SMU’s first PhD programme was launched in 2006 and we had our first graduate in 2011. Till-date, we have over 200 academic research PhD graduates who have secured good placements at prestigious international academic institutions and industry organisations.
Our graduates have successfully found placements as faculty members and academic researchers (in universities and the industry) around the world. Several academic institutions our graduates have joined include Bocconi University, Carnegie Mellon University (USA), Chinese University of Hong Kong, Peking University and Tilburg University. Several industry organisations where our graduates have been appointed to include A*STAR (Singapore), DSO National Laboratories (Singapore), Google Switzerland GmbH and Twitter, Inc. (USA). Our graduates have indeed been successful in advancing their careers. You can view details of SMU’s PhD graduates’ placements.
Jun Sheng KEH
Research Fellow
Singapore Management UniversitySMU PhD in Psychology, 2022
Research Interests
Emotions, Well-being
Committee MembersAssociate Professor William TOV (Chair/Supervisor), SOSS, SMU
Associate Professor Hwajin YANG, SOSS, SMU
Associate Professor Ivy LAU, SOSS, SMU
Associate Professor Wei Ting NG
- Singapore University of Social Sciences
Quoc Tuan TRUONG
Applied Scientist
Amazon, CanadaSMU PhD in Computer Science, 2022
Research Interests
Machine Learning Methods, Information Retrieval: Search and Recommendation, Mining the Web and Human Behavioural Data
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Hady W. LAUW (Supervisor/Chair), SCIS, SMU
Professor Jing JIANG, SCIS, SMU
Assistant Professor Yuan FANG, SCIS, SMU
Associate Professor Jie ZHANG
- Nanyang Technological University
Rajiv Ranjan KUMAR
SMU PhD in Computer Science, 2022
Research Interests
Data-driven Optimization and Planning, Sequential Decision Making, Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Game Theory for Large Scale Multi (Selfish) Agents Systems, Reinforcement Learning and Multi Agent Decision-making
Dissertation
Towards Improving System Performance in Large Scale Multi-Agent Systems with Selfish Agents
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Pradeep VARAKANTHAM (Supervisor/Chair), SCIS, SMU
Assistant Professor Arunesh SINHA, SCIS, SMU
Associate Professor Shih-Fen CHENG, SCIS, SMU
Associate Professor William YEOH
- Washington University
Shuna Shi Ann KHOO
SMU PhD in Psychology, 2022
Research Interests
Social media and smartphone use, differences in excessive technology use, executive functions and individual differences, global mental health and population health
Dissertation
Battling Self-Esteem Issues During SNS Use: A Multilevel Latent Variable Path Analysis Approach
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Hwajin YANG (Chair/Supervisor), SOSS, SMU
Associate Professor William TOV, SOSS, SMU
Assistant Professor Kimin EOM, SOSS, SMU
Associate Professor Haewoon KWAK, SCIS, SMU
Shuyao KE
Assistant Professor
Jinan UniversitySMU PhD in Economics, 2022
Research Interests
Econometric Theory, Financial Econometrics
Committee MembersProfessor Liangjun SU (Chair/Supervisor), SOE, SMU
Professor Jun YU, SOE, SMU
Professor Peter C.B. PHILLIPS, SOE, SMU
Professor Sainan JIN
- Tsinghua University
Tengjiao HUANG
SMU PhD in Psychology, 2022
Research Interests
Burnout, Work Engagement, Social Inequality, Well-being
Committee MembersAssistant Professor Jacinth TAN (Chair/Supervisor), SOSS, SMU
Associate Professor Michael Ramsay BASHSHUR, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor William TOV, SOSS, SMU
Associate Professor Chi-Ying CHENG, SOSS, SMU
Xiaoyu MENG
Assistant Professor
Nankai UniversitySMU PhD in Economics, 2022
Research Interests
Spatial Econometrics, Panel Data Models, Econometric Theory, Applied Econometrics
Committee MembersProfessor Zhenlin YANG (Chair/Supervisor), SOE, SMU
Assistant Professor Yichong ZHANG, SOE, SMU
Professor Sainan JIN, Tsinghua University
Associate Professor Xiaoyi HAN, Xiamen University
Yang LAN
Assistant Professor
University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, ChinaSMU PhD in Business, 2022
Research Interests
Corporate Social Responsibility, Stakeholder Theory, Corporate Governance
Dissertation
Essays on Financial Materiality of Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Strategies
Committee MembersProfessor Heli WANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB,SMU
Assistant Professor Gui Deng SAY, LKCSB,SMU
Associate Professor Reddi Rayalu KOTHA, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Sterling HUANG, SOA, SMU
Yaohan CHEN
SMU PhD in Economics, 2022
Research Interests
Bayesian Econometrics, Empirical Asset Pricing
Committee MembersProfessor Jun YU (Chair/Supervisor), SOE, SMU
Professor Jia LI, SOE, SMU
Professor Peter C.B. PHILLIPS, SOE, SMU
Assistant Professor Weikai LI, SOE, SMU
Yi PENG
Assistant Professor
Macau University of Science And Technology, ChinaSMU PhD in Business, 2022
Research Interests
Retail Analytics
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Sandeep R. CHANDUKALA (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Hulya KARAMAN, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Kapil TULI, LKCSB, SMUAssociate Professor Girish MALLAPRAGADA
- Indiana University
Yifan WU
Researcher
Shanghai Trust, ChinaSMU PhD in Economics, 2022
Research Interests
Urban Economics, Real Estate Economics, and Spatial Econometrics
Committee MembersProfessor Zhenlin YANG (Chair/Supervisor), SOE, SMU
Assistant Professor Jing LI, SOE, SMU
Assistant Professor Jungho LEE, SOE, SMU
Assistant Professor Ying DENG
- University of International Business and Economics
Zuben JIN
Assistant Professor
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, ChinaSMU PhD in Business, 2022
Research Interests
Empirical Asset Pricing, Behaviour Finance, AI and Big Data in Finance, Fintech, Climate Change and Finance
Committee MembersAssistant Professor Weikai LI (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Rong WANG, LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Gloria YU, LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Sungjune PYUN
- National University of Singapore
Amit SHARMA
Research Scientist
Bosch, SingaporeSMU PhD in Computer Science, 2021
Research Interests
Internet of Things, Vision-Sensing, Machine Learning
Committee MembersProfessor Archan MISRA, SCIS, SMU
Assistant Professor Qianru SUN, SCIS, SMU
Associate Professor Hwee Pink TAN, SCIS, SMU
Dr Rajeev RASTOGI, Vice President, Machine Learning
-Amazon Inc
Antonia Krasimirova KIRILOVA
Assistant Professor
Cunef Universidad de Estudios Financieros, SpainSMU PhD in Business, 2021
Research Interests
Empirical Asset Pricing, Behavioural Finance, Retail Investors and Institutions, Market Microstructure and Derivatives
Committee MembersProfessor Ekkehart BOEHMER (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Jianfeng HU, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Joe Zhe ZHANG, LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Seongkyu Gilbert PARK
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Duy Quoc Nghi BUI
Lead Research Scientist
Huawei Ireland Research CentreSMU PhD in Computer Science, 2021
Research Interests
Software Engineering, Programming Languages, Machine Learning
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Lingxiao JIANG (Chair/Supervisor), SCIS, SMU
Associate Professor David LO, SCIS, SMU
Associate Professor Jing JIANG, SCIS, SMU
Associate Professor Yijun YU
- The Open University, United Kingdom
Edson Li Hao KIEU
SMU PhD in Business, 2021
Research Interests
Corporate Strategy; Interorganisational Networks; Interorganisational Conflict; Strategic Alliances; Development; Sustainability; Climate Change
Dissertation
Triads of Interorganizational Conflict: Investigating Asymmetries, Disputes and Tensions
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Adam TATARYNOWICZ (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Professor Denis LEUNG, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor David GOMULYA, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Ilya CUYPERS, LKCSB, SMU
Han CHEN
Assistant Professor
Hunan University, ChinaSMU PhD in Economics, 2021
Research Interests
Bayesian Econometrics, Financial Econometrics
Committee Members
Professor Jun YU (Chair/Supervisor), SOE, SMU
Assistant Professor Yichong ZHANG, SOE, SMU
Associate Professor Daniel PREVE, SOE, SMU
Assistant Professor Zeng TAO
-College of Economics, Zhejiang University
Hui Si OH
Research Scientist
A*STAR, SingaporeSMU PhD in Psychology, 2021
Research Interests
Creativity, Emotions, Executive Functions, Well-being and Teams
Committee Members
Associate Professor Hwajin YANG (Chair/Supervisor), SOSS, SMU
Assistant Professor Kimin EOM, SOSS, SMU
Assistant Professor Andree HARTANTO, SOSS, SMU
Grace Guihyun PARK, Senior Lecturer
- The Australian National University
Hye Jung EUN
Assistant Professor
Neoma Business School, FranceSMU PhD in Business, 2021
Research Interests
Creativity, Gender, Inequalities, Diversity and Inclusion, Future of Work, Creative Industries
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Roy CHUA (Chair/Supervisor) , LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Marko PITESA, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Angela LEUNG, SOSS, SMU
Assistant Professor Shereen FATIMAH, LKCSB, SMU
James Van Duc Thong HOANG
Junior Data Scientist
Trusting Social, VietnamSMU PhD in Computer Science, 2021
Research Interests
Machine Learning, Software Bug Localisation, Software Mining Repositories, Defect Prediction and Programme Representation
Committee MembersAssociate Professor David LO (Chair/Supervisor), SCIS, SMU
Associate Professor Hady Wirawan LAUW (Co-Chair/Co-Supervisor), SCIS, SMU
Associate Professor Lingxiao JIANG, SCIS, SMU
Julia LAWALL, Senior Research Scientist
- Sorbonne University- Inria
