Those who can't, teach may be an unfair adage, but it certainly does not apply to National University of Singapore (NUS) transport researcher Lee Der-Horng.
Professor Lee, 52, has completed a year as head of research and development (R&D) at Chinese tech firm PCITech, which recently launched cutting-edge projects such as facial recognition transit fare collection and a security-thermal scanning system with track and trace capabilities - something which came into good use as China battled the coronavirus pandemic.
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