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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.
A Trip to Tianjin: A Story of Warmth
Associate Professor Yow Wei Quin shares some insights into how positive attitudes towards ageing and active engagement in cognitive activities can help seniors remain healthier and more mentally alert.
How Singapore's eldercare industry is gearing up for the silver tsunami with robots, motion sensors and smart gadgets
At Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled, SUTD’s Professor Yow Wei Quin is developing AMI Intelli, an AI system that estimates residents’ cognitive and socio-emotional states through gameplay. At SUTD, Professor Low Hong Yee and her team are creating Neatsens, a line of smart knitted garments that double as motion trackers.
AI with Warmth
Professor Yow Wei Quin’s commentary on how Ami brings warmth to technology—showing that AI can care, connect, and empower individuals with intellectual disabilities.
‘Spend first, worry later’: Why Buy Now, Pay Later is making a comeback in 2025
Assistant Professor Gordon Tan shared his insights on public attitudes towards Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) schemes.
Bishan Home Partners SUTD to Develop World’s First AI-Powered App for Senior Intellectually Disabled
AMI Intelli is a game app powered by AI that combines games and chatbot conversations to enhance the cognitive and emotional well-being of seniors. It builds on SUTD’s original Advancing Mental Invigoration (AMI) platform, launched in 2023 as a bilingual dementia-prevention game for seniors.
How Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled hopes to slow cognitive decline in residents
Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled marks 27 years with two initiatives promoting inclusive innovation. Through an MoU with SUTD, it aims to develop a new AMI Intelli app that builds on SUTD’s original AMI platform to bring interactive games and an AI-powered social chatbot to seniors with intellectual disabilities.
Lifelong Learning Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford – Assistant Professor Nilanjan Raghunath
During Dr Raghunath’s fellowship at the University of Oxford, she will collaborate with leading scholars across disciplines on advancing research at the intersection of AI and social capital.
Learning knows no bounds; the heart stays ever new
Professor Yow Wei Quin shared a story about a man who pursued a PhD in his later years, who despite passing away before graduation, exemplified that lifelong learning and gratitude keep the heart and spirit ever renewed.
Futures by Design: Human-Centred AI and Transformative Possibilities – International Foresight Conference 2025
Co-organised by HASS and DesignZ, SUTD hosted the International Foresight Conference 2025, bringing together global educators, researchers, and innovators to explore how artificial intelligence and design can shape a more creative, ethical and inclusive world.