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From frosted glass walls to anti-ball game void deck barriers, designing public spaces is a tough balancing act
Experts and users agree that public space is not just a physical construct, but a cultural one, shaped by consideration for others and ongoing negotiation between planners, managers and everyday users. LKYCIC Chair, Professor Cheong Koon Hean shared her views.
From Smart Nation to Wise Nation: Bridging the Last Digital Mile for Seniors
LKYCIC Research Fellow Dr Cai Yanjun wrote an opinion piece on how Singapore should not leave older seniors behind in our advancement towards becoming a Smart Nation. This includes providing the right learning support, garnering seniors’ feedback when designing new tech, not completely phasing out physical counters for public services, among others.
IFE Conference 2026 brings together global leaders to drive innovation and technology for the future of education
Tecnológico de Monterrey Education Group, through the IFE Conference, reinforced the role of education as a strategic axis in the face of global disruption driven by new technologies. SUTD Provost Chee Yeow Meng was among more than 860 global speakers at the event.
Human–AI Co-Evolution Is Not Automatic. Education Must Change First.
Professor Yow Wei Quin writes about how education systems must evolve in order for human-AI co-evolution to take place.
Spectral slimming for single-nanoparticle plasmons
Researchers from SUTD and international collaborators have developed a new strategy to overcome a long-standing limitation in plasmonic loss by reshaping light-matter interactions through substrate engineering. The article includes a quote from Associate Professor Wu Lin.
How this team made dragon boat racing possible for amputees, stroke survivors
Non-profit group Alita Initiative made dragon boating accessible to persons with disabilities with the help of engineering students from SUTD. Alumni Tom Piccio and Stephanie Loy were quoted in the article.
Down but not out, Singapore's ageing strata-titled malls still have life in them
Associate Professor Calvin Chua shares his views on strata-titled malls and the role they play in Singapore’s urban landscape.
Mixture of Experts Vision Transformer Achieves High-Fidelity Surface Code Decoding
Scientists from various universities, including SUTD Provost Professor Chee Yeow Meng, presented a novel decoder architecture called QuantumSMoE that surpasses existing machine learning decoders and established classical methods, paving the way for faster and more reliable quantum computation.
Students from the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City win second prize in the 2026 robot programming competition in Singapore
The RoboRoarZ Singapore 2026 robot design and programming competition is organised by SUTD in collaboration with partners such as Wefaa Robotics. It centres around the reconfigurable robot Smorphi.
Changi’s new Terminal 5 will stress-test Singapore’s land transport
LKYCIC’s Assistant Prof Samuel Chng co-authors an opinion piece with Adjunct Associate Prof Lynette Cheah. They explore the question of whether Singapore’s land transport system will be able to cope with the increase in passengers brought on by the opening of Changi’s new Terminal 5 airport.
