Chung Piaw Teo

Chung Piaw Teo is the Stephen Riady Professor and Executive Director of the Institute of Operations Research and Analytics (IORA) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School. He has held significant academic roles including Head of Department, Acting Deputy Dean, Vice-Dean of Research and Ph.D. Programs, and Chair of the Ph.D. Committee at NUS.

• PhD in Operations Research from MIT (1996)
• Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Mathematics from NUS (1990)

Research Interests:

• Optimisation Under Uncertainty
• Discrete Choice Modeling
• Social Choice Theory
• Inventory Theory
• Supply Chain Management
• Combinatorial Optimisation
• Operations Research

Publications focus on stochastic optimization, supply chain resilience, and network design, with recent works spanning 2020–2015 in journals like Management Science, Operations Research, and Mathematical Programming. Key themes include urban logistics, risk mitigation, and decision analytics.

Scientific Awards:

• Stephen Riady Professor (2024)
• Provost’s Chair (2014)
• Faculty Outstanding Researcher Awards (2014, 2006, 2003)
• Nominee for University Outstanding Researcher Award (2006)

Grants & Leadership: Served on international committees (INFORMS, LANCHESTER Prize, Fudan Prize) and held visiting/fellow positions at MIT, Northwestern, and Sungkyunkwan University. Currently a department editor for Management Science and associate editor for multiple journals.