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February 5, 2024 by
Shopping for groceries is a common activity for many of us, but for visually impaired people, identifying grocery items can be daunting. A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore’s School of Computing (NUS Computing) introduced AiSee, an affordable wearable assistive device that helps people with visual impairment ‘see’ objects around them with […]
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August 1, 2023 by
1 Aug – We know that emergency response to critical scenarios such as road accidents, chemical spills, and fires can be a matter of life and death. That’s why training our Home Team officers to have proficient and tactical responses is crucial. With advanced simulation tools, our officers can put what they learnt to the […]
December 7, 2020 by
Dec 7 (Monday) — A new $12 million Singapore Blockchain Innovation Programme (SBIP) was jointly launched by the Enterprise Singapore (ESG), the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) on Monday (Dec 7). Funded by NRF, the programme aims to align blockchain technology research with the needs of the industry, to […]
June 24, 2020 by
From left: Professor Ooi Beng Chin, Computer Science PhD student Ruan Pingcheng and Senior Research Fellow Dr Lin Qian, received the 2020 ACM SIGMOD Research Highlight award for their paper, which offers a solution for blockchain vendors to improve their products. It was co-authored with three researchers from other universities. 24 June 2020 – NUS […]
November 11, 2019 by
NUS Computing Professor Ooi Beng Chin and Director of NUS Smart Systems Institute (standing, third from right) led the NUS team that developed Apache SINGA *News quoted from: https://news.nus.edu.sg/research/nus-deep-learning-ai-system-puts-singapore-global-map-big-data-analytics A team of NUS researchers has put Singapore on the global map of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data analytics. Their open-source project, called Apache SINGA, […]
November 5, 2019 by
We are excited and pleased to announce that Apache SINGA, a distributed machine and deep learning platform [1], is now an Apache Top-Level Project (TLP). The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) board has passed the resolution for SINGA to graduate from the Apache Incubator to become a top-level project on 16 Oct 2019, based on the […]
October 31, 2019 by
19 August 2019 – SSI director prof Ooi Beng Chin received the Best Paper Award at the 45th International Conference on Very Large Data Bases (VLDB) held in Los Angeles, California, from 26 to 30 August this year. VLDB is a premier annual international forum for data management and database researchers, practitioners and users. Over 500 papers […]
On 25& 26 September, Innovfest Suzhou 2019 had networking events, investor panel and focused sessions that include Modern Aging, Smart & Green Technology Application, Ecological Restoration and Sino-Singapore Entrepreneur Forum, covering digital medical, medical care, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, intelligent manufacturing, green energy, pollution control and other scientific and technological fields. NUS Artificial Intelligence […]
October 15, 2019 by
A team of researchers and developers from the Keio-NUS CUTE Center at NUS, SSI has developed a novel mixed virtual reality game called ‘The Lost Foxfire’ to bring about a unique multisensory interaction and experience for players. Four sensory streams are fused together simultaneously in a virtual reality (VR) game to achieve remarkable realism. ‘The […]
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August 13, 2019 by
Innovfest Unbound 2019 is Southeast Asia’s largest and most exciting innovation festival jointly organized by NUS Enterprise and Unbound in partnership with Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). NUS Smart Systems Institute (SSI) exhibited 8 exciting projects to entrepreneurs, researchers, corporates, investors, and start-ups from around the world.
March 25, 2019 by
Ms Fu speaking to Mapvsisal Team Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Grace Fu and a delegation from the Municipal Services Office (MSO) under the Ministry of National Development visited The Hangar, NUS on 19 March. MSO is seeking to expand its technological offerings under its OneService platform and hoped to find out about the […]
March 1, 2019 by
SGInnovate and NUS-SSI have successfully held the “The Future of Finance” Event on 26 Feb 2019. For this event, we bring together the brightest and best Finance professionals from NUS, UBS and AXA for an afternoon of thoughtful discussions, knowledge sharing, and networking. Click to download: Prof Ooi Beng Chin-AI and Data-Driven Support for Fintech
January 25, 2019 by
In collaboration with the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH), Professor Ooi Beng Chin, Director of Smart Systems Institute(SSI), have developed the JurongHealth Food Log (JHFoodlg) app to help patients with prediabetes make behavioral lifestyle changes that are sustainable in the long run. About the App The app uses an artificial intelligence system to analyse food photos and […]
July 2, 2018 by
Innovfest Unbound 2018 is Southeast Asia’s largest and most exciting innovation festival jointly organized by NUS Enterprise and Unbound in partnership with Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and supported by Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO). In the two day event held over 5 and 6 June at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, NUS […]
July 27, 2017 by
We have had NUS Smart Systems Institute (SSI) Connecting Dots with Singapore infocomm Technology Federation ( SiTF ) on 11th August 2017.There were a lot of small and medium enterprises attended this information sharing session and showed a great interested in China Market and AI. Mr. Guo Dongliang, the CEO of Vishuo Biomedical shared how a Singapore brand enters into […]
May 8, 2017 by
In the afternoon of the 4th of May, the Guangzhou T-Hero International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition started in the conference room of Marina Bay Sands during the 2017 Innovfest Unbound. Dr. Liu Baochun, Director General of Foreign Affairs Office of Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government, and Mr. Kelvin Tan, Head of Business Development at Smart Systems Institute […]
February 21, 2017 by
On 17th February 2017 (Friday), SingHealth Quality and Innovation Day was held at SGH Academia. This was an event, which theme was “Achieving Zero Harm”, committed themselves to raising patient safety standards and eliminating preventable errors. IDMI presented FoodLg, a food journaling, nutrition tracking and analysis app during the showcase and received multiple interests and […]
February 20, 2017 by
It was a fruitful time as researchers of CUTE Centre proudly shared their projects on Design and Development of product and services, that support Experiential Media.
November 1, 2016 by
On behalf of IDMI, we want to thank all corporate/VCs who joined us at our SAIL Startup Showcase and IDMI Poster Day event. A job well-done to all four teams who pitched during the session. Additionally, the 7 startup demos and the 12 different IDMI technologies did a splendid job featuring their best of what […]
September 23, 2016 by
The University community can now enjoy a seamless enhanced Wi-Fi experience while travelling between destinations on campus on all the NUS shuttle buses, thanks to the deployment of wireless mesh vehicular technology. Singapore’s first deployment of mesh network of connected vehicles is the result of a collaboration between NUS and StarHub with ComfortDelGro Bus and […]
SINGAPORE — Students and staff of National University of Singapore (NUS) will be able access Wi-Fi while travelling on campus shuttle buses, in a trial with StarHub. Called the connected vehicles pilot, the Wi-Fi points on these buses connect to other points in buildings on campus — extending overall coverage and more seamless connectivity on […]
September 22, 2016 by
Singapore operator StarHub and the National University of Singapore (NUS), in cooperation with ComfortDelGro Bus and Veniam, the company that delivers the Internet of Moving Things, have deployed a mesh network of connected vehicles pilot on NUS Kent Ridge campus. The mesh platform leverages vehicles as mobile Wi-Fi access points that connect to one another […]
StarHub, Thursday announced the deployment of Singapore’s first mesh network of connected vehicles pilot at National University of Singapore (NUS) Kent Ridge campus. The wireless mesh access points are powered by a combination of Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) connected vehicle technology, 4G and Wi-Fi, providing seamless handovers and continuous connectivity. This helps extend overall […]
May 5, 2016 by
National Heritage Board will also be launching a new app titled Singapore Heritage Trails in partnership with the National University of Singapore’s Keio-NUS CUTE Center, to make our heritage trails more accessible. The app is the first app of its kind to consolidate all of Singapore’s heritage trails onto a single platform and currently contains […]
