Ho Weng Kin

Assistant Professor

Mathematics and Mathematics Education

National Institute of Education

Nanyang Technological University

Singapore

1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616

 

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About myself

I joined the Mathematics and Mathematics Education (MME) Academic Group, National Institute of Education (NIE) in July 2009.   NIE is an institute of the Nanyang Techonological University (NTU), Singapore.  My first degree was from the National University of Singapore, where I obtained my BSc(Hons) in Mathematics.  Then I pursued my PhD in Computer Science at the University of Birmingham under the supervision of Dr. Martin Escardó.  After my graduation in 2006, I returned to Singapore in 2007 and worked in the education sector for almost two years, respectively in Singapore Polytechnic and Raffles Institution (Junior College).  

 

I am married and have three lovely children.  Here are some cool pictures I took in various places I had been to.

 


 

Research interests

My current research interests can be broadly dichotomized into those pertaining to mathematics (pure and applied) and those pertaining to mathematics education.  The former class includes topology and its applications in computer science, algorithmic topology of data types, domains and continuous lattices in analysis and topology, convergence spaces, programming language semantics, domain theory, order theory, lambda-calculus, functional programming and artificial life.  The second class largely deals with effective classroom teaching strategies by making use of the history of mathematics, information technology, and so on.

 


 

Publications/Talks/Teaching

All my publications and talks based on some of these works are available at the following links:

ˇ         Publications

ˇ         Talks

ˇ         Teaching

 


 

Contact information

If you wish to contact me, you can do so through:

email: wengkin.ho@nie.edu.sg

office phone: +65 62196129         fax: +65 68969417

 

Prospective students who wish to pursue an M.Sc. (by course work), M.Sc. (by research) or a Ph.D. in my area of research interests are welcome to contact me by phone or drop me an email.  You may also like to visit the websites http://www.nie.edu.sg/jan2011 and http://math.nie.edu.sg/programs/post.html for information about other postgraduate programs our academic group offers.