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Research at SUTD

Find out how SUTD's researchers flourish in our vast research ecosystem, making discoveries and breakthroughs in the sciences, architecture, engineering, and more—with the power of design, AI and technology.
Happenings

Latest highlights

Stay up-to-date on recent happenings within our SUTD research community.

Research news
25 Aug 2025
A win-win approach to designing cities for cars and pedestrians
8 Aug 2025
Small but mighty: A biomimetic idea takes flight
4 Mar 2025
SMU and SUTD Deploy Drone and AI-Driven Analytics to Improve Performance of National Swimmers
27 Jan 2025
Creating bioinspired structures with 3D printing
Research capabilities

Our foundation for excellence

SUTD’s ecosystem of dedicated faculty, innovative research centres and myriad facilities let researchers turn their ambitious pursuits into world-changing outcomes.

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Research centres
Learn more about our vast array of research centres and state-of-the-art facilities.
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Faculty research areas
Search among our diverse faculty by research area, and find out which of their focuses align with yours.
NEW INSIGHTS

Publication spotlight

Explore published works by our faculty, researchers, students and alumni, from thought-provoking findings to breakthrough discoveries.
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Development of vertical farming systems from waste polymers using additive manufacturing techniques
SUTD authors: Sunilkarthik Ezhilarasu, Carlos Bañón, Arlindo Silva
An optimization approach for the terminal airspace scheduling problem
SUTD authors: Wayne Ng, Nuno Antunes Ribeiro
An end-to-end bi-objective approach to deep graph partitioning
SUTD authors: Wei Pengcheng, Chen Binbin
Research programmes & fellowships

Opportunities for you

Discover exciting research opportunities and programmes that will open up a new world of experience to you.
Research programmes amp fellowships
Economic Development Board Industrial Postgraduate Programme (EDB IPP)

EDB-IPP trainees are provided with postgraduate training in a corporate R&D environment through EDB’s partnership with companies and locally-based universities (such as SUTD). Learn more

TL@SUTD Seed Research Programme

Established by the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and SUTD, Temasek Laboratories @ Singapore University of Technology and Design (TL@SUTD) undertakes cutting-edge R&D of defence and security applications, while empowering technical and human talent capabilities in critical research areas. Learn more

SUTD-ZJU Research Collaboration

SUTD collaborates with Zhejiang University (ZJU) for intellectual minds from both institutions to advance research boundaries together. This research collaboration provides different grants to fund various projects and innovations relevant to real-world challenges. Learn more

Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellowship

The Singapore National Research Foundation Fellowship (NRF) Fellowship provides attractive funding to exceptional, young scientists and researchers below 40 years of age, to carry out independent, cutting-edge research in Singapore. Learn more

Research integrity

Staying committed to the highest ethical standards

Research integrity – scholarly publications
Learn about our commitment to the highest ethical standards, as part of our dedication to teaching, research and public service.
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Find out how the rights and welfare of human research subjects are protected in research activities conducted by SUTD’s students and researchers.
Resources

Explore our resources

Library

Discover resources and unearth more knowledge at our open-access technology and design library.

Faculty

Meet the brilliant people behind SUTD’s innovative research.