Prof. Eddie C Y Kuo (PhD, Minnesota) is Professor and Founding Dean (1992-2003) of the School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, and a former member of NTU Council (2003-06). He is currently Interim Executive Director of the Singapore Internet Research Centre (SiRC). In 2003-2006, he served as (founding) Interim Dean of the new School of Humanities & Social Sciences at NTU, where he also holds a post of professor of sociology. Before joining NTU, Prof Kuo had served as Head of Sociology Department, Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies, and Head of Mass Communication Department at the National University of Singapore.