TEO Hock Hai

Teo Hock Hai is Provost's Chair Professor of Information Systems at the National University of Singapore's School of Computing, serving as Director for Humanities & Social Sciences Research in the NUS Office of the Deputy President. He previously headed the Department of Information Systems (2008-2015) and served as Vice-Dean for Corporate Communications. He holds PhD, MSc, and BSc degrees in Computer and Information Sciences from NUS.

His research integrates Health Informatics, Digital Transformation, and Open Innovation, with current projects including multilingual dementia detection tools, AI-powered smoking cessation platforms, diabetes management apps, and crew fatigue prediction systems. His work emphasizes the design of IT artifacts to improve health outcomes, decision-making, and educational systems.

His publications focus on AI applications in healthcare decision-making, behavioral responses to environmental data, digital platform architectures, and gamification strategies. Recent work examines AI's role in diagnostic workflows, pollution impact on exercise behavior, and emotion-driven information diffusion during health crises.

Awards include the

• Information Management Research Award
• MIS Quarterly Reviewer of the Year (2004)
• Multiple best paper awards at international conferences

He leads projects funded by national agencies and industry partners including Singapore Airlines, focusing on healthcare AI and digital resilience. He teaches doctoral courses on contemporary IS theories and mentors graduate researchers in health informatics and digital innovation.