Professor LING San

Deputy President and Provost
President’s Chair in Mathematical Sciences
School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS), College of Science (CoS)
Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore

Reach me at lingsan@ntu.edu.sg

Academic Qualifications

1990    PhD    University of California, Berkeley, USA
1989    MA    University of Cambridge, UK
1985    BA (First Class Honours)    University of Cambridge, UK

Current Service

Since August 2024 Member   Advisory Council on Community Relations in Defence (ACCORD), Ministry of Defence, Singapore
Since January 2024 Member   Urban Mobility Innovation Steering Committee, National Research Foundation, Singapore
Since January 2024 Member   International Board of Overseers, Sabancı University, Istanbul, Turkey
Since November 2023 Member   Online Trust and Security Steering Committee, Ministry of Digital Development and Information Technology Office, Singapore
Since July 2023 Member   Foundational Research Capabilities Standing Committee, National Research Foundation, Singapore
Since April 2023 Member   University of the Future Initiative, Association of Pacific Rim Universities
Since August 2022 Member   Committee of Government Scientific Advisors, Singapore
Since August 2022 Member   Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) Smart Nation and Digital Economy Executive Committee, Singapore
Since December 2021 Vice Chairman   Board of Directors, House of Anatole Ltd (drug halfway house)
Since October 2021 Member   Advisory Board, Green Frontier Capital
Since December 2020 Member   Executive Committee, Global MOOC Alliance
Since 2020 Member   President’s Science and Technology Awards Main Committee, A*STAR
Since 2020 Chairman   President’s Technology Award Selection Committee, A*STAR
Since December 2019 Member   Governing Board, University Alliance in Talent Education Development
Since January 2015 Member   Management Board, Institute for Mathematical SciencesNational University of Singapore
Since September 2012 Overseas Member   Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Peer Review College, United Kingdom
Since 2012 Overseas Reviewer   Research Grant Council, Hong Kong
Since November 2009 Member   Editorial Board, Journal of the Indonesian Mathematical Society
Since March 2003 Series co-editor   Series on Coding Theory and CryptologyWorld Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore

Research Interests

  1. Applications of algebra and number theory to combinatorial designs, coding theory, cryptography and sequences
  2. Arithmetic of modular curves and Galois representations