Introducing SMU's new research faculty

01 Aug 2022

Here are the research faculty who have just joined our SMU community. Click on each of their individual profile pages to find out more about them!

SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY

David SAMUEL Assistant Professor of Accounting Joined 1 July 2022

Research Interests: Corporate and International Taxation/Tax Accounting/Corporate Governance/Corporate Finance

LEE KONG CHIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

	SUN Jian Assistant Professor of Finance Joined 1 July 2022 Research Interests: Technological Innovation in Finance/Corporate Finance Theory/Information Economics
	Amit KUMAR Assistant Professor of Finance Joined 1 July 2022 Research Interests: Corporate and Household Finance/Real Estate
	Narae LEE Assistant Professor of Strategic Management Joined 1 July 2022 Research Interests: Non-Market Strategy/Environmental Sustainability/Multi-National Enterprises (MNEs) Find out more about Prof Narae Lee's research here.
	LIU Peng Assistant Professor of Quantitative Finance (Practice) Joined 1 July 2022 Research Interests: Machine Learning/Text Mining/Predictive Analytics/Sparse Estimation/Regularisation in Deep Learning
	ZHANG Hong Professor of Finance Joined 1 July 2022 Research Interests: Market Efficiency and Frictions/Delegated Portfolio Management/Short Selling/Social, Environment, and Culturral Issues/International Finance/Globalisation
	Thomas ALLARD Associate Professor of Marketing Joined 1 July 2022 Research Interests: Behavioural Pricing/Judgment and Decision Making/Markeplace Morality/Emotions
	LEON Xu Liang Assistant Professor of Operations Management Joined 1 August 2022 Research Interests: Healthcare Operations and Innovations/Pharmaceutical Supply Chains/Data Analytics/Behavioural Operations Management

SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

	Antoine LEDENT Assistant Professor of Computer Science Joined 1 July 2022 Research Area: Artificial Intelligence and Data Science - Machine Learning & Intelligence
	Kiruthika RAMANATHAN Senior Lecturer of Computer Science Joined 1 July 2022 Research Area: Computing Practice & Education - Technology-Enhanced Learning
	LAU Yi Meng Lecturer of Computer Science Joined 1 July 2022 Research Area: Information Systems & Technology - Information Systems Management
	Jason CHAN Senior Lecturer of Computer Science Joined 15 July 2022 Research Area: Computing Practice & Education - Computing Curriculum & Pedagogy
	YANG Guomin Associate Professor of Computer Science Joined 1 August 2022 Research Area: Information Systems & Technology - Cybersecurity

SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

GOH Jing Rong Assistant Professor of Economics (Practice) Joined 1 July 2022

Research Interests: Actuarial Science and Risks/Economics of Philanthropy

COLLEGE OF INTEGRATIVE STUDIES

Eric FESSELMEYER Assistant Professor of Economics (Education) Joined 1 July 2022

Research Areas: Urban Economics/Environmental Economics

NG Teng Kuan Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Joined 1 July 2022

Research Area: Religion and Cinema/Theories and Methods in the Stidy of Religion/World Christianity/Chinese and Comparative Philosophy/East Asian Cinema

Andrew KOH Tze Ki Senior Lecturer of Computer Science Joined 1 July 2022

Research Area: Information System & Technology - Active Citizenry & Committees

YONG PUNG HOW SCHOOL OF LAW

	Dan W. PUCHNIAK Professor of Law Joined 1 June 2022 Research Areas: Comparative Corporate Law and Governance/Corporate Law and Governance in Asia/Singapore Corporate Law and Governance/Japanese Corporate Law and Governance/Asian and Comparative Law
	Michelle LIM Associate Professor of Law Joined 1 July 2022 Research Areas: Information Biodiversity Law/Intergovernmental Sciece-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)/Futures studies and the law/Fiction as legal method/Transdiciplinary methodology Find out more about Prof Michelle Lim's research here.
	Stefanie SCHACHERER Assistant Professor of Law Joined 1 July 2022 Research Areas: Sustainable Development in International Economic Law/Corporate Responsibility/International Investment Law and Arbitration/European External Relations Law and Policy/Climate Change Law and Energy Transition
	Nicholas LIU Assistant Professor of Law Joined 1 July 2022 Research Areas: Tort Law/Equity & Trusts/Contract Law/Remedies
	Jason Grant ALLEN Associate Professor of Law Joined 1 August 2022 Research Areas: Sustainable Law and emerging technology/Constitutional and administrative law/Comparative law/Concepts of Property/Legal Theory/Monetary Law/Law and Finance
	LIU Nengye Associate Professor of Law Joined 1 August 2022 Research Areas: Law of the Sea/International Environmental Law/International Polar Law/Chinese Environmental Law/EU External Relations Law