Ben Leong

I am an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the School of Computing, National University of Singapore (NUS). I received my Ph.D., M.Eng. and S.B. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006, 1997 and 1997 respectively. My research interests are in the areas of computer networking and distributed systems:

Computer Networking

• Low Latency TCP
• Software Defined Networks (P4)
• 4G Cellular Networks
• Sensor Networks
• Wireless Mesh Networks

Distributed Systems

• Organization, Architecture and Programming Models
• Overlay Networks
• Networked Games

Education

• PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2001 — 2006)
• M.Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1997 — 1997)
• S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1993 — 1997)
• Raffles Junior College (1991 — 1992)
• Raffles Institution (1986 — 1990)

Companies

• Director Centre for Computing for Social Good and Philanthropy (2021)
• Director AI Centre for Educational Technologies (2021)
• Associate Professor National University of Singapore (2015)
• Director Experimental Systems & Technology Laboratory, Ministry of Education (2014 — 2019)
• Assistant Professor National University of Singapore (2006 — 2014)
• Assistant Director Public Service Commission (PSC) Secretariat (1999 — 2001)