Kelvin Tan

Dr Kelvin Tan

Head, Minor in Applied Ageing Studies programme

S R Nathan School of Human Development

Tel: +65 6240 8948

Email: a2VsdmludGFuY2tAc3Vzcy5lZHUuc2c=

Educational Qualifications

2015 - 2020
Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work and Administration, The University of Hong Kong
Thesis: The role of humanoid social robot in nursing home for cognitively impaired seniors

2012 - 2014
Master in Gerontology, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)

1995 - 1996
Master in Business Administration, Oklahoma City University

1990 - 1992
Bachelor in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Top Second Upper), University of Manchester Institute Science and Technology, UK

Academic and Professional Experience

2022 - Present
Head of Programme, Minor in Applied Ageing Studies

2020 - Present

Senior Lecturer, Master/PhD in Gerontology Programmes and Impact Startup Challenge Programme, SUSS
Domain Expert/Mentor, Venture Builder, SUSS

2012 - 2020
Director, Corporate Partnership, NUS Enterprise
Director, Business Development, NUS Smart Systems Institute

2004 - 2012
Snr VP, ServTouch-Wywy Pte Ltd
Co-founder, Eyemail Inc Pte Ltd

2000 - 2004
Director, Mobile E-Services Bazaar, HP Asia Pac

1997 - 2000
Senior Manager, M1

1994 - 1996
Technical Consultant (Telecommunication), AT&T Asia Pac

1992 -1994
Engineer, Technical Standards, Telecommunication Authority Singapore

A functional approach to measuring acceptance of social robots among elderly singletons in Hong Kong and Singapore: Protocol Review of A Purposeful Sampling Study. ISG 2022. C.K.Tan, W.Q. Lou, C.Y. Man, Y.Y. Mor. (2022).

Role of technology in the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren in Asia. ISG 2022. C.K Tan, Coco Liu. (2022).

Burnout and intention to leave among care workers in residential care homes in Hong Kong: Technology acceptance as a moderator. Health & Social Care in the Community, 29(6), 1833-1843. Chen, K., Lou, V., Tan, K., Wai, M., & Chan, L. (2021).

Effects of a humanoid companion robot on dementia symptoms and caregiver distress for residents in long-term care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Chen, K., Lou, V. W., Tan, K. C., Wai, M., & Chan, L. (2020)., 21(11), 1724-1728.e3.

Changes in technology acceptance among older people with dementia: The role of social robot engagement. International Journal of Medical Informatics (Shannon, Ireland(2020)) 141, 104241-104241. Ke, C., Lou, V. W., Tan, K. C., Wai, M. Y., & Chan, L. L.

Companion robot for elderly residents with dementia: A cognitive behavioral analysis for neuropsychiatric symptoms. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 16, n/a. Tsoi, K. K., Chan, T. K., Cheung, R. S., Wong, Y. S., WAI, M. Y., Chan, L. K., Tan, K., & Lou, V. (2020).

Bayer-NUS "Healthy Hearts, Health Ageing" Reports: Asia Pacific/Singapore/Thailand/Malaysia/Philippines/Technology versions (2019)

  • Fellow, The University of Hong Kong, Sau Po Centre on Ageing
  • Advisor, People’s Association Chingay Creative Media Panel
  • Advisor, One&Co (Japan East JR Rail)
  • Advisor, Ageing Asia Innovation/Research
  • Mentor, German Accelerator
  • Project Team Member, ibasho Singapore, Health District @ Queenstown
  • Review Panel Member, New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRFR 2022)
  • Faculty Representative, Think Tank, UK-Singapore Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Committee Member, Silver Caregiver Co-operative Ltd
  • Judge, Guangzhou International Innovation Festival (2018/19)/Shopee x NUS m-Commerce Challenge (2016)/Ageing 2.0 HK (2017)
  • Co-chair, Organising team, NUS innovfest unbound (2016 to 2020)
  • Co-creator, SIA-App Challenge/Loreal Innovation Runway/Startup Autobahn Singapore/Ocean of Opportunities/Modern Aging Spore
  • Presenter/Lecturer, PA for Senior Geragogy, E-commerce for Seniors/ PA Senior Academy/ PA Industry Guru
  • Humanising Assistive Technologies for older persons
  • Intergeneration dynamics in Life Course perspective
  • Innovations in Gerontology
  • Old persons empowerment in Community and Lifelong learning
  • Longevity Economy and Dividend
  • Ecosystem Approach for innovators and accelerators
Commentary: Singapore’s ageing population does not only bring challenges (Channel News Asia, 6 Jul 2022).

The Singapore-Hong Kong experiment on robot to accompany the elderly新港试验由机器人陪伴独居老
(https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20220620-1284639, 20 Jun 2022).

Commentary: Singapore slows reopening to protect our seniors because this is who we are (Channel News Asia, 9 Oct 2021).

In Focus: Amid a rapidly ageing population, where the missing pieces in Singapore’s residential eldercare puzzle? (Channel News Asia, 13 Nov 2021).

More companies appear ready for service care for elderly (Berita Harian, 27 Dec 2021).

ibasho.SG: Find your ibasho “A Place where you can feel like yourself” (www.ibasho.org, 2021).
Social robots for Singleton seniors (Ministry of Education Startup Grant, 2022).

Citizen engagement assessment, partnership with The Future Laboratory TsingHua University (UK-China Fund for International Healthy Ageing, 2021).

Deployment of Technology-Assisted Interventions in Elderly Care Home for Residents with Cognitive Impairment (2019).
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