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AI should also be human-centred
Professor Yow Wei Quin writes that successful technologies need to understand people’s needs and should be created for people. This is why the social sciences can play an important role in enabling the development of more human-centred AI.
AI Got Me: AI & Education
The first episode of Channel 8’s a 4-part series “AI Got Me” focusses on AI & Education. Professor Yow Wei Quin, Associate Professor Foong Shaohui and various SUTD students are featured in the episode.
Singapore will allocate $556 million over the next five years to strengthen research in social sciences and humanities
With Singapore increasing its funding for social sciences and humanities research to $556 million over the next five years, Professor Yow Wei Quin shares her view on how this can benefit the HASS research ecosystem.
SUTD supercharges Design and AI degree programme to create human-centred solutions
SUTD supercharges Design and AI degree programme to create human-centred solutions, with President Professor Phoon Kok Kwang highlighting its role in training design and AI innovators for real-world challenges.
Two SUTD postgraduate students listed as Seed Award 2025 winners
Two of our postgraduates, Aw Jia Zhi Billy (EPD Master’s student) and Ouyang Fuxi (HASS PhD student), have been listed as winners for the Seed Award 2025 awarded by Design Business Chamber Singapore (DBCS).
SUTD Broadens Scope of Its Flagship Design and AI Degree, Becoming First University to Integrate Social Sciences Into a Technology Degree
The supercharged Design and Artificial Intelligence (DAI) undergraduate degree programme is aimed at attracting high-calibre students with strong interests in social science domains such as economics, business, finance, psychology, philosophy, and human-AI interaction, alongside proficiency in Mathematics and the Sciences.
Human–AI Co-Evolution Is Not Automatic. Education Must Change First.
Professor Yow Wei Quin writes about how education systems must evolve in order for human-AI co-evolution to take place.
Tianjin Visit: A chapter on technology that supports ageing
Professor Yow Wei Quin shares about a visit to a wellness community in Tianjin and how a pilot introduction of AI-based cognitive games could fill a gap by providing structured, trackable cognitive stimulation among the elderly without replacing human caregivers.
University of California San Diego Design Lab and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) HASS sign MOU
SUTD’s Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Cluster has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UC San Diego’s The Design Lab. This marks an exciting step towards deeper academic collaboration through joint research, student and faculty exchanges, and co-developed programmes.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University–Asia Pacific Graduate Institute (SJTU-APGI) and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) HASS sign MOU
SUTD’s Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) cluster and Shanghai Jiao Tong University–Asia Pacific Graduate Institute (SJTU-APGI) sign strategic partnership to boost global learning.