Bio

Al Lim
PhD, Anthropology and Environmental Studies
Yale University, 2026
researching the anthropology of finance and technology in Southeast Asia

incoming Presidential Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Singapore Management University (from July 2026)

defended his PhD in Anthropology and Environmental Studies at Yale University, with a dissertation on the social ecology of crypto in Thailand

awarded the H. Russell Bernard Student Paper Prize at the American Anthropological Association meeting for a paper on AI (Yale GSAS feature)

holds an MSc in Urbanisation and Development (overall best performance) at LSE and a BA (Hons) in Urban Studies (summa cum laude) at Yale-NUS

worked at Virtuals Ventures as a Core Contributor, ARC with Elroy Cheo, Deloitte Centre for the Edge, and the Earth Observatory of Singapore

previously IvyPlus Scholar at UC Berkeley and Visiting Researcher at Chulalongkorn University

also, previously Co-Chair of Association of Thai Students in America (ATSA) Board of Directors, Thailand/Laos/Cambodia Association Board Member, and Yale Council on Southeast Asia Studies Graduate Student Committee

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