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.
Leon Gim LIM
Assistant Professor in Marketing
Tilburg University, The NetherlandsSMU PhD in Business, 2018
Research Interests
Marketing Accountability/Financial Impact of Marketing Actions such as Pricing, Customer Satisfaction, Mergers & Acquisitions
Dissertation
Examining Outcomes of Marketing Actions from Consumers, Investor and Operational Perspectives
Committee MembersProfessor Kapil TULI (Chair), LKCSB, SMU
Professor Srinivas K. REDDY, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Jin Kyung HAN, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Rajendra K. SRIVASTAVA- Indian School of Business
Professor Marnik G. DEKIMPE
- School of Economics and Management, Tilburg University
Meng GAO
Assistant Professor
University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), ChinaSMU PhD in Business, 2018
Research Interests
Empirical Finance
Dissertation
Essays in Corporate Finance
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Rong WANG (Chair), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Fangjian FU, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Roger LOH, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Sheng HUANG
- China Europe International Business School
Mengyao KANG
Assistant Professor
Capital University of Economics and Business, ChinaSMU PhD in Business, 2018
Research Interests
Mergers and Acquisitions
Dissertation
Three Essays on Corporate Finance
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Fangjian FU (Chair), LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Hao LIANG, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Ekkehart BOEHMER, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Sheng HUANG
- China Europe International Business School
Ming ZENG
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics, School Of Business, Economics & Law,
University Of Gothenburg, SwedenSMU PhD in Economics, 2018
Research Interests
Financial Economics
Dissertation
Three Essays on Empirical Asset Pricing
Committee Members
Professor Jun YU, SOE, SMU Professor Thomas J. SARGENT, SOE, SMU Associate Professor Anthony TAY, SOE, SMU Assistant Professor Dashan HUANG, SOE, SMU
Nelson YAP Kian Leong
Assistant Vice President
GIC Private Limited, SingaporeSMU PhD in Business, 2018
Research Interests
Commodities, Derivative Pricing, Market Microstructure, Asset Pricing, Algorithmic Trading
Dissertation
Essays in Commodities and Freight Markets
Committee MembersProfessor Kian Guan LIM (Chair), LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Jianfeng HU, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Jun TU, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Ying CHEN
- Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore
Pritee AGRAWAL
Research Scientist
A*STAR, SingaporeSMU PhD in Information Systems, 2018
Research Interests
Mathematical Optimisation, Data-driven Modelling, Intelligent Decision Analytics, Automated Planning & Scheduling
Dissertation
Proactive and Reactive Resource/Task Allocation for Agent Teams in Uncertain Environments
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Pradeep VARAKANTHAM (Chair/Supervisor), SIS, SMU
Assistant Professor Akshat KUMAR (Co-Supervisor), SIS, SMU
Associate Professor Shih-Fen CHENG, SIS, SMU
Assistant Professor William YEOH
- CSE Department, Washington University in St. Louis
Sijia XU
Assistant Professor
East China University of Science & Technology, ChinaSMU PhD in Economics, 2018
Research Interests
Development Economics, Family Economics
Dissertation
On Human Capital Development in Bangladesh
Committee Members
Associate Professor Tomoki FUJII (Chair/ Supervisor), and Associate Dean, SOE, SMU Assistant Professor Christine HO, SOE, SMU Assistant Professor Sunha MYONG, SOE, SMU Dr Abu S. SHONCHOY - Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University
Siqi MA Lecturer
University of Queensland, AustraliaSMU PhD in Information Systems, 2018
Research Interests
Software Security, Web Security
Dissertation
Automatic Vulnerability Detection and Repair
Committee Members
Professor Robert Huijie DENG (Chair/ Supervisor), SIS, SMU Associate Professor David LO (Co-Supervisor), SIS, SMU Associate Professor Yingjiu LI, SIS, SMU Yongdong WU - Senior Scientist, Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Siqi ZHAO
Technology Expert
Alibaba Group, ChinaSMU PhD in Information Systems, 2018
Research Interests
System Security
Dissertation
Secure Enforcement Of Isolation Policy On Multicore Platforms With Virtualization Techniques
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Xuhua DING (Chair/Supervisor), SIS, SMU
Professor Robert H. DENG (Co-supervisor), SIS, SMU
Associate Professor Debin GAO, SIS, SMU
Professor Jianying ZHOU
- Cyber Security, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Supriyo Ghosh
Senior Researcher
Microsoft, IndiaSMU PhD in Information Systems, 2018
Research Interests
Intelligent Systems, Combinatorial Optimisation, Decision-making under Uncertainty, Urban Transportation & Logistic Networks, Data-driven Modeling, Computational Sustainability, and Machine Learning.
Committee MembersAssistant Professor Pradeep Reddy VARAKANTHAM (Supervisor/Chair), SIS, SMU
Assistant Professor Akshat KUMAR, SIS, SMU
Professor Hoong Chuin LAU, SIS, SMU
Professor Patrick JAILLET
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thanh Nam DOAN
Data Scientist II
Trilliant Health, USASMU PhD in Information Systems, 2018
Research Interests
Understanding User Movement Behaviour
Committee Members
Professor Ee Peng LIM (Chair/ Supervisor), SIS, SMU Associate Professor Baihua ZHENG (Co-Supervisor), SIS, SMU Assistant Professor Hady W. LAUW, SIS, SMU Dr Xiaoli LI - Department Head, Data Analytics, Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Thanh Son NGUYEN
Research Scientist
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SMU PhD in Information Systems, 2018
Research Interests
Mining Entity Representation based on Text Data, Algorithmic Data Mining, Mining Opinionated Text, Natural Language Processing, Entity Ranking
Dissertation
Entity Summarization of Review and Micro-Reviews
Committee MembersAssistant Professor Hady W. LAUW (Chair/ Supervisor), SIS, SMU
Associate Professor Baihua ZHENG, SIS, SMU
Associate Professor David LO, SIS, SMU
Associate Professor Aixin SUN
- National Technological University
Truc Viet LE
Senior Data Scientist
Credit Suisse, SingaporeSMU PhD in Information Systems, 2018
Research Interests
Artificial Intelligence, Reinforcement Learning, Machine Learning, Geospatial and Spatiotemporal Intelligence
Dissertation
An Integrated Framework for Modeling and Predicting Spatiotemporal Phenomena in Urban Environments
Committee MembersProfessor Hoong Chuin LAU (Supervisor/Chair), SIS, SMU
Professor Robert J. KAUFFMAN, SIS, SMU
Assistant Professor Akshat KUMAR, SIS, SMU
Assistant Professor Siyuan LIU
- Pennsylvania State University
Wei JIN
Assistant Professor
Nankai University, ChinaSMU PhD in Economics, 2018
Research Interests
International Political Economy, International Trade Policy & Theory, Quantitative Trade Analysis
Dissertation
International Trade, Trade Policy, and the WTO
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Pao-Li CHANG (Chair/ Supervisor), SOE, SMU
Associate Professor Wen-Tai HSU, SOE, SMU
Assistant Professor Jianhuan XU, SOE, SMU
Assistant Professor Lin MA
- Department of Economics, National University of Singapore
Wen Haw CHONG
Principal Member of Technical Staff
DSO National Laboratories, SingaporeSMU PhD in Information Systems, 2018
Research Interests
Data Analytics On Location Based Social Media
Committee MembersProfessor Ee-Peng LIM (Chair/Supervisor), SIS, SMU
Associate Professor Jing JIANG (Co-Supervisor), SIS, SMU
Associate Professor Steven HOI, SIS, SMU
Loo Nin TEOW
- Head of Laboratory, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Chief Scientist, DSO National Laboratories
Wenxin HUANG
Assistant Professor in Economics
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, ChinaSMU PhD in Economics, 2018
Research Interests
Econometric Theory, Macroeconomics
Committee MembersProfessor Liangjun SU (Chair/ Supervisor), SOE, SMU
Professor Peter C.B. PHILLIPS, SOE, SMU
Professor Sainan JIN, SOE, SMU
Associate Professor Feng QU
- Department of Economics, Nanyang Technological University
Wuyi WANG
Assistant Professor
Institute for Economics and Social Research, Jinan University, ChinaSMU PhD in Economics, 2018
Research Interests
Econometric Theory, Applied Econometrics
Dissertation
Three Essays on Panel Structure Models
Committee MembersProfessor Liangjun SU (Chair/ Supervisor), SOE, SMU
Professor Peter C.B. PHILLIPS (Co-Chair), SOE, SMU
Professor Sainan JIN, SOE, SMU
Associate Professor, Feng QU
- Department of Economics, Nanyang Technological University
Xiaobin LIU
Assistant Professor
School of Economics, Zhejiang University, ChinaSMU PhD in Economics, 2018
Research Interests
Asset Pricing, Bayesian Econometrics, Financial Econometrics, International Finance, Credit Default Swap
Dissertation
Three Essays on Bayesian Econometrics
Committee Members
Professor Jun YU (Chair/Supervisor), SOE, SMU Professor Peter C.B. PHILLIPS, SOE, SMU Professor Thomas J. SARGENT, SOE, SMU Associate Professor of Finance, Jun TU - LKCSB, SMU
Xuan LUO
Post-Doc Research Fellow
INSEAD, SingaporeSMU PhD in Economics, 2018
Research Interests
International Trade, Urban Economics and Macroeconomics
Committee Members
Associate Professor Wen-Tai HSU (Chair/ Supervisor), SOE, SMU Associate Professor Pao Li CHANG, SOE, SMU Assistant Professor Jianhuan XU, SOE, SMU Assistant Professor Lin MA
- Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore
Ya SUN
Assistant Professor
Huazhong University of Science & Technology, ChinaSMU PhD in Economics, 2018
Research Interests
Health Economics, Labour Economics
Dissertation
Three Essays on Social Insurance
Committee Members
Assistant Professor Seonghoon KIM (Chair/ Supervisor), SOE, SMU Associate Professor Nicolas L. JACQUET, SOE, SMU Assistant Professor Jungho LEE, SOE, SMU Assistant Professor Kanghyock KOH - Department of Economics, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
