Highlights

More than a quarter of SUTD faculty ranked top 2% of world’s best scientists for 2023
The prestigious list, as compiled by Stanford University, is based on the bibliometric information in the Scopus database and includes more than 220,000 researchers from across the globe, classified into 22 scientific fields and 174 subfields.


Tree rings reveal 400 years of rainfall patterns, forecasting an increase in extreme weather conditions in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Tree rings forecast an increase in extreme weather conditions in Pakistan and Afghanistan


Cooperation among hydropower producers could hold the answer to reviving the mighty Mekong
Scientists in Singapore show that restoring natural water availability to the Mekong’s floodplains is possible.


SUTD study uncovers how China’s dams are operated along the Lancang-Mekong river
Detailed knowledge about water release decisions from big hydropower dams allows for more effective transboundary water management efforts.


Carbon labelling can potentially encourage eco-friendly E-commerce
SUTD researchers have found that adding carbon emissions labels in e-commerce shopping websites may influence online shoppers to choose more sustainable shipping options.


Rethinking Southeast Asia’s Energy Plans
Scientists in Singapore are calling for revisions in planned hydropower expansions in light of the rapidly decreasing cost of solar photovoltaic systems.


SUTD wins best paper at 35th AAAI conference on Artificial Intelligence 2021
SUTD Associate Professor Georgios Piliouras and research Stefanos Leonardos developed a novel connection which can help in the design of more efficient multi-agent AI systems.


SUTD study uncovers how big droughts in the Greater Mekong trigger CO2 emission bursts
Deeper understanding of the climate-water-energy nexus will significantly contribute towards planning and managing transnational power grids.


SUTD Develops New Model of Influence Maximization
The model will enhance the robustness of networks to adversarial attacks.


Largest study of Asia’s rivers unearths 800 years of paleoclimate patterns
The SUTD study will be crucial for assessing future climatic changes and making more informed water management decisions.
