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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chuah (蔡).
Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr.
Chuah Joon Huang
Hon. FAFEO
蔡润煌
Chuah in 2024
Personal details
Born (1976-05-25) 25 May 1976 (age 49)
Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
EducationMalaysiaUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia
SingaporeNational University of Singapore
United KingdomUniversity of Cambridge
United KingdomWolfson College
United KingdomGonville and Caius College
United KingdomCambridge Judge Business School
OccupationPresident & CEO
Southern University College
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical Engineering
Thesis A Multi-pixel CMOS Photon Detector for the Scanning Electron Microscope  (2012)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese蔡润煌
Traditional Chinese蔡潤煌
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCài Rùn Huáng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJChhoà Jūn-hông

Chuah Joon Huang (simplified Chinese: 蔡润煌; traditional Chinese: 蔡潤煌; pinyin: Cài Rùn Huáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhoà Jūn-hông) is a Malaysian professional engineer, academician and university administrator who serves as the fourth President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern University College (Southern UC) in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.[1][2] Chuah is known for his contributions to integrated circuit design, artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision, and higher education leadership in Malaysia and the ASEAN region.[3]

Education

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Chuah obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He then earned a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) from the National University of Singapore (NUS), followed by a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Technology Policy and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from the University of Cambridge, where he was matriculated at Wolfson College and Gonville and Caius College.[4] He is a Kuok Foundation Scholar and a Commonwealth Scholar.

Career

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Chuah has worked in the semiconductor industry, including at Intel as an Integrated Circuit Design Engineer and at Freescale Semiconductor (formerly Motorola, SPS and presently NXP Semiconductors) as a Senior Product Development Engineer and Senior Test Engineer. He began his academic career at the University of Malaya, where he served as a professor in Electrical Engineering and was the head of programme for Master of Mechatronic Engineering and director of the VLSI and Image Processing Research Group.[5]

On 1 March 2024, Chuah was appointed President and CEO of Southern UC.[6] In September 2024, he was additionally appointed Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Under his leadership, Southern UC has expanded STEM and AI research programs, established collaborations with industry to support the Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) and strengthened international academic partnerships.[7][8][9][10]

Professional affiliations

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Chuah is active and has held leadership roles in multiple engineering organizations, including Chairman Emeritus of Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Malaysia Network,[11] Vice President of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM),[12] Secretary-General of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (AFEO),[13][14] and Honorary Treasurer of IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Malaysia Chapter.[15]

Awards and recognition

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Chuah has been recognized nationally and internationally for his contributions to academia and engineering such as Honorary Fellow of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations,[16] Fellow of ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology,[17] Top10 in Education,[18] National Outstanding Educationist Award,[19] The BrandLaureate Industry Icon Award - Educational Leadership and Management.[20]

Selected works

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  • Ali, Raza; Chuah, Joon Huang; Abu Talip, Mohamad Sofian; Mokhtar, Norrima; Shoaib, Muhammad Ali (2021). "Structural crack detection using deep convolutional neural networks". Automation in Construction. 133. doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2021.103989.
  • Soon, Foo Chong; Khaw, Hui Ying; Chuah, Joon Huang; Kanesan, Jeevan (2018). "Hyper-parameters optimisation of deep CNN architecture for vehicle logo recognition". IET Intelligent Transport Systems. 12 (8): 939–946. doi:10.1049/iet-its.2018.5127.
  • Han, Yi; Wang, Biyao; Guan, Tian; Tian, Di; Yang, Guangfeng; Wei, Wei; Tang, Hongbo; Chuah, Joon Huang (2023). "Research on road environmental sense method of intelligent vehicle based on tracking check". IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 24 (1): 1261–1275. doi:10.1109/TITS.2022.3183893.
  • Chuah, Joon Huang; Holburn, David (2015). "Design of Low-Noise High-Gain CMOS Transimpedance Amplifier for Intelligent Sensing of Secondary Electrons". IEEE Sensors Journal. 15 (10): 5997–6004. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2015.2452934.
  • Wong, Kum Yeen; Chuah, Joon Huang; Hope, Chris (2019). "As an emerging economy, should Malaysia adopt carbon taxation?". Energy & Environment. 30 (1): 91–108. doi:10.1177/0958305X18787273.

References

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  1. ^ "Message from the President". Southern University College. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  2. ^ "南方大学学院 迎第四任校长蔡润煌 - 国内 - 即时国内". 星洲网 Sin Chew Daily Malaysia Latest News and Headlines (in Chinese (China)). 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  3. ^ "IEEE Profile - Joon Huang Chuah". ieeexplore.ieee.org. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  4. ^ "Chuah Joon Huang – IEEE Biography". IEEE. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Chuah Joon Huang – UMExpert Profile". University of Malaya. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Message from the President". Southern University College. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Tech-learning tie-up boosts digital talent". The Star. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  8. ^ "JB team-up for the books". The Star. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  9. ^ "SUC lahir tenaga mahir penuhi kehendak JS-SEZ". Media Digital Johor (in Malay). 17 June 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Southern UC in strategic industry-academic collaborations". Bernama (in Malay). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  11. ^ "IET Malaysia Local Network". IET. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  12. ^ "IEM Council 2025–2026". Institution of Engineers Malaysia. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  13. ^ "ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations". AFEO. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  14. ^ "VUSTA delegation actively took part in a series of activities under". vusta.vn (in Vietnamese). 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  15. ^ "IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Malaysia Chapter – Executive Committee Members". Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  16. ^ "Chief Minister, Head of State receive AFEO awards". Daily Express. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  17. ^ "Fellows of ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology". aaet-asean.org. Archived from the original on 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  18. ^ "Dr. Chuah Joon Huang – Shaping the Future of Education". Top10 Malaysia. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  19. ^ "EduCoop's Outstanding Educators". EduCoop Malaysia. 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  20. ^ "Honoring our past, celebrating our present, inspiring our future". The Straits Times. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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