Events
LKY CIC Brownbag Lunchtime Talk: “Geospatial Knowledge Graph for Urban Studies”
Synopsis
Cities are evolving into increasingly differentiated, complex, and diverse systems. Fundamental drivers of urban forms, such as energy, mobility, and information technology, have transformed radically within the past decade. These shifts have given rise to new lifestyles, alongside changing demographic and migration patterns, prompting a need for new social structures and a rethinking of spatial
LKY CIC Brown Bag Lunchtime Talk: “Living in a Warmer World” (Rescheduled from 18 Sep)
Synopsis
Cities around the world are increasingly facing the challenges posed by the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect, exacerbated by rising global temperatures due to climate change. The impacts of UHI go beyond mere discomfort, carrying significant health and economic consequences for urban populations. This talk will present findings from Project HeatSafe, a collaborative, multidisciplinary research
LKY CIC Brownbag Lunchtime Talk: “Welcome to University City”
Synopsis
The talk will examine the interdependence of Universities and Cities in driving successful urban transformation and futures for Australia and Singapore using exemplars around the world. These case studies provide the framework for exploring the magic mix that continues to drive their success and will be combined with exemplars drawn from the
LKY CIC Brown Bag Lunchtime Talk: “In AI We Trust: How Humans Teach an AI to Reciprocate Trust”
Synopsis
We study whether humans trust an Artificial Intelligence (AI) when they are given the opportunity to teach the AI how to reciprocate the trust of a human being. The AI initially has four strategies to reciprocate trust: minimum reciprocity, slight reward for trusting, fair sharing of benefits, and generosity. Subjects can teach or unteach these
LKY CIC Brown Bag Lunchtime Talk: “Modelling Cities as Complex Adaptive Systems: CitySIM – An Agent-Based System for Modelling and Simulating Cities”
Synopsis Cities are complex entities that consists of many interacting systems. Cities are expected to grow in size and diversity, face diminishing
LKY CIC Brown Bag Lunchtime Talk: “Using citizen science for a deeper understanding of the urban built environment”
Synopsis This presentation explores the use of citizen science; highlighting the potential for this underutilised methodology to create better, data
LKY CIC Brown Bag Lunchtime Talk: “LvL UP; A Holistic mHealth Lifestyle Intervention”
Synopsis Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and depression are the leading causes of death and disability
LKY CIC Brown Bag Lunchtime Talk: “What Doesn’t Break Us, Makes Us Stronger: Conflicts and Locus of Control”
Synopsis The destruction caused by wars and conflicts extends beyond its physical domain and has a drastic impact on mental health, which can impair
LKY CIC Brown Bag Lunchtime Talk: “Human Smart Cities, Data Visualisation and Citizen Engagement”
Synopsis The abundance of data has promoted a technology-centric view of a Smart City. Human Smart Cities emphasise the role of citizens, their needs and
LKY CIC Brown Bag Lunchtime Talk: “Promises and pitfalls of virtual nature on well-being and human-nature relations”
Synopsis Urbanization and digitalization have contributed to a physical and psychological disconnect between people and nature, which has detrimental
