2026 Recipients
Hady W. LAUW
Director, BSc (Computer Science)
Associate Professor of Computer Science
School of Computing and Information Systems
LI Jia
Dean
Lee Kong Chian Professor of Economics
School of Economics
YANG Hwajin
Associate Dean (Research)
Professor of Psychology
School of Social Sciences
2026 Nominees
LIANG Hao
Professor of Finance
Lee Kong Chian School of Business
LIM Yun Fong
Lee Kong Chian Professor of Operations Management
Lee Kong Chian School of Business
Rajesh Krishna BALAN
Professor of Computer Science
Urban Fellow (Urban Systems), LSEI Fellow
School of Computing and Information Systems
Archan MISRA
Lee Kong Chian Professor of Computer Science
Interim Director, SMU Resilient Workforces Institute
School of Computing and Information Systems
SUN Qianru
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Lee Kong Chian Fellow
School of Computing and Information Systems
Pradeep Reddy VARAKANTHAM
Professor of Computer Science
Coordinator, BSc (CS) Artificial Intelligence Track; LSEI Fellow
School of Computing and Information Systems
KIM Seonghoon
Associate Professor of Economics
Deputy Director, Centre for Research on Successful Ageing (ROSA)
School of Economics
LI Jing
SOE DBA Director, SMU-PHBS DBA Programme
Associate Professor of Economics
Pillar Lead, Urban Growth, LSEI Fellow
School of Economics
