Ir Dr Alfred Tan

Ir. Dr. Tan is currently the General Manager of the PolyU Technology and Consultancy Company Limited at the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong. He was the founding Director of Knowledge Transfer at the Hong Kong Baptist University and the Deputy Director of Technology Transfer at The University of Hong Kong. Ir. Dr. Tan started his career in academia before embarking to successfully lead his own technology start-up. He has several patents to his name. Ir. Dr. Tan then returned to academia to further his career as a well-published Professor in Engineering and Technology, both in Hong Kong and Australia. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Member of Engineers Australia. Ir. Dr. Tan is also a registered Australian Trademarks attorney and an often-referenced patent consultant. He is also a Certified Patent Valuation Analyst and consults for venture capital firms.