Faculty Awards & Achievements

July 2024
ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Reviewer Award
was awarded to:

at the 32nd ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE2024).

This is awarded to 12 of the 189 PC members of the technical research track.

July 2024
Distinguished Reviewer Award
was awarded to:

at the 1st ACM International Conference on AI-powered Software (AIware). 

The award is awarded to 4 of the 50 PC members of the technical research track.

July 2024
Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
was awarded to:

Established in 2014 using the Lee Kong Chian Fund for Research Excellence from the Lee Foundation.

The Fellowship acknowledges and rewards faculty who have an excellent research record and hold great promise.

July 2024
Lee Kong Chian Professorship
was awarded to:

Established in 2014 using the Lee Kong Chian Fund for Research Excellence from the Lee Foundation. 

The Lee Kong Chian Professorship acknowledges and rewards distinguished scholars who are internationally recognised and highly regarded by their peers, and contribute to the development of teaching and research in their School.

July 2024
Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship for Research Excellence
was awarded to:

Founded in 2001, the award is given annually to outstanding SMU faculty based on their research performance in the previous year. 

Nominees are evaluated based on the originality of projects, research track record, importance of research findings, multidisciplinary nature of projects, ability to attract the interest and collaboration of faculty from world-class universities.

April 2024
Best Reviewer Award
was awarded to:

at the 7th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Technical Debt (TechDebt 2024).

Best Reviewer Award was awarded to 3 of the 34 PC members of the technical research track.

January 2024
ACM Fellow 2023
was awarded to:

from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

The ACM Fellows program recognizes the top 1% of ACM Members for their outstanding accomplishments in computing and information technology and/or outstanding service to ACM and the larger computing community.

November 2023
2023 Google South Asia & Southeast Asia Research Awards
was awarded to:

Google South Asia & Southeast Asia Research Awards are focused on supporting exceptional computer science research in the region. Through this program we also intend to strengthen long-term collaborative relationships with faculty working on problems that will impact how future generations use technology.

For their papers,

  • Shengfeng He, Singapore Management University
    FlashVision: Dynamic-Background Tolerant Video Conferencing via Flash Photography
  • Liao Lizi, Singapore Management University
    Advancing Large Language Models for Target-Driven Conversation
  • Yixin Cao, Singapore Management University
    Synergizing Large Language Models for Collaborative Planning

October 2023
2023 SMU Teaching Excellence Awards - Recipients
was awarded to:

The SMU Teaching Excellence Awards are given to recognise and value the importance of teaching as a complex and multi-faceted activity.

September 2023
SMU-Educational Research Fellowship (SMU-ERF) 2023
was awarded to:

from the SMU Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE), for the project, “VR-Enabled Immersive Learning for Computing Courses”

February 2023
JCST Outstanding Reviewer Award 2022
was awarded to:

from the Journal of Computer Science and Technology (JCST)

This award is for 10 outstanding reviewers selected from 1350 JCST reviewers who conducted peer review in 2020-2022, based on the quality, quantity and timeliness of their reviews.

December 2022
Developing Emerging Skills and Competencies Award – BRONZE
was awarded to:

from QS Reimagine Education Awards 2022, for the course, “SMT202 Analytics Applications for Smart Living”

November 2022
September 2022
2022 SMU Teaching Excellence Awards - Recipients
was awarded to:

The SMU Teaching Excellence Awards are given to recognise and value the importance of teaching as a complex and multi-faceted activity.

September 2022
SMU-Educational Research Fellowship (SMU-ERF) 2022
was awarded to:

from the SMU Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE), for the project, “VR-Enabled Immersive Learning for Computing Courses”

July 2022
Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
was awarded to:

Established in 2014 using the Lee Kong Chian Fund for Research Excellence from the Lee Foundation, the Fellowship acknowledges and rewards faculty who have an excellent research record and hold great promise.

July 2022
Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship for Research Excellence
was awarded to:

Founded in 2001, the award is given annually to outstanding SMU faculty based on their research performance in the previous year. 

Nominees are evaluated based on the originality of projects, research track record, importance of research findings, multidis

January 2022
IEEE Fellow
was awarded to:

from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation. The total number of IEEE senior members elevated to Fellow in any one year may not exceed one-10th of 1 percent of the total IEEE voting membership on record as of 31 December of the preceding year.

November 2021
2021 Singapore 100 Women in Tech (SGWIT) Honouree
was awarded to:

Organised by the Singapore Computer Society (SCS) and in partnership with the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)

The SG100WIT List is an initiative that recognises and celebrates women based in Singapore who have been inspiring their communities and making significant contributions to the tech industry.