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CNA938 Rewind – SUTD Associate Professor Daisuke Mashima discussed the growing threat of cyberattacks and data breaches, the vulnerabilities faced by businesses and consumers, and efforts to protect essential services and personal information.

The article discusses rising cooling demand and its energy and climate implications, as deadly heat waves become more frequent. LKYCIC Research Assistant Professor Samuel Chng highlighted the need for affordable cooling and accessible public cooling spaces to protect people from extreme heat.

SUTD was mentioned as one of the universities that do not use AI detectors in this commentary calling for assessments to focus on critical thinking and responsible AI use. The authors highlight that universities must distinguish between capabilities students must demonstrate independently and which they should exercise collaboratively with AI so that high-scoring AI output does not mask deficiencies in essential disciplinary knowledge.

In this opinion piece, ISTD’s Dr Victor Keong highlights how zero-click spyware exposes the limits of cybersecurity training and urges employers and technology companies to strengthen defences.

Sunday, an AI assistant developed by a team led by SUTD’s Rajaselvam Kalyanaraman alongside fellow students Kunalkumar Senthilkumar and Pravin R, and Devadharshini Kumar, won Huawei’s Tech4City top prize for helping visually impaired users carry out smartphone tasks through voice commands.

SUTD President Professor Phoon Kok Kwang highlighted the University’s “human-AI-human” teaching approach, while SUTD Chief Lifelong Learning and Innovation Officer John Leong outlined plans to expand training to 5,000 people and support around 300 enterprises annually.

SUTD LKYCIC Research Assistant Professor Samuel Chng shared insights on sustainable cooling and adapting to rising temperatures. The episode explored how clean energy, passive cooling, green spaces and new technologies could protect communities without increasing emissions.

SUTD alumnus Muhammad Irfan Djuanda shared how early applications, interview preparation and resilience helped him secure a product manager role before graduation.

SUTD President Phoon Kok Kwang highlighted experiential learning as central to SUTD’s teaching approach, with students developing, testing and refining solutions to real-world problems, using AI where it helps. Career Development Centre Head Angelvin Parma discussed employers’ expectations and opportunities for students to build industry connections.

SUTD Engineering Product Development student Muhammad Raziq Azman shared how perseverance, family support and AMP assistance helped him progress from the Normal (Technical) stream to university while balancing work and studies.