Staff Profiles

Professor M. L. Dennis Wong received his BEng(Hons) in Electronics and Communication Engineering and his PhD from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, U.K. in 1999 and 2004 respectively. Since September 2023, Professor Wong is currently the Regional Provost and Group CEO (ASEAN) for Newcastle University UK with strategic leadership responsibility over Newcastle University’s international campuses and partnership in the region. More recently, he has been tasked to take a lead role in the University’s engagement with East Asia countries, e.g. China, Japan, etc. 

Prior to his current appointment, Professor Wong wss the inaugural Deputy Vice-Principal at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia. Before that, he was the Dean at the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, Swinburne University of Technology (Sarawak Campus), Malaysia. He also held an academic position at Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University before taking up the Deanship at Swinburne Sarawak. 

Professor Wong is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia (IEAust), a Senior Member of the IEEE, a Fellow of the IET, a Chartered Professional Engineers with IEAust and a Chartered Engineer with ECUK. He was the inaugural Chair for IEEE Sarawak Subsection and a past Vice Chair for IEEE CIS Malaysia Chapter. In 2024, he was elected as the President of Engineers Australia Malaysia Chapter.

Research Interests

I started my PhD working on communication intelligence and modulation classification. I then had to work on machine condition monitoring because of funding requirement. Since then I have worked on a number of domains and the highlights are summarised below. My complete list of publication and research metrics can be found on my Google Scholar profile.

Omnidirectional Vision

Using a catadioptric configuration, one can achieve a 360 degree field of view.

Collaborators

N.S. Chong, Dr. Y. H. Kho, Victoria University of Wellington

Cancellable Biometrics

This research concerns with the security of biometic templates. Adopting a chosen one way transformation, one can regenerate a new biometric template on the fly.

Collaborators

W. J. Wong

Prof A. Teoh, Yonsei University

Dr. Y. H. Kho, Victoria University of Wellington

VLSI Signal Processing

Smaller Area vs Faster Operation vs Lower Power.

Collaborators

Dr. M. M. Wong, NTU

Prof. Cishen Zhang, SUT

Ismat Hijazin, SUT

Prof. A. K. Nandi, Brunel University

Machine Condition Monitoring

Vibration Signal Processing is useful for diagnosing the underlying condition of a electrical machine in operation.

Collaborators

Prof. A. Nandi, Brunel University Dr A. Hosameldin, Brunel Univesity

• Articles

  • Wang X, Yu S, Lim EG, Wong MLD. Salient objection detection: a mini review. Frontiers in Signal Processing 2024, 4, 1356793.
  • Xie H, Goh HH, Zhang D, Sun H, Dai W, Kurniawan TA, Wong MLD, Teo KTK, Goh KC. Eco-Energetical analysis of circular economy and community-based virtual power plants (CE-cVPP): A systems engineering-engaged life cycle assessment (SE-LCA) method for sustainable renewable energy development. Applied Energy 2024, 365, 123191.
  • Kok SP, Go YL, Wang X, Dennis Wong M. Advances in Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensing: A Review of Conventional and New Approaches and Novel Sensing Materials in Harsh and Emerging Industrial Sensing. IEEE Sensors Journal 2024, 24(19), 29485-29505.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

  • Yew WK, Ewe LS, Goh HH, Tuan DH, Phan QD, Wong MLD. Integrating Blended Learning in Global Energy Education: Efficacy Evaluation & Insights from the 3D Energy Project Pilot. In: 9th International Conference on Distance Education and Learning (ICDEL 2024). 2024, Guangzhou, China: ACM.