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Rate My Professor Douglas Chai

Edith Cowan University

#562 worldwide#474 in Australia

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5.09/17/2026

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5.08/20/2025

Brings real-world examples to learning.

4.05/21/2025

Patient, kind, and always approachable.

5.04/30/2025

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5.04/30/2025

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About Douglas

Associate Professor Douglas Chai serves as the interim Executive Dean of the School of Engineering at Edith Cowan University, leading a diverse academic and professional team spanning electrical, mechanical, civil, chemical, energy, motorsports, and aviation disciplines. He supports strong performance across teaching, research, and engagement, while remaining actively involved in teaching to maintain close connections to student learning and program quality. Chai holds a PhD from The University of Western Australia (2000) and a BE (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. As an active researcher, his work centers on image processing and pattern recognition, computer vision, and visual communications. He has authored over 100 publications, amassed more than 6,000 citations, achieved a Field-Weighted Citation Impact of 2.57, supervised 14 higher degree by research completions, secured two Australian Research Council Discovery Projects, and participated in multiple defence-funded collaborations.