Professor Chai Keong Toh FREng
Expert Consultant, Gerson Lehrman Group, California, USA
Chai Keong Toh pioneered the field of mobile ad hoc networks in the early 1990s. He has made fundamental contributions to communication protocols and software needed to enable the realization of mobile ad hoc networks over WiFi and Linux. He wrote the first book on the subject, creating new knowledge and laying down the critical foundation in this field.
He was the first to successfully prove and demonstrate the practicality of mobile ad hoc networks, providing crucial insights into the design, implementation, formation, operation and performance aspects of such networks. An alumnus of King’s College Cambridge, Dr Toh has held corporate CTO, assistant chief executive, and chair professor positions at industries and universities in USA, UK, and Asia Pacific.