Directorate - Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R)

	Prof. Lye Kin Mun - Deputy Executive Director, Research
	Professor Lye Kin Mun holds a PhD and a Bachelor's degree, all in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hawaii, Honolulu and University of Alberta, Canada respectively. He is an adjunct professor in the Electrical Engineering Department of National University of Singapore (NUS). He has a rich and varied background in communications technology R&D, working with government agencies and world-class R&D laboratories. Kin Mun was previously the Director of the Centre for Wireless Communications (CWC). Under his leadership, CWC grew to become an internationally recognised R&D organisation in leading-edge wireless communications technology. He also holds the appointment of Programme Director (Industry) at the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) of A*STAR. In 2006, he was bestowed the title of 'Officier dans l’ordre des Palmes Academiques' by the French Government.

	Mr. Budiman Sastra - Deputy Executive Director, Industry
	Budiman Sastra received his BSc and MSc from Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands. He started his career at Philips Research in The Netherlands. He has a broad experience in mechatronics, precision engineering, storage and displays. In Japan, he has collaborated with Sony and Sharp in developing new display technologies. Before joining I²R, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of LG. Philips LCD, a manufacturer of LCD for mobile devices, notebooks, monitors and TV. He holds an appointment of Programme Director for Technology Planning at the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) of A*STAR.

	Mr. Cheah Kok Beng - Director, Corporate Services
	Beng Cheah was previously the Director for the Datacomm & Network Systems business at a SingTel subsidiary. His team achieved significant revenue growth, won and implemented many advanced, large-scale telecommunications and networking projects in Singapore. Earlier, Beng worked for GEC Plessey Telecommunications and Telecom Corporation of New Zealand, in software engineering, project management and technical consultancy roles for projects in New Zealand, United Kingdom and Indonesia. Beng received BE (1st Class Honours) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Auckland, NZ. He gained an MBA from California State University, East Bay and completed the Programme for Global Leadership at the Harvard Business School.

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