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Xiamen University - Vincent WOON Kok Sin

Vincent WOON Kok Sin

Associate Professor Ts. Dr.

Email: koksin.woon@xmu.edu.my
Research Interests: Climate Change; Carbon Footprint Analysis; Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment; Artificial Intelligence Predictive Modeling; Solid Waste Management; Green Energy and Building
SDGs Focus
7 Affordable and Clean Energy 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities 12 Responsible Consumption and Production 13 Climate Action

About Me

With over 10 years of industry and academic experience, Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Vincent advocates achieving transformative resilience for climate and environmental sustainability. He is passionate about utilizing systems-analytical approaches to solving environmental-economic-social well-being issues. He aims to develop circular policies that lead to lower environmental impacts, greener economy, and higher resource efficiency. Before, he worked as an analyst at Accenture and as Head of Sustainability for green architectural technologies development of townships in Malaysia, China, and Indonesia. He acts as a lead consultant for several carbon accounting projects. He was invited by the Ministry to provide a keynote speech at the United Nations COP22 in Marrakech. 

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Environmental Engineering), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 2015
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) (Chemical Engineering), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, 2010

  • Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT): Professional Technologist
  • GreenRE Accredited Professional (GreenREAP): Green Building Professional
  • The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM): Companion
  • Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE): Associate Member
  • Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM): Graduate Engineer
  • International Association of Engineers: Member

  • Editorial Board Member, Green and Low-Carbon Economy;
  • Lead Guest Editor of Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (SCI Journal);
  • Guest Editor of Sustainability (SCI Journal); 
  • Guest Editor of Energies (SCI Journal);
  • Managing Guest Editor of Cleaner Engineering and Technology (Scopus-indexed Journal);
  • Managing Guest Editor of Frontiers in Sustainability (Scopus-indexed Journal).

Research Interests 

Adopting systems analytical approaches such as life cycle assessment, life cycle costing, AI-predictive modelling, multi-objective optimization, material flow analysis, P-Graph, GIS modeling, regression analysis, and pinch analysis for climate change and environmental evaluation on solid waste, biomass valorization, renewable energy, green building, green township, industry and mobility sectors toward low-carbon and circular development. 

Research Projects 

  • Spatial-temporal life cycle analysis of solid waste management, particularly food waste, plastic waste, and e-waste
  • AI-predictive modelling of country-wide greenhouse gas emissions toward net-zero emissions
  • Integrated 3Ps (People-Planet-Prosperity) optimization for circular development
  • Carbon footprint analysis for low-carbon city framework development in energy, transport, waste, and building sectors 
  • Multi-objective optimization on the environmental and economic trade-off for enhancing energy efficiency and enabling carbon trading 
  • Socioeconomic analysis with carbon emissions forecasting
  • Climate change in Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)

Current Courses Taught

  • EGE104 – Energy Economics and Policy
  • EGE317 – Microbial Energy
  • G0356 – Carbon Management for Sustainable Environment
  • EGE308 – Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
  • EGE501/EGE601 – Research Methodology

Local Grant(s)

  • Life Cycle Assessment of Bio-fertilizer Plant for Sustainable Agriculture Policy Development, 2023 – 2025, IBG Manufacturing Sdn Bhd (Principal Investigator)

  • AI-Predictive Analytics of COVID-19 Impact and Socioeconomic Analysis on Malaysia's Carbon Neutrality for Mitigation Solutions Resiliency, 2023 – 2024, MASA Policy Development Programme (MPDP 2.0), (Principal Investigator)

  • Investigating the Integration of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Energy Trading in Industrial Multi-Utility Systems for Enhancing the Multi-Company Industrial Park Sustainability, Ministry of Higher Education (FRGS), (Co-investigator)

  • Thriving Strategy and Roadmap of Malaysia Low Carbon Hydrogen Economy via Green Financing Mechanisms for Sustainable Mobility, 2023 – 2024, MASA Policy Development Programme (MPDP 2.0), (Co-investigator)

  • Integrated Life Cycle Sustainability and Spatial Analysis of Plastic Waste Management in Malaysia, 2023 – 2025, Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund, (Principal Investigator)

  • Life cycle assessment of embodied and operational carbon in high-rise office buildings, 2022 – 2023, Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund, (Principal Investigator)

  • Kinetic and Synergism Analysis on the Co-Pyrolysis of Industrial Sludge and Plastic Waste, 2022 – 2024, Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund, (Co-investigator)

  • Greenhouse Gases Emission Projection Model for AFOLU Sector using Input-Output Model, 2021 – 2024, Ministry of Higher Education (FRGS), (Co-investigator)

  • Modeling an Intelligence-Based Closed-Loop Supply Chain Network for a Sustainable e-Waste Management, 2021 – 2024, Ministry of Higher Education (FRGS), (Co-investigator)

  • Developing an Artificial Neural Network Life Cycle Eco-Efficiency Model for Formulation of Municipal Solid Waste Management Policy Framework, 2021 – 2024, Ministry of Higher Education (FRGS), (Principal Investigator)

  • Life Cycle Evaluation of Food Waste Management System for Energy Recovery, Environmental Sustainability, and Optimized Cost, 2019 – 2021, Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund, (Principal Investigator)

International Grant(s)

  • Development of a Multi-Objective Life Cycle Eco-Efficiency Optimization Model for Formulating a Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management Policy Framework, 20210 – 2023, GDN Award under the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan, MYR 140,745 (Principal Investigator)

  • Developing climate justice framework for Global South Region, Jun-Nov 2021, Crossculture Programme Fellowship - German Federal Foreign Affairs, MYR 15,000 (Principal Investigator)

Journal 

Current Supervision (Postgraduate only)

  • Phuang Zhen Xin (PhD) – Main supervisor

    Spatial life cycle assessment on plastic waste with externality consideration

    2020 – Present

    Xiamen University Malaysia

  • Chin Min Yee (Master) – Main supervisor

    Developing an integrated 3Ps (People-Planet-Prosperity) model for sustainable solid waste management

    2021 – Present

    Xiamen University Malaysia

  • Ng Wai Lam (Master) – Main supervisor

    Integrated life cycle regression analysis of carbon assessment of green office building for benchmarking green index development

    2022 – Present

    Xiamen University Malaysia

  • Kyle Sebastian Muyla (Master) – Main supervisor

    Life cycle assessment on biofertilizer for circular agriculture development

    2023 – Present

    Xiamen University Malaysia

  • Khafaji Hasan Neamah Abbas (PhD) – Co-supervisor

    An enhanced meta-heuristic intelligent mechanism for the optimization of solar energy harvesting system

    2023 – Present

    Xiamen University Malaysia

  • Kalppana A/P Chelvam (PhD) – Co-supervisor

    Life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of hydrogen production technologies

    2021 – Present

    Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

  • Dhiya Durani Sofian Azizi (Master) – Co-supervisor

    Life cycle assessment and materials flow analysis of e-waste generation

    2021 – Present

    Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

  • Iqbal Hakam Bin Abd Razak (Master) – Co-supervisor

    Life cycle assessment of PHA bioplastic production and valorization

    2023 – Present

    Universiti Sains Malaysia

Completed Supervision (Postgraduate only)

  • Ooi Jun Keat (Master) – Main supervisor

    A multi-objective optimization model for the waste-to-resources network development from the environmental and economic perspectives in Malaysia

    2022 (Graduate on time)

    Xiamen University Malaysia

  • Hoy Zheng Xuan (Master) – Main supervisor

    Assessing the greenhouse gas emissions reduction potential of the municipal solid waste system using Bayesian-optimized neural network forecast

    2023 (Graduate on time)

    Xiamen University Malaysia

  • American Chemical Society (ACS) I&EC Research 2023 Class of Influential Researchers, 2023
  • Study in the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) for Scholars, U.S. Department of State, 2023
  • UNFCCC-GIR-CASTT Fellowship, Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement, UN Climate Change and GIR Korea, 2022
  • UN Summer Academy Fellowship, German State of North Rhine-Westphalia, 2022
  • Vebleo Fellow (Jr), Vebleo Scientific Academy, 2022
  • Fulbright YSEALI Academy Seminar Fellowship, U.S. Department of State, 2021
  • CrossCulture Programme Fellowship, German Federal Foreign Office, 2021
  • Best Oral Presenter of 2nd World Conference on Waste Management, 2021
  • First Prize of Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development, Global Development Network through the World Bank, 2020
  • Best Oral Presenter of International Conference on Low Carbon Conference & Beyond, 2020
  • Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship Scheme, Hong Kong Research Grant Council, 2011-2015;
  • Book Prize Award, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, 2015;
  • Best Environmental Paper Award (1st Runner Up), Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, 2015;
  • Best Presenter Award, Asian Science and Technology Pioneering Institutes of Research and Education (ASPIRE) League Forum in South Korea, 2012;
  • Royal Education Award, Malaysia Council of Rulers, 2010

Copyright

  • Integrated Life Cycle Assessment and Artificial Neural Network Framework for Solid Waste Management. Copyright work: Literary. (Application No: LY2023W01769)
  • Bayesian Optimisation Artificial Neural Network Programming Code for Municipal Solid Waste in Malaysia. Copyright work: Literary. (Application No: LY2023W01768)

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