
Kiat Seng YEO (Academician, Singapore National Academy of Science, FSNAS; Academician, Singapore Academy of Engineering, FSAEng; Fellow, IEEE; Fellow, AIIA; Fellow, AAIA; Fellow, AAET; World’s AI Top Scientist by AIIA) received his B.Eng. (EE) in 1993 and Ph.D. (EE) in 1996, both from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Currently, he is Advisor (Global Partnerships) at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Distinguished Professor at Tianjin University. He was Chairman of the University Research Board, Associate Provost for Research, Founding Associate Provost for Graduate Studies, and Founding Associate Provost for International Relations at SUTD. Professor Yeo is a widely known authority in low-power RF/mm-wave IC design and a recognized expert in CMOS technology. Before his appointment at SUTD, he was Associate Chair (Research), Head of Division of Circuits and Systems, and Founding Director of VIRTUS (IC Design Centre of Excellence) of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at NTU. Professor Yeo has secured over S$70 million of research grants and published 13 books (3 Amazon Bestsellers), 7 book chapters, and 650+ international top-tier refereed journal and conference papers. He also holds 55 patents (27 US patents and 28 foreign patents). Professor Yeo holds/held key positions in many international conferences as Advisor, General Chair, Co-General Chair, and Technical Chair. He was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) on National Day 2009 by the President of the Republic of Singapore and the Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award in 2009 for his outstanding contributions to the university and society. In 2020, he was conferred the Long Service Medal on National Day by the President of the Republic of Singapore. Professor Yeo is one of the 6 Academicians elected to both the Singapore Academy of Engineering (SAEng) and the Singapore National Academy of Science (SNAS). He is Fellow of the International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA), Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA), ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET), and IEEE for his contributions to low-power integrated circuit design. Professor Yeo is the World’s AI Top Scientist by AIIA and the principal author of World University Research Rankings (WURR) 2020. He was named a Top Scholar (0.5% of all scholars worldwide) by ScholarGPS in 2024 and recognized among the top 2% of scientists worldwide by Stanford University in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.