Thrusts and Projects

Thrust 1: People-Centric Learning & Design (PCLD)

Lead: Assistant Professor Andrew Yee, Dr Cheng Nien Yuan

Project Team:
Assistant Professor Nilanjan Raghunath
Ms Raifanah Binte Mohamed Ramli

People-centric learning and development (PCLD) is the principle that we situate all our learning solutions and practices with human experiences at the center.

In this thrust, we aim to consolidate resources that can help us gain insight into people's experiences of campusX initiatives. Members of the thrust will also provide important feedback and support the design and trial of campusX initiatives.

Thrust 1A: Cyber-Physical Learning Ethics (CPLE)

Lead: Assistant Professor Jeffrey Chan, Dr Kenneth Lo

Project Team:
Ms Ng Li Yin

The aim of this project is to map and describe the ethics of Cyber-Physical Learning (CPL), with special emphasis on the unintended and undesirable hazards and consequences of CPL.

The primary research method is carrying out semi-structured interviews with campusX investigators/developers, local and international CPLA stakeholders, and local policy-makers.

Thrust 2: Immersive Realities Learning (IRL)

Leads: Dr Cheah Chin Wei, Dr Ng Wei Khim

Project Team:
Assistant Professor Immanuel Koh
Assistant Professor Nilanjan Raghunath
Professor of Practice Eva Maria Castro
Dr Oka Kurniawan
Mr Jacob Chen
Mr Danny Chow
Ms Mridula Thekkedath
Ms Judy Teo
Ms Grace Sow

Immersive Realities Learning (IRL) is a learning methodology that makes use of AR (Augmented Reality), VR (Virtual Reality) and MR (Mixed Reality) technologies to provide engaging and active learning experiences, through 'phygital' (physical + digital bridged though technology) environments and hybrid (collaborative; physical; virtual) interactions.

Thrust 3: Metaverse & Blockchain for Learning (MBFL)

Leads: Assistant Professor Dorien Herremans, Assistant Professor Immanuel Koh

Project Team:
Assistant Professor Jeffrey Chan
Assistant Professor Xiong Zehui
Assistant Professor Andrew Yee
Dr Oka Kurniawan
Dr Lee Chee Huei
Dr Ng Wei Khim
Mr Jacob Chen
Mr Danny Chow

Metaverse is the post-reality universe, a perpetual and persistent multi-user environment merging physical reality with digital virtuality. In this thrust we formulate a unique design of the metaverse which merges blockchain, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and gamification for learning in the spatial web (Web 3.0).

Metaverse & Blockchain for Learning at SUTD is creative socio-spatial platform, where students are not only learners of digital content, but also its potential creators/owners and co-creators/co-owners of the assets, thus learning and gaining real world life-skills. It presents them with a new means of expressing themselves and allows SUTD to support them in a meaningful, fun and AI-powered manner.

Thrust 4: Socially Interactive Educational Robotics (SIER)

Leads: Dr Kenneth Lo, Associate Professor Mohan Rajesh Elara

Project Team:
Dr Abdullah Aamir Hayat
Dr Nachamma Sockalingam
Mr Jacob Chen
Mr Koh Hong Pin
Mr Melvin Lee
Mr Ong Jun Hua

Socially Interactive Educational Robotics (SIER) provides an intelligent cyber-physical platform for real time audio-video communication of cyber-physical students and lecturers in the form of a tabletop Telepresence Learning System (TLS).

The collaborative TLS is the endpoint for remote users to convey physical reactions and queries through movement and visual cues analysed and replicated by the robot. The robot would provide flexible two-way communications and interactions between remote and in-person users and serve as the receiving point for video-audio data streams for further study by Thrust 1 (PCLD) and Thrust 5 (ALA) teams.

Thrust 5: Advanced Learning Analytics (ALA)

Leads: Dr Kwan Wei Lek, Mr Ng Lian Wah

Project Team:
Dr Lee Chee Huei
Dr Norman Lee
Dr Wong Wei Pin
Mr Melvin Lee
Ms Tin Ma Ma

Advanced Learning Analytics empower students in personalising their learning and enable instructors to introduce timely interventions through Cloud Analytics Platform, Real-Time Engagement Feedback, and Personalised Learning.

Thrust 6: Enhanced Learning Through Innovative Technology (ELITE)

Leads: Dr Oka Kurniawan, Dr Lee Chee Huei

Project Team:
Dr Nachamma Sockalingam
Mr Magnus Bengtsson
Mr Mohamed Idham Bin Mohid
Ms Vijaya Lakshimi Selliah
Ms Grace Sow

Enhanced Learning Through Innovative Technology (ELITE) strives to support SUTD campusX by providing expertise on how to apply innovative technologies to enhance learning in the classroom and beyond classroom.

Our aim is to anchor all innovative technology usage to a sound pedagogical practice and design to align how technology can support learning by improving learning outcomes, its assessments and activities.