Professor and Chair, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Programme Director, Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (SC3DP)
Programme Director (3DP), HP-NTU Digital Manufacturing Corp Lab
PROF YEONG WAI YEE
Prof Yeong received her BEng (1st class Hons) and PhD degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University in 2003 and 2006, respectively. Prior to joining MAE in 2013, she has industrial experiences in technical and supervisory functions in research and development, manufacturing and quality systems.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Paper published in Machine Learning: Engineering
March 31, 2026
2026 Roadmap on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Smart Manufacturing
Jay Lee, Hanqi Su, Marco Macchi, Adalberto Polenghi, WEI WU, Zhiheng Zhao, George Q Huang, Kiva Allgood, Devendra Jain, Benedikt Gieger, Vibhor Pandhare, Ram Mohril, Lingbao Kong, Sungjong Kim, Chan Hee Park, Byeng D Youn, Guo Dong Goh, Xi Huang, Wai Yee Yeong, Yung C Shin, He Zhang, Zitong Wang, Fei Tao, Jagjit Singh Srai, Satyandra Gupta, John W. Sutherland, Sang W Lee, Olga Fink, Faez Ahmed, Wei (Wayne) Chen, Mark Fuge, Dimitris Kiritsis, Wei Chen, Xun Huan, Janet Lin, Gregory W Vogl, Dai-Yan Ji and Takanobu Minami
New paper published in Bio-Design and Manufacturing (IF:7.6)!
March 26, 2026
Shaping the future of biofabrication and biomanufacturing in Singapore
Wei Long Ng, Marin Zhen Lin Yee, Kee Woei Ng, Yanjiao Teng, Seeram Ramakrishna, Yanting Liu, Swee Leong Sing, Sharon Mui Ling Nai, Kun Liang, Hong Liang Tey, Adrian Kee Keong Teo, Andri K Riau, Jodhbir S Mehta, Jia Min Lee, Xi Huang, Wai Yee Yeong, Boyang Huang, Cian Vyas, Paulo Bartolo
New paper published in International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing (IF:21.3)!
August 1, 2025
Advanced bioprinting strategies for fabrication of biomimetic tissues and organs
Wei Long Ng, Cian Vyas, Boyang Huang, Wai Yee Yeong and Paulo Bartolo
New PCT application filing
March 28, 2026
Title: Manipulator, Actuator and Method of Manufacturing
PCT Application No: PCT/SG2026/050156
International Filing Date: 16 March 2026
Inventors: 1) GOH Guo Liang; 2) CHENG Shi Hui; 3) YEONG Wai Yee; 4) Samuel LEE Zhuo Han; 5) Matthew HO Jia Jing; 6) NGUYEN Ngoc Duy Hung
FEATURED PROJECTS
3D Bioprinting
3D Bioprinting
Highly printable novel bio-ink for 3D complex hollow structure
Aerosol jet printing
Melt fiber spinning
3D printed mini Changi airport model
Development of a universal smart gripper
Smart glove with tactile sensor
HIGHLY CITED PAPERS
19 highly cited papers as of Sep 2025. In the fields of Engineering, Materials Science, Physics and Clinical Medicine, Computer Science.
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Highly cited papers refer to the top 1% of publication in respective field.
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Hot papers refer to the top 0.1% of publication in respective field.
 3D extrusion bioprinting |  3D Printing of Multilayered and Multimaterial Electronics: A Review |  Polyvinylpyrrolidone-based bioink: influence of bioink properties on printing performance and cell proliferation during inkjet-based bioprinting |
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 Progress and Opportunities for Machine Learning in Materials and Processes of Additive Manufacturing |  Controlling Droplet Impact Velocity and Droplet Volume: Key Factors to Achieving High Cell Viability in Sub-Nanoliter Droplet-based Bioprinting |  Emerging metallic systems for additive manufacturing: In-situ alloying and multi-metal processing in laser powder bed fusion |
 A review on machine learning in 3D printing: applications, potential, and challenges |  Laser powder bed fusion for metal additive manufacturing: perspectives on recent developments |  Metallic powder-bed based 3D printing of cellular scaffolds for orthopaedic implants: A state-of-the-art review on manufacturing, topological design, mechanical properties and biocompatibility |
 Additive manufacturing in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs): Challenges and potential |  Microstructure modelling for metallic additive manufacturing: a review |  Vat polymerization-based bioprinting—process, materials, applications and regulatory challenges |
 Recent Progress in Additive Manufacturing of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite |  Process-Structure-Properties in Polymer Additive Manufacturing via Material Extrusion: A Review |  Selective laser melting of stainless steel 316L with low porosity and high build rates |
 Characterization of mechanical properties and fracture mode of additively manufactured carbon fiber and glass fiber reinforced thermoplastics |  Laser and electron-beam powder-bed additive manufacturing of metallic implants: A review on processes, materials and designs. |  Selective laser melting of lattice structures: A statistical approach to manufacturability and mechanical behavior |
 Direct Selective Laser Sintering and Melting of Ceramics: A review |  Numerical investigation and an effective modelling on the Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process with aluminium alloy 6061 |
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