Huang Research Group
The Huang Research Group for Strategic Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship (SIME) is led by Associate Professor Kenneth Huang at the National University of Singapore. Our research focuses on innovation and technology management, entrepreneurial and intellectual property strategy, science and technology policy, open innovation, and institutional change. We are particularly interested in emerging technologies, new forms of organizing, and emerging economies.
Emerging Technologies
Biotech, Energy, AI, IT & Digitalization.
New Forms of Organizing
Open Innovation, Crowdsourcing and Human-AI Team
Emerging Economies
China and
ASEAN.
Principal Investigator
Dr. Kenneth G. Huang
Dr. Kenneth Huang is an Associate Professor (with tenure) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management (ISEM) and Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School. He is the academic director of the Master of Science (MSc.) in Management of Technology Program at NUS. He currently serves on the editorial boards of Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal and Journal of International Business Studies. He is a senior editor of Management and Organization Review and is an associate editor of Organization Science (for a special issue) and was a co-editor of Journal of Management Studies (for a special Issue). His areas of expertise include innovation and technology management, entrepreneurial and intellectual property strategy, global strategy, science and technology policy, open science/innovation, and institutional change particularly in emerging economies like China and ASEAN.
Dr. Huang’s research has been published in high-impact peer-reviewed journals such as Science, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management, Journal of International Business Studies, Research Policy, Nature Biotechnology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS), Industrial and Corporate Change, Journal of Management Studies, and Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, and has been recognized by several international research and best paper awards from the Academy of Management (AOM), Strategic Management Society (SMS), DRUID, Academy of International Business (AIB) and INFORMS. His works have been featured by Reuters, CNBC, Economist Intelligence Unit, Business Times, MIT Technology Review, China Daily, Asian Scientist, Straits Times, Channel NewsAsia, among other media outlets. He earned his Ph.D. in Technology Management and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He also holds M.S. degree in Technology and Policy from MIT, and B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University.
Team Members
Research Staff
Dr. Dongbo Shi
Visiting Research Fellow
Assistant Professor at School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Education: Ph.D. Tsinghua University (Public Policy)
Research Interests: Economics of Science and Entrepreneurship
Email: dongboshi@nus.edu.sg
Dr. Fang Zhou
Research Fellow
Education: Ph.D. National University of Singapore (Information Systems & Analytics)
Research Interests: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, China context
Email: fangzhou@nus.edu.sg
Can Cui
Research Engineer
Education: Master of Science, National University of Singapore (Statistics)
Research Interests: Innovation and Corporate Strategic Management, Big Data
Email: isecan@nus.edu.sg
Research Students
En Chou Han
5th year PhD Student
Education: Bachelor, National University of Singapore (Computer Science, Business Administration)
Research Interests: Emerging Technologies (e.g., Cloud Computing, AI, Blockchain), Technology and Innovation
Email: han@u.nus.edu.
Wanyu (Emilie) Xu
2nd year PhD Student
Education: PhD, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (Strategic Management)
Research Interests: Corporate Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Corporate Venture Capital Strategy, Rural Entrepreneurship
Email: xu.wanyu@u.nus.edu
Zhuyi (Angelina) Li
4th year PhD Student
Education: Bachelor, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (Major in Computer Science; minor in Mathematics), Master, Columbia University
Research Interests: Entrepreneurs’ Work-Related Behaviors, Well-being, Creativity and Venture Performance
Email: liz@u.nus.edu
Yeyanran Ge
3rd year PhD Student
Education: Master, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Public Administration)
Research Interests: National and Foreign Policy, AI and Firm Innovation
Email: geyeyanran@u.nus.edu