Wee Leong Lee

Associate Professor Lee Wee Leong

Vice President

Learning Services

Tel: +65 6248 9260

Educational Qualifications

  • 2002

    PhD, Imperial College London, UK

  • 1997

    MEng, Nanyang Technological University

  • 1993

    BEng (Hon Class I), University of Leeds

Academic and Professional Experience

  • 2017 - 2021

    Associate Professor, Director, Educational Technology & Production, Director, Online Learning, SUSS

  • 2014 - 2017

    Associate Professor, Director, Master of IT in Business (Analytics), SMU

  • 2006 - 2014

    Assistant Professor (Practice/Education), SMU

  • 2003 - 2006

    Assistant VP, Product Development (R&D), Y3 Technologies, YCH Group

  • 2002 - 2003

    Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, A*Star

  • 2000 - 2002

    Graduate Student, University of Cambridge

  • 1998 - 2000

    PhD Candidate, Imperial College

  • 1997 - 1998

    Associate Research Fellow, Gintic Institute of Manufacturing Technology

  • 1995 - 1997

    Product Engineer, Reed Tool Singapore Pte Ltd

  • 1993 - 1995

    Teaching Assistant, NTU

Yeung, S. K., and Lee, W. L. (2019)
Full Online Learning and Blended e-Learning: A Comparison of Students' Performance, IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education (TALE).

Yeung, S. K., and Lee, W. L. (2019)
Online Versus Face-to-Face: A Quantitative Study of Factors Influencing Students’ Choice of Study Mode using Chi-Square Test and Binary Logistic Regression. 36th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Education Technologies in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE2019), pp. 338-346.

Lee, W.L., Tan, K.W., Lim, Z.Y., (2017)
A Data-Driven Approach for Benchmarking Energy Efficiency of Warehouses Buildings, Proceeding of the 3rd edition of the International Conference PROLOG, France.

Lee, W.L., (2016)
Scrum-X: An Interactive and Experiential Learning Platform for Teaching Scrum, 7th International Conference on Education, Training and Informatics (ICETI 2016), USA. (Best paper award).

Tan, H.C., and Lee, W.L., (2015)
Evaluation and Improvement of Procurement Process with Data Analytics, International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 6, 8, pp. 70-80.

Lee, W.L., (2013)
Real-Life Vehicle Routing with Non-Standard Constraints, Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering & Computer Science, 432 - 437, London.

Lee, W.L., (2011)
Spreadsheet Based Experiential Learning Environment for Project Management, Proceedings of the 2011 Winter Simulation Conference: (WSC), USA.

Allwood, J.M., Lee, W.L., (2004)
The impact of job rotation on problem solving skills, International Journal of Production Research, 42(5), 865-881.

Lee, W.L., Allwood, J.M., (2003)
Lean Manufacturing in temperature dependent processes with interruptions, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 23(110), 1377-1400.

Allwood, J.M., Lee, W.L., (2001)
Lean manufacturing with temperature dependent processes, Conference proceedings: IPMM, Vancouver, Canada.

  • 2020
    2020: eLFA Community Outreach Award (eLearning Forum Asia)
  • 2017
    Awarded the Post Graduate Teaching Excellence Award, SMU
  • 2016
    ICETI 2016 Session’s Best Paper Award
  • 2015
    Shortlisted for the Wharton-QS Stars Reimagine Education Awards 2015 - Spreadsheet-based Project Management Simulation Game
  • 2015
    Shortlisted for the Wharton-QS Stars Reimagine Education Awards 2015 - SCRUM-X: An Interactive and Experiential Learning Platform for Teaching Scrum
  • 2015
    Nominated for the Best Associate Professor of Practice, SMU
  • 2014
    Nominated for the Excellence Teacher Award, SMU
  • 2012
    Nominated for the Excellence Teacher Award, SMU
  • 2008
    Nominated for Most Promising Teacher’s Award, SMU
  • 1998
    Awarded the Gintic Overseas Research Scholarship, Gintic Institute of Manufacturing Technology
  • 1993
    Foundation Prize in Mechanical Engineering, awarded to the final year student who
    is judged to have shown the greatest merit during his or her course of study at the
    University, University of Leeds
  • 1992
    ICI Prize in Mechanical Engineering, awarded for achieving the best overall performance in the 2nd year of a degree University of Leeds
  • 2021
    Future Leaders in Tech Selection Panel (Singapore Computer Society)
  • 2021
    Reimagine Education Awards 2021: Judging Panel
  • 2020 - Present
    SUSS Strategic Thrusts Champion for ST4: Exploit Technology for Enriched Learning & Organisational effectiveness
  • 2020
    Chair of Reimagine SUSS Post-Covid-19 taskforce
  • 2020
    Chair of SUSS 15th Anniversary Celebration Committee
  • 2020
    Chair of the InnovPLUS Panel (iN.LAB of Institute of Adult Learning
  • 2019
    Chair of the InnovPLUS Panel (iN.LAB of Institute of Adult Learning
  • 2011 - 2019
    Board Member, Board of Governance, IT Subcom Chair, Methodist Welfare Services (large social service agency)
  • 2010 - 2019
    IT Youth Award Selection Panel (Singapore Computer Society)
  • 2015 - 2016
    External Examiner for Diploma in Financial Informatics (Ngee Ann Polytechnic)
  • 2013 - 2017
    NTU Engineering Innovation and Design (EID) Judge, judging innovation and design projects from MAE of Nanyang Technological University
  • 2010 - 2015
    Director, Lee Consulting Pte Ltd
  • 2009 - 2018
    Member, Management Committee, FaithActs (cross sector social service agency)
  • 2018 - Present
    Chairman, Management Committee, FaithActs (cross sector social service agency)
  • Learning Analytics and AI Applications
  • eLearning and Online Learning Pedagogy
  • Serious Business Games and Simulation
  • 2017: AcRF Tier 1 grant (16-C220-SMU-008), SGD150K (Principal Investigator), Title: Adaptive and Intelligent Question-and-Answer Platform to Support Collaborative
    Learning.
  • 2014: SMU internal grant, project collaboration with CMU, USD120K (Principal Investigator), Title: Intelligent tutoring for business modeling spreadsheets.
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