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About Us

CHANG Yufen

 

CHANG Yufen

Chang Yufen is Visiting Fellow at NSC. She received her PhD in sociology from University of Michigan in May 2013. She spent a year as a postdoctoral fellow at Asia Research Institute before assuming the position of Visiting Fellow with the NSC at ISEAS. Her dissertation deals with how the mechanisms of emulation, differentiation, and hybridization shaped the formative process of the vernacular literature in colonial Vietnam. While at ISEAS, she will work on a project about pre-colonial Sino-Vietnamese translation. Her research interests include colonial Vietnamese nationalism, China-Southeast Asian cultural interconnections, translation, and Chinese-ness.

 

DING Choo Ming

 

DING Choo Ming

Dr Ding Choo Ming is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Centre and Professor and Principal Research Fellow at ATMA (Institut Alam & Tamadun Melayu) or the Institute of the Malay World and Civilization, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. His research interests include Malay literature in the Riau Islands, authorship of Malay hikayat of 19th century, Malay world’s pantun and local knowledge in the Malay World. He has published in international journals and is the editor of the Journal Terjemahan Alam & Tamadun Melayu (2009–present).

Dr Ding’s recent and forthcoming publications include Pantun Baba Pilihan di Negeri Selat 1920-1940 (Penang: USM Press 2012); Kajian Baru Manuskrip dan Pantun Melayu (ATMA, 2012); Dari Sitiawan ke Bangi: Koleksi Esei tentang Sejarah Perkembangan Masa Lalu dan Cabaran Masa Depan Bahasa Melayu (ATMA 2012), and Bridging the Past: A Festschrift Honoring Prof Dr Muhammad Haji Salleh, KL: DBP (forthcoming).

 

D. Kyle LATINIS

 

D. Kyle LATINIS

Dr D. Kyle Latinis, Visiting Fellow at the NSC, currently researches the Historical Ecology of Southeast Asia—an approach which combines ethnographic, historic and archaeological data to examine long term human-environment trends, inclusive of internal and external socio-economic factors and resource exploitation. He will also assist with projects and field training in Mainland Southeast Asia, having over 20 years of experience in Cambodia.

Dr Latinis earned a PhD at the National University of Singapore, Department of Southeast Asian Studies (2008) and a PhD in Ecological Anthropology at the University of Hawaii, Department of Anthropology (1999). Recently, he was a Director and Senior Social Scientist with the US Department of Defense (2011–2014; including 18 months of applied research in Afghanistan), and Dean of Graduate Studies and Social Sciences at the University of Cambodia (2009–2011). Previous fieldwork and research throughout the 1990s and early 2000s focused on east Indonesia (Maluku, Papua Barat, Sulawesi) and proximate areas in the Pacific. He has also participated in several Singapore heritage projects since 1995 where he first worked with Dr John Miksic at the Fort Canning and Empress Place archaeological sites. His most recent (2014) research publication is: “The Social and Ecological Trajectory of Prehistoric Cambodian Earthworks” Asian Perspectives, 52(2):327–346.

 

Joyce Iris ZAIDE

 

Joyce Iris ZAIDE

Joyce Zaide, Communications Officer at the Centre, received her Masters Degree in Southeast Asian Studies from the National University of Singapore. She manages NSC’s website and social media platforms. Joyce is Co-editor of the NSC Working Paper Series and also assists in conceptualising publicity materials. She has done research on Asian women’s identities and representations on the Internet. Her research interests are media, communication, gender, migration and heritage.

 

Corporate Communications

 

The Corporate Communications Department manages communication initiatives of the Institute. Our broad-based functions include corporate profile and branding, media relations, public relations, digital communications, special events and visits.

For public outreach and media-related enquiries, please contact Ms Teo Hwee Leng, Assistant Director at 6870 4531 or teo_hwee_leng@ iseas.edu.sg

 

Corporate Services

 

ISEAS Corporate Services Division (CSD) delivers a suite of corporate services to all ISEAS staff and Divisions. It comprises Administration & Programme Support Department, Finance Department, as well as the HR Department.

The Administration & Programme Support Department provides a range of administrative, procurement and logistics support services, oversees building and facilities management, as well as support the Institute’s research and research dissemination events such as public lectures, forums and seminars.

The Finance Department supports the Institute through budget planning and administration, and the administration of day-to-day financial operations. In tandem with the public sector, the Finance Department will be transformed to focus on improving service delivery, build a Digital Government, work with stakeholders closely and prepare Finance officers for the future.

The Human Resource Department provides professional personnel services in the areas of manpower planning, recruitment, compensation and benefits, training and development, and performance management.

For general administrative enquiries, please contact us at Tel: 67780955; email: admin@iseas.edu.sg

For HR-related enquiries, please email ISEAS HR at HR@iseas.edu.sg

 

Departments

 

The Institute’s research programmes and activities as well as day-to-day operations are supported by various departments including Administration, Library, Publishing, Information Technology and Public Affairs.  Please click the link to the departments for more information on their respective functions.

 

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

 

Dr Terence Chong is Director (Research Division) and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS).  He has a BA (First Class) in History from the University of Leeds and a PhD in Sociology from the University of Warwick.

Dr Chong’s research interests include new Chinese immigrants in CLMV countries, the middle class, and Christianity in Southeast Asia. He has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Contemporary Asia, Critical Asian StudiesJournal of Southeast Asian StudiesModern Asian Studies and Asian Studies Review. He has won several research grants including the Social Science Research Thematic Grant in 2016.

Dr Chong is part of the National Heritage Board’s Heritage Advisory Panel and the National Collections Advisory Panel. He is also part of the Programme Advisory Committee at the Singapore University of Social Science.

Dr Chong was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2022. He is also the co-winner of the 2023 Holland Prize for best research paper published in Pacific Affairs.

 

Director & Chief Executive Officer

 

Mr Choi Shing Kwok was appointed Director and CEO of ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute on 15 January 2018 and also took on the role of Head of ASEAN Studies Centre at the institute in March 2020. He concurrently holds a number of board and advisory appointments on companies, charities and research establishments in Singapore.

Prior to this appointment, Mr Choi was the Permanent Secretary in the then Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (now renamed the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment) from 2012 to 2017. He started his career in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 1978 and held various appointments in the SAF and Ministry of Defence till 2005. After leaving the Ministry of Defence, Mr Choi held the post of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport from 2005 to 2012.

Mr Choi studied at the University of Cambridge, graduating with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Engineering in 1981 and 1985 respectively. He also obtained a Master’s in Public Administration degree from Harvard University in 1994.

Mr Choi was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) (Military) in 1993 and the Meritorious Service Medal in 2000 for his contributions to Singapore.

 

Board of Trustees

 

1.Professor Chan Heng Chee (Chairman)Ambassador-at-Large
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2.Mr Vikram Nair
(Deputy Chairman)
Partner
Head, India Desk
Rajah and Tann
3. Mr Chee Wee KiongDistinguished Fellow
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
4.Ms Foo Chi HsiaDeputy Secretary, Southeast Asia and ASEAN
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
5.Mr Daniel KohManaging Director
Global Head, Treasury Market
Standard Chartered Bank
6.Mr Derek LauChief Executive Officer
Heliconia Capital Management Pte Ltd
7.Mr Edward LeeDirector
Asia Mobile Holdings
8.Ms Julia LeongPartner
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
9.Professor Joseph LiowDean
Tan Kah Kee Chair Professor of Comparative and
International Politics
College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
Nanyang Technological University
10.Mr Esa MasoodSecond Deputy Secretary
Ministry of Social and Family Development
11.Ms Tang Jiahui AmeliaDirector,
Strategic Planning and Corporate Planning & Organisation Development
Prime Minister’s Office
12.Mr Godwin TangDirector, Academic Research Division
Ministry of Education
13.Professor Brenda YeohDirector, Humanities & Social Science Research
Office of Deputy President (Research & Technology)
National University of Singapore
14.Mr Choi Shing Kwok
(ex-officio)
Director and CEO
ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute

Updated as of 14 November 2023