5/6/2019 Prof stabbed, student dies

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Prof stabbed, student dies
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AN information engineering professor of the Nanyang
Technological Universy is undergoing emergency
SPH websites
operation in hospital after he was allegedly stabbed by a
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final year student in his office on Monday morning.
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The professor, Prof Chan Kap Luk, was in his office when
the male student stabbed him with a knife in the back and
arm. Rare act of
nature
After the attack, the male student, who was in his 20s, slit
his wrists and jumped. The ambulance and police were
notified immediately. SPH websites
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He was pronounced dead at the scene. Whiz kid who

went over the
NTU students returning from their mid-term one-week edge
break were shocked at the double tragedies which
happened at about 10.30am on the sixth floor, where the
offices of the lecturers are located. Special: Student
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The School of EEE is next to the School of professor at
Communications. NTU
Prof Chan, who is in his 40s, is said to be the supervisor
of the student in a project.The professor received medical Indonesian
treatment for cuts sustained and is in stable condition. student stabs
professor, jumps
An NTU spokesman has?confirmed that a final year to death
student from the School of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering was involved in the stabbing.
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In a statement released by the president of NTU, Dr Su
release: NTU
Guaning, he said the school is doing what it can to help
stabbing
the police with investigations. NTU's counselling
professionals have also been mobilised to help.
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Dr Su said: "The university is deeply shocked and

saddened by what has happened. The matter will be Will chalet's
investigated thoroughly.?The university community will hourly rates
rally together at this difficult time and do our utmost to attract sleazy
help the student's family, the professor and his family, and guests?
those traumatised by the incident."

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Professor Chan Kok Luk's biography and
employment history

According to his website, Professor Chan graduated

with a degree in Electronic Engineering (First Class
Honours) from Queen Mary and Westfield College,
University of London in 1987.
He obtained a diploma in Computer Vision from
Imperial College of Science, Technology and
Medicine, University of London. in 1991, followed
by a PhD in Robot Vision in the same year.
Professor Chan has been employed by the School of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang
Technological University since June, 1992.
Prior to his current employment, he was a Project
Manager with Axiom Innovation Ltd., Cambridge,
U.K.
He has lectured on topics such as Image Processing,
Pattern Recognition, Computer Vision, Real Time
Computer Systems and Fault Tolerant Systems
Professor Chan's research interests includes Image
Analysis and Computer Vision, Image and Video
Retrieval, as well as Biomedical Signal/Image
Analysis for Computer Assisted Diagnosis System
(CADS).
He has published more than 20 journal articles and
written more than 40 conference papers.
He lists music, travel, cooking, eating, and swimming
among his interests

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