Division of Engineering & Technology Management

Hang Chang Chieh

Professor
D.Sc, University of Warwick; 2001
Ph.D, University of Warwick; 1973
B.Eng, University of Singapore; 1970

E-mail: etmhead@nus.edu.sg
Phone:(65) 6516 8501
Fax:(65) 6776 0755

Professional Working Experience

Computer and Systems Technologist, Shell Eastern Petroleum
Company (Singapore and Holland), 1973-77.
Professor and Head, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, National University of Singapore (up to 1994).
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Business Ventures), NUS, 1994- 2000.
Co-Director, Singapore-MIT Alliance, 1998-2002.
Executive Deputy Chairman, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 2001-03.
Head, Division of Engineering & Technology Management, since 2007.
Chairman, Management Board of Interactive and Digital Media Institute, since 2007.

Professional Activity

Visiting Scientist in Yale University (1983) and Lund Institute of Technology (1987 and 1992).
Principal Editor (Adaptive Control), Automatica Journal, 1992 to 1999.
Member, Council of International Federation for Automatic Control (IFAC), 1993 to 1999.
Member, Editorial Board, Int'l Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, 1999 - 2007.
Membership Chairman for Engineering, Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, 2004 - 2007.

Research Interest

Intelligent Automatic Tuning and Adaptive Control Systems
Innovation Strategy and Management.

Research Project

Social Robotics.
Intellectual Properties and Innovation.
R&D for Creating Disruptive Technologies.
Connecting Disruptive and Open Innovations.

Spin-Off Company

KentRidge Instruments, 1992.

Patent Granted

1	A method and apparatus for determining the ultimate gain and ultimate period of a controlled process, US Patent, 1994.
2	Controller apparatus having improved transient response speed by means of self-tuning variable setpoint weighting, US Patent, 1995.
3	A modified relay feedback apparatus for frequency response estimation, Singapore patent, 1998.
4	Apparatus for relay multiple-point process frequency response estimation and controller tuning, Singapore patent, 1997.
5	Structural network modelling and adaptive control of mechanical systems, Singapore patent, 1998.
6	A frequency-domain adaptive controller, US Patent, 2000.

Selected Publications

1	CC Hang, KJ Astrom and WK Ho, "Refinements of the Ziegler- Nichols Tuning, Formula", IEE Proc. D : Control Theory & Appln, 138,2, 1991, pp. 111-118.
2	KJ Astrom, CC Hang,P Persson and WK Ho, "Towards Intelligent PID Control", Automatica, 28, no. 1, 1992, pp. 1-9.
3	S Tan, CC Hang and JS Chai, "Gain Scheduling: From Conventional to Neuro-Fuzzy", Automatica, 33,3, 1997, pp. 411-419.
4	QG Wang, CC Hang and Q Bi, "A Technique for Frequency Response Identification from Relay Feedback", IEEE Trans. Control Systems Technology, 7, 1999, pp. 122-128.
5	CC Hang, KJ Astrom and QG Wang, "Relay Auto-tuning of Process Controllers - A Tutorial Review, Journal of Process Control, 12, 2002, pp. 143-162.
6	CC Hang and M Ng, "IP and Innovation: Singapore's Experience", Proc. 4th Int. Symp. on Management of Technology and Innovation, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Univ. Press, Oct 2004, pp.13-17
7	QG Wang, ZHEN Ye and CC Hang, "Tuning of lead/lag compensators for exact gain and phase margins". Automatica, 42, no.2, 2006, pp. 349-352.
8	CC Hang, D Yu and KH Chai, "An Exploratory Study on Understanding the Technological Dimension in Disruptive Innovation," Proc. of Int. Symp. on Management of Technology, China, 2007, pp. 262-266.
9	CC Hang and Florian Kohlbacher, "Disruptive Innovations and the Greying Market" Proc IEEE Int Conf. on Industrial Engg & Engg Management, Singapore, 2007, pp. 1915-1919.
10	D Yu and CC Hang, "A Reflective Review of Disruptive Innovation Theory," Proc of Portland Int Conf. on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), 2008, South Africa, pp. 402-414.

Research Students Supervised

Ph.D Degrees

1	Cai Yun Sheng - Design of a dual-rate adaptive pole- placement controller (Aug 92).
2	Ho Weng Khuen - Towards Intelligent PID Control (May 92).
3	Suksun Nungam - Development of a knowledge-based approach for real-time predictive process control (Dec 93).
4	Cao Lisheng - Automatic tuning of process controllers: Practical approaches (Dec 95).
5	Vinod U Vasnani - Towards relay feedback auto-tuning of multi- loop systems (Jan 95).
6	Zhang Xinghu - Identification and control by fuzzy neural models (April 96).
7	Teo Yew Thong - Studies of systems subjected by bounded disturbance (June 97).
8	Koh Eng Kiat - Developments in the control of multivariable servomechanisms (May 97).
9	Liu Chen - Synthesis, tuning and stability of fuzzy PID control systems (Feb 97).
10	Bi Qiang - Frequency domain adaptive control with relay feedback (May 98).
11	Pok Yang Ming - Analysis, Tuning and Development of Fuzzy PID Control Systems (1999).
12	Zou Biao - Autotuning of multivariable controller from relay feedback (Mar 2000).
13	Zhang Tao - Adaptive neural network control - Design, stability and performance analysis (June 2000).
14	Yang Xueping - Advanced controller tuning for time delay systems (2002).
15	Liu Min - Robust Identification and Controller Design for Delay Processes (2007).
16	Ye Zhen - New Results in Relay Feedback Analysis and Multivariable Stability Margins (2007).

Awards

Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, USA (1998).
Public Administration Medal (Gold), 1998.
Fellow, Third World Academy of Sciences (1999).
Foreign Member, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK (2000).
National Science & Technology Medal, Singapore (2000).
Distinguished Fellow, Singapore-MIT Alliance (2004).
IES/IEEE Medal of Excellence (2004).
Outstanding Service, University Awards, NUS (2006).
Founding Fellow, Asean Academy of Engineering & Technology (2007)
Wook Hyun Kwon Education Prize, Asian Control Association (2007)
Public Service Medal, Singapore Government (2008)

Teaching Course

MT5002 - Management of Industrial R&D.
MT5003 - Creativity and Innovation.