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New research institute to build talent in coastal protection, flood management in Singapore
The Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute and its partner institutes – which include the Singapore University of Technology and Design, will also aim to attract talent, create new research jobs and train PhD students.
Meet TinyLlama: The 550MB AI Model Trained on 3 Trillion Tokens
The TinyLlama project, by researchers from the StatNLP Research Group at SUTD, is trying to pre-train a 1.1 billion Llama model on a whopping three trillion tokens. This model takes up only 550MB of RAM.
As e-bike numbers climb, riders and experts urge better road safety
Straits Times reported that e-bike accidents in Singapore are on the rise amid increase in riders. The article included quotes from LKYCIC’s Dr Samuel Chng.
Singapore’s most outstanding architecture professionals under 40
SUTD pioneer student Kevin Ignasius graduated from the Master of Architecture programme in 2016. He co-leads DPA’s data centre typology group and is currently working on data centres and purpose-built industrial facilities.
SUTD’s tuition-free coding school draws 3,000 applicants for first intake
After a rigorous selection process, the inaugural cohort of 190 students will start school this week at 42 Singapore (42SG). Education Minister Chan Chun Sing thanked the partners involved in bringing 42SG to fruition.
2023 CAECW discusses win-win cooperation with highlights of culture and people-to-people exchanges
At the opening ceremony of CAECW, Guizhou Provincial Department of Education and SUTD signed a cooperation agreement, heralding the closer and more sustainable exchanges and cooperation between universities in Singapore and Guizhou.
SUTD concludes ESG Masterclass series with focus on social impact
Organised in partnership between SUTD’s Create4Good Innovation Fund and KrASIA, the series focused on providing those interested in creating their own social enterprise with deeper understanding of social impact.
Record number of participants at the Pharma Logistics Masterclass in Singapore
Over 135 pharma logistics professionals, international academics and industry experts from 24 countries gathered for the third edition of the Pharma Logistics Masterclass – a unique international joint initiative of Pharma.Aero, University of Antwerp, and the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
Sharing their stories to help other young people with mental health struggles
SUTD undergraduate, Riccia Lim, started interviewing young people for the project in 2020, along with other participants in the National Youth Council’s Youth Action Challenge. She said speaking to fellow young people has given her comfort and guidance in navigating adulthood.
Light takes flight, but heavy is grounded
Singapore’s move towards electric passenger cars and light goods vehicles has shifted into a higher gear, but the transition for heavy goods vehicles seems stuck in neutral. An SUTD study and one of its authors, Prof Lynette Cheah, were quoted in this article.
