Centre Staff
Dr Kumar Ramakrishna
Associate Professor
Associate Dean; Head of International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research; Research Adviser to National Security Studies Programme
Education
BSSc Hons (NUS); M, Defence Studies (UNSW); PhD (Royal Holloway University of London) Areas of Expertise
- History of Strategic Thought
- Propaganda Theory
- Counter-insurgency Theory
- History of the Malayan Emergency (1948-60)
- Terrorist Motivations and Ideology
- Counter-terrorism Strategy
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Ms Amalina Abdul Nasir
Research Analyst
Education
BSSc (SMU) Areas of Expertise
- Terrorism and extremism in Southeast Asia
- Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
- Radicalisation Process
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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
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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
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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
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Mr Iftekharul Bashar
Associate Research Fellow
Education
BSSc Hons; MSSc (University of Dhaka) Areas of Expertise
- Political Violence and Terrorism in South Asia
- Counterterrorism
- Assessment of PVE/CVE programmes
- Rohingya Crisis and regional security
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Mr Abdul Basit
Research Fellow
Education
BA (Punjab University); MSc; MPhil (Quaid-I-Azam University) Areas of Expertise
- Countering and Preventing Violent Extremism in Af-Pak
- Non-state violent actors in Af-Pak
- Radicalisation and Islamist militancy
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Mr Jasminder Singh S/O Bilveer Singh
Senior Analyst
Education
BComm (University of Southern Queensland); MSc (RSIS, NTU) Dr Richard J. Chasdi
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Education
BA (Brandeis University); MA (Boston College); PhD (Purdue University)
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Mr Amresh Lavan Gunasingham
Associate Editor/Lead (Networks)
Dr Mahfuh Bin Haji Halimi
Research Fellow
Education
BA Hons (UKM, Malaysia); MSc; PhD (RSIS, NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Islamism and Security Issues in Southeast Asia
- Political Violence and Terrorism in the Middle East
- Jihadist Rehabilitation & Revision
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Dr Irm Haleem
Assistant Professor
Manager (Research & Publications) at ICPVTR; Coordinator of MSc (International Relations) Programme
Education
BA (Eckerd College); MA (Northeastern University); PhD (Boston University) Areas of Expertise
- Conceptual Study of Violence
- Political Theory and Violence
- Social Philosophy and Violence
- Theory of Recognition and Violence
- Existentialism
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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
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Dr Muhammad Haniff Hassan
Research Fellow
Education
BA Hons (UKM); MSc (IDSS, NTU); PhD (RSIS, NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Islamic Jurisprudence and Contemporary Issues
- Political Islam
- Islamic and da`wah Movements
- Moderation and Extremism Study
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Ms Stefanie Kam
Associate Research Fellow
Education
BA (Reed College); MA (University of Chicago); MSc (RSIS, NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Terrorism and political violence
- Ethnic separatism
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Dr Lim Ee Peng
Professor
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Education
BSc (NUS); PhD (University of Minnesota)
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Mr Remy Mahzam
Associate Research Fellow
Education
B, Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage Hons (International Islamic University Malaysia); BA Hons (University of Huddersfield); MSc (RSIS, NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Cyber terrorism
- Online Radicalisation
- Social Media Analytics
- Inter-Religious Relations
- Political Islam
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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
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Mr Ahmad Helmi Bin Mohamad Hasbi
Research Analyst
Education
BA, Islamic Theology (AL-Azhar University) Dr Mohamed Feisal Bin Mohamed Hassan
Research Fellow
Education
BHmnSc (IIUM); MA (IIUM); PhD (University of Melbourne) Mr Mohamad Imran Bin Mohd Noor
Language Officer II
Areas of Expertise
- Translation
- Languages
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Ms Kyler Ong
Associate Research Fellow
Education
BA (American Military University); MSc (University of Cambridge) Mr Raffaello Pantucci
Senior Fellow
Education
BA (School University of Manchester); MA (King’s College London) Ms Unaesah Rahmah
Research Analyst
Education
BA (State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta); BA (Darus Sunnah International Institute for Hadith Sciences); MSc (RSIS, NTU) Mr Rueben Ananthan Santhana Dass
Research Analyst
Education
BSc ; MSc (Imperial College London); MSc (RSIS, NTU) Mr Mohammed Sinan Siyech
Senior 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
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Mr Nodirbek Soliev
Senior Analyst
Education
LL.B; LL.M (University of World Economy and Diplomacy); 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
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Mr Muhammad Saiful Alam Shah Bin Sudiman
Associate Research Fellow
Education
BA, Islamic Theology (Al-Azhar University); 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
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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
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Mr Kalicharan Veera Singam
Senior Analyst
Education
BSSc (NUS); MSc (RSIS, NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Terrorist Ideology
- Political Discourses on Climate Change
- Research Methods and Interdisciplinary Approaches
- South and Southeast Asian Politics
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