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Singapore puts $100 mil into maritime tech, from smart ports to AI adoption
To equip the workforce with relevant skills, Singapore Polytechnic (SP) formalised six partnerships covering areas like cybersecurity, decarbonisation and talent development. One of these is a collaboration with SUTD’s iTrust centre to launch a maritime cybersecurity course, training seafarers to detect and respond to threats targeting critical shipboard systems.
How the Iran energy crisis is supercharging Southeast Asia’s EV transition
Southeast Asia’s motorists are increasingly feeling the pinch as the Iran energy crisis extends into its eighth week. LKYCIC Research Assistant Professor Samuel Chng notes that growing energy security concerns are driving EV adoption, as they are increasingly seen as a way to reduce reliance on imported energy, not just address climate goals.
Singapore deepens maritime cybersecurity ties with Hamburg in new pact
The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) and the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), together with four universities, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen maritime cybersecurity cooperation. The agreement involves the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), the University of Hamburg (UHH), and the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH).
In the fight to save Singapore’s heritage businesses, who gets a voice?
Associate Professor Yeo Kang Shua on the evolving nature of heritage and the need for transparency and inclusivity in how the state decides which businesses to support and whether those decision-makers represent the public.
AI tool helps paralysed patients communicate through blinks and focus; hospital to trial device
Developed by SUTD Freshmore, Khambhati Mohammed Huzefa — Tan Tock Seng Hospital is set to trial an AI-powered brain-computer interface which enables paralysed patients to communicate through eye blinks and focused thought.
SUTD students and alumni to receive $35 million boost for start-up creation
This investment funds an initiative called Design·AI Innovation and Venture Exploration (DIVE). Launched on April 17, DIVE’s aim is to shift the university’s model from a traditionally academic focus to one on innovation, where students can freely explore creativity.
Diverse AI solutions clinch top honours at Design AI and Tech Awards
Jointly organised by The Business Times and SUTD, the competition aims to spur innovators from start-ups and companies to harness design and technology to develop groundbreaking solutions that tackle real-life business challenges. The finallists spanned sectors from the public service to marketing and financial services.
Design as the bridge to human-centric AI
While the adoption of artificial intelligence has come a long way, its full potential has yet to be realised. This year’s Design AI and Tech Awards judges, including SUTD Deputy President Professor Tai Lee Siang, reflect on evolving landscapes, industry transformations, and more.
From idea to action: How AI is changing the way innovation happens
SUTD Chief Strategy and Design AI Officer Mr Poon King Wang reflects on how innovation has traditionally followed a structured path—from problem definition to real-world deployment—and why the challenge now lies in rapidly translating ideas into practical, working solutions.
Graduates in an AI world must be problem solvers, not armchair thinkers
An opinion piece by SUTD President Prof Phoon Kok Kwang – Academic mastery no longer suffices. Universities will have to adopt a new approach when AI will likely be able to do everything a university graduate can do – better and faster.
