Achievements

Recognised by NTUC PME, he champions workers’ interests through industry mentorship, labour research, and driving AI readiness for the future of work.

The Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list is a prestigious annual index honoring exceptional young leaders and innovators driving global transformation.

Prof Li Xiaoli delivered a keynote address at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Conference on Artificial Intelligence Education (AAIEC 2026) in Fuzhou, China, centred on the theme “Design AI-Enabled Education.”

DASFAA is an international conference where researchers and industry share advances in database systems, data management, and data‑driven applications.

Social Network Analysis and Mining (SNAM) is a prominent Springer Nature journal focused on multidisciplinary research covering social network analysis, mining, and social media analytics.

Two of our postgraduates, Aw Jia Zhi Billy (EPD Master’s student) and Ouyang Fuxi (HASS PhD student), have been listed as winners for the Seed Award 2025 awarded by Design Business Chamber Singapore (DBCS).

We are pleased to share that Wayne Ng, Research Fellow I at the Aviation Studies Institute (ASI), has been awarded the Best Paper Award for his paper, “Terminal Airspace Optimisation with Environmental Considerations” at the Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Air Transportation (AI4AT).

SUTD participated in the AAAI-26 held at Singapore Expo from 20 – 27 January 2026, with a booth showcasing cutting-edge AI technologies developed at the university. Faculty from ISTD were present to share their research with conference attendees, and Head of Pillar (ISTD) Professor Li Xiaoli, was also a keynote speaker for the Graphs and more Complex Structures for Learning and Reasoning (GCLR) workshop during the conference.

ASD and DAI Assistant Professor Immanuel Koh has received two honours for his works—Neural Monobloc Black, and AI Sampling Singapore—at the prestigious German Design Award 2026.