Events

ESD Research Seminar by Jonathan Scarlett – The exploration and optimisation of black-box functions is of broad interest in domains such as hyperparameter tuning, robotics, scientific discovery, and more.

ISTD COIL Seminar by Qian Liu – This talk will present some key techniques in modern LLM pre-training, including scaling laws, data quality engineering, data mixture optimization, and efficient training strategies. We will use Sailor, a family of open language models (0.5B to 14B parameters) tailored for South-East Asian languages, as a case study.

ESD Research Seminar by Alessandro Luongo – This talk will explore new quantum algorithms and the challenges they face in real-world applications of quantum computing.

ISTD PhD Oral Defence Seminar by Teo Tzu Hsuan Christopher – In this dissertation, we make important contributions in improving fairness in generative models by identifying and addressing constraints which may limit their broader adoption.

LKY CIC Brown Bag Lunchtime Talk – 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 – 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

EPD Distinguished Lecture Series & Innovation Forum in partnership with The James Dyson Foundation – Join us to explore how innovation, technology, and engineering are shaping our future.

ESD Research Seminar by Ling Chun Kai – One challenge in multiagent environments is the presence of teams — groups of agents acting in a coordinated fashion that distinguish themselves from individuals. This talk touches on two situations where teams are prevalent.

ESD Research Seminar by Warut Suksompong – Fair resource allocation is a fundamental problem in society, with applications ranging from inheritance division to ministry allocation. While the fair division literature typically assumes that all agents have the same entitlement to the resource, several practical applications involve agents with varying entitlements represented by weights.

ISTD PhD Oral Defence Seminar by Ong Kian Eng – Understanding and analysing animal behaviours is crucial for gaining profound insights into the health, needs, and overall well-being of the animal. This involves measuring and monitoring factors such as size, growth, poses, and actions. The analysis of animal behaviour holds significant importance in a wide range of domains and industries, such as livestock farming, veterinary sciences, scientific research, ecological and conservation studies.