Professor LING San

Distinguished Nanyang Professor
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 September 2025 Member   Board of Trustees, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
Since July 2025 Senior Deputy President   VinUniversity, Vietnam
Since January 2025 Member   International Advisory Council, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia  
Since August 2024 Member   Advisory Council on Community Relations in Defence (ACCORD), Ministry of Defence, Singapore
Since January 2024 Member   International Board of Overseers, Sabancı University, Istanbul, Turkey
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 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