Tan Tai Yong (Chinese: 陈大荣; pinyin: Chén Dàróng) is a Singaporean academic who is the current President of Singapore University of Social Sciences.

He then earned a PhD in South Asian history from Cambridge University, under the supervision of Anthony Low.

He also served the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences as Sub-Dean (1994-1999), Acting Head of the Department of History (2000), Head of the History Department (2001-2003), Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (2001-2003), Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (2004-2008), Vice Provost of Student Life (2010-2014) overseeing student matters, University Town and the Residential Colleges, the Centre for English Language and Communication, as well as the Office of Student Affairs and the Halls of Residence.

[5] Tan's research interests are in the areas of Sikh diaspora, civil-military relations, social and political history of colonial Punjab, and the partition of South Asia.

Lately, he has shifted his attention to Southeast Asia, and has been exploring issues of networks formation and the place of maritime cities in the region.