Ooi Beng Chin

Ooi Beng Chin is a Professor at the School of Computing, National University of Singapore (NUS). He holds concurrent roles as an adjunct Chang Jiang Professor at Zhejiang University, Visiting Distinguished Professor at Tsinghua University, and Director of NUS AI Innovation and Commercialization Centre in Suzhou, China. He earned his B.Sc. (1st Class Honours, 1985) and Ph.D. (1989) from Monash University, Australia.

His research spans database systems, blockchain, machine learning, and large-scale analytics, focusing on system architectures, security, and cross-domain applications. Notable contributions include initiating the Apache SINGA distributed deep learning platform and developing Blockbench, the first blockchain benchmarking system. He also co-founded MZH Technologies (2018) for healthcare analytics.

Key publications highlight his work in blockchain-database integration, AI for healthcare/finance, and 5G-enabled data systems. Awards include the ACM SIGMOD EF Codd Innovation Award (2020), Singapore President's Science Award (2011), and fellowships from SNAS, IEEE, ACM, and SAEng (2023). He leads the Singapore Blockchain Innovation Programme (SBIP) and contributes to industry collaborations with healthcare institutions and financial organizations.

• Fellow, Singapore National Academy of Science (SNAS)
• Fellow, IEEE
• Fellow, ACM
• Singapore President's Science Award, 2011
• IEEE Kanai Award, 2012
• NUS Outstanding Researcher Award, 2013
• ACM SIGMOD EF Codd Innovation Award, 2020
• Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2023