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Ministry of Home Affairs Appoints Five New Members to HTX Board
SUTD President, Professor Phoon Kok Kwang, was appointed as one of five new members to join the Home Team Science and Technology Agency’s (HTX) Board.
SUTD President Appointed to Board of the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences
SUTD President, Professor Phoon Kok Kwang, has been appointed to the Board of the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences, becoming the first board member from Singapore.
Chatbots, tutors and sparring partners: How AI is changing university learning in Singapore
Chatbots and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools are fast becoming part of campus life, guiding and quizzing students through lessons. SUTD EPD student Anieyrudh R’s “GPTBernie” was one of the AI tutoring bots featured.
Learning by talking: Instead of fishing for answers, students explain concepts to bot
SUTD students are using a newly developed “Feynman Bot” to explain concepts aloud and receive questioning in return, which helps deepen their understanding and strengthen confidence compared with traditional passive studying. The “Feynman Bot” was designed by alumnus Akshaya Rajesh, with help from senior lecturer Dr Sumbul Khan.
Many South-east Asians support climate action, but hesitant about policies that can raise costs
A new report found that people in South-east Asia are generally supportive of climate action but think that measures that could result in higher costs of living should be pushed back. The surveys that contributed to the report were led by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, with contributions from the LKYCIC.
IN FOCUS: How the Miss Universe 'dumb head' drama could reshape beauty pageants
The article interviewed pageant enthusiast Shannon Lee, who began her PhD in artificial intelligence on a full scholarship at SUTD earlier this year.
British inventor James Dyson receives honorary degree from SUTD
In recognition of his groundbreaking contributions to design and engineering, as well as his lifelong commitment to nurturing innovation and talent worldwide, SUTD conferred an Honorary Doctor of Engineering degree on Sir James Dyson—his first Honorary Degree from a Singapore university.
ST Signature Series: ‘We want every child to bring their ideas to life,’ say Stick ‘Em co-founders
The Sunday Times profiles passionate and visionary changemakers who are trying to make a difference in their chosen space and uplift others. This instalment features EdTech start-up Stick ‘Em co-founders Chong Ing Kai and SUTD alumnus Adam Huh Dam, who are working to unleash every child’s creative potential and make STEAM education accessible to all.
How Singapore's eldercare industry is gearing up for the silver tsunami with robots, motion sensors and smart gadgets
At Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled, SUTD’s Professor Yow Wei Quin is developing AMI Intelli, an AI system that estimates residents’ cognitive and socio-emotional states through gameplay. At SUTD, Professor Low Hong Yee and her team are creating Neatsens, a line of smart knitted garments that double as motion trackers.
Keep MRT trains reliable but please improve the commuting experience too
A commentary by Research Assistant Professor Samuel Chng (LKYCIC) on how commuters’ everyday experience on public transport mattered just as much as resolving delays and disruptions.
