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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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

As parents worry about AI chatbots going rogue and providing detrimental advice to their children, Professor Yow Wei Quin shared her expert opinion that this is about AI misalignment, and that guardrails are typically installed or improved only after technological advances.

Automation is taking on labour-intensive tasks such as grouting, painting and cleaning, reducing workers’ exposure to hazards. Robots such as Dragonfly, a mosquito trapping robot, sTetro, a staircase cleaning robot and Mantis, a modular window facade cleaning, all developed by Professor Mohan Elara and his team, were featured.

A research team led by Assistant Prof Zhao Na developed IterFlow, a lightweight learning framework that helps 4D radar estimate the 3D motion points in a traffic scene.

CNA938 Rewind – With driverless ride-hailing soon becoming available in Singapore, experts like Research Assistant Prof Samuel Chng and taxi driver, Eddie, come together to discuss how autonomous vehicles could disrupt driving jobs, what they might cost and how they could change the way Singaporeans get around.