ABOUT ME
I am currently serving as a department editor for MS (Optimization), and a former area editor for OR (Operations and Supply Chains). My main interest is in service and manufacturing operations, supply chain planning, discrete optimization, and machine learning.
I have served on several international committees such as the Chair of the Nicholson Paper Competition (INFORMS, US), member of the LANCHESTER and IMPACT Prize Committee (INFORMS, US), Fudan Prize Committee on Outstanding Contribution to Management (China).
I am also on the advisory board of various institutions, from the ESD Pillar in SUTD, ISEM in NUS,, and also previously the School of Management in USTC, and the Business School in Hong Kong PolyU.
RECOGNITION & AWARDS
Appointed as Provost's Chair
From 7 August 14,
Faculty Outstanding Award Recognition List
NUS - 2006
Nominee for University Outstanding Researcher Award
NUS - 2006
Faculty Outstanding Researcher Award
NUS _ 2003
EDUCATION
1996
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
PhD, Operations Research
1990
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Bachelor of Science (Hon), Mathematics
CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
Defence Engineer, Defence Science Organisation
1990 - 1991
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Professor, National University of Singapore
2007 – current
Associate Professor, National University of Singapore
2000 - 2007
Professor of Decision Sciences
Sungkyunkwan Graduate School of Business, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
2004 - 2005
Visiting Scholar, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2004
Fellow, Singapore MIT Alliance Program
1999 – 2004
Johnson and Johnson Associate Professor,
Supply Chain Management, National University of Singapore
2001 - 2002
Eschbach Scholar, Northwestern University
2001
Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore
1998 – 2000
Visiting Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1998
Lecturer, National University of Singapore
1996 – 1998
Senior Tutor, National University of Singapore
1991 – 1996
Hewlett Packard, Singapore
Unilever, Asia Pacific
PSA International Pte Ltd