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Research activities at ISEAS are carried out by a core group of researchers grouped under three research programmes — Regional Economic Studies (RES), Regional Social and Cultural Studies (RSCS), and Regional Strategic and Political Studies (RSPS).

The Director, assisted by the Deputy Director, oversees the work of more than 28 researchers comprising senior fellows, fellows and research associates. Besides group and individual research, the researchers function as coordinators and organisers of research projects, conferences, public lectures and seminars; editors and referees of ISEAS journals, working papers, and book publications.

Researchers provide briefings for the diplomatic community, visiting policymakers, regional academic and policy advisory bodies, the business community and national institutions in Singapore. They also oversee visiting researchers and scholars.

Mr Choi Shing Kwok   Mr Choi Shing Kwok 0Director & Chief Executive Officer, ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute0 0Head, ASEAN Studies Centre0 0Head, Singapore APEC Study Centre0 Email : choi_shing_kwok@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Terence Chong   Dr Terence Chong 0Senior Fellow0 0Deputy Chief Executive Officer, ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute0 0Director, Research Division, ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute0 0Head, Temasek History Research Centre0 0Head, Archaeology Unit0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : terence_chong@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704518 View Profile
Cassey Lee   Dr Cassey Lee 0Senior Fellow0 0Coordinator, Regional Economic Studies Programme0 Email : cassey_lee@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704505 View Profile
Francis Hutchinson   Dr Francis Hutchinson 0Senior Fellow0 0Regional Economic Studies Programme0 0Coordinator, Malaysia Studies Programme0 Email : francis_hutchinson@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704500
Hui Yew-Foong   Dr Hui Yew-Foong 0Visiting Senior Fellow0 0Coordinator, Indonesia Studies Programme0 Email : hui_yew_foong@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704521
Le Hong Hiep   Dr Le Hong Hiep 0Senior Fellow0 0Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme0 0Coordinator, Vietnam Studies Programme0 Email : le_hong_hiep@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704519 View Profile
Michael J. Montesano   Dr Michael J Montesano 0Visiting Senior Fellow0 0Coordinator, Thailand Studies Programme0 0Coordinator, Myanmar Studies Programme0 Email : michael_montesano@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704502 View Profile
Mr Daljit Singh   Mr Daljit Singh 0Visiting Senior Fellow0 0Coordinator, Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme0 Email : daljit_singh@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704501
Norshahril Saat   Dr Norshahril Saat 0Senior Fellow0 0Coordinator, Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 0Indonesia Studies Programme0 0Malaysia Studies Programme0 Email : norshahril_saat@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704523 View Profile
Sharon Seah Li-Lian   Ms Sharon Seah 0Senior Fellow0 0Coordinator, ASEAN Studies Centre0 Email : sharon_seah@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704516 View Profile
Siwage Dharma Negara   Dr Siwage Dharma Negara 0Senior Fellow0 0Regional Economic Studies Programme0 0Co-coordinator, Indonesia Studies Programme0 0Coordinator, Singapore APEC Study Centre0 Email : siwage_dharma_negara@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704504
Hoang Thi Ha   Ms Hoang Thi Ha 0Fellow0 0ASEAN Studies Centre0 0Co-coordinator, Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme0 Email : hoang_thi_ha@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704546 View Profile
Lee Hwok Aun   Dr Lee Hwok Aun 0Senior Fellow0 0Regional Economic Studies Programme0 0Co-coordinator, Malaysia Studies Programme0 Email : lee_hwok_aun@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704528 View Profile
Moe Thuzar   Ms Moe Thuzar 0Fellow0 0Co-coordinator, Myanmar Studies Programme0 Email : moe_thuzar@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704512
Ms Lee Sue-Ann   Ms Lee Sue-Ann 0Senior Fellow0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 0Co-coordinator, Indonesia Studies Programme0 Email : lee_sue_ann@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704506 View Profile
Ian Storey   Dr Ian Storey 0Senior Fellow0 0Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme0 Email : ian_storey@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704507 View Profile
Lee Poh Onn   Dr Lee Poh Onn 0Senior Fellow0 0Regional Economic Studies Programme0 0Malaysia Studies Programme0 Email : lee_poh_onn@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704522 View Profile
William Choong   Dr William Choong 0Senior Fellow0 0Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme0 Email : william_choong@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704529
Geoffrey K Pakiam   Dr Geoffrey K Pakiam 0Fellow0 0Temasek History Research Centre0 Email : geoffrey_pakiam@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704520 View Profile
Melinda Martinus   Ms Melinda Martinus 0Lead Researcher0 0ASEAN Studies Centre0 Email : melinda_martinus@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704511
Sithanonxay Suvannaphakdy   Dr Sithanonxay Suvannaphakdy 0Lead Researcher0 0ASEAN Studies Centre0 Email : sithanonxay_suvannaphakdy@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704512 View Profile
Wong Yee Yang Ryan   Dr Wong Yee Yang Ryan 0Lead Researcher0 0ASEAN Studies Centre0 Email : ryan_wong@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Pham Thi Phuong Thao   Ms Pham Thi Phuong Thao 0Senior Research Officer0 0ASEAN Studies Centre0 Email : phuong_thao@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704509 View Profile
Pritish Bhattacharya   Mr Pritish Bhattacharya 0Senior Research Officer0 0Regional Economic Studies Programme0 Email : pritish_bh@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 6870 4515
Aaron Kao   Mr Aaron Kao 0Research Officer0 0Archaeology Unit0 Email : aaron_kao@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704557 View Profile
Aninda Dewayanti   Ms Aninda Dewayanti 0Research Officer0 0Indonesia Studies Programme0 Email : aninda_dewayanti@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704514
Divya Balakrishnan   Ms Divya Balakrishnan 0Research Officer0 0Regional Economic Studies Programme0 Email : divya_balakrishnan@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704561
Esther Seah   Ms Esther Seah 0Research Officer0 0Temasek History Research Centre0 Email : esther_seah@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704549
Fanzura Banu   Ms Fanzura Banu 0Research Officer0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : fanzura_banu@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704513
Fong Sok Eng   Ms Fong Sok Eng 0Research Officer0 0Archaeology Unit0 Email : fong_sok_eng@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704551
Kevin Zhang   Mr Kevin Zhang 0Research Officer0 0Malaysia Studies Programme0 Email : kevin_ZHANG@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704543 View Profile
Khairulanwar Zaini   Mr Khairulanwar Zaini 0Research Officer0 0Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme0 Email : khairulanwar_zaini@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704543
Lee Jia Juinn Kenji   Mr Lee Jia Juinn Kenji 0Research Officer0 0Regional Economic Studies Programme0 Email : kenji_lee@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Mr Amirul Adli Bin Rosli   Mr Amirul Adli Bin Rosli 0Research Officer0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : amirul_adli_rosli@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704526 View Profile
Mr Joel Chong   Mr Joel Chong 0Research Officer0 0Vietnam Studies Programme0 Email : joel_CHONG@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704513
Mr Neo Guo Wei Kevin   Mr Neo Guo Wei Kevin 0Research Officer0 0ASEAN Studies Centre0 Email : kevin_neo@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704515 View Profile
Ms Farah Nadine Binte Mohamad Seth   Ms Farah Nadine Binte Mohamad Seth 0Research Officer0 0ASEAN Studies Centre0 Email : farah_nadine@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704510
Ms Gan Qiao Yi Dorcas   Ms Gan Qiao Yi Dorcas 0Research Officer0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : dorcas_gan@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704514
Ms Gloria Lin Yuanbin   Ms Gloria Lin Yuanbin 0Research Officer0 0Regional Economic Studies Programme0 Email : gloria_lin@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704514 View Profile
Ms Neo Hui Yun Rebecca   Ms Neo Hui Yun Rebecca 0Research Officer0 0Indonesia Studies Programme0 Email : rebecca_neo@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704502 View Profile
Ms Priscilla Seah Yinghui   Ms Priscilla Seah Yinghui 0Research Officer0 0Regional Economic Studies Programme0 Email : priscilla_seah@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Ms Qiu Jiahui   Ms Qiu Jiahui 0Research Officer0 0ASEAN Studies Centre0 Email : qiu_jiahui@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704513
Ms Sharifah Afra Binte Syed Farid Alatas   Ms Sharifah Afra Binte Syed Farid Alatas 0Research Officer0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : afra_alatas@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704544
Dr Sean Ramon Turnell   Dr Sean Ramon Turnell 0Visiting Senior Fellow0 0Myanmar Studies Programme0 Email : sean_ramon_turnell@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Ha Hoang Hop   Dr Ha Hoang Hop 0Visiting Senior Fellow0 0Vietnam Studies Programme0 Email : ha_hoang_hop@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Jayant Menon   Dr Jayant Menon 0Visiting Senior Fellow0 0Regional Economic Studies Programme0 Email : jayant_menon@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704530 View Profile
Leo Suryadinata   Dr Leo Suryadinata 0Visiting Senior Fellow0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : leo_suryadinata@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704535
Liew Chin Tong   Mr Liew Chin Tong 0Visiting Senior Fellow0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 0Malaysia Studies Programme0 Email : liew_chin_tiong@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Max Lane   Dr Max Lane 0Visiting Senior Fellow0 0Indonesia Studies Programme0 Email : maxwell_lane@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704535 View Profile
Michael Theodore Schaper   Dr Michael Theodore Schaper 0Visiting Senior Fellow0 0ASEAN Studies Centre0 Email : michael_schaper@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704539 View Profile
Ooi Kee Beng   Dr Ooi Kee Beng 0Visiting Senior Fellow0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : ooi_kee_beng@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Prof Khoo Boo Teik   Prof Khoo Boo Teik 0Visiting Senior Fellow0 0Malaysia Studies Programme0 Email : khoo_boo_teik@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Robert Goodwin Sutter   Prof Robert Goodwin Sutter 0Visiting Senior Fellow0 0Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme0 Email : robert_sutter@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Shad Saleem Faruqui   Prof Shad Saleem Faruqui 0Visiting Senior Fellow0 0Malaysia Studies Programme0 Email : shad_saleem_faruqi@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Tham Siew Yean   Dr Tham Siew Yean 0Visiting Senior Fellow0 0Regional Economic Studies Programme0 Email : tham_siew_yean@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704502
Ahmad Najib Burhani   Dr Ahmad Najib Burhani 0Visiting Fellow0 0Indonesia Studies Programme0 Email : n_burhani@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Burhanuddin Muhtadi   Dr Burhanuddin Muhtadi 0Visiting Fellow0 0Indonesia Studies Programme0 Email : burhanuddin_muhtadi@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Dr Evan Abelard Laksmana   Dr Evan Abelard Laksmana 0Visiting Fellow0 0Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme0 Email : evan_laksmana@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Dr Nicolas Lainez   Dr Nicolas Lainez 0Visiting Fellow0 0Regional Economic Studies Programme0 Email : nicolas_jose_lainez@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704541 View Profile
Dr Punchada Sirivunnabood   Dr Punchada Sirivunnabood 0Visiting Fellow0 0Thailand Studies Programme0 Email : punchada_sirivunnabood@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Dr Shankaran Nambiar   Dr Shankaran Nambiar 0Visiting Fellow0 0ASEAN Studies Centre0 Email : shankaran_nambiar@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Dr Vannarith Chheang   Dr Vannarith Chheang 0Visiting Fellow0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : vannarith_chheang@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Dr Yatun Sastramidjaja   Dr Yatun Sastramidjaja 0Visiting Fellow0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : yatun_sastramidjaja@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Lee Ai Ling Clarissa   Dr Lee Ai Ling Clarissa 0Visiting Fellow0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : clarissa_lee@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Made Supriatma   Mr Antonius Made Tony Supriatma 0Visiting Fellow0 0Indonesia Studies Programme0 Email : made_supriatma@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Michael Flecker   Dr Michael Flecker 0Visiting Fellow0 0Archaeology Unit0 Email : michael_flecker@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704559 View Profile
Mr Dien Nguyen An Luong   Mr Dien Nguyen An Luong 0Visiting Fellow0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : dien_nguyen_an_luong@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Noel Hidalgo Tan Suwi Siang   Dr Noel Hidalgo Tan Suwi Siang 0Visiting Fellow0 0Temasek History Research Centre0 Email : noel_hidalgo_tan@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Oh Su-Ann   Dr Oh Su-Ann 0Visiting Fellow0 0Myanmar Studies Programme0 Email : oh_su_ann@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68702460 View Profile
Serina Abdul Rahman   Dr Serina Rahman 0Visiting Fellow0 0Regional Economic Studies Programme0 0Malaysia Studies Programme0 Email : serina_abdul_rahman@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704534 View Profile
Syafiq Hasyim   Dr Syafiq Hasyim 0Visiting Fellow0 0Indonesia Studies Programme0 Email : syafiq_hasyim@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Termsak Chalermpalanupap   Dr Termsak Chalermpalanupap 0Visiting Fellow0 0Thailand Studies Programme0 Email : termsak_chalermpalanupap@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704503 View Profile
Tuan Quoc Ho   Dr Tuan Quoc Ho 0Visiting Fellow0 0Vietnam Studies Programme0 Email : ho_tuan_quoc@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Yanuar Nugroho   Dr Yanuar Nugroho 0Visiting Fellow0 0Indonesia Studies Programme0 Email : yanuar_nugroho@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Derek Heng   Dr Derek Heng 0Associate Senior Fellow0 0Temasek History Research Centre0 Email : derek_heng@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Ernest Chew   Dr Ernest Chew 0Associate Senior Fellow0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : - Tel. : -
John Miksic   Prof John Miksic 0Associate Senior Fellow0 0Temasek History Research Centre0 Email : seajnm@nus.edu.sg Tel. : -
Ow Chin Hock   Dr Ow Chin Hock 0Associate Senior Fellow0 0Regional Economic Studies Programme0 Email : ow_chin_hock@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Paul Teng Piang Siong   Prof Paul Teng Piang Siong 0Associate Senior Fellow0 0ASEAN Studies Centre0 Email : - Tel. : - View Profile
Prof Robert Taylor   Professor Robert Taylor 0Associate Senior Fellow0 0Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme0 0Myanmar Studies Programme0 Email : robert_taylor@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Andrea Acri   Dr Andrea Acri 0Associate Fellow0 0Temasek History Research Centre0 Email : andrea_acri@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Charlotte Setijadi   Dr Charlotte Setijadi 0Associate Fellow0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : Tel. : -
Christopher Len   Dr Christopher Len 0Associate Fellow0 0Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme0 Email : christopher_len@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Deasy Simandjuntak   Dr Deasy Simandjuntak 0Associate Fellow0 0Indonesia Studies Programme0 Email : deasy_simandjuntak@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Dr John Lee   Dr John Lee 0Associate Fellow0 0Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme0 Email : - Tel. : -
Dr Theara Thun   Dr Theara Thun 0Associate Fellow0 0ASEAN Studies Centre0 Email : theara_thun@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Elizabeth Moore   Elizabeth Moore 0Associate Fellow0 0Temasek History Research Centre0 Email : elizabeth_moore@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Hélène Njoto   Dr Hélène Njoto 0Associate Fellow0 0Temasek History Research Centre0 Email : helene_njoto@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Kai Ostwald   Kai Ostwald 0Associate Fellow0 0Malaysia Studies Programme0 Email : - Tel. : -
Lim Chen Sian   Mr Lim Chen Sian 0Associate Fellow0 0Archaeology Unit0 Email : lim_chen_sian@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 6870 4558
Mr Jørgen Ørstrøm Møller   Mr Jørgen Ørstrøm Møller 0Associate Fellow0 0Regional Economic Studies Programme0 Email : jorgen_moller@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704525
Mr Romain Caillaud   Mr Romain Caillaud 0Associate Fellow0 0Myanmar Studies Programme0 Email : romain_caillaud@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Ms Zhou Shiyi   Ms Zhou Shiyi 0Associate Fellow0 0Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme0 Email : zhou_shiyi@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Nick Freeman   Dr Nick Freeman 0Associate Fellow0 0Myanmar Studies Programme0 Email : Tel. : -
Oliver Tappe   Dr Oliver Tappe 0Associate Fellow0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : oliver_tappe@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Ong Wai Hoong Andrew   Dr Ong Wai Hoong Andrew 0Associate Fellow0 0Myanmar Studies Programme0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : andrew_ong@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Philippe Peycam   Dr Philippe Peycam 0Associate Fellow0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : - Tel. : -
Pushpathavi Thambipillai   Dr Pushpathavi Thambipillai 0Associate Fellow0 0Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme0 Email : pushpa_thambipillai@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Ross Tapsell   Dr Ross Tapsell 0Associate Fellow0 0Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme0 Email : ross_tapsell@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Tin Maung Maung Than   Dr Tin Maung Maung Than 0Associate Fellow0 0Myanmar Studies Programme0 Email : Tin_Maung_Maung_Than@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Takayuki Higashikata   Mr Takayuki Higashikata 0Resident Associate Fellow0 0Indonesia Studies Programme0 Email : takayuki_higashikata@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : - View Profile
Dr Phi Minh Hong   Dr Phi Minh Hong 0Graduate Fellow0 0ASEAN Studies Centre0 Email : minh_hong@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : -
Low Jin Siang   Mr Low Jin Siang 0Research Assistant0 0Regional Economic Studies Programme0 Email : low_jin_siang@iseas.edu.sg Tel. : 68704533 View Profile