Designation: Adjunct Professor Faculty / Institute / Centre : Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Department / Unit: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Telephone No: +603-90860288 ext Fax: +603-90193886 Email Address: thamml@utar.edu.my Google Scholar Profile : https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6t9HjiAAAAAJ&hl=en
Qualification:	Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Malaya ( Computer Network ) Bachelor of Engineering, Universiti Malaya ( Telecommunications )
Professional Qualification:	PEng, PTech(EE)

Ir. Ts. Dr. Tham is the General Manager & Head of AI Research at Berjaya Corporation Berhad and a Director at Berjaya AI Labs. He leads enterprise AI initiatives across Berjaya Group, focusing on enterprise LLM and agentic AI applications that enhance operational efficiency, customer engagement, and management decision-making. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) and Doctor of Philosophy from Universiti Malaya (UM), and specialises in deep learning and reinforcement learning. Throughout his career, Dr. Tham has contributed to 32 research and development projects, leading 14 as Principal Investigator (PI). His PI-led projects include two international grants: the ICT Virtual Organization of ASEAN Institutes and NICT (ASEAN IVO), and the British Council UK-ASEAN Institutional Links. He has been granted two patents by MyIPO and has published over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles and more than 40 conference papers, including contributions to IEEE Transactions (with two papers published as first and corresponding author), IEEE Internet of Things Journal, and flagship IEEE conferences such as GLOBECOM, ICC, and WCNC. His research excellence has been recognized with awards including the IEEE Malaysia COMSOC/VTS Joint Chapter Best Paper Award 2025, the IEEE IEACon 2025 Best Paper Award, the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Research Excellence Award 2024, and the ASEAN IVO Certificate of Excellence 2023. Dr. Tham is a Professional Engineer (Electronic) with the Board of Engineers Malaysia, a Professional Technologist (Electronic) with the Malaysia Board of Technologists, an ELITE@UM Fellow, and an Adjunct Professor at UTAR. He has successfully supervised seven PhD and four Master’s students to graduation.