SMU's first Professional Doctorate Programme was launched in 2012 and we had our first graduate in 2015.
You can view details of SMU's Professional Doctorate graduates.
Jiaqi HONG
Research Scientist
Singapore Management UniversitySMU PhD in Computer Science, 2020
Research Interests
System Security
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Xuhua DING (Chair/Supervisor), SIS, SMU
Professor Robert Huijie DENG (Co chair/ Co Supervisor), SIS, SMU
Associate Professor, Debin GAO, SIS, SMU
Associate Professor Fengwei ZHANG
- Computer Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, China
Josephine KANG Poh Tin
SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2020
Committee MembersProfessor Gary J. GREGURAS (Supervisor/Chair)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Michael R. BASHSHUR
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor James M. DIEFENDORFF
- University of Akron
Junxing CHAY
Research Fellow
DUKE-NUS Medical School, SingaporeSMU PhD in Economics, 2020
Research Interests
Health Economics; Labour Economics
Dissertation
Policy Impact Evaluations on Labor and Health
Committee MembersAssistant Professor Seonghoon KIM (Chair/Supervisor), SOE, SMU
Associate Professor Tomoki FUJII, SOE, SMU
Assistant Professor Jing LI, SOE, SMU
Professor of Health Services and Systems Research Eric Andrew FINKELSTEIN
- DUKE-NUS Medical School
Lei ZHENG
Assistant Professor
Shanghai University of Finance And Economics, ChinaSMU PhD in Business, 2020
Research Interests
Behavioral Theory of the Firm, Organization Learning and Design, Simulation Models
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Adam TATARYNOWICZ (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Xuesong GENG, LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Daniel MACK, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Kannan SRIKANTH
-Ohio State University
Li TONG
Assistant Professor
Peking University, ChinaSMU PhD in Business, 2020
Research Interests
Corporate Social Responsibility; Merger & Acquisition
Committee MembersProfessor Heli WANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor David GOMULYA, LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Hao LIANG, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Jun XIA
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Liyao LI
Assistant Professor
East China Normal UniversitySMU PhD in Economics, 2020
Research Interests
Spatial Econometrics, Panel Data Models, Urban Economics, Applied Econometrics
Committee MembersProfessor Zhenlin YANG (Chair/Supervisor), SOE, SMU
Professor Yiu Kuen TSE, SOE, SMU
Assistant Professor Yichong ZHANG, SOE, SMU
Associate Professor Fei JIN
- SOE, Fudan University
Liyao WANG
Assistant Professor
Department of Finance and Decision Sciences
Hong Kong Baptist UniversitySMU PhD in Economics, 2020
Research Interests
Empirical Asset Pricing, Behavioural Finance, Textual Analysis
Dissertation
Essays on Empirical Asset Pricing
Committee Members
Assistant Professor Dashan HUANG (Chair/Supervisor), SOE, SMU
Associate Professor Anthony TAY, SOE, SMU
Professor Yiu Kuen TSE, SOE, SMU
Assistant Professor Wen QUAN
- Georgetown University
Meeralakshmi RADHAKRISHNAN
Research Fellow
Living Analytics Research Centre (LARC)
Singapore Management University, SingaporeSMU PhD in Computer Science, 2020
Research Interests
Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing, Wearable and IoT Systems
Committee MembersProfessor Archan MISRA (Chair/Supervisor), SIS, SMU
Assistant Professor Kotaro HARA, SIS, SMU
Assistant Professor Hwee Xian TAN, SIS, SMU
Inseok HWANG
- Research Staff Member/Master Inventor, IBM
Meghna LOWALEKAR
Data Scientist II
Swiggy, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaSMU PhD in Computer Science, 2020
Research Interests
Online Matching, Online Stochastic Optimisation, Sequential Decision Making
Dissertation
Online Spatio Temporal Demand Supply Matching
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Pradeep VARAKANTHAM (Chair/Supervisor), SIS, SMU
Professor Patrick JAILLET (Co-Chair/Co-Supervisor), Dugald C. Jackson Professor
-Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor Akshat KUMAR, SIS, SMU
Associate Professor Shih-Fen CHENG, SIS, SMU
Assistant Professor Yossiri ADULYASAK
- HEC Montreal
Miao KE
Assistant Professor
School of Economics
Fudan University, ChinaSMU PhD in Economics, 2020
Research Interests
Econometrics
Committee MembersProfessor Liangjun SU (Chair/Supervisor), SOE, SMU
Professor Peter C.B. PHILLIPS, SOE, SMU
Professor Sainan JIN, Professor ,SOE, SMU
Associate Professor Qu FENG
-Nanyang Technological University
Nguyen Loc HUYNH
Senior Software Engineer
Microsoft, USASMU PhD in Computer Science, 2020
Research Interests
Building system optimizations to speedup existing deep-learning based computer vision applications
Dissertation
Exploting Approximation, Caching and Specialization to Accelerate Vision Sensing Applications
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Rajesh Krishna BALAN (Chair/Co-Supervisor), SIS, SMU
Assistant Professor Youngki LEE (Co-Chair/Co-Supervisor), SIS, SMU
Associate Professor Lingxiao JIANG, SIS, SMU
Assistant Professor Kotaro HARA, SIS, SMU
Matthai PHILIPOSE
- Senior Researcher, Microsoft
Nguyen Phan Sinh HUYNH
Postdoctoral Researcher
Yonsei University, South KoreaSMU PhD in Computer Science, 2020
Research Interests
Mobile Sensing, Healthcare Sensing Systems & Applications
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Rajesh Krishna BALAN (Chair/Supervisor), SIS, SMU
Assistant Professor Youngki LEE, Seoul National University (Co-chair/Co-Supervisor), SIS, SMU
Associate Professor Lingxiao JIANG, SIS, SMU
Assistant Professor Kotaro HARA, SIS, SMU
Professor Prashant SHENOY
- University of Massachusetts, Amberst
Patrick THNG
SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2020
Dissertation
Successful Venture Building: What Matters! An Empirical Examination of Effective Incubation Practices
Committee MembersProfessor Philip Charles ZERRILLO (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Shantanu BHATTACHARYA
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Assistant Professor Terence FAN
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Rajendra K SRIVASTAVA
- Indian School of Business
Qiyuan DENG
Assistant Professor
School of Management and Economics,
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, ChinaSMU PhD in Business, 2020
Research Interests
Online Retailing, Online Marketplaces and Platforms, Influencer Marketing, Social and Economic Networks, Interface of Operations and Marketing
Dissertation
Innovative Business Models in Online Retailing
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Yun Fong LIM (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Xin FANG LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Yini GAO LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Zhiling GUO SIS, SMU
Ramon Borrero SEGISMUNDO
SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2020
Committee Members
Professor Philip Charles ZERRILLO (Chair/Superviosr)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Shantanu BHATTACHARYA
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Dr. Vincent FABELLA
- Jose Rizal University
Sean Teck Hao LEE
Lecturer
James Cook University, SingaporeSMU PhD in Psychology, 2020
Research Interests
Creativity and Innovation; Emotions, Health and Well-Being; Psychometrics
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Angela LEUNG (Chair/Supervisor), SOSS, SMU
Associate Professor William TOV, SOSS, SMU
Associate Professor Chi-Ying CHENG, SOSS, SMU
Professor Shyhnan LIOU- Chairman of the Institute of Creative Industries Design, National Cheng Kung University
Shuyu XUE
Assistant Professor
School Of Finance
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, ChinaSMU PhD in Business, 2020
Research Interests
Empirical Corporate Finance
Dissertation
Essays on Corporate Finance
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Fangjian FU (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Rong WANG, LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Hao LIANG, LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Wei ZHANG
- School of Law, SMU
Tanvi VERMA
Research Scientist
Institute of High Performance Computing
A* STAR, SingaporeSMU PhD in Computer Science, 2020
Research Interests
Reinforcement Learning; Multi-agent Systems; Game Theory
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Pradeep VARAKANTHAM (Chair/Supervisor), SIS, SMU
Professor Hoong Chuin LAU (Co Chair/Co Supervisor), SIS, SMU
Associate Professor Shih-Fen CHENG, SIS, SMU
Professor Sarit KRAUS
- Bar-llan University
Tengjian ZOU
Assistant Professor
Zhejiang University, ChinaSMU PhD in Business, 2020
Research Interests
Status, Social Networks, Learning
Dissertation
How Does Status Affect Peformance and Learning from Failure? Evidence from Online Communities
Committee MembersProfessor Gokhan ERTUG (Chair/ Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Ilya CUYPERS, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Reddi KOTHA, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Gianluca CARNABUCI
- ESMT Berlin
Tiewei ZHANG
SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2020
Committee Members
Assciate Professor Fangjian FU (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Chunsheng ZHOU (Supervisor)
- Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Assistant Professor Gloria YU Yang
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Assistant Professor Qian TANG
- School of Information Systems, SMU
