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Professor

Kai Sang LOCK

Professor
Ph.D in Electrical Engineering , University Of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
Cluster:
Engineering
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SIT Appointments

  • Professor
    – Present
  • Head, Energy Efficiency Technology Centre (EETC)
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Education

  • Ph.D in Electrical Engineering
    University Of Strathclyde , United Kingdom
  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (1st Class Honours)
    University Of Strathclyde , United Kingdom
  • Postgraduate Certificate (International Commercial Arbitration)
    National University of Singapore , Singapore

Achievements

  • Public Service Medal
  • Ministry of National Development (MND) Medallion
  • Honorary Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Singapore
  • IES Gold Medal
  • Honorary Fellow of ASEAN Federation of Engineering organisations
  • IEEE Third Millennium Medal for outstanding achievement and contributions
  • Outstanding Power Engineer Award, IEEE Singapore

Professional Certification

  • Professional Engineer, Singapore
  • Chartered Electrical Engineers
    Engineering Council United Kingdom
  • ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineers
  • Accredited Mediator
    Singapore Mediation Centre
  • Accredited Adjudicator
    Singapore Mediation Centre

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow, Academy of Engineering, Singapore
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  • Member, Singapore Institute of Directors
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  • Corresponding Member, Pan American Academy of Engineering
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  • Senior Fellow, ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology
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  • Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
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  • Fellow, Instrumentation and Control Society, Singapore
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  • Fellow, Institution of Engineering & Technology, UK
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  • Fellow, Institution of Engineers Singapore
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  • Senior Member, IEEE
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Corporate Experience

  • Co-Chair, Steering Committee, Singapore Certified Energy Managers Scheme, NEA-IES (2014 to Present)
    Present
  • Mentor to Pakistan Engineering Council (since 2010)
    Present
  • Chairman, Accreditation Committee for Energy Services Companies (ESCOs), National Environment Agency/BCA, Singapore (2005 to Present)
    Present
  • International Academic Panel, Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) Group (2016 & 2017)
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  • Member, Technical Advisory Panel, SMRT, (2016 & 2017)
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  • Independent Advisory Panel on Power Supply, Land Transport Authority (2016)
  • Chair of Washington Accord Verification Team to evaluate CAST (China Association for Science and Technology) for admission as a signatory (2014/15/16)
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  • Chair of Washington Accord review team to Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET), USA, 2014/15
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  • Technical Advisor, Engineers Registration Board, Botswana (Africa) (2013)
  • Chair, Washington Accord review team to South Korea (2012)
  • Member of Technical Program Committee, and Chair of Topical Meeting on Power Systems and Smart Grid EMC, 2012 Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 21-24 May 2012, Singapore
  • Chair, Washington Accord review team to South Africa (2010)
  • Chairman of Organising Committee, Inaugural National Engineers Day (2010)
  • Mentor to National Board of Accreditation, India (2009 - 2014)
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  • Vice President, ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (2005-2009) & (2012-2013)
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  • Council Member, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (2005/07)
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  • Council Member, Singapore Higher Education Accreditation Council (2004-2006)
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  • Founding Chairman, Engineering Accreditation Board, Singapore (2003-2009)
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  • Board Member, Professional Engineers Board, Singapore (2001 to 2008) & (2012-2014), Chairman of examination committee (2005-2008)
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  • Chairman, Singapore Standards Council (April 2001 – March 2007)
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  • President, Institution of Engineers, Singapore (May 2001 to May 2003)
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  • Chairman, School Advisory Committee, Orchid Park Secondary School (1999-Feb 2007)
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  • Council Member, Institution of Engineers, Singapore (1997-2011)
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  • Chairman, IET Singapore Branch (97/98 & 98/99), Centre Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Treasurer of IET Asia Region, International Membership Advisor, member of interviewing panel
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  • Founding Chairman, IEEE Power Engineering Chapter, Singapore (1986 -1988)
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  • Chairman of Voltage Dips Inquiry Panel, Energy Market Authority, Singapore
  • Program evaluator & team chair for accreditation evaluation of engineering programs in Singapore
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Research Interests

  • Electrical Power Engineering with specialization in the following areas:
    • Power electronics & electrical machines
    • Power quality and power system harmonics
    • Design of mission-critical power distribution system
    • Lightning and surge protection
    • Earthing and electrical safety
    • Electromagnetic compatibility
    • Energy efficiency

Current Projects

  • Electrical Power Engineering with specialization in the following areas:
    Present
    • Power electronics & electrical machines
    • Power quality and power system harmonics
    • Design of mission-critical power distribution system
    • Lightning and surge protection
    • Earthing and electrical safety
    • Electromagnetic compatibility
    • Energy efficiency

     

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Conferences

  • Outcomes-based Education and Engineering Education Accreditation, International Symposium on Innovation & Integration of Engineering Education Accreditation, Organized by China Association for Science and Technology, 11-13 April, 2016, Beijing, China

  • Quality Assurance of Global Engineering Education through Outcomes-based Accreditation, 3rd World Summit on Accreditation (WOSA 2016), 18-20 March 2016, New Delhi, India

  • Role of Accreditation in Licensing and International Mobility of Professional Engineers, 2nd World Summit on Accreditation (WOSA 2014), 9-11 March 2014, New Delhi, India

  • Green Computing – Overview, Challenges & Initiatives, International Conference on Explorations & Innovation in Advanced Computing, 8-10 January 2014, National Engineering College, Nagar, India

  • Quality Assurance of Global Engineering Education through Benchmarking of Accreditation Systems, The 9th Forum on Science, Technology & Education Policy, 17-19 November 2014, Hangzhou, China

  • Statutory Registration of Engineers: Challenges and Role of Stakeholders, Public Lecture organised by the Engineers Registration Board, Botswana, 4 March, 2013, the University of Botswana

  • EMC Design for the Built Environment, Topical Meeting on Power Systems and Smart Grid EMC, APEMC2012, 21-24 May 2012, Singapore

  • Quality Assurance of Engineering Education through Outcome-based Accreditation, World Summit on Accreditation (WOSA-2012), 25-28 March 2012, New Delhi, India

  • Sustainable Transformer Technology, TRANSFORM 2011, 18-20 April 2011, Singapore

  • Power Quality & Reliability for Mission-Critical Facility, International Power Engineering Conference IPEC 2010, 27-29 October 2010, Singapore

  • Powering & Grounding Mission-Critical Electronic Equipment, Power Quality Symposium (PQS) 2010, 13-14 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Designing EMC into Building Electrical System, BETNET 2006, 2nd IET International conference on Building Electrical Technology, 31st Oct. - 2nd Nov 2006 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Books

  • Co-author of “Grounds for Grounding – a Circuit-to-System Handbook” published by IEEE-Wiley, 2010

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