Highlights
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Soujanya Poria for being awarded “10 to watch in AI” in 2022
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Soujanya Poria for being one of “10 to watch in AI” awardees in 2022. AI’s 10 to watch is a biannual award given by IEEE Intelligent Systems to young researchers working in AI – a highly prestigious award with an extremely competitive selection process.

Decentralised Security Provider Silence Laboratories (SUTD start-up) Raises S$2.4mil in Seed Funding
Silence Laboratories, a cybersecurity firm headquartered in Singapore, has closed a US$1.7 million (about S$2.4m) round in seed funding, led by pi Ventures. The founders, Jay Prakash and Andrei Bytes earned their doctorate degrees at SUTD, where the company was incubated.

Assistant Professor Zehui Xiong wins the IEEE Blockchain 2022 Best Paper Award
IEEE Blockchain 2022 conference is the fifth edition of the highly successful International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain).
Associate Professor Lu Wei wins Best Paper Award at SemEval 2022
We are pleased to share that a paper that was co-authored by Associate Professor Lu Wei and Alibaba DAMO received the Best Paper Award at SemEval 2022.
Professor Tony Quek selected as a Finalist for the Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year 2022 (Science and Innovation Management)
We are pleased to share the great news that Professor Tony Quek has been selected as a finalist for the Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year 2022 in Science and Innovation Management.
Assistant Professor Zehui Xiong awarded the inaugural 2021 Early Career Award from the IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies
We are pleased to share that Assistant Professor Zehui Xiong has won the inaugural 2021 Early Career Award from the IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies!

Congratulations to Student Kaveri Priya Putti who won the 2022 APAC Generation Google Scholarship (GGS): for women in Computer Science – Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD)
Congratulations to Student Kaveri Priya Putti who won the 2022 APAC Generation Google Scholarship (GGS): for women in Computer Science – Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD)

Strong demand for SUTD’s Class of 2021 graduates with more than 9 in 10 in full-time permanent employment
95% of fresh graduates from SUTD were employed within six months of completing their final examinations, reflecting strong demand for SUTD graduates; median gross monthly salary increased by about 10% in 2021 compared to 2020.
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Xiong Zehui in winning 2021 IEEE Communications Society (SPCC) Technical Committee Best Paper Award – Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD)
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Xiong Zehui in winning 2021 IEEE Communications Society (SPCC) Technical Committee Best Paper Award – Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD)
Congratulations to ISTD PhD student Thilini Cooray and Associate Professor Cheung Ngai-Man for their AAAI-2022 paper selected for Oral Presentation – Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD)
Congratulations to ISTD PhD student Thilini Cooray and Associate Professor Cheung Ngai-Man for their AAAI-2022 paper selected for Oral Presentation – Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD)