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AI Triumphs Over Pro Street Fighter Players Using Reinforcement Learning
Researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have achieved a significant milestone by using reinforcement learning to train AI capable of outperforming champion Street Fighter players.
Archifest breaks new ground
For the first time in its 17-year history, the Singapore Archifest is dispersing its exhibitions, installations and programmes across an entire precinct instead of convening in a centralised venue. Festival director Calvin Chua is an adjunct assistant professor at SUTD.
Locally manufactured cleaning robots want to go global
Dr Mohan Rajesh Elara is an associate professor at SUTD. He has been studying the construction of intelligent cleaning robots. When he approached the entrepreneurial husband-and-wife team, he found that they had a like-minded vision for building cleaning robots locally.
Research projects on forest health, e-waste recycling aim to enhance Singapore’s sustainability
The Urban Redevelopment Authority and the Singapore University of Technology and Design are in a five-year programme to help urban planners become better decision-makers amid development constraints.
A novel framework for smooth avatar-user synchronization in the metaverse
Assistant Professor Xiong Zehui and his collaborators from NTU and GDUT proposed a novel framework to optimize resource allocation in metaverse service providers, with the overall aim of ensuring a smooth and immersive experience for all users.
SUTD researchers develop game app to help elderly stave off dementia
Called Ami, the app is a simple and interactive touch-screen game suitable for the elderly. It currently offers three games and supports six different languages including dialects, which are Chinese, English, and Malay, Tamil, Hokkien and Cantonese.
S$62 million CyberSG R&D Programme Office
The CyberSG R&D Programme Office will be the first research programme of its kind in the ASEAN region. It brings together researchers from local research institutions and autonomous universities, including the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
How These Five Cities Are Leading the Way to a Greener World
An urban jungle reimagined. By restoring natural biodiversity and incorporating native plants into architecture, Singapore “serves as an example for other towns looking to create livable, environmentally conscious cities,” says Professor Thomas Schroepfer.
SUTD and LASALLE students team up to build electric vehicle from scratch
The project teaches students about the importance of form and function in product design. The students created models and sourced for materials before putting the vehicle together.
Using insects as reference for designing the body of an electric sports car
Inspired by the biological structure and characteristics of insects, teams from two local educational institutions collaborated to use 3D printing technology to design and manufacture the external shell components of an electric sports car.
