SUTD AI Research Day 2026
The Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD) Pillar has successfully concluded SUTD AI Research Day on 23 January 2026, which featured a full day of insightful talks and engaging discussions by distinguished international scientists:
- Assistant Professor Wenbin Zhang, Florida International University
- Professor Che Lin, National Taiwan University
- Professor Bing Liu, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Professor Amit P. Sheth, University of South Carolina
- Professor Shonali Krishnaswamy, Monash University
We are deeply grateful to our speakers for their valuable contributions. We sincerely thank Professors Che Lin, Bing Liu, Amit P. Sheth, and Shonali Krishnaswamy for taking the time to travel to Singapore and our campus, as well as Assistant Professor Wenbin Zhang for his virtual participation. United by a shared commitment to advancing AI research, they generously shared their expertise and perspectives with the SUTD community and conference attendees. Their contributions greatly enriched the discussions and made the event a meaningful and impactful experience for all attendees.
We would also like to extend our sincere appreciation to our sponsor Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) for their generous support and for gracing the event.
About SUTD AI Research Day
Organised by the ISTD Pillar, this flagship event is dedicated to exploring the frontiers of Artificial Intelligence. This year’s edition focused on the transition of AI from laboratory experimentation to resilient, autonomous systems that are ethically aligned and clinically impactful. Key themes shared by our international speakers included:
- Trustworthy and Ethical AI: Exploring the paradigms of fairness in practice and the development of robust, neurosymbolic frameworks for mission-critical applications.
- Next-Generation Methodologies: Advancing AI through continual learning that evolves post-deployment and graph-based representations for complex biological data.
- Scaling for Impact: Bridging the gap between academic research and real-world translation in healthcare, manufacturing, and the global ASEAN innovation ecosystem.
