Events

Instruments of service: architecture’s value proposition in an era of disruption and opportunity
MArch Lecture Series by Elizabeth Christoforetti & Tiah Nan Chyuan – Join us for a lecture with guest panellist Marios Tsiliakos (Partner, Foster+Partners, London). This lecture will be moderated by Ronald Lim (MSIA, RIBA, Chief-Editor, The Singapore Architect) and Assistant Professor Peter Ortner (MArch Coordinator, SUTD).


Multilevel diffusion-based domain adaptation: image, pixel, and category
ISTD PhD Oral Defence Seminar by Duo Peng – In this paper, we investigate Diffusion-Based Domain Adaptation, leveraging emerging
diffusion models to address domain adaptation tasks. The motivation behind our research stems from the powerful distribution transformation capabilities of diffusion models, which we aim to harness to help AI models adapt to new data distributions.


Learning text styles: a study on transfer, attribution, and verification
ISTD PhD Oral Defence Seminar by Hu Zhiqiang – This thesis advances the computational understanding and manipulation of text styles
through three interconnected pillars: (1) Text Style Transfer (TST); (2) Authorship Attribution (AA); and (3) Authorship Verification (AV), determining whether two texts share the same authorship.


The future is connected: telecom's transition and where you fit in
ISTD COIL Seminar by Kumaran Ramachandran – Gain a clearer perspective on current trends, future opportunities, and how you can play a meaningful role in the next chapter of telecom.


Towards scalable relational database applications
ISTD COIL Seminar by Xiao Pu – In this guest lecture, we will discuss some of the technical challenges and industry practices towards scalable relational database application.


Building machine learning solutions: a working backwards approach
ISTD COIL Seminar by Sujoy Roy – This talk will discuss the different stages of Amazon’s working backwards approach from research / experimentation to building a production ready solution.


Revolutionising industries with deep learning and generative AI
ISTD COIL Seminar by Vishesh Kumar & Sumit Sarkar – This talk will explore the core concepts of Deep Learning and Generative AI, showcasing their applications across different industries.


L'Oréal: learn, grow & ace your career
ISTD COIL Seminar by Ali Naylisya & Ogawa Hinako – Hear from the Retail Design and Visual Merchandising Experts on how they use computer graphics in their daily lives!


Cantonese opera sound and colour
Gain exclusive insights about the art of Cantonese Opera, the design of the costumes, make-up, sets and movements from Ms Yow Wei Meng and Ms Sally Low from the Chinese Opera Society.


Improving reasoning capabilities in Large Language Models: techniques and experiences
ISTD COIL Seminar by Allan Jie – In this talk, I will present recent advancements and effective methodologies aimed at enhancing the reasoning capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs).
