Kay Chen TAN

Prof. Kay Chen TAN

(Former)

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1982 …2025

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Author IDs

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6802-2463
Scopus Author ID: 25655559700

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Qualifications (Brief)

BEng(Glasgow), PhD(Glasgow)

FIEEE

Biography

Prof. TAN Kay Chen received the B.Eng degree with first class honors and Ph.D. degree from the University of Glasgow in 1994 and 1997, respectively. He is actively pursuing research in artificial/computational intelligence and machine learning, with applications to evolutionary multi-objective optimization, data analytics, prognostics, BCI, and operational research etc.

He is the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation (IF: 5.908), was the EiC of IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine (2010-2013), and currently serves on the Editorial Board of 15+ international journals. He has been an invited Keynote/Plenary speaker for over 50 international conferences and was the General Co-Chair for IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence 2016 in Vancouver, Canada.

He is an elected member of IEEE CIS AdCom (2017-2019) and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer (2015-2017). He has published 130+ journal papers, 130+ conference papers, and co-authored 7 books. He is a Fellow of IEEE.

Prizes/Honours

Award and Achievement

  • 2016 “IEEE TNNLS Outstanding Paper Award” IEEE Computational Intelligence Society.
  • 2012 “Outstanding Early Career Award” IEEE Computational Intelligence Society.
  • 2008 “Recognition Award” International Network for Engineering Education & Research (iNEER).

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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