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

  • 2022 - Present

    Associate Professor, Vice President, Learning Services

  • 2017 - 2022

    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

Selected Publications

Lee, W. L., Huang, J. M. K., Lim, B., Tan, K., & Er, E. (2025). 
iSmart Guide: Transforming adult learning with AI-powered personalisation. In K. Arai (Ed.), Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2025, Volume 1 (pp. 45-59). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-07986-2_3

Wong, A., Lee, W. L., Chan, M. S. L., Tan, Y. E., Huang, J. M. K., & Lee, Y. H. (2025).
Digital learning resources and student success: Analyzing engagement and academic performance. Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching, 8(S2), 45–54. https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2025.8.S2.3

Yeung, S. K., and Lee, W. L. (2022).
Effects of Students’ Course Materials Page Views on Academic Performance in Online Courses, Tenth Pan-commonwealth Forum 10 (PCF10), in Calgary, Canada on September 2022. 

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.

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