Ng Lieu Thai received his Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering (1st Class Honours) from Swinburne University of Technology.
He obtained his MEng in the field of deep excavation and soil-structure interaction from the same institution.
He joined Swinburne University of Technology as an associate lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing, and Science in 2015 and was appointed a lecturer.
He is also a Chartered Professional Engineer of Engineers Australia.