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Teong Beng Koay is a robotics researcher specializing in autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), multi-robot systems, and environmental monitoring. His most recognized contribution is the development of STARFISH, a modular team of autonomous robotic fish designed with open architecture principles to simplify AUV configuration and enable collaborative underwater operations — a paper that has garnered 23 citations since its publication in 2011. Koay's work extends beyond hardware design into intelligent multi-robot coordination, as demonstrated by his research on adaptive exploration using kernel information and residual variance for estimating scalar environmental fields with teams of unmanned surface vehicles. His applied research also addresses pressing environmental challenges, including in situ optical sensing for three-dimensional water chemistry surveillance and the NUSwan mobile robot network for efficient freshwater reservoir monitoring. Beyond research, Koay has demonstrated a commitment to engineering education and community outreach through his involvement in founding the Singapore Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Challenge (SAUVC), which has exposed generations of tertiary students to the complexities of underwater robotics since 2013. His body of work reflects a sustained dedication to advancing practical, impactful marine and aquatic robotic systems.