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IN FOCUS: Why illicit massage parlours, hard-selling beauty salons are hard to get rid of in HDB estates
CNA looks at the regulatory challenges when business activities in privately owned HDB shops start to disrupt residents. Associate Professor of Practice Calvin Chua shares his insights.
#TalkBack: What causes power banks to catch fire?
CNA938 Rewind – In this radio broadcast, Senior Lecturer Dr Teo Tee Hui shares some insights on the safety features of power banks after a video of a power bank catching fire on an MRT train went viral.
SUTD and Mendaki to partner on design, AI training for Malay/Muslim community
Some 200 Mendaki staff will participate in SUTD’s Generative AI course to improve productivity and service delivery, enhancing digital literacy.
‘I’ll never bid for that BTO’: Residents worry about lift waits, fire safety in 60-storey BTO project
The public share their sentiments regarding an upcoming 60-storey BTO project at Pearl’s Hill in Outram Park. Professor Khoo Peng Beng highlights some impacts that arise from high-rise living.
Understanding the big picture: Instead of fighting for market share in a crowded space, local drone firms are competing through innovation
This feature on the drone industry in Singapore, included insights from Associate Prof Foong Shaohui. The article also mentioned SUTD start-up Spinoff Robotics and a quote from its co-founder and SUTD alumnus Dr Tan Chee How.
Lecturers at four Singapore universities use AI to grade students’ work
Lecturers from four local public universities, including SUTD, have allowed the use of AI tools to grade students’ work. Associate Provost Prof Ashraf Kassim was quoted in the article.
Budget focusing on AI: Views from educators
In a reflection on PM Lawrence Wong’s recent Budget Statement that focuses on AI, educators like Associate Prof Mohan Rajesh Elara was interviewed for his views. The article also highlighted some Design AI projects by SUTD student R. Anieyrudh and his teammates. This opinion piece was by SUTD PhD student, Ravi Singaram.
AI should also be human-centred
Professor Yow Wei Quin writes that successful technologies need to understand people’s needs and should be created for people. This is why the social sciences can play an important role in enabling the development of more human-centred AI.
Robots Attract Youth
SUTD organises fifth round of RoboRoarZ that attracted more than 380 student participants from various countries in Asia. Started by Associate Professor Mohan Elara, participants make use of reconfigurable robot Smorphi to complete tasks in various categories including a newly introduced AI challenge.
Catch firefighting and boxing robots in action at Science Centre’s robotics festival in April
SUTD’s Dragonfly, an autonomous robot that can attract and trap mosquitoes will be one of the robots featured at Science Centre Singapore’s RoboFest 2026 in April
