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162-year-old St Andrew’s Cathedral completes 2-year restoration works in time for new year
Associate Professor Yeo Kang Shua was involved in the restoration works as the conservation adviser. Gazetted as a national monument in 1973, the cathedral is the oldest surviving Anglican place of worship in Singapore.
Robots vs. humans: Which do children trust more when learning new information?
In this digital age, children are exposed to overwhelming amounts of information online, some of it unverified and increasingly generated by non-human sources, such as AI-driven language models. As children grow older, the ability to assess a source’s reliability is an important skill in cultivating critical thinking.
Workers must take centre stage in Singapore’s Just Transition to green energy
Straits Times published an opinion piece about the need to prioritise workers and involve them in the process of Singapore’s Just Transition to green energy. The article cited a study by NTUC that was done in partnership with LKYCIC.
Opinion: Capturing The Process of Citizens Reshaping Their City
Cambodianess published an opinion piece about capturing the process of citizens reshaping cities. This article was co-written by LKYCIC research fellow Dr Rafael Martinez.
5Ghoul: Unleashing Chaos on 5G Edge Devices
5Ghoul is a described as “a family of implementation-level 5G vulnerabilities”, or a collection of CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) present in the firmware implementation of 5G mobile network modems from major chipset vendors Qualcomm and MediaTek. NSoE Phase II’s IoT sector lead Assistant Prof Sudipta Chattopadhyay’s team discovered 14 vulnerabilities n the chipsets, of which 12 were new. Of the 10 vulnerabilities that affected 5G modems from Qualcomm and MediaTek, six had a high severity rating. For their discoveries, they were awarded US$36,000 by Qualcomm and MediaTek, and featured in Channel News Asia on 12 Dec 2023. Technical information on 5Ghoul can be accessed at https://5ghoul.com/
Security flaw discovered in Qualcomm chips
Channel NewsAsia speaks to SUTD researcher Dr Matheus Garbelini who shared about the discovery process. This discovery was made by Dr Garbelini and his team, which includes Assistant Prof Sudipta Chattopadhyay, SUTD PhD student, Shang Zewen, and two researchers from A*STAR.
‘5Ghoul’ Vulnerabilities Haunt Qualcomm, MediaTek 5G Modems
Collectively tagged as 5Ghoul, the 14 security defects can be exploited to drop and freeze 5G connections on smartphones and routers, and to conduct downgrading attacks, according to the research team. The majority of the flaws affect 5G modems from Qualcomm and MediaTek.
For discovering three security flaws in Qualcomm chips, SUTD researcher received over $10,000
Students from the Singapore University of Technology and Design discovered three security vulnerabilities in Qualcomm’s 5G chips, which may disable the 5G network services of about 60% of the world’s mobile phones.
Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City bets on low-carbon future as it marks 15th anniversary
The Singapore University of Technology and Design is setting up a research and innovation centre in the city to support joint projects, enterprise development, education and training, as well as talent exchanges in the low-carbon field.
Enhance confidence in use of technology – Part 1
Professor Yow Wei Quin, Head of HASS, writes about confidence in use of technology in seniors.
