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Biography
Ho Kok Hoe is a senior lecturer (practice) in the School of Engineering (Electrical and Robotics Engineering department) at Monash University Malaysia. He obtained his PhD in Engineering (Industrial Engineering, Operations Research and Manufacturing) from UTAR on 21 August 2021. Prior to his PhD, he obtained financial assistance from Mybrain15(MyPhd) and a supervisor grant (UTAR/UTP). He managed to obtain first place winner in the Doctorate Dissertation Competition, organized by the Industrial and Operations Management Society (IEOM) at the 3rd Asia Pacific Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 13-15 Sept 2022, Johor Bahru, Malaysia (by IEOM Society). He has more than 6 years of education experience with Wawasan Open University and SEGi College Penang and 17 years of industrial experience in process engineering skills (Polymer and Assembly Semiconductor). In industrial experience, he managed processes such as injection moulding, printing, hot stamping, reflow oven, mounting, sawing, die-attach, oven cure, wire bond, gel coating, and lid attach including MEMS product technology operations. He has solved various problems at the factories and managed to obtain an award as an outstanding performance employee for Carsem (M) Sdn Bhd (April 2017). In education experience, besides lecturing, he is involved as a program leader in school management tasks including maintaining compliance audit tasks with MQA requirements. His interest areas are manufacturing, industrial engineering, operations research, industrial 4.0-related topics, automation, robotics, modelling, simulation, statistics, mathematics, teaching and learning pedagogy improvement including industrial collaboration. He is a professional engineer (Ir) with BEM, a member (MIEM) with IEM, an ASEAN Engineer with AFEO, an ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer (ACPE) and a professional technologist (Ts) with MBOT. He is also a certified trainer with HRD Corp. Occasionally, he is invited to review papers/articles for journals and conferences.
Research interests
1. Industry Collaboration
2. Manufacturing / Production
3. Industrial Engineering / Operations Research
4. Industry 4.0 related topics
5. Automation and Robotics
6. Modelling and Simulation
7. Statistics and Mathematics
8. Improving Teaching and Learning Pedagogy
Education/Academic qualification
Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Manufacturing, Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Development and Validation of a Production Planning Model for Throughput Shortage Recovery through Process Parameter Adjustment in Manufacturing System, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) (Tunku Abdul Rahman University)
May 2014 → Aug 2021
Award Date: 21 Aug 2021
Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Manufacturing, Master of Science (Engineering), Developing and Testing of Dynamic Model in Intelligent Modelling System using Excel Spreadsheet for Manufacturing System Optimization, Universiti Terbuka Malaysia (Open University Malaysia)
Jan 2008 → Jun 2012
Award Date: 23 Jun 2012
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bachelor (Hons) in Engineering (Electrical, major Mechatronic), Vacuum Cleaner Robot (Electrical Design System and Simple Mechanical Approach), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia)
Jun 1998 → Jun 2002
Award Date: 22 Jun 2002
External positions
Volunteer Tutor Lead (Education Recovery Tutoring Initiative (ERTI)), Teach for Malaysia Organization
20 Apr 2024 → 8 Jul 2024
Life Member ID – LMM070, Management Science and Operations Research Society of Malaysia
6 Feb 2024 → …
Volunteer Tutor, Teach for Malaysia Organization
29 Jul 2023 → 4 Nov 2023
Section Editor (Internet of Things) - Chip Design and Manufacturing – Journal (ISSN: 2811-0188 (Online) - https://ojs.acad-pub.com/s.php/index/detail?id=108, Academic Publishing PTE LTD
Jun 2023 → …
Section Editor - New Device Manufacturing Technique - Chip Design and Manufacturing – Journal (ISSN: 2811-0188 (Online) - https://ojs.acad-pub.com/s.php/index/detail?id=88, Academic Publishing PTE LTD
Jun 2023 → …
FIDE Title (Lead School Instructor – LSI ), International Chess Federation (FIDE)
17 Jun 2022 → 17 Jun 2025
Head of School / Program Leader / Lecturer , SEGi College Penang (Penang College Segment)
18 Sept 2019 → 31 Dec 2021
Member (ID:MY09017), Malaysian Mensa Society
30 Jul 2019 → …
Committee Member, Persatuan Catur Negeri Perak (Perak Chess Association)
1 Jan 2019 → …
Part-Time Tutor, Universiti Terbuka Wawasan (Wawasan Open University)
1 Jan 2013 → 31 Dec 2019
Senior Engineer, Carsem (M) Sdn Bhd
18 May 2009 → 17 Sept 2019
Process Engineer, Carsem (M) Sdn Bhd
1 Mar 2006 → 30 Jun 2008
Process and Industrial Engineer, Polymatech (M) Sdn Bhd
1 May 2002 → 28 Feb 2006
Research area keywords
- Industrial Engineering
- Operations Research
- Manufacturing Processes (Industrial Engineering)
- Process Engineering
- Simulation and Modelling
- Automation and Robotics
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Industry 4.0
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
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Integrated Industry 4.0 Solution for PCB Assembly: Cobot-Assisted Pick and Place with IoT-Enabled Quality and Operational Analytics Through Digitization Smart System
Kok Hoe, H. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
2/12/24 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
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Development of an Additive Manufacturing Teaching Curriculum
Kok Hoe, H., 31 Aug 2025, Additive Manufacturing Teaching and Training Case Studies . Pei, E., Monzón, M., Bernard, A. & Gibson, I. (eds.). Springer Cham: Springer, p. 157-173 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
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Development of Smart Mini Manufacturing System Model for Industry 4.0 Application
Kok Hoe, H. & Yotsuyanagi, T., Feb 2024, In: Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Mechanics. 114, 1, p. 94-108 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Integration of Home Assistance Smart Security with Internet of Things (IoT) Application
Yang, D. H. C. & Hoe, H. K., 2024, 2024 IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics & Applications (ISIEA 2024). Jiang, L. & Jiang, Z. (eds.). Piscataway NJ USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 274-279 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
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Development and validation of two-level production planning model using mathematical programming for the output shortfall recovery
Ho, K. H., Prakash, J. & Ong, K. S., 2023, Operational Research and Analytics in Practice: Theory, Methods, and Applications. Abal Abas, Z., Soon Lee, L. & Aishah Syed Ali, S. (eds.). 1st ed. Melaka Malaysia: UTeM Press, p. 113-138 26 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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The development and validation of a mathematical model of output in a manufacturing system
Kok Hoe, H., Prakash, J. & Seng, O. K., 15 Sept 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Prizes
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8th Place (Individual Category) – UTP Open Chess Championship 2018
Kok Hoe, H. (Recipient), 7 Oct 2018
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Award of Excellence (April 2017 – Carsem (M) Sdn Bhd – M-site)
Kok Hoe, H. (Recipient), 8 Apr 2017
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Certificate of Award (Diamond Award) - Thesis 5 Minutes
Kok Hoe, H. (Recipient), 30 Jun 2020
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First Place Winner (Doctoral Dissertation Competition)
Kok Hoe, H. (Recipient), 15 Sept 2022
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Scholarship for PhD Study (Mybrain15-MyPhd)
Kok Hoe, H. (Recipient), 16 Oct 2014
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Activities
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Ir. Ts. Dr. Tan Kim Seah
Kok Hoe, H. (Host)
7 May 2024Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic or industry visitor
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The Intelligent Manufacturing Kuala Lumpur 2024 (IMKL) Conference
Kok Hoe, H. (Organiser)
10 Jul 2024 → 12 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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2024 11th IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Application (ISIEA 2024) (Event)
Kok Hoe, H. (Peer reviewer)
6 Jul 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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ASEAN Engineer (AE)
Kok Hoe, H. (Fellow)
13 Jul 2024Activity: External Academic Engagement › Professional association or peak discipline body
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International STEM Innovation Competition (ISIC-WOU 2024)
Kok Hoe, H. (Contributor)
1 Jun 2024 → 3 Jun 2024Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event