Advising and coaching on applying AI (including Generative AI) in health services and outcomes research.

Working with the UN's Division of Public Institutions and Digital Government (part of DESA), investigate how a small subset of selected countries combine policy experimentation and policy sandboxing efforts as part of their digital transformation efforts and their efforts involving AI enabled government services.

Current phase of work as of Feb 2024 is focused on supporting the AI team's roadmap and capability development planning. Prior work focused on supporting teams working on 1) Corporate learning initiative for data/analytics awareness and literacy, 2) AI Ethics governance and project review, and 3) Competency framework for Data Science & AI core team

Support IHiS HR team in their effort to improve corporate learning capacities and initiatives

Guiding organizations with how to combine human intelligence/capability with machine intelligence/capability in ways that are simultaneously innovative, pragmatic and win-win for employers as well as employees.

Formerly, Founding Dean of SMU School of Information Systems, and SMU Vice Provost (Research)

July 2023 through end December 2023: Serve as Advisor to incoming permanent Director of Office of Alumni Relations and to Vice President for Advancement & Alumni Relations. Also resume role as Advisor to Office of Provost for research matters supporting the Vice Provost for Strategic Research Partnerships.Jan 2024 through end July 2024: Continue with support of Vice Provost for Strategic Research Partnerships.

For a 6 month period, serve as Interim Director (Head of Department) of SMU's Office of Alumni Relations. In parallel, lead the search committee that will identify and select candidates for the next permanent Director.

Primary Responsibilities:- Research Strategy & Planning at the university level.- Overall responsibility for SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer.- Overall responsibility for SMU Institutional Review Board.- Overall responsibility for research related institutional risk management.- Overall responsibility for SMU Office of Post-Graduate Research Programmes.- Overall responsibility for central oversight of SMU's Institutes, Centres, and Labs.- Overall responsibility for promoting and strengthening SMU's Societal Challenge Areas: - Interpreting Economies and Financial Markets - Strengthening Social Fabric and Quality of Life - Navigating Boundaries and Borders - Managing for Sustainability - Advancing Innovation and Technology- Overall responsibility for facilitating deeper and more innovative research interactions across Management, Social Science and Computing.

Primary Responsibilities included: - Executive Steering Committee member for all major centres and labs within the SMU School of information Systems. This includes Living Analytics Research Centre (LARC), Livelabs Urban Lifestyle Innovation Platform, Fujitsu - SMU Urban Computing & Engineering Corporate Lab, TCS- SMU iCity Lab, DHL - SMU Green Transformation Lab, Khoo Tech Puat Hospital - SMU Transformation Lab, Secure Mobile Centre, and the DBS - SMU Life Analytics Lab.- Overall responsibility for all legal and administrative agreements for Industry-University and Government - University collaborative R&D projects within the school.- Overall responsibility for all education programmes under the School of Information Systems.- Overall responsibility for all faculty matters..- Overall responsibility for all strategic planning, budget and administrative matters.Other responsibilities and ongoing efforts:- Strategies and practices for Integrating Research, Education and External Application and Outreach in Information Schools (iSchools)- Linking Smart Nation technology initiatives with deep domain issues related to Urban Systems and Liveability.

- E-business consulting- Enterprise integration consulting- Enterprise architecture consulting

Project work in the following areas:- Data Analytics methods and systems for monitoring performance and detecting irregularities across all broker dealers in the United States.- Process and systems improvements in manufacturing, and in field service work.

Responsible for all aspects of the Manufacturing Engineering Department:- Manufacturing related capital budget planning, control and administration- Capital equipment procurement- Production process planning and capacity expansion planning- Production process performance improvement- Production process support- Interface with Fujitsu Japan Manufacturing Engineering Group

30 Month immersion with the Production Engineering Division at the Fujistus Oyama Factory of the Telecommunicatiions Division,

Worked on impacts and applications of Robotics and Computer-Integrated-Manufacuturing Systems. Worked with CMU's College of Engineering, Robotics Institute, and School of Business, Taught courses on analyziing applications and impacts of CIM to both business and engineering students.