PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Adrian David Cheok

Adrian David Cheok is an engineer and researcher in mixed reality and multisensory communication. He earned an engineering doctorate at Adelaide and worked at Mitsubishi Electric Research Lab before joining the National University of Singapore as an assistant professor. His research included Human Pacman, a mobile street game, and Kissenger, a networked device for multisensory kissing. He received the Order of Australia in 2019 and gave an IEIT 2025 keynote on human-AI attachment. As of October 2026, he is a full professor at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, directs Malaysia's Imagineering Institute, and is a part-time professor at Beijing Jiaotong University.

Works
599
Citations
9,705
h-index
51
Rankings
#69 by first-author papers
Badges

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 18 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1992–1998

    Engineering in Adelaide

    He earns first-class honours in electrical and electronic engineering at the University of Adelaide in 1992 and completes an engineering PhD in 1998.

  2. 1998

    From Mitsubishi to NUS

    In 1998, he starts at Mitsubishi Electric Research Lab in Japan, working on industrial electronics and systems. He joins the National University of Singapore as its youngest assistant professor.

  3. 2004–2011

    Human Pacman in city streets

    In 2004, he co-authors Human Pacman, a mobile, wide-area entertainment system based on physical, social, and ubiquitous computing. A 2011 interview describes the game as city-street play with virtual cookies and ghosts.

  4. 2013

    A professorship in London

    In 2013, he joins City University London as Professor of Pervasive Computing.

  5. 2016

    Kissenger sends remote kisses

    In 2016, he and Emma Yann Zhang publish work on a networked device that reproduces multisensory kissing.

  6. 2019

    An Order of Australia honour

    In 2019, he becomes a Member of the Order of Australia for services to international education.

  7. May 2025

    A keynote on human-AI bonds

    At the IEIT conference in May 2025, he gives a keynote on human-AI attachment, friendship, intimacy, and love.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professorships in Nanjing and Beijing

    As of October 2026, he is a full professor at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology and directs the Imagineering Institute in Malaysia. He is also a part-time professor at Beijing Jiaotong University.

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Career

  1. Since 2023Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyFull Professor
  2. NowImagineering InstituteDirector
  3. NowBeijing Jiaotong UniversityPart-time Professor
  4. 2020–2024University of Tokyo
  5. 2016–2018University of London
  6. 2014–2018City St George's, University of London
  7. 2013–2018City, University of LondonProfessor of Pervasive Computing
  8. 2008–2014Keio University
  9. 2005–2007Nanyang Technological University
  10. 1998Mitsubishi Electric
  11. 1998–2014National University of SingaporeAssistant Professor

Education

  1. 1998University of AdelaidePhD
  2. 1992University of AdelaideElectrical and electronic engineering

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Most-cited works

  1. Virtual reality and mixed reality for virtual learning environments2005 · Computers & Graphics · 613 citations
  2. Eating with our eyes: From visual hunger to digital satiation2015 · Brain and Cognition · 524 citations
  3. Pervasive games2005 · Computers in entertainment · 352 citations
  4. Human Pacman: a mobile, wide-area entertainment system based on physical, social, and ubiquitous computing2004 · Personal and Ubiquitous Computing · 285 citations
  5. A new torque and flux control method for switched reluctance motor drives2002 · IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics · 248 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 18 October 2026.

  1. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers rose from 2% to 33%Includes Beijing Jiaotong University. We estimate where leading AI researchers worked when their most-cited papers appeared. The company share rose from 2% in 1975–1979 to 33% in 2020–2024.
  2. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes Nanyang Technological University. Our estimates of combined and median h-index at AI organizations, using current affiliations and OpenAlex records.
  3. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes National University of Singapore. Our estimates of where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led, from education records in cited biographies.
  4. Stanford University trained or employed 27 of the 113 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes National University of Singapore. Stanford University trained or employed 27 of the 113 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and employment links for major-prize and best-paper winners.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Biography – Adrian David Cheok adriancheok.info. Checked 18 October 2026.
  2. Media – Page 17 – Adrian David Cheok adriancheok.info. Checked 18 October 2026.
  3. Interview for Think:act special issue on Young Global Leaders with Adrian David Cheok adriancheok.info. Checked 18 October 2026.
  4. Adrian David Cheok | alphaXiv alphaxiv.org. Checked 18 October 2026.
  5. Adrian David Cheok joins City University London as Professor of Pervasive Computing adriancheok.info. Checked 18 October 2026.
  6. Publications | Emma Yann Zhang | Founder of KissengerAI, AI Researcher emmayannzhang.me. Checked 18 October 2026.
  7. Queen's birthday honour for Adrian Cheok may be challenged after academic outrage 7news.com.au. Checked 18 October 2026.
  8. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Internet, Education and Information Technology (IEIT 2025) – Preface atlantis-press.com. Checked 18 October 2026.
  9. Professor Adrian David Cheok Appointed Part-Time Professor at Beijing Jiaotong University adriancheok.info. Checked 18 October 2026.