Assistant Prof. Chatchai Wangwiwattana, Ph.D.

As the Vice President of Information Technology at University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC), I am responsible for developing and implementing the IT strategy, infrastructure, and security for the institution. In this role, working with various stakeholders and partners to ensure the optimal performance and alignment of IT systems and services with the university's vision and goals.

Current Positions

• Vice President of Information Technology, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce

• Member of the Business and Service Standards Certification Committee, Thai Chamber of Commerce

• Head of Bachelor's Degree Program in Gaming and Esports Business, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce

Certifications

• Certified Digital Transformation Trainer by Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA), Thailand

• Certified Proficiency in Data Protection and GRC by OCEG, Singapore

• Certified Video Game Developer by The Guildhall at SMU, USA

• Certified Design Your Life Trainer by Stanford University

• Certified IoT with NetPie Trainer by NECTEC, Thailand

Education

• Completion of the TepDE Senior Executive Program in Digital Technology Martech and AI, 2024

• Completion of the TopCATs Senior Executive Program in Service Innovation 3rd Generation (ToP Executive Program in Creative & Amazing Thai Services), 2022

• Completion of The Senior Executive Program, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation, WiNSX 2022

• Ph.D. in Computer Science (Ubiquitous Computing), Southern Methodist University, USA

• Master of Interactive Technology, Southern Methodist University, USA

• Master of Business Administration (Marketing), University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce

• Bachelor of Science (Computer Science), University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (1st Class Honors)

Training & Speaking Engagements

2026

• Workshop, Design Thinking, The Cloud Space, Nonthaburi, Thailand (Apr 2026)

• Speaker, AI Agents, Robotics & Intelligent Digital Twins, Harbour.Space@UTCC (Apr 2026)

• Speaker, Generative AI for Military Work, National Defence Studies Institute (NDSI) (Mar 2026)

• Instructor, Agentic AI for Health Professionals, Kluaynamthai Hospital (Feb 2026)

• Instructor, AI Training Day 3, Generali Life Assurance (Thailand) Plc. (Feb 2026)

• Instructor, AI Training, Generali Life Assurance (Thailand) Plc. (Jan 2026)

2025

• Speaker, Apple Distinguished Educator South East Asia, Apple Inc. (Nov 2025)

• Instructor, AI Champion Support Practitioner (Round 2), UTCC (Oct 2025)

• Instructor, AI Champion Support Practitioner (Round 1), UTCC (Oct 2025)

• Instructor, AI Practitioner (Round 2), UTCC (Oct 2025)

• Instructor, AI Practitioner 1 (Round 1), UTCC (Sep 2025)

• Advisor and Instructor, Deep Tech 2025, NIA (Aug 2025)

• Instructor, AI Transformation for Executives, Srithai Superware Public Company Limited (Aug 2025)

• Instructor, AI in Workplace (Round 2), UTCC (Jul 2025)

• Instructor, AI in Workplace (Round 1), UTCC (Jul 2025)

• Instructor, AI Training for Staff (Round 3), UTCC (Jul 2025)

• Speaker, AI Explorer (English Session), UTCC (Jul 2025)

• Instructor, AI Onsite Training (Round 2), UTCC (Jul 2025)

• Instructor, AI Training for Staff (Round 1), UTCC (Jul 2025)

• Instructor, CWIE Faculty Supervision Program, Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC) (Jul 2025)

• Speaker/Judge, Make it Happen Hackathon, UTCC (Jul 2025)

• Speaker/Judge, YPC Hackathon, Thai Chamber of Commerce (YPC) (Jul 2025)

• Instructor, AI/Data Driven Organization for Executives, PDPC (Jul 2025)

2024

• Speaker, Generative AI for modern workplace, UTCC, Thailand (Jun 2024)

• Instructor, Creating Effective Digital Media with Canva, Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok Thailand (Jun 2024)

• Instructor, Generative AI for Business, Krungthai Bank PLC (May 2024)

• Speaker, Generative AI for Professional, UTCC, Thailand (Apr 2024)

• Instructor, Train the Trainer: Generative AI for Education, UTCC, Thailand (Mar 2024)

• Speaker, eSports Business in Thailand, UTCC, Thailand (Mar 2024)

• Speaker, Introduction to Generative AI for Business, IMC, Thailand (Mar 2024)

• Speaker, Generative AI for Content Creation for Educators, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand (Mar 2024)

• Speaker, Design Thinking, The Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thailand (Mar 2024)

• Speaker, Generative AI for Teaching and Learning, School of Humanities, UTCC, Thailand (Jan 2024)

• Speaker, Design Thinking Workshop, B. Grimm Power, Bangkok, Thailand (2024)

• Speaker, Design Thinking Workshop, State Enterprise Policy Office, Bangkok, Thailand (2024)

2023

• Speaker, Design Thinking Workshop, Excise Department, Bangkok, Thailand

• Speaker, Big Data to reduce socio-economic inequality, National Digital Economic and Social Commission, Bangkok, Thailand

• Speaker, Digital Skills for Digital Transformation, National Digital Economic and Social Commission, Bangkok, Thailand

• Consultant & Lecturer on Digital Technology for Business, ASEAN Mentorship for Entrepreneurs Network (AMEN), Philippines

• Moderator, Cryptocurrency for Creative Economy, Education Next 2023 Seminar, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation

• Lecturer, ChatGPT for Business, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce

• Lecturer: Active Learning with DISCO framework, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce

• Lecturer Online Training Digital Content Creation in Video Format, Khon Kaen University, March

• Lecturer, JavaScript Workshop, King Mongkut's University Ladkrabang, February

2022

• Lecturer, Digital Literacy for Work, Nationwide Chamber of Commerce Training, Thai Chamber of Commerce

• Lecturer on Digital Trust and Society, Government Savings Bank

• Lecturer, Developing Bangkok with Modern Digital Technology, Training Program for Middle Management and Department Heads, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

• Lecturer, Digital Transformation Topics for SME, SME Next Normal Project

• Lecturer, Workshop on Video Editing Content Creation for Mobile, Professional Development Network of Teachers and Higher Education Organizations of Thailand (Quart Association)

• Lecturer, Digital Transformation for Education, Senior Vocational Education Training Program, Bangkok

• Lecturer, 7-days Master PDPA for IT

• Speaker, Creating infographics and videos with mobile phones in collaboration with the Digital Council. Ministry of Culture

• Lecturer, Design Thinking, Senior Executive Training Program, Food Passion Company Limited

• Speaker, Edit Videos and Decorate Images Professionally on a Single Phone via Facebook Live, Government Savings Bank

• Speaker, Metaverse for SMEs, Turning Air into Opportunity, Singha People Development Company Limited

• Co-speaker Metaverse in Fintech, Harbour.Space University at UTCC

• Co-Speaker, Future Technology: Quantum Computing, Space Technology and Metaverse, UTCC

• Lecturer, Mindfulness Topic, 21 days transform you course, UTCC

• Lecturer on Crypto and Blockchain 101 course 21 days transform you, UTCC

• Speaker, Editing Videos on a Single Mobile Phone, Ministry of Culture

2021

• Lecturer, Digital Transformation, V-Surf Logistics Co., Ltd.

• Business Pitching, IDE Competition 2022, IDE Center at UTCC

• Lecturer, Using Digital Tools Zoom, WebEx, Microsoft Teams for Work and Online Teaching, UTCC

• Lecturer, Redesign Your Life for SMEs, Business Boost up Year 2. UTCC

2020

• Lecturer, Digital E-commerce on a Single Mobile Phone, Project Business Boost up, UTCC

• Lecturer, Using WebEx Meeting for Online Teaching, Professional Development Network of Teachers and Higher Education Organizations of Thailand (Quart Association)

• Lecturer, Using Microsoft Teams Digital Tools for Online Teaching, UTCC

• Lecturer, Online Meeting in the New Normal, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health

• Lecturer, Big Data Fundamentals for Innovation Food Innovation Warrior Project, Food Institute

• Coach, DAT Program, Digital Transformative Leader, Thai Chamber of Commerce

• Lecturer in Digital Enablement for Executive, Krungthai Bank

• Coach ToPCATS, Top Executive Program for Creative & Amazing Thai Services, UTCC

2019

• 2nd Digital Trend in FinTech for Executive, Krungthai Bank

• Lecturer, 1st Digital Trend in FinTech for Executive Krungthai Bank

2018

• Child Online Protection in the US by Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission (ONDE), Thailand

• Lecturer on eSports, the New Children Activities at International Seminar, Building a Safe Online Environment for Children by International Institute of Communications, Thailand

Experience

• Assistant to the President for Information Technology, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (2018 - 2025)

• Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (2018 - Present)

• Digital Technology Consultant, SME Next Normal Project (2022)

• Special Lecturer in Object Oriented Programming for Fintech. (2022)

• Consultant, Master Plan for Personal Data Protection Promotion and Compliance, Office of the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) (2021)

• Experts in Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Architecture, Intelligent Trade and Investment Advisory Institute (AiTi), University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (2017-2020)

• Special Specialist in Information and Digital Transformation, Department of Basic Industries and Mines (2019 - 2020)

• Digital Transformation Consultant, BBERA Clinic Co., Ltd. (2018 - 2020)

• Chairman of the Board, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (2017 - 2018)

• Special Lecturer, Information Technology, Mahidol University (2017 - 2019)

• Chief Information Technology Officer, Profitarrowmarketing, LLC, USA (2016 - 2017)

• Developer, Software Institute of Mathematics Education, Southern Methodist University, USA (2015 - 2016)

• Founder and Chief Information Technology Officer, Demon Wagon Game Studio, USA (2010-2018)

• Software Developer, LJJ Social Impact Consulting, LLC, USA (2014 - 2015)

• Software Developer, CPF IT Center, Thailand (2008 - 2009)

Research Publications

1. C. Wangwiwattana and A. Meeyen, "Design Through AI Eyes: Automating Aesthetic Assessments for Learning," in Proceedings of the 17th Multi-Disciplinary International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (MIWAI 2024), 2024.

2. C. Wangwiwattana and W. Jantarick, "Building Intelligent Academic Service Agents: FAQ Extraction and Chatbots With Large Language Models," in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Information Technology (InCIT 2024), 2024.

3. Wangwiwattana, C., Tongvivat, Y. (2023). Automating Academic Assessment: A Large Language Model Approach. The 6th International Conference on Information Technology (InCIT 2023)

4. Wangwiwattana, C., Tongvivat, Y. (2022). Semi-Automatic Short Answer Tools for Thai Language using Natural Language Processing. The 5th International Conference on Education Technology Management (ICETM 2022)

5. Wangwiwattana, C., Tongvivat, Y. (2022). Semi-Automatic Short Answer Clustering and Grading With K-Means and Keyword Matching Algorithms. The 6th International Conference on Information Technology (InCIT 2022)

6. Warut Tribuppachatsakul, Chatchai Wangwiwattana (2022). Brand Personality Analysis in Social Media Network with Topic Modelling and Word Embedding. The 7th International Sripatum University Conference

7. Wangwiwattana, C., Ding, X., & Larson, E. C. (2018). PupilNet, Measuring Task Evoked Pupillary Response using Commodity RGB Tablet Cameras: Comparison to Mobile, Infrared Gaze Trackers for Inferring Cognitive Load. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 1(4), 171.

8. Wangwiwattana C., Aggarwal S, Larson EC. (2021). Writers Gonna Wait: The Effectiveness of Notifications to Initiate Aversive Action in Writing Procrastination, arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.10191

9. Wangwiwattana, C. (2021). Fall Detection with a Single Commodity RGB Camera Based-on 2D Pose Estimation. International Journal of Development Administration Research, 2(2), 12-22.

10. Wangwiwattana, C., Sathienpaisal, E., Chaiwattanaphong, T., Singhapong, P., Janrathitikarn, O., & Akrawutpornpat, S. (2019). FALL DETECTION WITH A SINGLE RGB CAMERA Based-on 2D POSE ESTIMATION (in progress). In International Multidisciplinary Academic Conference. Bangkok.

11. Wangwiwattana, C., Photoplethysmogram Extraction with a Mobile Phone for Meditation Practices. In 6th Academic Science and Technology Conference 2018, ASTC 2018 - Proceedings.

12. Wangwiwattana, C., Rafiqi, S., Fernandez, E., Nair, S., & Larson, E. (2015). Work-in-progress, PupilWare-M: Cognitive load estimation using unmodified smartphone cameras. In Proceedings - 2015 IEEE 12th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems, MASS 2015. https://doi.org/10.1109/MASS.2015.31

13. Rafiqi, S., Wangwiwattana, C., Fernandez, E., Nair, S., Kim, J., & Larson, E. C. (2015). PupilWare: Towards pervasive cognitive load measurement using commodity devices. In 8th ACM International Conference on Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, PETRA 2015 - Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1145/2769493.2769506

14. Wangwiwattana, C. (2018) Meditation practice with mobile cardiac wave detection and analysis. In The 6th Academic Science and Technology Conference 2018, ASTC 2018 - Proceedings.