Personal profile
Research interests
Esyin Chew is the Director of the EUREKA Robotics Centre, one of the 11 specialist robotics centres in the UK, impacting underprivileged communities. She has led million-pound government or industrial-funded global projects, including the award-winning PIE programme for Women in STEAM-H with ethical AI and healthcare robotics with Wales Tokku Zones in the UK, Malaysia, Pakistan and Indonesia.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Glamorgan
Feb 2006 → Feb 2009
Award Date: 1 Jul 2009
External positions
Honorary Professor
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Analyzing STEM Women’s Employability: A Machine Learning Framework with Clustering and Multi-Target Classification
Intan Ghayatrie, N. A., Permana Sari, W., Fitrianah, D. & Chew, E., 21 Jan 2025, 2025 International Conference on Computer Sciences, Engineering, and Technology Innovation (ICoCSETI). Wibowo, F. W. (ed.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 750-755 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Disrupting Healthcare and Educational Services: The First Human-Robot Multimodal-Companionship in 7 Tokku Zones in Wales and Malaysia
Yang, J., Chew, E., Lee, P. L., Wei, H. & Hu, S., 13 Jul 2025, 5th International Conference for Innovation in Biomedical Engineering and Life Sciences - Proceedings of ICIBEL 2024: Proceedings of ICIBEL 2024, September 22–23, 2024, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Ibrahim, F., Ahmad, M. Y., Mohamed Shah, N. & Ana, I. D. (eds.). Springer, p. 39-51 13 p. (IFMBE Proceedings; vol. 129).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Iva: A Playful Humanoid Robot with Educational Flare for Little Patients
Najm, A., Wei, H. & Chew, E., 2025, Proceedings of the 24th European Conference on e-Learning, ECEL 2025. Khalid, S. (ed.). Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited, p. 418-429 12 p. (Proceedings of the European Conference on e-Learning, ECEL).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Robotic herding framework design for remote and small-scale pastoral farming
Liu, J., Chew, E., Sia, C. S., Adli, H. K., Zhang, L., Gai, S., Yang, J. & Wang, T., 26 Dec 2025, In: International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. 18, 6, p. 182-190 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Service Robots for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Management: A Systematic Review and Disruptive Design
Wei, H., Chew, E., Bentley, B. L., Lee, P. L. & Yang, J., 12 Jul 2025, 5th International Conference for Innovation in Biomedical Engineering and Life Sciences - Proceedings of ICIBEL 2024: Proceedings of ICIBEL 2024, September 22–23, 2024, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Ibrahim, F., Ahmad, M. Y., Mohamed Shah, N. & Ana, I. D. (eds.). Springer, p. 23-38 16 p. (IFMBE Proceedings; vol. 129).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Prizes
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Finalist of the UK Most Innovative Teacher for The Times Higher Education the Year 2023.
Chew, E. (Recipient), 28 Nov 2023
Prize: Other distinction
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