King Jet Tseng
Scholar

King Jet Tseng

Google Scholar ID: 1YrKUN0AAAAJ
Professor of Electrical Engineering, Singapore Institute of Technology
EngineeringElectrical & ElectronicsEnergy
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Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
5,741
 
H-index
40
 
i10-index
107
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
1
 
Contact
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Resume
Academic Achievements
  • Over 300 publications, >10,900 citations, h-index: 54
  • Rolls-Royce Inventors Award (2017)
  • National Day Long Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Setia) by Ministry of Education, Singapore (2016)
  • IEEE Millennium Medal (2000)
  • Swan Premium by The Institution of Electrical Engineers (UK) (1996)
  • Fellowship of Cambridge Commonwealth Society (1991)
Research Experience
  • Professor and Advisor for Electrical Power Engineering, Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) (2016–present)
  • Programme Leader, SIT-Newcastle University BEng (Hons) in Electrical Power Engineering (2025–present; also served 2021–2022 and 2017–2020)
  • Director of Programmes, Engineering Cluster (2022–2023)
  • Programme Leader, SIT MSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2021–2022)
  • Deputy Cluster Director (Applied Research), Engineering (2018–2020)
  • Programme Director, SIT MEngTech in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2017–2020)
  • Former Head of Power Engineering Division, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
  • Co-founded the Singapore-Berkeley Building Efficiency and Sustainability for the Tropics (SinBerBEST) program
  • Co-founded the Electrical Power Systems Integration Laboratory @ NTU, a Rolls-Royce research facility
  • Supervised and graduated approximately 30 PhD students; inspired multiple technology start-ups
Background
  • Born in Singapore, with over 30 years of academic, research, industrial, and professional experience in electrical power and energy systems.
  • Research interests include interior permanent magnet synchronous machines, resilient grid interconnection of distributed energy resources, dynamic voltage compensation, arc modeling for transient simulations, and utility-scale energy storage systems.
  • Currently working on future urban electrical distribution architectures that provide flexible and heterogeneous power quality for enhanced sustainability.
  • Serves as a standardization expert for grid-integrated electrical energy storage systems at the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
  • Fellow of IEEE, IET, and IES; Chartered Engineer registered with the UK Engineering Council.