Sun Sun Lim (Prof)

Professor Sun Sun Lim is Professor of Communication and Technology and Head of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. She has extensively researched the social impact of technology, focusing on technology domestication by families, workplace digital disruptions and public perceptions of smart city technologies. Professor Lim recently authored Transcendent Parenting – Raising Children in the Digital Age (Oxford University Press, 2020) and co-edited The Oxford Handbook of Mobile Communication and Society (Oxford University Press, 2020).

Professor Lim serves on the editorial boards of eleven journals and several public bodies including the Social Science Research Council, Singapore Environment Council and Media Literacy Council. From 2018-2020, she served as a Nominated Member of the 13th Parliament of Singapore. Professor Lim frequently offers her expert commentary in international media outlets including Nature, Scientific American, Guardian, Channel NewsAsia, Business Times and Straits Times. She has won eight awards for excellent teaching. See www.sunsunlim.com