ARTC Management

Dr Wang Wei is the Deputy Executive Director in Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) & Advanced Remanufacturing Technology Centre (ARTC), A*STAR. He is responsible to coordinate the strategy and direction amongst all R&D Divisions in SIMTech and ARTC, and lead all R&D strength to deliver economic impacts. Dr Wang Wei is also the founding Centre Director for the Sectoral AI Centre of Excellence for Manufacturing (AIM_fg), which was jointly launched by A*STAR and Ministry of Trade & Industry (MTI), Singapore in September 2024 to accelerate AI adoption in manufacturing domain.

Prior to his current role, Dr Wang Wei started his career as Materials Scientist, followed by a few management roles of Group Manager, R&D Division Director, Programme Director in A*STAR.

Dr Wang Wei has initiated and led quite a few significant programmes and industry collaboration on Advanced Manufacturing. He was the founding director of A*STAR – Rolls-Royce – SAESL Smart Manufacturing Joint Lab, a 6-year collaboration programme with total investment up to S$68mil to develop and deploy advanced manufacturing technologies for improved productivity, cost savings and business competitiveness in aerospace industry. He also led Model Factory Programme @ ARTC, one of the Future of Manufacturing (FOM) initiatives in A*STAR and Singapore with total investment of S$24mil. With the successful implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies in Manufacturing domain and the increasing Supply Chain disruptions all over the world, Dr Wang Wei has worked with industry partners, research collaborators and relevant public sector agencies to initiate another programme of Supply Chain 4.0 in 2021 with total investment of S$18mil, which aims at enabling a responsive, resilient and circular Supply Chain with specific focuses on Connectivity, Intelligence and Automation.

Dr Wang Wei obtained his Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering from Zhejiang University, China. He received his PhD from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and MBA from University of Manchester. He had published over 20 journal papers, 2 US patents and 1 book.

Dr Beng Cheah oversees the organisation development, talent management, and staff engagement for SIMTech & ARTC, as well as the management of strategic operations for ARTC.

He is skilled in navigating business, technical, and operational challenges. Prior to joining A*STAR, he successfully repositioned a unit into a profitable business at a SingTel subsidiary. Through his tours of duty at A*STAR research institutes, Beng contributed greatly to corporate and business strategy formulation, industry development, corporate services, and project management at DSI, IME, NMC, and I2R. He was a key implementer of FusionWorld, an A*STAR technology showcase featured by CNN and visited by dignitaries from around the world.

He has managed large-scale projects involving advanced communications technologies and completed many successful projects with MNCs. He enjoyed designing and implementing software for projects such as New Zealand’s North Island Main Trunk Electrification, a control system for a multi-fuel pipeline in Indonesia, traffic signal gantry controllers for Auckland Harbour Bridge, sailing data capture for Steinlager 2, and communications networks for SCADA systems for power companies in Rotorua, Wairakei, Westpower, and other parts of NZ.  He received a First-Class Honours degree in EEE from the University of Auckland, NZ.

He researched the diffusion of innovations and earned a DBA from the University of South Australia. He completed the Programme for Global Leadership at Harvard Business School. He also serves on Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s School of Engineering Advisory Committee. 

Dr. Jonathan Low is the Assistant Chief Executive at ARTC, A*STAR where he is responsible for developing and executing the business strategy of ARTC’s industry consortium model. Before this role, Jonathan was ARTC’s Coordinating Director (R&D), where he was synergising the R&D activities across the R&D Divisions and charting the directions for the R&D themes of Net Zero Manufacturing and Resilient Value Chain.

Prior to the above roles, Jonathan held a dual role as the Coordinating Director (Research) and Research Director for the Sustainability & Life Cycle Engineering Division at SIMTech, A*STAR. In his 14 years capacity as a PI, he was responsible for developing deep capabilities in Life Cycle Assessment and Costing (aka Eco-Techno-Economic Analysis) at A*STAR. Jonathan also has a wealth of industry development experience through his role as the Industry Initiative Lead for the Sustainable Manufacturing Centre at SIMTech from 2015 to 2019. During this period, he worked with the industry to understand their sustainability needs, develop strategies for SIMTech to drive the adoption of sustainable manufacturing technologies, and trained over 100 PMETs to conduct carbon footprint assessment under SSG’s Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ) framework.

Jonathan has received awards such as the A*STAR and MTI Borderless Awards in 2011, and the Enterprise Singapore Commendation Award in 2019 for his contributions to capability building in the domain of sustainability. He still actively contributes to development of international standards in the field of sustainability through his roles as the Chairperson of the Technical Committee on Environmental Management under the Singapore's Environment and Resources Standards Committee (ESRC), and represents Singapore in various ISO standards development programmes. He also serves as an expert member on MINDEF’s Expert Advisory Panel on Environmental Sustainability.

Mr Chia Kiang Sum is the Senior Director of the Operating Systems and the Advisor of the Project Management Office (PMO) in Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC) and Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech). Prior to his new appointment, Kiang Sum is the director of the PMO team and has the responsibility for the project execution & its governance processes of ARTC and SIMTech.

Kiang Sum has taken on multiple management roles in the R&D environment with Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Honeywell prior to joining ARTC. He manages the R&D team in those companies through their product development cycle, from concept to launch, and ensures quality designs meet product regulatory compliance requirements. In Honeywell, he manages the printer PMO team, which comprises programme managers from different continents to deliver product design across the various R&D centres and ensure execution rigours are in place across the cross-functional teams.

Kiang Sum graduated from Nanyang Technology University with a Bachelor of Engineering–Electrical.

Mr Derrick Lim is currently the Corporate Services Senior Director of the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) and Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC) of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). He is also the Programme Director heading the Cleantech Two (CT2) Space Transformation. From 2020 to 2022, he enabled the SIMTech NTU Valley Block moves to Cleantech Two B (CT2B) by leading the tenders, infrastructure design, outfitting, and equipment relocations.

Dr. Ng Huey Yuen serves as Coordinating Director, R&D at ARTC, leading research divisions in the areas of Autonomous Manufacturing and Resilient Value Chain. He also directs the Knowledge Transfer Office (KTO) at ARTC and SIMTech, overseeing Continuing Education and Training (CET) programs aimed at upskilling the advanced manufacturing workforce.

As a scientist, Dr. Ng specializes in manufacturing operations management, particularly in inventory control optimization and digital transformation. He actively participates in high-impact R&D projects, such as redesigning Singapore’s port value chain to meet just-in-time standards. Beyond his research, Dr. Ng is an ACTA-certified trainer, regularly lecturing on inventory network optimization for working professionals, sharing his expertise with industry practitioners. He also contributes as a member of the Smart Manufacturing Technical Committee, helping to develop and promote critical standards for the growth of the manufacturing sector.

Dr. Ng holds a PhD in Engineering (Manufacturing & Management) from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelor's in Engineering (1st Class Hons.) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Imperial College London. He was a recipient of the A*STAR National Science Scholarship (BS–PhD).