interests include management issues in continuous quality improvement (including environmental aspects), flexible and cellular manufacturing systems, economic modeling of functional integration between marketing and manufacturing as well as the development of sustainable information technology industries in developing countries (such as IT hardware in Taiwan and software in India). Companies that have funded his research include Nike, TRW, Fidelity Investments, Caterpillar, Bourns Instrument, Southern California Edison as well as the National Science Foundation. He has extensive international consulting experience, including projects with companies such as Nike, Rolls Royce, BMW, Daimler Benz Aerospace, ABB, Ericsson, BAX Global, Motorola, Reuters, Du Pont, Korean Air, Infosys, Acer, and Shell Hong Kong. He is the author or co-author of more than 60 articles including publications in Management Science, Marketing Science, Journal of Economic Theory, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management and Journal of Management Information Systems. |
| Asst Prof (Adj) Karthik Kumar | Advanced Materials; Composites; Metallurgy; Surface Treatment; Surface Characterization; Surface Chemistry; Nanofabrication; Photonics; Plasmonics; Nanoplasmonics |
| Dr Khoo Hong Meng | Her main research interest lies in the area of Relationship Marketing. In particular, she is interested in investigating network relationships in Asia. However, she is also keen to conduct research in areas of measurement, cross-cultural marketing, and product innovations. |
| Prof Lee Kwan Min | See Biography |
| Dr Li Yan | Dr YAN's research adopts an institutional perspective with qualitative and historical approaches
-- Strategic management
-- International business
-- Business model design and innovation
-- Radical and unexpected organization changes
-- Complexity and emotional management in times of crisis
-- Digital economy (blockchain & cryptocurrency)
-- Financial inclusion and social impact investment |
| Assoc Prof Marilyn Ang Uy | * Affect and Emotions
* Work Motivation
* Entrepreneurship
For more details about Marilyn's research, please visit her website:
https://sites.google.com/site/uymarilyn/ |
| Dr Mark Alan Cenite | My work focuses on constitutional law and law and policy issues raised by new communication technologies. |
| Asst Prof Nanci Takeyama | Three main research interests:
-Symbolic meaning of traditional forms in Asia
-Preservation of Asian traditional arts and crafts, heritage management
-Design for social innovation, design thinking, participatory design
Areas of professional expertise:
-Corporate Identity
-Package Design
-Typography, applied typography
-Editorial Design
-Information architecture
-Environmental Design
Important research key words:
-Meaning of symbols in Asian traditions (crafts, rituals, myths)
-Mandala
-Cosmology |
| Assoc Prof Peer Mohideen Sathikh | Peer Sathikh has research interest in three areas of design :
User Interface and Experience Design
Transportation and Urban Mobility
Cultural and ethnographic influence on Product Design
Industrial Design Pedagogy
Art, Design and Media Education |
| Prof (Adj) Philip Wong En Hou | 1. Cellular Therapy and devices used for cell transplantation
2. Implantable Medical Devices
3. In-vivo imaging of disease, particularly cardiovascular related
4. Materials used for implantable devices |
| Prof Robert Kennedy | My research and publications span several interrelated areas. They broadly focus on business and policy issues in developing countries. The work spans traditional academic outlets (primarily economics and strategy journals, several books and book chapters, funded research by governments and development agencies, and many teaching case studies and technical notes). The broad areas of work include:
1. Applying Industrial Organization frameworks to business and policy issues and transition and emerging economies. Most work was on Central and Eastern European transition economies and published in applied economics and strategy journals. Later work applied these issues to developing countries.
2. Offshoring and the globalization of services. This work focuses on the changing nature of globalization (from natural resources and manufactured goods to trade in services). There have been several book chapters and articles, and a well received book The Services Shift: Seizing the Ultimate Offshore Opportunity.
3. Economic development policy, particularly Base of the Pyramid Markets. Several book chapters, as well as funded studies for leading development organizations such as the World Bank, the IFC, USAID, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Rockefeller Foundation.
4. The Role of Business Schools in economic development. Mostly applied work for development organizations such as USAID, the World Bank, and Rockefeller Foundation. I am currently the Chair of the Global Business School Network.
5. International Business education. I have written more than 100 teaching case studies and technical notes that are used around the world. Founded a case center at Michigan Ross. Revised strategy and grew sales by more than 50% over four years as Dean at Ivey. Ongoing experimentation with new case formats and pedagogical methods. |
| Assoc Prof (Adj) Shabbir M Moochhala | In the development of the following
a) Combat Care especially in technologies associated with extending the GOLDEN HOUR following trauma
b) Advanced Drug Delivery Systems in trauma and for human performance
d) Ergogenic Aids for enhancing human performance
c) Point of Care especially in the development for predicting multiple organ dysfunction following sepsis and trauma and in development of a panel of biomarkers to reduce false positive rates in the early screening in Major Depressive Disorder and other psychiatric disorders |
| Assoc Prof Sia Siew Kien | Enterprise Resource Planning
ERP systems represent a major change in organisational information systems in terms of their scale and scope, reliance on vendors and advocacy of best practices. They are pervasive and often mission critical. Streamlining and integrating organisational procedures and standardising them over a single platform were what these systems promised. However, cases of expensive ERP implementations going awry has led many to recognise the inherent challenges of successfully implementing such complex package software. Research is currently in progress on these themes: (1) cultural fit of the underlying ERP business models, (2) partitioning the sources of misfits in ERP, (3) challenges in analysing, designing, and implementing ERP, and (4) ERP as an leverage for enterprise integration.
Achieving Global Excellence in Asian Companies: Strategy, Governance and Technology
The growth of the Asian market has led to the development of a select group of Asian companies that have successfully established an international presence. How did these enterprises transform themselves to capture the opportunities in the international market? What strategy and governance principles have they used? How has information technology enabled scale, responsiveness, and innovation in the highly volatile business environment? This research study seeks to understand the practices followed by a handful of leading Asian companies that have clearly established themselves as global leaders.
Tech Disruption and the Quest for New Institutional Legitimacy
Innovation in ICT has disrupted established industries and led to the emergence of new business models which promise to democratize socio-economic relations, bringing new value to customers, workers, and society at large. But as the new business models emerge, they have stirred up many controversies, challenged by various stakeholders in a tussle for new legitimacy. I seek to understand the chaotic process in the dynamic struggle for new legitimacy. What are the legitimacy challenges that tech disruptors face? How can these legitimacy challenges be overcome to achieve success? How are the tech disruptors able to influence the field-level processes of institutionalization to gain legitimacy? What tactics are used in the related struggles?
Tech Innovations for Inclusive Development in Emerging Markets
Exciting new technological innovations are promising new possibilities and opportunities for inclusive growth in the emerging markets. However, real success of such tech innovations in enabling social and economic developments remain elusive as these emerging markets are often stumbled by the lack of fundamental infrastructure and inadequate formal institutional structure. How tech disruptors can innovatively address, bridge or even leverage these institutional voids is a research question that I seek to understand. What are the strategies the tech disruptors employ to address the institutional voids and other institutional challenges in emerging markets? How do these tech disruptors balance the pursuit of market growth and the creation of impactful social outcomes?
Future of Financial Services: FinTech Innovations in Asia
Business digitization is changing the competitive landscape of many industries – the banking industry is of no exception. This research seeks to study the development of digital innovation in financial services in the context of Asia. How is Asia different? What are the unique institutional contexts of Asian market that such FinTech innovations need to cater to? What will the future of financial services in Asia be like? |
| Prof Sten Albert Ohlson | Prof. Sten Ohlson´s research group is mainly concentrated into two areas of study:
- The prime research area is the study of the biological interactome where Sten Ohlson has focused his efforts on advancing the knowledge (fundamental and applications) on weak or transient biological interactions. These type of interactions are ubiquitous in the living cell and they play a vital role in sustaining life. As they are hard to see and are often mistaken as non-specific and non-relevant, their presence and their mission are to a large extent unknown. Understanding the nature of transient interactions has important consequences in life-science in terms of evolving the concept of the transient drug, introducing new tools for screening in drug discovery and last but not least developing the concepts of the transient biosensor that can monitor targets in real time and in a continuous manner. Of special importance has been the development of WAC (affinity LC/MS) for fragment screening in drug discovery and the introduction of the continuous biosensor for monitoring of carbohydrates such as glucose for diabetes control.
- The second area is developments in cell culture engineering with emphasis on new culture media for animal cells especially stem cells. |
| Assoc Prof Tan Joo Seng | Prof Tan's research interests are in global leadership, cross-cultural communication, cross-cultural negotiation, international human resource management, and organizational safety |
| Assoc Prof (Adj) Tan Yinglan | - Venture Capital and Private Equity
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Asia
- Payment Systems, E-Commerce and Mobile Innovations |
| Asst Prof (Adj) Tee Shang You | Entrepreneurship and Innovation
-Startups and Technology Transfer
Human Health Engineering
-Bioengineering
-Tissue Engineering
Renewable Energy
-Fuel Cells
-Material Science
-Soft Condensed Matter Physics |
| Prof Teoh Swee Hin | Prof Teoh’s main field of research is in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering. He is well known for his outstanding contribution to the 3D bioresorbable scaffolds for bone where it has obtained FDA and CE mark and commercialised successfully to Osteopore International Pte Ltd. His research focused on the study of mechanisms that promote cells proliferation and differentiation as a result of mechno induction through load bearing scaffolds for tissue regeneration and remodelling. He did pioneering work in fracture-wear resistant biomaterials. He received the prestigious Golden Innovation Award, Far East Economic Review, and the Institute of Engineers Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award in 2004, for development of the platform technology for scaffolds in bone tissue engineering. His group was ranked 1st in bone tissue engineering scaffolds in World Web of Science 2010. He has supervised more than 60 graduate students, filed 6 patents, given 45 keynote/invited lectures and published more than 300 technical papers. |
| Assoc Prof Tsui-Auch, Lai Si | Dr. Lai Si Tsui-Auch specializes in institutional theory, business group studies, corporate governance reforms, state-capital relations, and the issues of trust and control within multinational corporations. |
| Prof Vijay Sethi | Electronic Commerce, Digital Strategies, Technology Entrepreneurship, Strategic Information Technology Planning, Alignment of Business with Technology Infrastructure, Measuring Business Value of Information Technology. |
| Asst Prof Wang Jue | Science and technology policy;
Innovation;
Entrepreneurship;
Economic development. |
| Assoc Prof (Adj) Wee Keng Neo Lynda | Retailing, Mall Management, Entrepreneurship and Problem-Based Learning |
| Assoc Prof Zou Xi | Cultural Psychology, Motivation Science |
