Associate Research Fellows, Senior Analysts and Research Analysts

Ms Najwa Abdullah

Research Analyst

Education: BH Hons (Universitas Indonesia); MA (University of London)

Entity: IDSS

Ms Amalina Abdul Nasir

Research Analyst

Education: BSSc (SMU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Radicalization Process
• Terrorist Motivation
• Social Networks
• Terrorism in Southeast Asia

Entity: ICPVTR

Ms Juhi Ahuja

Senior Analyst

Education: BA Hons (NTU); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Religious Violence and Extremism
• Socio-cultural Identity
• Postcolonial Theory
• Nationalism

Entity: CENS

Mr Rashaad Ali

Research Analyst

Education: BA (Monash University); MA (University of Nottingham)

Areas of Expertise:

• Ethnic Politics
• Historical Institutionalism
• Malaysian Public Policy

Entity: IDSS

Ms Chaula Rininta Anindya

Research Analyst

Education: BSocSc (Universitas Indonesia); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Terrorism in Indonesia
• Radicalisation and De-radicalisation
• Civil-Military Relations in Indonesia
• Indonesia’s Defence and Security Policy

Entity: IDSS

Ms Adilah Binti Anwar

Language Officer

Education: BHmnSc Hons, Arab Languages and Literature (International Islamic University Malaysia)

Areas of Expertise:

• Arabic translations
• Arabic Linguistics
• Online extremism in Bahasa Indonesia website domain
• Community engagement in the Southeast Asia region
• Social psychology of the Singapore community
• Islam and Psychology

Entity: ICPVTR

Ms Nur Diyanah Binte Anwar

Senior Analyst

Education: BSSc Hons (NUS); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Social Policies
• State and Societal Relations
• Strategic Communication

Entity: CENS

Ms Aida Arosoaie

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA Hons (SOAS, University of London); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Violence
• Religion and political thought
• South East Asia, South Asia and the Middle East

Entity: IDSS

Ms Nur Aziemah Azman

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA (Al-Azhar University); MSc (Heriot-Watt University, UK)

Areas of Expertise:

• Online Extremism
• International Terrorism
• Religion and Identity
• Arabic Language and Literature

Entity: ICPVTR

Mr Mustazah Bin Bahari

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA Hons (Islamic University of Madinah); Master of Islamic Studies (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

Areas of Expertise:

• Moderation Studies
• Psychological aspects of an extremist
• History of extremists in Muslim world and their threats to politics and society
• Counter narrative extremism strategy

Entity: ICPVTR

Mr Iftekharul Bashar

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BSSc Hons; MSSc (University of Dhaka)

Entity: ICPVTR

Mr Abdul Basit

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA (Punjab University); MSc; MPhil (Quaid-I-Azam University)

Entity: ICPVTR

Ms Irene Chan

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA (NIE, NTU); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Chinese Foreign Policy
• China-ASEAN and China-U.S. Relations
• Regional Maritime Security
• China’s Territorial Disputes in East Asia

Entity: IDSS

Ms Chan Xin Ying

Research Analyst

Education: BIAM Hons (UUM); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• China and Malaysia Relations
• Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia and The Rise of China
• Refugee Issues in Malaysia (focusing on Rohingya and Ughyur refugees)

Entity: IDSS

Mr Chang Jun Yan

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BSSc Hons (NUS); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• International Relations Theory
• International and Regional Organisations
• Democracy and Democratisation
• Critical Security Studies

Entity: IDSS

Mr James Char

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA (NTU); MA (NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Chinese Domestic Politics
• Civil-Military Relations in China
• China’s Diplomatic Strategies in the Global South
• Chinese Nationalism as a Source of Political Legitimacy

Entity: IDSS

Mr Christopher Chen

Research Associate

Education: BA Hons; MIR (University of Melbourne)

Areas of Expertise:

• HADR Landscape in the Asia-Pacific; Institutional Memory
• Human Rights in Asia
• Forced Migration
• Politics & Conflicts in the Asia-Pacific.

Entity: NTS Centre

Mr Jonathan Chen

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BBus Hons (NTU); MSc (RSIS, NTU), MA (NUS)

Areas of Expertise:

• Political Parties of Indonesia
• State and Society in Indonesia
• Indonesian Ethnic Chinese Community
• Contemporary Issues of Timor-Leste
• China-Indonesia Relations
• Indonesia Foreign Policy

Entity: IDSS

Mr Andre Foo

Senior Analyst

Education: BSSc (NUS); PGDip (NIE, NTU); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Maritime and naval policy in the Asia-Pacific
• The role of air power in the Asia-Pacific region

Entity: IDSS

Ms Foo Yen Ne

Senior Analyst

Education: LLB (University of Reading); PGDip (City University London, UK); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• HumanitarianAid and Disaster Relief
• Collaborative Governance
• International Politics of Communication
• Migration

Entity: NTS Centre

Mr Nandhakumar Gunasekaran

Senior Analyst

Education: BSSc Hons (NUS); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Unconventional Threats
• Robotics and Automation

Entity: STSP

Mr David Han Guo Xiong

Senior Analyst

Education: BSSc Hons (NUS); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Critical International Relations Theory
• International Politics of Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific Regions
• Maritime Security Issues, especially the South China Sea Disputes
• Malaysia’s Foreign Policy

Entity: IDSS

Mr Ahmad Saiful Rijal Bin Hassan

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA (Al-Azhar University); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Terrorist Rehabilitation
• Community Engagement
• Moderation
• Political Islam

Entity: ICPVTR

Ms Hnin Nu Wai

Senior Analyst

Education: BEng Hons (UOG,SIT); MSc (RSIS,NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Humanitarian assistance and disaster response in Asia-Pacific region
• Irregular migration and human insecurity in Asia
• Environmental Politics ( especially environmental protection in Myanmar & ASEAN region)
• Politics and international relations in ASEAN

Entity: NTS Centre

Mr Ho Shu Huang

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA Hons (NUS); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Military Sociology
• Civil-Military Relations
• The Military Profession
• Professional Military Education

Entity: IDSS

Mr Ben Ho

Associate Research Fellow

Education: MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Naval affairs
• Airpower
• Hybrid warfare
• Irregular warfare
• Light-infantry and special operations

Entity: IDSS

Mr Benjamin Ho

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BComm Hons (NTU); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Security Multilateralism in the Asia Pacific Region With a Focus on Regional Institutions and Fora
• Chinese Foreign Policy and Ethical Philosophy
• National Security (Intelligence)
• Sociology of Religion

Entity: IDSS

Mr Shawn Ho

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BSc (SMU); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

•    Korean Peninsular Politics, Security and History
•    East Asian Security
•    ASEAN-Korea relations

Entity: IDSS

Ms Amanda Huan

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA (Adams State College); BComm (NTU); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Political Psychology
• Organisational Behaviour
• International Organisations
• Decision-making
• Reputation Management
• Communication

Entity: CMS

Ms Nazia Hussain

Research Analyst

Education: BA (Jacobs University); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Sino-Indian Relations
• Chinese Foreign and Security Policy
• India-Myanmar bilateral relations
• Asia Pacific Security
• Insurgency in Northeast India and its trans-national linkages

Entity: RSIS

Mr Muhammad Ansar

Research Analyst

Education: GCE 'A' Level (Raffles Institution)

Areas of Expertise:

• Extremism in the Online and Social Media Sphere
• Terrorism in South-East Asia
• Youth Radicalization

Entity: ICPVTR

Ms Stefanie Kam

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA (Reed College); MA (University of Chicago); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Political Violence and Terrorism in the Asia Pacific region, particularly Southeast Asia
• Chinese Security and Foreign Policy
• History and politics of Xinjiang
• Ethnic separatism

Entity: ICPVTR

Ms Sumitha Narayanan Kutty

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA (Mangalore University); PG Dip. (Asian College of Journalism); MA (Georgetown University)

Areas of Expertise:

•    Indian foreign policy

•    India-Iran relations

•    India’s policies toward the Middle East and western Indian Ocean Region

•    South Asian political affairs and regional security threats

•    Iranian nuclear program, US-Iran relations

Entity: IDSS

Ms Dymples Leong

Senior Analyst

Education: BBus (University of Newcastle)

Entity: CENS

Mr Ian Li Huiyuan

Research Analyst

Education: BBus Hons (Queensland University of Technology); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Military History
• Cultural/religious conflicts

Entity: IDSS

Ms Lee Hui Ying

Senior Analyst

Education: MPP (University of Sydney); BA (University of London)

Areas of Expertise:

• International/Regional Organisations
• ASEAN
• Human rights and governance
• Gender

Entity: RSIS

Ms Lee YingHui

Senior Analyst

Education: BA (University of Reading, United Kingdom ), MIR (Peking University, China)

Areas of Expertise:

• Maritime security and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
• South China Sea conflict
• Maritime trade and the blue economy
• China’s ocean policy
• Belt and Road Initiative

Entity: IDSS

Ms Lyu Mengting

Research Analyst

Education: BA; BSc (Wuhan University); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Entity: RSIS

Mr Vincent Mack Zhi Wei

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BSc (NUS); MSc (RSIS,NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Social Movements, Protests, and Political Mobilisation
• Labour Unions and Vulnerable Populations
• Political Sociology, International Political Economy and Discourse Analysis
• Dynamic modelling of public policy systems
• Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods

Entity: RSIS

Ms Sara Mahmood

Senior Analyst

Education: BSc Hons (Lahore School of Economics); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Religious Violence, Terrorism and Extremism
• Role of Women in Terrorism
• Gender in Political Violence and Conflict
• Terrorism and Insurgency in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region
• Pakistan Studies

Entity: ICPVTR

Mr Remy Mahzam

Associate Research Fellow

Education: B, Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage Hons (International Islamic University Malaysia); BA Hons (University of Huddersfield, UK); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Cyber terrorism
• Online Radicalisation
• Social Media Analytics
• Inter-Religious Relations
• Political Islam

Entity: ICPVTR

Ms Ainah Binte Manap

Senior Language/Administrative Officer

Areas of Expertise:

• Translation
• Languages
• History of Singapore
• Current Tourist Attractions in Singapore
• Cultures and Religions in Singapore

Entity: ICPVTR

Mr Eugene Mark Min Hui

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA (ANU); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Civil Military Relations
• Political Risk
• Comparative Politics and Security in Southeast Asia

Entity: IDSS

Mr Keoni Indrabayu Marzuki

Senior Analyst

Education: BPSc (Parahyangan Catholic University); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Indonesian Defence and Security Policy
• Civil-military Relations in Indonesia
• Indonesian Politics
• Indonesian Foreign Policy

Entity: IDSS

Mr Ahmad Helmi Bin Mohamad Hasbi

Research Analyst

Education: BA, Islamic Theology (AL-Azhar University)

Entity: ICPVTR

Mr Mohamed Feisal Bin Mohamed Hassan

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BHmnSc (IIUM); MA (IIUM)

Entity: ICPVTR

Ms Sabariah Binte Mohamed Hussin

Research Analyst

Education: EMBA, PGDM (Berne University of Applied Sciences)

Areas of Expertise:

• Radicalization & Countering Violent Extremism (Preventive) in the areas of Aftercare
• Community Engagement and the Role of Women

Entity: ICPVTR

Mr Mohamad Imran Bin Mohd Noor

Language Officer II

Areas of Expertise:

• Translation
• Languages

Entity: ICPVTR

Mr Jose Ma. Luis P. Montesclaros

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BSc (University of the Philippines Diliman); MPP (NUS)

Areas of Expertise:

• Dynamic modelling of public policy systems
• Complexity
• Governance institutions and strategy development
• Small and medium enterprises (SME) and tourism development

Entity: NTS Centre

Mr Aédán Mordecai

Senior Analyst

Education: BA Hons (King's College London); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Comparative International Development
• Globalisation
• Political and Economic Risk Analysis

Entity: CMS

Ms Nursheila Muez

Research Analyst

Education: BSSc Hons (NUS)

Entity: SRP

Ms Ng Chew Yee

Research Analyst

Education: MEng (University of Sheffield); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Political Psychology
• East Asia Relations
• War Termination
• System Effects in Policy Making

Entity: IDSS

Dr Joel Ng

Research Fellow

Education: DPhil (Oxon.); MA (Distinction) (Sussex); BA (Hons) (East Anglia)

Areas of Expertise:

• Norms
• Regional Organizations
• African Union
• ASEAN
• International Humanitarian Law
• Rule of Law & Governance

Entity: CMS

Mr Joshua Ng

Senior Analyst

Education: BA Hons (NUS)

Areas of Expertise:

• Singapore’s National Security and its History
• Fake News
• Extremism and Social Cohesion
• The internet landscape of Singapore

Entity: NSSP

Mr Andar Nubowo

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA in Islamic Theology (State Islamic University, Indonesia), MSc in Social Science (EHESS, France)

Entity: IDSS

Mr Syed Huzaifah Bin Othman Alkaff

Associate Research Fellow

Education: B, Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage Hons (International Islamic University Malaysia) ; MSc Strategic Studies (RSIS,NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Middle Eastern and North African politics
• Political Islam
• Islamic Jurisprudence
• Communication

Entity: ICPVTR

Mr Vinay Kumar Pathak

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA (Oklahoma City University); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Entity: IDSS

Mr Henrik Paulsson

Research Analyst

Education: BSc (Umeå University); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Military History
• Military Organisations & Doctrine
• Civil-Military Relations
• Insurgency & Counterinsurgency
• Indonesian Military Issues

Entity: IDSS

Mr Pravin Prakash

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BSSc Hons; MSSc (NUS)

Areas of Expertise:

• State-society relations
• Civil Society
• Multi-culturalism
• Nationalism
• Class and Inequality

Entity: CENS

Mr Romain Quivooij

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA; MA (Paris-Sorbonne); MA; Advanced MA (Panthéon-Sorbonne); MA (King’s College London)

Areas of Expertise:

• Radicalisation and De-radicalisation Processes
• Online Extremism
• Radical Islam
• Armed Insurgents Movements
• Counter-terrorism
• Counter-insurgency

Entity: CENS

Ms Vishalini Chandara Sagar

Senior Analyst

Education: BA Hons (Melbourne); MA (ANU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Civil Conflict Studies
• Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief
• Disaster Risk Management
• Humanitarian Intervention and R2P
• Human Rights in Asia

Entity: NTS Centre

Mr Martin Searle

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA Hons (University College London); MA (The New School University)

Areas of Expertise:

• New Technologies in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response
• Mixed Migration in Southeast Asia
• Negotiating Access in Complex Humanitarian Settings
• Political Legitimacy in Unstable Contexts

Entity: NTS Centre

Ms Margareth Sembiring

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BEng, Mechanical Engineering (NUS); MSi (Han) (Indonesian Defense University); MA (King’s College London)

Areas of Expertise:

• Energy Security
• Geopolitics of Energy
• Environment, Development, and Transboundary Implications
• Peace, Human Security, and Development
• ASEAN Environmental Cooperation

Entity: NTS Centre

Mr Mohammed Sinan Siyech

Research Analyst

Education: Dip, Arabic Language (Summit Academy); BCom Hons (Christ University); MSc (RSIS, NTU);

Areas of Expertise:

• Indian Foreign and Domestic Policy
• Hindutva, Salafism and Online extremism
• Terrorism and Political Violence in Yemen
• Al Qaeda and the Islamic State

Entity: ICPVTR

Mr Muhammad Faris Alfiq

Research Analyst

Education: BA Hons (NUS)

Entity: SRP

Mr Nodirbek Soliev

Senior Analyst

Education: LL.B; LL.M (UWED); MSc (RSIS,NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Terrorism and extremism in Central Asia, China and Russia, and domestic and international implications of such political violence
• Counter-terrorism policy and strategy pertaining to these regions
• Foreign fighter militancy in the Middle East
• Security developments in Afghanistan

Entity: ICPVTR

Ms Zoe Stanley Lockman

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA (Johns Hopkins University); MIS (Sciences Po Paris)

Areas of Expertise:

• Defence innovation
• Naval modernisation
• Emerging technologies
• Arms trade
• Defence industries

Entity: IDSS

Mr Muhammad Saiful Alam Shah Bin Sudiman

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA, Islamic Theology (Al-Azhar, Cairo); M, Counselling (Monash University); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Islamism
• Contemporary Salafism
• Radical ideologies
• Governance and political system in the early Islam
• Terrorist rehabilitation and peace-building

Entity: ICPVTR

Ms V S Suguna

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BComp (NUS); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Entity: CENS

Mr Cameron Sumpter

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA Hons; MA (The University of Auckland)

Areas of Expertise:

• Processes of Radicalisation
• CVE and Disengagement Initiatives
• Intra-movement Dynamics

Entity: CENS

Mr Emirza Adi Syailendra

Senior Analyst

Education: BSocSc (University of Indonesia); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Indonesia’s Foreign Policy
• Indonesia’s Defence Policy
• Indonesia’s Politics
• Southeast Asia and ASEAN
• International Relations in East Asia

Entity: IDSS

Mr Tan E Guang Eugene

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA (NUS); MIntSt (University of Otago)

Areas of Expertise:

• State behaviour in International issues
• Cybersecurity
• Aviation Issues
• Singapore Foreign Policy

Entity: CENS

Ms Tan Ming Hui

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA Hons (NUS); MSc (RSIS,NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Japan’s Foreign Policy
• International Relations of East Asia
• Politics of War, Memory, and History

Entity: RSIS

Mr Okkie Tanupradja

Senior Language Officer

Education: BDesSt (Griffith University); MA (RMIT)

Areas of Expertise:

• Indonesian Straits Chinese heritage and social studies
• Inter-cultural studies
• Orientalism

Entity: ICPVTR

Ms Sarah Teo

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BComm Hons (NTU); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Multilateral security and defence cooperation in ASEAN and the Asia Pacific
• Middle powers in the Asia Pacific
• Foreign policies of Australia and South Korea
• International Relations theory

Entity: IDSS

Mr Julius Cesar Imperial Trajano

Research Fellow

Education: BA (University of the Philippines Manila); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Human security, with emphasis on political and economic security
• Humanitarian assistance and disaster response
• Ethnic conflicts and separatism in Southeast Asia
• Human rights and democratisation issues in Southeast Asia
• Energy security, particularly nuclear energy governance
• Traditional security issues in the Asia-Pacific, particularly South China Sea disputes

Entity: NTS Centre

Mr Tsjeng Zhizhao Henrick

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA (Boston University); MIA ( Columbia University)

Areas of Expertise:

• International geopolitics and security issues in the Asia-Pacific region
• Security architecture in Northeast and Southeast Asia

Entity: IDSS

Mr Kalicharan Veera Singam

Research Analyst

Education: BSSc (NUS); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Entity: RSIS

Mr Phidel Marion G. Vineles

Senior Analyst

Education: BA (University of Santo Tomas); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
• Political Economy

Entity: RSIS

Mr Prashant Waikar

Research Analyst

Education: BA Hons; MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Identity Politics
• Islamophobia
• Discourse Analysis

Entity: IDSS

Mr Adri Wanto

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BSSc (University of Prof. Dr. Moestopo (Beragama)); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• The evolution of religious doctrine
• Political Islam
• Religious Behaviour in Indonesia
• Historical and contemporary issues of the dynamic between religion and local culture

Entity: IDSS

Ms Jennifer Yang Hui

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA Hons; MA (NUS)

Areas of Expertise:

• Social media analytics
• Security sector reform, ethno-religious relations and the role of the social media in contemporary Indonesia
• Epistemology, knowledge-making and their implications on digital maturity

Entity: CENS

Mr Zi Yang

Senior Analyst

Education: BA (George Mason University); MA (Georgetown University)

Areas of Expertise:

• Chinese information warfare and operations
• Military mental health
• China’s defense industry

Entity: IDSS