He received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Kentucky in 2000. In 2006, he started his academic career in Biomedical Engineering at Michigan Technological University as an Assistant Professor. Ong has an active research program in the areas of implantable sensors, wireless sensors, electronic devices, and magnetoelastic materials. He was involved in the development and implementation of a number of wireless sensor technologies including the magnetoelastic resonant sensors and inductive-capacitive resonant circuit sensors for biomedical applications. Currently, Ong focuses on the development of “smart implants”, which are based on wireless sensor/actuator platforms that not only can monitor physiological conditions in real time, but also react and adapt to changes for improving treatment outcomes.