Boon S. Ooi is a Malaysian–American academic researcher and a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia.[1] He was faculty member at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) from 1996 to 2000 and at Lehigh University (Pennsylvania, USA) from 2003 to 2009.[2][3][4] He served as Director of KACST-Technology Innovation Center at KAUST from 2012 to 2020.[1][5]
Education
editOoi received his early education in Kedah and Penang, Malaysia, before earning his BEng and PhD degrees in electronics and electrical engineering from the University of Glasgow in Scotland, UK, in 1992 and 1995, respectively.[1][4]
Career
editResearch
His research lab focuses on the development of high-speed optoelectronics for optical fiber, and optical wireless communications.[6] He has made significant contributions broadband emitters, and underwater photonics.[7][8] Ooi has published more than 400 peer-reviewed journal papers and holds more than 40 issued US Patents.[9][10][11] His research interests include high-speed optoelectronics, optical wireless communications, and distributed fiber optic sensors.[12][13]
Professional Engagements
Ooi has served as Associate Editor of the Optics Express, Senior Editor of the IEEE Photonics Journal.[2] Since 2022, he has been Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Photonics Technology Letters.[14] He has also served on IEEE Fellow Committee and SPIE Fellow Selection Committee.[15]
Recognition
editOoi is the receipt of the Optica/OSA Sang Soo Lee Award, the Khalifa International Award, and several IEEE and OSA paper awards.[16][10]
Ooi is a Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Optica, the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), and the Institute of Physics.[1][2][10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Boon Ooi | ECE | Electrical and Computer Engineering". cemse.kaust.edu.sa. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ a b c "Professor Ooi appointed Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Photonics Technology Letters". Kaust Photonics Lab. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Semiconductor Nanostructures for Energy Efficient Optoelectronic Device Applications". Electrical and Computer Engineering. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ a b "Faculty | King Abdullah University". KAUST. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Special Issue on Optoelectronics at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology" (PDF). Nature.
- ^ "Photonics Laboratory | Photonics | Photonics Laboratory". cemse.kaust.edu.sa. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Alkhazragi, Omar; Lu, Hang; Yan, Wenbo; Almaymoni, Nawal; Park, Tae-Yong; Wang, Yue; Ng, Tien Khee; Ooi, Boon S. (2023). "Semiconductor Emitters in Entropy Sources for Quantum Random Number Generation". Annalen der Physik. 535 (9). Bibcode:2023AnP...53500289A. doi:10.1002/andp.202300289. hdl:10754/693424. ISSN 0003-3804.
- ^ Subedi, Ram Chandra; Min, Jung Wook; Mitra, Somak; Li, Kuang Hui; Ajia, Idris; Stegenburgs, Edgars; Anjum, Dalaver H.; Conroy, Michele; Moore, Kalani; Bangert, Ursel; Roqan, Iman S.; Ng, Tien Khee; Ooi, Boon S. (2021). "Highly efficient transverse-electric-dominant ultraviolet-C emitters employing GaN multiple quantum disks in AlN nanowire matrix". In Morkoç, Hadis; Fujioka, Hiroshi; Schwarz, Ulrich T. (eds.). Gallium Nitride Materials and Devices XVI. Vol. 11686. SPIE. p. 1168610. Bibcode:2021SPIE11686E..10S. doi:10.1117/12.2576596. hdl:10344/10319. ISBN 978-1-5106-4207-2.
- ^ "Boon S. Ooi". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ a b c "Boon S. Ooi | Optica". www.optica.org. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Boon S. OOI Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications – Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "The 369th: High-speed optoelectronics for underwater optical wireless communication". english.semi.cas.cn. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Ashry, Islam; Mao, Yuan; Wang, Biwei; Hveding, Frode; Bukhamseen, Ahmed; Ng, Tien Khee; Ooi, Boon S. (2021). "A Review of Distributed Fiber—optic Sensing in the Oil and Gas Industry". Journal of Lightwave Technology. 40 (5): 1407–1431. doi:10.1109/jlt.2021.3135653. hdl:10754/674179. ISSN 0733-8724.
- ^ "IEEE Photonics Technology Letters Editorial by Prof. Boon S. Ooi". Kaust Photonics Lab. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Prof. Boon S. Ooi". oauth.spie.org. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Sang Soo Lee Award | Optica". www.optica.org. Retrieved 2024-05-30.