Professor Ir. Chee Pei Song

Professor Ir. Chee Pei Song

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  • School of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
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Affordable and Clean Energy
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Biography

Pei-Song Chee is a Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Sunway University, Malaysia. His research focuses on sensors and actuators, wireless power transfer, MEMS, and flexible electronics.

He has secured more than 17 external research grants as Principal Investigator (PI) from government and industry partners, including FRGS (twice as PI), CREST and NanoMalaysia grants. He has published more than 60 ISI-indexed journal papers, with more than 90% published in Q1/Q2 journals, including 40 papers as first or corresponding author. Professor Chee has filed eight patent applications, including seven national and one international patent, and has supervised more than 25 postgraduate students and mentored two postdoctoral fellows. He serves as Associate Editor of the IEEE Sensors Journal and as an Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports and Scientific Review. Professor Chee is a Fellow of the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET), Professional Engineer (BEM), Chartered Engineer (IET, UK), ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer (ACPE), and IEEE Senior Member. He previously served as Chairperson of the IEEE RFID Malaysia Chapter and is an EAC and ETAC panel member.

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Electrical Engineering), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2014)
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical - Instrumentation and Control) (Hons), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2010)

Research Interests

  • Sensors and actuators
  • Wireless power transfer
  • Micro-electromechanical Systems
  • Flexible electronics

Teaching Areas

  • Sensors related technology

Courses Taught

  • Interfacing and Integration

Notable Publications

  1. Jen-Hahn Low, Eng-Hock Lim, Pei-Song Chee, “Stretchable Antennas for Wearable Application: Materials Guideline with Design Considerations," in IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, vol. 10, pp. 162-175, 2026. (SDG 9)
  2. Soon Poh Lee, Kwok Feng Chong, Eng Hock Lim, Chun Hui Tan, Pei Song Chee, “Integrated Energy Storage with Smart Sensing for Flexible Electronics,” in ACS Applied Energy Materials, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 2936–2962, 2026. (SDG 7)
  3. Yi Ye Chuah, Soon Poh Lee, Eng Hock Lim, Chun Hui Tan, Pei Song Chee, “Material Properties of a Laser-Induced Graphene-Based Biosensor on Kevlar Textile for NonInvasive Glucose Sensing,” in IEEE Sensors Letters, vol. 9, no. 9, pp. 1-4, Sept. 2025. (SDG 3)
  4. Kwong-Long Wong, Chun-Hui Tan, Eng-Hock Lim, Lor-Huai Chong, Pei Song Chee, “Functional Sock with Laser-induced Graphene Based Triboelectric Sensor for Gait Monitoring Applications,” in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 25, no. 13, pp. 23732-23739, 2025. (SDG 3)
  5. Yuxuan Wang, Yuhao Li, Xiaohan Wang, Yong Gao, Chenhao Li, Ting Meng, Haifeng Zhang, Pei Song Chee, Salah A. Makhlouf, Cao Guan, “Shape-Controlled Reversible Li Plating-Stripping for Stable and High-Rate Anode-Free Lithium Metal Batteries,” in Advanced Materials, 2025, 2420373. (SDG 7)
  6. Kwong Long Wong, Qi Lun Goh, Chun Hui Tan, Eng Hock Lim and Pei Song Chee, “A Triboelectric Sensor with an Inverted Pendulum Design for Machine and Human Movement Monitoring in Freestanding Mode,” in Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 34, no. 2, 025015, 2025. (SDG 9)
  7. Kok-Tong Lee, Eng-Hock Lim, Chun-Hui Tan, Jen-Hahn Low, Kwong-Long Wong, Cao Guan, Pei-Song Chee, “WiFi-Powered Sensor Integrated into a Smart Glove with a Fully Fabric Antenna for the Human–Machine Interface,” in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 16, no. 45, pp. 62914–62924, 2024. (SDG 9)
  8. Soon Poh Lee, Pei Song Chee, Chun Hui Tan, Kwok Feng Chong, Eng Hock Lim, Cao Guan, “A Review on Laser-Induced Graphene in Flexible Energy Storage: From Materials Selection to Biomedical Applications,” in Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 499, 156110, 2024. (SDG 7)
  9. Yifan Deng, Fan Bu, Yujie Wang, Pei-Song Chee, Xiangye Liu, Cao Guan, “Stretchable Liquid Metal Based Biomedical Devices,” in npj Flexible Electronics, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 12, 2024. (SDG 3)
  10. Jen-Hahn Low, Pei-Song Chee, Eng-Hock Lim, Vinod Ganesan, “Kirigami-Inspired Self-Powered Pressure Sensor Based on Shape Fixation Treatment in IPMC Material,” in Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 33, no. 2, 025029, 2024. (SDG 9)
  11. Xi Liang Chang, Pei Song Chee, Eng Hock Lim, “Compact Conformal Tattoo-Polymer Antenna for On-Body Wireless Power Transfer,” in Scientific Reports, vol. 13, pp. 9687, 2023. (SDG 9)

Achievements & Accolades

Selected Research Projects (as Principal Investigator/co-Principal Investigator)

  1. Elucidating the Mechanochemical Polarization of Conducting Polymer in E-Textiles for Self-Powered Glucose Sensors using the Triboelectric Principle- FRGS 2025
  2. Development of E-textile with Wireless Charging and Sensory Functionalities - NanoMalaysia 2022
  3. Development of Near Field Charging for Electronic Devices- NanoMalaysia 2022
  4. Product Development of Transparent Graphene-Based Micro-antenna For Wireless Application- NanoMalaysia 2021
  5. Skin - alike and AI - driven Smart Biosensor - antenna for Monitoring ECG Signals - CREST 2021 Vision aid PNP system with soft gripper- Industry Grant 2020
  6. Study of Lenz law induced mechano-electric effect on wearable microfluidic based stretchable energy harvester.- FRGS 2019


Selected Awards

  1. Malaysia Toray Science Foundation (MTSF) Science and Technology Award 2025
  2. Outstanding reviewer award 2024 for Flexible and Printed Electronics (IOP Publishing, Web of Science).
  3. UTAR Innovation Award 2024
  4. UTAR e-Learning Award 2023
  5. IEEE MyEMBS Research Excellence Award 2023 - Publication Excellence Award
  6. Gold Medal ITEX 2024
  7. UTAR Teaching Excellence Award 2020
  8. UTAR Research Excellence Award 2019
  9. Outstanding Reviewer Award 2019 (Certificate) for Smart Materials and Structures (IOP Publishing, Web of Science).
  10. Best PhD Student Award 2014

Patents

  1. A Micropump, Malaysia Patent (MY-155688-A)
  2. RFID Communication device applied in the metal indentation and fabrication method, Taiwan Patent (TW202205735A), 2022.
  3. A Transparent Conductive Ink and A Method of Production Thereof, Malaysia Patent, (PI2022005983), 2022.
  4. Transparent Graphene-Based Antenna with Low Sheet Resistance, Malaysia Patent, (PI2023001918), 2023.
  5.  A Wireless Power Receiver Device, Malaysia Patent, (PI2023004101), 2023.
  6. Self-activated transparent graphene Ammonia gas sensor, Malaysia Patent, (PI2023006974), 2023.
  7. Graphene Thread Strain Sensor, A Method of Production and Use Thereof, Malaysia Patent, (PI2024002218), 2024.
  8. An Electronic Textile, A Rectenna Assembly, And A Method for Producing The Rectenna Assembly, Malaysia Patent, (PI2024001990), 2024.

Professional Associations

  • Member, Young Scientists Network-Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM).
  • Evaluator, Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) & Engineering Technology Accreditation Council (ETAC)
  • Associate Editor, IEEE Sensors Journal
  • Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports
  • Editorial Board Member, Scientific Review.
  • Chairperson, IEEE Council on RFID - Malaysia Chapter (01.2022- 12.2023)
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