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Nurturing Innovators and Leaders
Curious about how technology and design can impact the world and how you can play a part? Discover how SUTD nurtures innovators and leaders. Hear from members of the industry on how SUTD graduates have made an impact in their organisations. SUTD alumni will also share about their experience at SUTD and how it has shaped them.
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 2.30 – 3.30PM
19 Feb, 2.30 – 3.30PM
ABOUT THE SPEAKER & PANELLISTS
Professor Chong Tow Chong
SUTD President
Professor Chong Tow Chong was appointed President of SUTD in April 2018. He had been SUTD’s founding Provost since 2010, where he played an instrumental role in steering the strategic development and operationalisation of SUTD. As President, he provides leadership and guidance in the next phase of the University’s growth and development, as well as ensuring continuity in the pursuit of SUTD’s vision, mission and strategic goals. (Full profile)
18 Feb
Kashyap Chandrasekar
Global Head of Upstream Robotics, Dyson
Phua Hong Wei
Director, WOHA
Aarti Thapar
Senior Director, Customer Success I Talent Solutions – APAC, LinkedIn
Sharlene Wong (ISTD*, Class of 2015)
Lead Product Manager, Temasek
Shalv Parekh (EPD, Class of 2018)
Engagement Manager, Accenture
19 Feb
Seah Chee Huang
CEO, DP Architects
Rohit Bansal
Senior Vice President, Institutional Clients Group Technology (Equities), Citi
Ritesh Chandra
Managing Director, Communications, Media & High Tech, Accenture
Delphine Ang (ESD, Class of 2015)
Senior Manager, Terminal 5 Specialised Systems Innovation Team, Changi East Development Cluster, Changi Airport Group
Sunardi Tay (ISTD*, Class of 2015)
CTO, LionsBot
*The Computer Science and Design (CSD) degree programme was originally named Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD).
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 2.30 – 3.30PM
19 Feb, 2.30 – 3.30PM
ADMISSIONS
SUTD – Applications, Scholarships and Financial Matters
Sharing by SUTD Office of Admissions on undergraduate applications, scholarships and financial matters.
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 11.30 – 12.00PM
18 Feb, 3.30 – 4.00PM
19 Feb, 1.00 – 1.30PM
19 Feb, 5.30 – 6.00PM
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mr Jonathan Kua
Chief of Staff (Student Affairs) & Director (Admissions)
Mr Jonathan Kua has almost 30 years of experience in both public and private sectors. Prior to joining SUTD, he was Senior Vice President & Head, Group Sustainability at ST Engineering. He previously held roles in Group Strategy and Technology Planning. Mr Kua spent more than half his career with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). He engaged with a diverse range of industries including Information & Communications Technology, Aerospace, Education Services, Environmental Technologies and Venture Capital. (Full profile)
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 11.30 – 12.00PM
18 Feb, 3.30 – 4.00PM
19 Feb, 1.00 – 1.30PM
19 Feb, 5.30 – 6.00PM
ARCHITECTURE AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN (ASD)
Enroute to Mars
Architectural design is like a journey of exploration to where humankind has not reached. ASD’s pride is its diversity and novelty of research and design. This approach has taken our students to venture into new design territory including design for housing on Mars. We would like to share with you this experience and joy of adventure.
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 12.30 – 1.00PM
19 Feb, 4.00 – 4.30PM
ABOUT THE SPEAKER & PANELLISTS
Professor Tai Lee Siang
Head of Pillar (ASD), Director (DesignZ) & Programme Director (DAI)
Professor Tai Lee Siang was a pioneer trustee member on the board of SUTD since 2009 till July 2021. Prior to joining SUTD as Head of Pillar, Prof Tai was Executive Director/Communications & Engagement (C&E) at BCA where he oversaw the BuildSG cluster to transform the construction industry in workforce capabilities, partnership and collaboration as well as internationalisation. (Full profile)
Dr Zhao Zhenxing
Lecturer, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
Dr Zhao studied at Beijing Normal University where he received dual bachelor’s degrees in Ancient Chinese history and English; and did his doctoral work at the National University of Singapore. At SUTD, he teaches courses on the humanities core curriculum, Chinese fiction, Chinese poetry, Chinese Landscape Design and Asian philosophy. (Full profile)
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 12.30 – 1.00PM
19 Feb, 4.00 – 4.30PM
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND DESIGN (CSD)
Computing and Intelligence for a Better and Sustainable World
Head of Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD) pillar, Professor Tony Quek, together with a panel comprising of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) faculty, alumni and student representatives, will provide an overview of the CSD programme offered by ISTD in this short but informative and interactive sharing session.
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 5.30 – 6.00PM
19 Feb, 12.30 – 1.00PM
ABOUT THE SPEAKER & PANELLISTS
Professor Tony Quek
Head of Pillar (ISTD), Director (Future Communications R&D Programme)
Professor Tony Quek received the BE and ME degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology. At Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he earned the PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. At SUTD, Prof Quek is also the Chair Professor for the Cheng Tsang Man Professorship, where he hopes to advance both the academic and research excellence at the Information Systems Technology and Design pillar. (Full profile)
18 Feb
Assistant Professor Nilanjan Raghunath
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
Assistant Professor Raghunath is an AHE Fellow (2020) and has a higher education teaching certificate from the Harvard Derek Bok Center (2020). Her research interests include Sociology of Work and Social Stratification in the 4th Industrial Revolution. Within the major fields of Sociology, she has written about topics such as Technological Adaption, Social Credit Systems, Crypto Currency and Millennial Workforce. (Full profile)
19 Feb
Assistant Professor Alastair Gornall
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
Assistant Professor Gornall gained his PhD in Asian Studies from the University of Cambridge in 2013. His research focuses on the intellectual and cultural history of Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia. He teaches courses on Asian religion and history and helps lead the digital humanities minor programme. (Full profile)
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 5.30 – 6.00PM
19 Feb, 12.30 – 1.00PM
DESIGN AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (DAI)
Adventures to Infinity and Beyond with Design & AI
At DAI, we believe that Design goes beyond aesthetics – it transforms the way we live. Coupled with AI capabilities, there are endless possibilities on how AI-driven design innovations can transform and improve lives.
Hear from Prof Tai Lee Siang, Dr Edwin Koh, Assistant Prof Jeffrey Chan, Assistant Prof Setsuko Yokoyama and DAI students on how they are harnessing the power of Design + AI to tackle both present and future challenges in this interactive dialogue session.
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 12.00 – 12.30PM
19 Feb, 4.30 – 5.00PM
ABOUT THE PANELLISTS
Professor Tai Lee Siang
Programme Director (DAI), Head of Pillar (ASD) & Director (DesignZ)
Professor Tai Lee Siang was a pioneer trustee member on the board of SUTD since 2009 till July 2021. Prior to joining SUTD as Head of Pillar, Prof Tai was Executive Director/Communications & Engagement (C&E) at BCA where he oversaw the BuildSG cluster to transform the construction industry in workforce capabilities, partnership and collaboration as well as internationalisation. (Full profile)
Dr Edwin Koh
Associate Programme Head (DAI) & Director (Capstone Programme)
Dr Edwin Koh currently serves on the review committee of the United States National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP) and is the founding chair of the International Conference on Advanced Design Research and Education. His research focuses on the design of engineering products and appears in journals such as Research in Engineering Design, Journal of Engineering Design, and Design Studies. (Full profile)
18 Feb
Assistant Professor Jeffrey Kok Hui Chan
Design and Artificial Intelligence (DAI) & Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
Assistant Professor Chan is affiliated with the Design and Artificial Intelligence (DAI) programme and the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) cluster. His research focuses on design ethics in the context of large-scale sociotechnical systems and urbanisation. (Full profile)
19 Feb
Assistant Professor Setsuko Yokoyama
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
Assistant Professor Setsuko Yokoyama received her doctorate in English from the University of Maryland in 2020, and is one of the inaugural graduates of its Digital Studies in the Arts and Humanities programme. Her current research investigates a colonial history of “Visible Speech” and how it intersects with linguistic imperialism, scientific racism, and technosolutionism. (Full profile)
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 12.00 – 12.30PM
19 Feb, 4.30 – 5.00PM
ENGINEERING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (EPD)
Engineering Product Development X Humanity
At the EPD pillar, we are not only concerned with equipping our students with engineering skills and knowledge, but we also inculcate the philosophy of Design Thinking to enable students to build better products to solve complex engineering problems of the future.
All your burning questions and more will be answered in this interactive dialogue session with our professors from EPD and Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)!
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 4.00 – 4.30PM
19 Feb, 11.00 – 11.30AM
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS & PANELLISTS
18 Feb
Associate Professor Low Hong Yee
Head of Pillar (EPD)
Prior to taking on the role of Head of Pillar (EPD), Associate Professor Low Hong Yee served as the Associate Head of Pillar with EPD. Prior to joining SUTD in 2013, she spent about 13 years at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Her research interest is primarily in polymer science and engineering. (Full profile)
Dr Gabriel Tusinski
Senior Lecturer, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
Dr Tusinski received his PhD from the Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. Trained in sociocultural and linguistic anthropology, his research draws on semiotic approaches to material and visual culture to examine contemporary political transformations in urban Southeast Asia. (Full profile)
19 Feb
Associate Professor Low Hong Yee
Head of Pillar (EPD)
Prior to taking on the role of Head of Pillar (EPD), Associate Professor Low Hong Yee served as the Associate Head of Pillar with EPD. Prior to joining SUTD in 2013, she spent about 13 years at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Her research interest is primarily in polymer science and engineering. (Full profile)
Associate Professor Foong Shaohui
Associate Head of Pillar (EPD) & Co-Director (Dyson-SUTD Innovation Studios)
Associate Professor Foong Shaohui is currently the principal investigator for the Aerial Innovation Research (AIR) Laboratory @ SUTD and has significant expertise in unmanned systems and robotics and works closely with the Ministry of Defence Singapore (MINDEF) on developing intelligent micro spherical ground robots (Project STARS) and nature-inspired aerial crafts (Project MONOCO) which adapts the dispersal mechanism of maple seeds to achieve efficient flight. (Full profile)
Assistant Professor Andrew Yee
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
Assistant Professor Yee’s current work examines youth digital media use, where his team is using screenomes to better understand and dissect smartphone use. He is also working on understanding what aspects of media use contribute to preschoolers’ school readiness. His research has also been recognised internationally, having received awards at several conferences. (Full profile)
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 4.00 – 4.30PM
19 Feb, 11.00 – 11.30AM
ENGINEERING SYSTEMS AND DESIGN (ESD)
Engineering Systems and Design: A Gateway to an Exciting Career
ESD is a gateway to exciting careers in a broad range of industries: transportation systems, supply chain and logistics, defence systems, energy systems, financial services, healthcare delivery systems, and many more!
Find out how ESD graduates are trained to tackle open-ended challenges for organisations with a focus on design, analysis and optimisation; and how they are prepared for a wide range of engineering and management careers in both the private and public sectors.
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 5.00 – 5.30PM
19 Feb, 12.00 – 12.30PM
ABOUT THE SPEAKER & PANELLISTS
Associate Professor Lynette Cheah
Acting Head Of Pillar (ESD)
Associate Professor Lynette Cheah leads the Sustainable Urban Mobility research group, which develops data-driven models and tools to reduce the environmental impacts of passenger and urban freight transport. Her expertise is in transport modelling and simulation, life-cycle energy and environmental assessments (LCA) of products and systems, and urban metabolism. (Full profile)
18 Feb
Dr Pang Yang Huei
Senior Lecturer, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
Dr Pang received his PhD from the National University of Singapore, and his M.A. and B.A. Dip Ed. (Hons) from the National Institute of Education, NTU. He was a former editor at the Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College. (Full profile)
19 Feb
Assistant Professor Gordon Tan
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
Assistant Professor Tan is currently a Faculty Early Career Award (FECA) Fellow at SUTD. As a financial geographer, his work focuses on examining the role of technological changes in shaping the nature of urban financial centres and financial work, how people acquire financial knowledge, and how their financial practices are shaped by new, emerging financial technologies through app-based platforms. (Full profile)
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 5.00 – 5.30PM
19 Feb, 12.00 – 12.30PM
SUTD-DUKE-NUS SPECIAL TRACK
Harnessing Technology and Design to Impact Healthcare as a Clinician-Innovator
Learn more about the SUTD-Duke-NUS Special Track and how we nurture future ‘clinician-innovators’ with a strong foundation in engineering or architecture, who can think creatively and work across disciplines to treat patients and bring about medical innovation.
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 1.00 – 1.30PM
19 Feb, 3.30 – 4.00PM
ABOUT THE SPEAKER & PANELLISTS
Dr Khoo Xiaojuan
Programme Director (SUTD-Duke-NUS Special Track) & Programme Director (SUTD-CGH Healthcare)
Dr Khoo Xiaojuan obtained her PhD in biomedical engineering from Boston University, where she developed novel peptide-based coatings for rapid modification of biomaterial surfaces for orthopedic implant applications. She then moved to MIT to pursue her postdoctoral research under the supervision of Dr Daniel Kohane and Dr Robert Langer. Her research background spans the areas of surface engineering and biomaterial development. (Full profile)
18 Feb
Professor Ooi Peng Jin London Lucien
Associate Dean, Admissions, Recruitment and Financial Aid, Duke-NUS Medical School (Full profile)
Chan Yan Zhi (EPD, Class of 2022)
Special Track, current medical student
19 Feb
Professor Hsu Pon Poh
Associate Dean, Office of Academic & Clinical Development, Duke-NUS Medical School (Full profile)
Nur Sarah Binte Ibrahim (EPD, Class of 2022)
Special Track, current medical student
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 1.00 – 1.30PM
19 Feb, 3.30 – 4.00PM
SUTD HONOURS AND RESEARCH PROGRAMME (SHARP)
Your Path To Be the Best Researcher
Do you aim to discover breakthrough solutions to address the current and future trends in science and technology? Do you aspire to pursue a research-related career in industry or in academia?
Join Assoc Prof Dario Poletti and our students to discover the SUTD Honours and Research Programme (SHARP). They will get you excited as they share more about the programme and experience.
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 4.30 – 5.00PM
19 Feb, 11.30 – 12.00PM
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Associate Professor Dario Poletti
Programme Director (SHARP) & Associate Head of Cluster for Graduate Programme and Research (SMT)
Associate Professor Dario Poletti’s greatest passions are teaching and research. He pursued them during my PhD and postdoc years at the National University of Singapore, the Australian National University, the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore, the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris and also at the University of Geneva. His research focuses mainly on the study of the dynamics of complex quantum systems. (Full profile)
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 4.30 – 5.00PM
19 Feb, 11.30 – 12.00PM
SUTD TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME (STEP)
Be Equipped with Knowledge in Technology with Entrepreneurship Mindset
Find out how the SUTD Technology Entrepreneurship Programme helps nurture technically-grounded entrepreneurial leaders and innovators with a global perspective. What are the diverse careers that await STEP graduates? STEP prepares you to take on a range of career choices in start-up industry sectors, as intrapreneurs in multinational corporations or even start your own tech business.
SESSIONS
18 Feb, 11.00 – 11.30AM
19 Feb, 5.00 – 5.30PM
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Associate Professor Tan U-Xuan
Programme Director (STEP)
Associate Professor Tan U-Xuan has been with SUTD since 2012 where he is designing an algorithm for design of compliant mechanism. He is also actively involved in designing pedagogy and activities that enable students to learn better. Prior to that, he conducted his post-doctorate research with Professor Jaydev Desai at University of Maryland, College Park, where he designed an MRI-compatible robotic system for breast biopsy. (Full profile)
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