AI sector

The SUTD AI Sector is dedicated to shaping the future of AI through a design-driven and human-centred approach. By partnering with funding agencies and industry leaders, it creates innovative solutions that prioritize human needs, integrating design, AI, and technology seamlessly.

The sector actively engages with industry to stay ahead of emerging technology trends, tailoring its AI education programs to equip students with the essential skills for their careers. Moreover, it fosters a collaborative AI ecosystem where academia and industry unite.

Our key focus areas encompass Responsible AI, Embodied AI, and Communications AI, emphasizing a commitment to ethical innovation and the transformative implementation of intuitive, impactful AI technologies that will redefine the landscape of our future.

Focus Areas

1. Environmental sustainability – plastic sorting
2. Multiple modalities (text – music)
3. Robot guided human evacuation
4. Search for disaster victims
5. Robust vehicle localisation and tracking in rain

Collaborators

• ASTAR – Institute of Materials Research and Engineering
• Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA)
• DSO National Laboratories
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• National University of Singapore (NUS)
• SembCorp – SembWaste
• SIIXAGT