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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.
Models Learn to Manage Messy Medical Data
When labelled scans are scarce and hospitals collect images in different ways, a new training recipe developed by Assistant Professor Zhao Na and her collaborators helps segmentation AI keep its bearings across domains without needing more annotations.
Yio Chu Kang CC reopens with dementia-friendly features for ageing community
Yio Chu Kang is set to become a dementia-friendly town by 2025. Over the past few years, the town has worked with partners including the town council, Housing Board, Ministry of National Development, Centre for Liveable Cities, and researchers from SUTD to implement these features.
Cyber-Defence Exercise Incorporates Real Combat Intelligence for Realistic Training
The fourth Critical Infrastructure Defence Exercise (CIDeX) at SIT incorporated real cyber-operation intelligence and private-sector collaboration to strengthen readiness against evolving cyber threats. On the sidelines, DIS and SUTD launched Cyber5G, a telco-grade testbed for threat modelling and cyber training in the telecommunications sector.
Youths design their dream public toilets in student competition
SUTD students William Tan, Howard Budihartono, and Akrapong Kiatkongchayin make the winning team with Playpak, their public toilet concept designed for Bedok Town Park.
Symmetry Breaking in Nonlocal Metasurfaces Enhances Light Trapping and Enables Polarization Conversion
Researchers from the Institute of High Performance Computing, together with collaborators from SUTD, Eindhoven University of Technology, and ANU, demonstrated that breaking symmetry in nanostructures enhances light trapping by strengthening interactions within the material.
AI with Warmth
Professor Yow Wei Quin’s commentary on how Ami brings warmth to technology—showing that AI can care, connect, and empower individuals with intellectual disabilities.
HDB family with Mercedes E200, Audi A4, Alfa Romeo, Toyota MR; 2,000 such homes own at least 3 cars
Research Assistant Professor Samuel Chng, who heads SUTD’s Urban Psychology Lab at LKYCIC, said it was not entirely surprising for a small segment of households to accumulate multiple vehicles for practical reasons.
‘Spend first, worry later’: Why Buy Now, Pay Later is making a comeback in 2025
Assistant Professor Gordon Tan shared his insights on public attitudes towards Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) schemes.
