Ian Tan

Dr. Ian Tan is an Associate Professor and Head of the School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia. His academic leadership and research focus on distributed systems and data analytics contribute to advancing blockchain technologies and intelligent network communications.

• Academic Role: Associate Professor in distributed systems
• Institutional Affiliation: Heriot-Watt University Malaysia

Research interests span parallel and distributed systems, with emphasis on blockchain network communications, and data science, particularly text analytics and indoor positioning optimization. His work intersects with UN Sustainable Development Goals through technological innovation.

Recent publications highlight expertise in gossip protocols for blockchain scalability, Bitcoin transaction efficiency, automated essay grading with large language models, and indoor localization algorithms. Collaborative projects involve network dynamics modeling and human trajectory-based radio map optimization.

Dr. Tan actively supervises PhD students and participates in academic workshops, including the 2022 PURE Workshop for HWUM MACS. Media engagements address Malaysia's big data analytics market growth.