She received her Ph.D. degree in Operations Research from Cornell University in 2006. Before she joined the National University of Singapore, she was a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. Her research concerns simulation methodology, stochastic simulation-based optimization, and black-box optimization with applications in energy and health service systems. Her research has been funded by Singapore Academic Research Fund, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering, and Singapore Civil Defence Force.