Advisory Board

Assoc. Prof. Daniel Tan Tiong Hok Director, Centre for Educational Development, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Academic Qualifications: BSc Aston, PhD Manc. Assoc. UMIST, PGDipTHE Nan. Tech., MInstP, MIEEE, MACM

Present Appointments: Director, Centre for Educational Development, Nanyang Technological University Associate Professor (Adjunct), Division of Information Engineering, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University

Research Interests: Internet and computer security; human factors and usability

Current Projects: Information warfare, encryption, authentication, intrusion detection systems and usability

Summary of Bibliography: Dr. Daniel Tan is currently the Director, Centre for Educational Development, and Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University. He obtained his BSc from University of Aston, Birmingham, England. He subsequently achieved a PhD from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and a post-graduate Diploma in Teaching in Higher Education from the Nanyang Technological University. His research interests cover Internet and computer security; human factors and usability. He is involved in several projects on information warfare, encryption, authentication, intrusion detection systems and usability. Assoc. Prof. Tan, as Director of the Centre for Educational Development at the Nanyang Technological University, led a team to develop and implement an eLearning campus eco-system. This environment, comprising a holistic approach towards system design, learning platform, server architecture, coupled with edUtorium – the staff development program and pedagogical design has resulted in a high immersive and adoption rate, by both staff and students. Through this innovative eLearning initiative, the University has won recognition by being a winner of the Intelligent20 Award 2003, Honouree of CIO Asia100 Award 2004, EMC Best Practice Award 2004, National Health Group Distinguished Contributor Award 2005, ZDNet Asia Smart50 Award 2006, and SiTF eLearning Organization of the Year 2006. Assoc. Prof. Tan was also conferred The Public Administration Medal (Silver) at the Singapore National Day Awards 2007 for his outstanding contributions to advancing the quality of educational development, instructional and media support services, student learning and professional teaching in the University as well as the educational community in the nation.