About Berjaya AI Labs

AI leadership built on research depth, academic excellence, and real-world deployment.

Berjaya AI Labs presents the professional profile of Ir. Ts. Dr. Mau-Luen Tham and his work in advancing AI innovation at Berjaya Corporation Berhad.

Leadership background

Ir. Ts. Dr. Mau-Luen Tham serves as General Manager - Head of AI Research at Berjaya Corporation Berhad. He leads AI strategy, research, and deployment efforts designed to support digital transformation, decision-making, and long-term enterprise innovation.

Before joining Berjaya Corporation Berhad, he served at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman as Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, and earlier as a Senior Researcher at MIMOS Berhad.

He earned a Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours and a PhD from Universiti Malaya. His expertise covers artificial intelligence, deep learning, reinforcement learning, computer vision, wireless communications, and mathematical optimization.

Professional and academic standing

Professional credentials

  • Professional Engineer (Electronic), Board of Engineers Malaysia
  • Professional Technologist (Electronic), Malaysia Board of Technologists
  • ELITE@UM Fellow
  • Adjunct Professor at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Experience highlights

  • 32 research and development projects contributed
  • 14 projects led as principal investigator
  • 6 PhD and 4 Master's students supervised to graduation
  • 2 granted patents and extensive publication record