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Researcher wins award for developing AI technology to help students learn
SUTD researcher and PhD student Nizam Kadir, a Seed Award 2026 recipient, studies machine pedagogical intelligence to enable AI to tailor teaching to students’ needs.
Researchers Decode up to 1,023 Qubits Using Rank Decomposition
SUTD Assistant Professor Feng Pan co-developed a new algorithm that enabled faster quantum error-correction decoding and demonstrated its capabilities on codes containing up to 1,023 qubits.
Outfoxing artificial intelligence: The great human-AI face-off
In an emerging economy underpinned by tech, the age-old pursuit of academic mastery is no longer enough. SUTD President Prof Phoon Kok Kwang shares his thoughts in this opinion piece.
Reimagining the university for the AI age
As the world’s first Design·AI university, the Singapore University of Technology and Design is embedding AI across education and research to prepare graduates for a rapidly changing world.
Younger researchers studying pressing labour issues get more support from NTUC
Dr Sarah Chan and Dr Suhaila Binte Zainal Shah from LKYCIC join NTUC’s newly established Associate Researchers Circle, an initiative that supports emerging labour researchers and strengthens Singapore’s labour research ecosystem through collaboration, mentorship, and policy-relevant research.
How BT has built a legacy of partnerships recognising success in Singapore’s business scene
Jointly organised by SUTD and BT, the Design AI and Tech Awards held its inaugural ceremony May 2025. SUTD Deputy President Professor Tai Lee Siang highlighted how the Awards recognised innovators combining design and AI to solve business challenges.
SUTD Researchers Create Robot That Falls Like Maple Seed, Sails Like Boat
Called ALBATROSS, short for Airborne Lander with Buoyant AuToROtating Sailing Sensor, the concept platform is designed to reach remote waters quickly and in future deployments, remain there monitoring environmental conditions for weeks at a time.
Times Higher Education University Rankings Released; First Time Three Singapore Universities Listed
Times Higher Education released its 2027 World University Rankings and for the first time, three Singapore universities have made the rankings. These include National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and SUTD.
Helping society with the aid of ‘AI’
SUTD students won second prize in the university category at this year’s Dell InnovateFest competition. Their application “Bloom Up” was created to help users in a Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) programme carry out everyday tasks on their own.
PacificLight’s S$1.2 billion hydrogen-ready power plant to begin operations in 2029
Senior lecturer, Dr Teo Tee Hui shared his expert opinion on the new billion-dollar hydrogen-ready power plant that is coming up on Jurong Island and what it means for Singapore energy needs.
