Dr. Arul Chib is Associate Professor at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information and former Director of the Singapore Internet Research Center at Nanyang Technological University. Dr. Chib investigates the impact of mobile phones in healthcare (mHealth) and in transnational migration issues, and is particularly interested in intersects of marginalization. Global collaborations with IDRC, Red Cross Red Crescent, Text to Change, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Vision have led to research grants of S$ 5.5 Mn.