Yuen Poovarawan information

Yuen Poovarawan
Yuen in 2011
Born	(1950-11-05) 5 November 1950 (age 73) Bangkok, Thailand
Alma mater	Chulalongkorn University Asian Institute of Technology
Known for	Development of Thai natural language processing
Relatives	Yong Poovorawan (brother)
Awards	Outstanding Researcher Award (1996)
Scientific career
Fields	Computer science
Institutions	Kasetsart University

Yuen Poovarawan (Thai: ยืน ภู่วรวรรณ, born 5 November 1950) is a Thai computer scientist. He worked at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand until his retirement, where his last positions were associate professor in the Department of Computer Engineering and Vice President for Information Technology. Among his noted contributions are the development of natural language processing for the Thai language, and the advancement of information technology services in Thailand, particularly the implementation of networking infrastructure at Kasetsart.