Collectively tagged as 5Ghoul, the 14 security defects can be exploited to drop and freeze 5G connections on smartphones and routers, and to conduct downgrading attacks, according to the research team. The majority of the flaws affect 5G modems from Qualcomm and MediaTek.

Students from the Singapore University of Technology and Design discovered three security vulnerabilities in Qualcomm's 5G chips, which may disable the 5G network services of about 60% of the world's mobile phones.

Channel NewsAsia speaks to SUTD researcher Dr Matheus Garbelini who shared about the discovery process. This discovery was made by Dr Garbelini and his team, which includes Assistant Prof Sudipta Chattopadhyay, SUTD PhD student, Shang Zewen, and two researchers from A*STAR.

The Singapore University of Technology and Design is setting up a research and innovation centre in the city to support joint projects, enterprise development, education and training, as well as talent exchanges in the low-carbon field.

At the helm of this educational convergence is the ROS-Industrial Consortium Asia Pacific (ROS-I AP), managed by A*STAR’s Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC). The consortium spearheads collaborative endeavours with SUTD, NTU, NUS, SIT, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, and Singapore Polytechnic.

The Singapore University of Technology and Design will become the first institute of higher learning in Singapore to set up a research and innovation centre in the Eco-City.

Singapore has consistently scored high in global rankings in digital competitiveness, noted assistant professor of computer science Soujanya Poria at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. This is largely thanks to its coordinated efforts to digitalise.

The first "controllable text prompt" AI music generation model has been developed locally. The software called Mustango was developed by a six-person research team led by Soujanya Poria and Dorien Herremans, two assistant professors at the Singapore University of Technology and Design.

From activity corners suitable for people with dementia to simple road signs and ground markings, Yio Chu Kang collects feedback from residents on the living environment to create the first local dementia-friendly neighbourhood based on community research to assist residents with dementia to age in place in their neighbourhood.