Yau Hee Kho received a B.Eng. (with first class honours) degree and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, as well as a Professional Certificate in Learning & Teaching (Higher Education) from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.

Yau Hee brings with him industrial and academic experience as: Assistant Professor at Nazarbayev University, Lecturer then promoted to Senior Lecturer with Swinburne University of Technology (Sarawak Campus), Malaysia, Research Associate with the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and RF/Electrical Design Engineer in the consumer electronics industry in Singapore (with the Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, and Philips Car Systems).

Yau Hee is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Member of the IET, and a Chartered Engineer (CEng) registered with the Engineering Council, UK. From 2005 to 2008, he served as an elected member of the IET Council and Technical & Professional Services Board (now Knowledge Management Board), and the IET New Zealand Forum. He was an International Professional Registration Advisor (IPRA) for the IET while in Kazakhstan, guiding and mentoring potential candidates on professional registration. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), UK.