Pei Song Chee is a Professor and Deputy Dean (R&D and Postgraduate Programmes) at the Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Science and Engineering, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). He served as the Chairperson of the UTAR Centre for Healthcare Science and Technology (CHST) from 2022 to 2025. He obtained his B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 2010 and 2014, respectively. His research expertise lies in sensor and actuator technologies with self-powered mechanisms. He has published more than 55 ISI-indexed journal articles, with over 90% appearing in Q1/Q2 journals, and 40 papers authored as first or corresponding author. His work has received international recognition, including a paper in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation that was the top-accessed article in 2022, and a publication in the IEEE Sensors Journal that was featured in 2020. 

To date, Prof. Chee has filed seven national patent applications and one international patent. He has mentored two postdoctoral fellows and supervised 17 Master of Engineering Science (research) students, of whom 12 have completed their studies. In addition, he has supervised a total of 12 Ph.D. students, with six having successfully completed their programmes. He has secured more than 11 funded research grants, with total external funding exceeding RM 2.13 million as the main Principal Investigator from external organisations including NanoMalaysia, CREST, and FRGS. Prof. Chee has received numerous accolades for his exceptional contributions to teaching and research. These include the UTAR Innovation Award in 2024, the UTAR Teaching Excellence Award in 2020, the UTAR Research Excellence Award in 2019, and the UTAR e-Learning Excellence Award in 2023. Under his leadership, his research center won the Best Research Center Award in 2022, securing RM 100,000 in funding. His innovative work on advanced sensors has been recognized with the IEEE EMBS Publication Excellence Award in 2023 and a Gold Award at the 35th International Invention, Innovation, Technology Competition & Exhibition (ITEX 2024). Internationally, Dr. Chee was honored with the Best Oral Presentation and Young Scientist Award by IEEE ICET in 2022, a prestigious recognition given to only two young scientists under the age of 40 among all conference participants. Additionally, he has been acknowledged as an outstanding reviewer for journals such as Smart Materials and Structures in 2019 and Materials Research Express in 2018.

Prof. Chee has held significant leadership roles in the Malaysia's scientific community, including serving as the Chairperson for the IEEE Council on RFID - Malaysia Chapter from 2021 to 2023, and as the Vice Chairperson for the IEEE Council on RFID from 2019 to 2021. He is currently appointed as the Immediate Past Chair for 2024. In terms of professional qualifications, Prof. Chee is a Professional Engineer (PEng) in electronic engineering certified by the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM). He is also a Chartered Engineer (CEng) registered with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), United Kingdom, an Associate Fellow of the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology, a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), USA, and a member of the Young Scientists Network-Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM). 

In his commitment to the academic community, Prof. Chee serves as an Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) Panel Evaluator. He is also an External Examiner for master’s theses at public universities in Malaysia, having examined 6 master’s candidates, and for a doctoral thesis at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. Within UTAR, he is involved in the departmental curriculum development committee, reviews course syllabi, and prepares the Annual Programme Monitoring Report (APMR) and Self-Assessment Report (SAR). In addition, he is a member of the self-accreditation committee (SAC) for master's and PhD engineering programs by research.

University Appointment:

• 2026 - Present Deputy Dean (R&D and Postgraduate Programmes).

• 2025 - Present Professor, Universiti Tunku Abdul Raman (UTAR), Malaysia

• 2022 - 2025 Chairperson, Center of Healthcare Science and Technology (CHST) 

• 2021 - 2024 Associate Professor, Universiti Tunku Abdul Raman (UTAR), Malaysia

• 2015 - 2020 Assistant Professor, Universiti Tunku Abdul Raman (UTAR), Malaysia

External Appointment:

• 2025 - Present Editorial Board Member (Electronic), Scientific Reports. [Link]

• 2023 - Present Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) Evaluator, Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)

• 2024 - 2025 Immediate Past Chair, IEEE Council on RFID -  Malaysia Chapter

• 2022 - 2024 Chairperson, IEEE Council on RFID -  Malaysia Chapter

• 2020 - 2022 Vice-Chair, IEEE Council on RFID -  Malaysia Chapter

Only shows the role of Principal Investigator (PI)/ Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI); The role as a team member across 24 projects has been amounting > RM 950, 000.

• 12.2025- 11.2028 Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) 2025 (Role: PI, Amount: RM 126, 800)      

• 11.2024- 11.2025 UTAR Research Fund 2024/2025 (Role: PI, Amount: RM   44,600)

• 07.2022- 03.2024 Nano Malaysia 2022 (Role: PI, Amount: RM   645,600)

• 04.2022- 03.2025 Greatech Solution Sdn. Bhd. 2022 (Role: PI, Amount: RM   10, 000)

• 04.2021- 03.2023 Research, Development and Commercialisation (CREST) Malaysia 2021  (Role: PI,  Amount: RM 522, 322)

• 04.2021- 03.2023   Nano Malaysia 2021 (Role: Co-PI,  Amount: RM 470,000)                                                                          

• 09.2019- 05.2022    Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) 2019 (Role: PI, Amount: RM 123, 756)                     

• 05.2020- 10.2021    Greatech Solution Sdn. Bhd. 2021 (Role: PI, Amount: RM   10, 000)

• 12.2018- 12.2019    UTAR Research Fund 2018/2019 (Role: PI, Amount: RM   48,100)

• 06.2017- 05.2018    UTAR Research Fund 2017/2018 (Role: PI, Amount: RM   61,500 )

• 02.2016- 01.2017    UTAR Research Fund 2015/2016 (Role: PI, Amount: RM   75, 000 )

• 2025 - Malaysia Toray Science Foundation (MTSF) Science and Technology Award 2025, 11/11/2025 (Certificate + Cash Price of RM30, 000)

• 2024 - Outstanding reviewer award 2024 for Flexible and Printed Electronics (IOP Publishing, Web of Science). [Link]

• 2024 - Gold Award at the 35th ITEX 2024, held from 16 to 17 May 2024 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. [Link]

• 2023 - UTAR e-Learning Excellence Award 2023.[Link]

• 2023 - IEEE MyEMBS Research Excellence Award 2023 - Publication Excellence Award. [Link]

• 2023 - Young Scientists Network-Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM) for the term October 2023 – 31 December 2026. [Link]

• 2022 - Best Research Center Award as the Chairperson for UTAR Research Centre Excellence Award 2022. [Link]

• 2022 - Professional Engineer, PEng (Board of Engineer Malaysia, BEM).

• 2022 - Best Oral Presentation 2022 at IEEE 5th International Conference on Electronics Technology (ICET) 2022.

• 2022 - Young Scientist Award 2022 by IEEE 5th International Conference on Electronics Technology (ICET) 2022.

• 2020 - UTAR Teaching Excellence Award 2020.

• 2020 - Chartered Engineer, CEng (Institution of Engineering and Technology, IET).

• 2019 - Outstanding Reviewer Award 2019 for Smart Materials and Structures (IOP Publishing, Web of Science).

• 2019 - UTAR Research Excellence Award 2019. 

• 2018 - Outstanding Reviewer Award 2018 for Material Research Express journal (IOP Publishing, Web of Science).

• 2018 - IEEE Senior Member, IEEE.

• 2018 - Best Presentation Award in International Conference on Manufacturing, Material and Metallurgical Engineering (ICMMME 2018).

• 2014 - Best Student Award based on excellent academic achievement in the studies of Doctor of Philosophy.

1. A Micropump, Malaysia Patent (MY-155688-A)

2. RFID Communication device applied in the metal indentation and fabrication method, Taiwan Patent (TW202205735A), 2022.

3. A Transparent Conductive Ink and A Method of Production Thereof, Malaysia Patent, (PI2022005983), 2022.

4. Transparent Graphene-Based Antenna with Low Sheet Resistance, Malaysia Patent, (PI2023001918), 2023.

5. A Wireless Power Receiver Device, Malaysia Patent, (PI2023004101), 2023.

6. Self-activated transparent graphene Ammonia gas sensor, Malaysia Patent, (PI2023006974), 2023.

7. Graphene Thread Strain Sensor, A Method of Production and Use Thereof, Malaysia Patent, (PI2024002218), 2024.

8. An Electronic Textile, A Rectenna Assembly, And A Method for Producing The Rectenna Assembly, Malaysia Patent, (PI2024001990), 2024.

1. Invited Speaker, 2024 IEEE- EMBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES2024), December 11th – 13th, 2024.

2. Keynote Speaker, 2024 International Conference on Intelligent Technology and Sustainable Environment organized by Hungkuang University, Taiwan, Oct 2024.

3. Invited Speaker, 2024 Taiwan -Malaysia Semiconductor Forum, July 2024.

4. Invited Speaker, Webinar on Semiconductor Technology and Development by Taiwan -Malaysia Oversea Science and Technology Innovation Center, 29 May 2024.

5. Keynote Speaker, School of Electronics Engineering, VIT Chennai, India, March 2024.

6. Keynote Speaker, 2nd International Conference on Green Sustainable Technology and Management 2023 (ICGSTM 2023), June 2023.

7. Distinguished Guest Speaker, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 21 February2023.

8. Distinguished Guest Speaker, International Seminar on Science & Soft Robotics 2023, UTM, April 2023.

9. Distinguished Guest Speaker, UAiTED Industry-Academia Matchmaking Conference 2022, Taiwan, China, August 13, 2022.

10. Distinguished Guest Speaker, International Medical Device School (IMDS), March. 23-25, 2022.

11. Invited Speaker, Virtual International Conference on Futuristic Communication and Network Technologies (VICFCNT-2021), Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT, Chennai India), Dec. 10-11, 2021.

12. Invited Speaker, 4th International Joint Meeting for Advanced Global Program, Gifu, Japan, 9–10th Oct. 2019.

1. Reviewer for Journals - Advanced Material (5 reviews for the year 2024, Link), Advanced Science (1 review for the year 2024, Link)

2. Thesis examiner (1) 2024- Master Dissertation, University Malaya; (2) 2023- PhD Thesis, Swinburne Universitty of Technology; (3) 2023- Master Dissertation, University Malaya; (4) 2021- Master Dissertation, University Malaya; (5) 2019- Master Dissertation, University Malaya; (6) 2017- Master Dissertation, University Malaya; (7) 2016- Master Dissertation, University Malaya).

3. Reviewer for the 2024 IEEE Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) grant- 2024.

4. Technique Committee and Reviewer for Conference-(1) IEEE 5th International Conference on Electronics Technology (IEEE ICET), Chengdu, China, May 13-16, 2022; (2) IEEE 6th International Conference on Electronics Technology (ICET 2023), Xi'an, China from September 15th to 17th, 2023.