Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

Research Projects

Under the NEED programme, students are required to take on one of the following research projects (multiple project participation is not permitted) which will be jointly supervised by SUTD and CGU faculty. Students are advised to indicate their project preference when applying for the NEED programme.

AI Technologies for Intelligent Circuit Design

Faculty	Research Project
• Mohan Rajesh Elara (SUTD) • Bing Sheu (CGU)	Optimal Coverage Path Planning for Service
• Ngai-Man (Man) Cheung (SUTD) • Bing Sheu (CGU)	AI Optimised for Digital Electronics
• Ngai-Man (Man) Cheung (SUTD) • TBA (CGU)	Failure Analysis for VLSI using Machine Learning
• Teo Tee Hui (SUTD) • Bing Sheu (CGU)	AI Chip Design Cybersecurity Chip Design (Integrated Circuits Design in Digital, Analog, Mixed-Signal and RF)
• Teo Tee Hui (SUTD) • Bing Sheu (CGU)	Neuromorphic Chip Design (Integrated Circuits Design in Digital, Analog, Mixed-Signal and RF)
• Teo Tee Hui (SUTD) • I-Chyn Wey (CGU)	AI Assist Chip Design (Digital Integrated Circuit Design)
• Yuen Chau (SUTD) • Bing Sheu (CGU)	The Design of IoT to Support AI

Design and Optimisation

Faculty	Research Project
• Desmond Loke (SUTD) • Danny Barkan (CGU)	Computational Design in Brain-Inspired Computing and Memory Applications
• Desmond Loke (SUTD) • Danny Barkan (CGU)	Brain-Inspired Computing and Memory Applications Enabled by Novel Hardware Design
• Joel Yang (SUTD) • Jiunn-Woei Liaw (CGU) • Kou-Chen Liu (CGU)	FDTD/FEM Simulation of FINFETs for Investigation of Plasmonic Effects
• Nagarajan Raghavan (SUTD) • Cher Ming Tan (CGU)	Finite Element Modelling for Temperature – Moisture – Electrical - Mechanical (TMEM) Stress Effects on LEDs
• Shubhakar K (SUTD) • Pey Kin Leong (SUTD) • Danny Barkan (CGU)	Simulation Study of Device Physics of FinFETs and SiNW Transistors and Its Reliability Issues

Electronics for Robotics Control and Automation

Faculty	Research Project
• Foong Shaohui (SUTD) • Hsin-Chun Lu (CGU)	Development of a Structural Battery which also Functions as an Active Aerodynamic Surface of Aerial Craft (Robotics and Automation)
• Foong Shaohui (SUTD) • Danny Barkan (CGU)	Integrated Electronics Design for Active Sensing of Aerodynamic Performance in Wings/Rotors of Aerial Crafts (Robotics and Automation)
• Foong Shaohui (SUTD) • TBA (CGU)	Integrated Electronics Design for Active Actuation of Aerodynamic Performance in Wings/Rotors of Aerial Craft (Robotics and Automation)
• Mohan Rajesh Elara (SUTD) • Bing Sheu (CGU)	Learning in Multi-Robot Teams (Robotics and Automation/AI Circuits & Systems)
• Mohan Rajesh Elara (SUTD) • Bing Sheu (CGU)	Expressive AI Behaviors in Sociable robots (Robotics and Automation/AI Circuits & Systems)

Machine Learning Based Reliability Assessment

Faculty	Research Project
• Shubhakar K (SUTD) • TBA (CGU)	TEM Characterisation of Degradation Mechanism in Advanced Devices (Data Analysis and Smart Devices)

Data analytics and Electronics for Healthcare

Faculty	Research Project
• Ngai-Man (Man) Cheung (SUTD) • TBA (CGU)	Data Analytics for Bio-Medical Electronics (Would the Breath Sensor Analytics Idea Fit Here?) (Healthcare Engineering Design)
• Yang Hui Ying (SUTD) • Danny Barkan (CGU)	Breath Sensor Network for Health Monitoring (Smart materials and devices/Healthcare Engineering Design)
• Yang Hui Ying (SUTD) • Kou-Chen Liu (CGU)	Ultra-Sensitive Photon Detector Based on 2D Photoelectric Response Materials (Healthcare Engineering Design/Smart Materials and Devices)

IC Design with Advanced Manufacturing

Faculty	Research Project
• Joel Yang (SUTD) • Kou-Chen Liu (CGU)	Fabrication and Study of Optical Resonances on FINFET Structures by Optical Spectroscopy
• Michinao Hashimoto (SUTD) • TBA (CGU)	Digital Fabrication for Bio-Electronic Devices
• Michinao Hashimoto (SUTD) • Kin Fong Lei (CGU)	Rapid Prototyping of 3D Printed Microfluidic Devices as Analytical Tools
• Yeo Kiat Seng (SUTD) • TBA (CGU)	Design of a Low-Voltage Low-Power Millimeter-Wave Low Noise Amplifier
• Yeo Kiat Seng (SUTD) • TBA (CGU)	Design of a High Efficiency Millimeter-Wave Power Amplifier
• Yeo Kiat Seng (SUTD) • TBA (CGU)	Design of a Low-Voltage Low-Power 60GHz Phase-Locked Loop
• Yeo Kiat Seng (SUTD) • TBA (CGU)	Design of a Wideband Low-Power 60GHz Voltage-Controlled Oscillator
• Yeo Kiat Seng (SUTD) • Cher Ming Tan (CGU)	Millimeter-Wave Communication Systems for Low-Power Applications
• Yeo Kiat Seng (SUTD) • Cher Ming Tan (CGU)	A 2.4GHz Ultra-Low-Power Radio for Cognitive Cameras
• Yeo Kiat Seng (SUTD) • Cher Ming Tan (CGU)	Radiation Tolerant PLL
• Yeo Kiat Seng (SUTD) • Cher Ming Tan (CGU)	Wideband Low Noise Amplifier-Mixer for Cognitive Radio Receivers

Smart Materials and Devices

Faculty	Research Project
• Cai Kui (SUTD) • Chung-Yi Li (CGU)	Efficient Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) Coding Techniques for Flash Memories
• Cai Kui (SUTD) • TBA (CGU)	Advanced Error Correction Coding Techniques for High-Speed high-Density Non-Volatile Memories
• Joel Yang (SUTD) • Kou-Chen Liu (CGU)	Effect of Localized Electric Fields on Light Incident or Emitted from FINFETS for Electrical Fault Isolation
• Michinao Hashimoto (SUTD) • Hsin-Chun Lu (CGU) • Kou-Chen Liu (CGU)	Development of Low-Cost Microfluidic Devices for Point-of-Care Diagnostics
• Nagarajan Raghavan (SUTD) • Pey Kin Leong (SUTD) • Cher Ming Tan (CGU)	Physics of Failure (PoF) in Super-Capacitors
• Kou-Chen Liu (CGU)	Characterization of Charge Transport Across an Eelectrical Contact of 2D Materials (Experiment)
• TBA (CGU)	Characterization of 2D Materials Under the Radiation Environment (Experiment)
• Jiunn-Woei Liaw (CGU) • Kou-Chen Liu (CGU)	Time-Dependent Non-Equilibrium Model of Plasmonic Hot Carrier Generation and Extraction (Theory and Modelling)
• Robert Edward Simpson (SUTD) • Kou-Chen Liu (CGU)	Biomolecule Sensing Surfaces
• Shubhakar K (SUTD) • Pey Kin Leong (SUTD) • Danny Barkan (CGU)	1. Nanoscale Characterization and Physical Analysis of Advanced Switching Devices (MRAM, FeRAM) for Future Non-Volatile Memory Applications 2. Investigation of Dielectric Reliability and Breakdown Mechanism in 2D Hexagonal-Boron Nitride and Mica Dielectric Materials
• Yang Hui Ying (SUTD) • Hsin-Chun Lu (CGU)	Smart Energy Source for On-Chip Device
• Yang Hui Ying (SUTD) • Hsin-Chun Lu (CGU)	Development of Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Flexible Pouch-Type Lithium Air Batteries
• Yang Hui Ying (SUTD) • Chung-Yi Li (CGU)	Smart Low Dimensional Materials for Energy Storage
• Yang Hui Ying (SUTD) • TBA (CGU)	2D Materials Synthesis Via the Chemical Vapor Deposition System
• Yang Hui Ying (SUTD) • TBA (CGU)	New Generation of Water Treatment Process Through Ion Removal
• Ye Ai (SUTD) • Kin Fong Lei (CGU)	Development of High-throughput Cell Deformability Cytometer
• Ye Ai (SUTD) • Kin Fong Lei (CGU)	Mechanical Property Based Acoustic Cell Sorter
• Ye Ai (SUTD) • Kin Fong Lei (CGU)	Development of a Microbial Enrichment Technique for Molecular Detection of Bloodstream Fungal Infection

SUTD-CGU Dual Masters in Nano-Electronic Engineering & Design

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