Full CV

BSc, University of London (external), Mathematics, 1977

BSc, University of Singapore , Physics, 1977

BSc (First Class Hons), University of Singapore , Physics, 1978

MSc, University of Singapore , Computer Image Processing, 1980

PhD, National University of Singapore , Particle Physics, 1985

AACSB MIS Summer Institute, University of Minnesota, June-July 1989

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment

Associate Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, August 2000 - present.

Previous Appointments:

Associate Professor and Head of Technology, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, April 2000 – July 2000

Other Positions

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, Department of Decision Sciences, Faculty of Business Administration, National University of Singapore, May 1985 - March 2000

Visiting Scholar, Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce and Economics, University of Queensland, August 1993 - January 1994

Editorial Activities

Consulting Editor, International Business School Computing Quarterly, 1991-1996

Member, Editorial Board, Human Systems Management, 2003-2007

Editor, Special Edition, Human Systems Management, 2003-2004

Reviewer, Emergence, 2003

Editor, International Journal of Human Resource Development and Management, 2004-2005

Honours & Awards

SAF Military Good Service Medal, 1982

PBM, Public Service Medal, 1991

Overall Best Trainee, Reservist Officer Course, SCDF 1992

Courses Taught in SMU

Calculus

Intelligent Organizations

Selected Consulting Activities

Nil

Research Areas

The Human Thinking Systems, and Information Processing and Knowledge Management Strategy: General Information Theory

Intelligent Complex Adaptive Systems, Chaos Core Properties, Intelligence Strategy and Highly Intelligent Human Organizations and Strategic Management and Leadership in the New Economy and Fast Changing World: Intelligent Organization Theory

Strategic Information Systems Planning and Singapore National ICT Policies (CSCP, NITP, IT2000/ SingaporeONE, Infocomm 21/Connected Singapore, iN2015) with special focus in the Education sector (ITMasterplan 1, IT Masterplan II and the change for a monolithic to diversified education system, Education and regional education hub policies), Banking and Finance sector, and Healthcare sector.

Complexity-based and Artificial Intelligence Systems and their applications in business organizations

Current Projects

Intelligent complex adaptive system: An analysis of the education system and some junior Colleges in Singapore.

Human level autopoiesis and self-organization: The physical, biochemical and mental perspectives.

Selected Book, Journal & Other Publications

TTY Liang (2007), “The new intelligence leadership strategy for iCAS”, Human System Management, Accepted for publication.

TY Liang (2007), “Information and knowledge strategies: Towards a regional education hub and highly intelligent nations, in “Knowledge and Wisdom: Advances in multiple criteria decision making and Human Systems Management”, IOS Press, Accepted for publication.

TTY Liang and PT Ng (2005), “Human resource management and development of highly intelligent interacting agents: A paradigm shift in Singapore”, International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 5(2), 180-189.

TPT Ng and TY Liang (2005), “Speaking the unspeakable: The paper dialogue”, International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 5(2), 190-203.

TY Liang (2004), “Intelligence strategy: The integrated 3C-OK framework of intelligent human organizations”, Human Systems Management, 23(4), 203-211.

TY Liang (2004), “Organizing Around Intelligence”, World Scientific Publishing.

TY Liang (2004), “Intelligence strategy: The evolution and co-evolution dynamics of intelligent human organizations and their interacting agents”, Human Systems Management, 23(2), 137-149.

TY Liang (2003), “The critical roles of the artificial information systems web in intelligent human organizations”, Human Systems Management, 22(3), 115-124.

TY Liang (2002), “Strategic exploitation of information and communication technology in the healthcare sector”, Human Systems Management, 21(4), 241-248.

TY Liang (2002), “The inherent structure and dynamic of intelligent human systems”, Human Systems Management, 21(1), 9-19.

TY Liang (2001), “Nurturing intelligent human systems: The nonlinear perspective of the human thinking systems”, Human Systems Management, 20(4), 281-289.

TY Liang (1998), “General Information Theory: Some macroscopic dynamics of the human thinking systems”, Information Processing and Management, 34(2-3), 275-290.

TY Liang (1996), “The Basic Entity Model: A theoretical model of information processing, decision making and information systems”, Information Processing and Management, 32(4), 477-487.

TY Liang (1996), “The Basic Entity Model”, Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology, 35, 47-66.

TY Liang (1994), “The Basic Entity Model: A fundamental theoretical model of information and information processing”, Information Processing and Management, 30(5), 647-661.

TY Liang and Y K Teo (1994), “Implementing Expert Systems Technology: A corporate-wide approach”, Behavior and Information Technology, 13(5), 338-346.

TY Liang (1993), “Organized and strategic utilization of Information Technology: A nationwide approach”, Information and Management, 24(6), 329-337.