MOE TRF Recipients
External funding for education research is available on a competitive basis from the Ministry of Education (MOE). The MOE Tertiary Education Research Fund (TRF) aims to promote higher education innovation and research.
For enquires on the MOE TRF and grant call, please contact the Office of Research Governance & Administration (ORGA) at orga@smu.edu.sg.
SMU has been awarded the MOE TRF grant for the following projects:
FWA Hua Leong
Senior Lecturer of Information Systems
SCIS
2025 · Principle Investigator
Project
PerFormRect: Harnessing Large Language Models (LLM) to Uncover Programming Students' Misconceptions and Craft Personalized Coding Questions
LO Siaw Ling
Associate Professor of Information Systems (Education)
SCIS
2025 · Principle Investigator
Project
Debunkr – Debunk to Deepen: An AI-enhanced Pedagogical Approach for Transforming Misconceptions into Deeper Understanding
Aidan WONG
Assistant Professor of Urban Studies (Education)
CIS
2024 · Principle Investigator
Project
The Future is Interdisciplinary: Developing Lifelong Learning Through Singapore Management University's Core Curriculum
Kyong Jin SHIM
Associate Professor of Information Systems (Practice)
SCIS
2023 · Principle Investigator
Project
PresentationPro: Improving Public Speaking Skills through AI-Driven Virtual Reality Interactions
OUH Eng Lieh
Associate Professor of Computer Science (Education)
SCIS
2023 · Principle Investigator
Project
PromptTutor - Generative AI-enabled Personalised Tutor for Reflection Learning in Programming Courses
Jochen REB
Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
LKCSB
2021 · Principle Investigator
Project
From Suffering to Flourishing: Toward a Synthesis of Mindfulness Practice and Positive Psychology in Tertiary Education
Hady Wirawan LAUW
Associate Professor of Computer Science
SCIS
2021 · Principle Investigator
Project
Slide++: Automatic Augmentation of Academic Slides Towards AI-Enabled Student-Centred Learning
TA Nguyen Binh Duong
Assistant Professor of Computer Science (Education)
SCIS
2021 · Principle Investigator
Project
AP-Coach: AI-based formative feedback generation to improve student learning outcomes in introductory programming courses
CHENG Chi-Ying
Associate Professor of Psychology
SOSS
2020 · Principle Investigator
Project
Not for Girls?: Gender Imbalance in STEM and Its impact on Female Students' Creative Performance
YANG Hwajin
Associate Professor of Psychology
SOSS
2020 · Principle Investigator
Project
An evaluation of SMU's experiential learning programme ("SMU-X") and its multifaceted impacts on students and graduates
SEOW Poh Sun
Associate Professor of Accounting (Education)
SOA
2019 · Principle Investigator
Project
Preparing Accountants of the Future: Evaluating a Programme in Accounting Data and Analytics
Swapna GOTTIPATI
Assistant Professor of Information Systems (Education)
SCIS
2016 · Principle Investigator
Project
Learning Analytics on Student Feedback to Improve Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Note: The School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) was known as the School of Information Systems (SIS) in 2016.
Jennifer TONG
Assistant Professor of Psychology
SOSS
2016 · Principle Investigator
Project
When Academic Cultures Clash – An Exploration of Creativity Benefits of Doing Double Major
Gary PAN
Associate Professor of Accounting (Education)
SOA
2015 · Principle Investigator
Project
Evaluating SMU-X Pedagogy: An Innovative Approach to Prepare University Students with Future Work Skills
