Researcher

Jason Ching Eng Png obtained his PhD in Silicon Photonics from the University of Surrey, UK in 2004. In 2014, he earned executive MBA degrees from INSEAD and Tsinghua University, China. Additionally, he completed the Innovative Business Leadership Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School, USA in 2013. Between 1999 and 2000, he worked with Agilent Technologies. Since 2005, he has been affiliated with A*STAR’s Institute of High-Performance Computing (IHPC) in Singapore where he currently directs research in electronics and photonics. Png has extensive experience in commercialising silicon photonics. He successfully spun off Optic2Connect Pte Ltd, a silicon photonics modelling and design company, from A*STAR funded by Enterprise Singapore. In recognition of his significant contributions to photonics research, he has been honoured with the prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Prize at the Palace of Westminster, UK, the IET Innovation Award in Software Design (highly commended), the Skolkovo Prize, and the Vebleo Scientist Award. He has also been elected as a Fellow of the IET.