Associate Professor David Ng is part of the research and teaching faculty at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Shantou University. His work in biomedical engineering is focused on research and development in medical implants, including microimages for neural imaging and retinal prostheses.

Professor Ng was JSPS postdoctoral fellow at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, adjunct lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne, and senior researcher at the Victoria Research Laboratory, National ICT Australia. He has designed and taped-out 11 Micro-Electro-Mechanical System devices and complementary metal-oxide semiconductor integrated circuits.

Most recently, he lead a team of electronic engineers who successfully developed a next generation high-acuity retinal prosthesis device with 256 programmable stimulator electrodes. For his patented work in wireless power for retinal prosthesis, Professor Ng was awarded 2 national awards. His research work has been published in 95 academic publications and led him to 3 engineering awards. 

He is senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and committee member of the International Association for the Development of Science and Technology. In 2010, David founded Cnaptic to promote STEM educational outreach programs in various locations throughout Australia and worldwide using emerging technologies such as 3D printers, open source electronics and popular games.