Department of
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Sai Cheong Fok Professor Office: Ruwais 3006 Phone: +971 2 607 5296 Fax: +971 2 607 5200 Email: sfok@pi.ac.ae

• Ph.D. Monash University, 1990

After receiving his Ph.D. Dr. Fok gained extensive experience in the aircraft and manufacturing industries. He has taught at universities in Singapore and Australia prior to joining The Petroleum Institute. His research interests include virtual reality and soft computing applications in mechanical system designs.

HONORS and AWARDS

• Dean's Honor List (1981-85) at University of Ottawa
  
• Monash University Graduate Scholarship

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

• Member of ASME
  
• Member of IEEE

EXPERTISE

• Design of intelligent systems
  
• Interactive visualization of engineering processes
  
• Fluid Power System and Control

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

• Y.C. Lam, L.Y. Zhai, K. Tai, and S.C. Fok, "An Evolutionary Approach for Cooling System Optimisation in Plastic Injection Moulding", International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 42(10), Taylor & Francis, U.K., May (2004), pp. 2047-2061.
  
• Guo, W.H.; Lim, S.Y.E.; Fok, S.C.; & Chan G.Y.C., "Virtual Reality for Memory Rehabilitation", International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (Special Issue on Biomedical Engineering and Computing), Vol. 21, Nos. 1/2, 2004, pp. 32-37.
  
• Fok, S.C.; Ng, E.Y.K.; & Thimm, G.L., "Developing Case-based Reasoning for Discovery of Breast Cancer", Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 3, No. 3 & 4, Sep & Dec 2003, pp. 231-245.
  
• Qiu, S.L.; Fok, S.C.; & Chen, C.H., "Conceptual design using evolutionary strategy", International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 20(9), 2002, pp. 683-691.
  
• Fok, S.C.; Xiang, W.; & Yap, F.F., "Feature-based Component Models for Virtual Prototyping of Hydraulic Systems", International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 18(9), 2001, pp. 665-672.