In regions like East and Southeast Asia, where urbanisation has skyrocketed, the interplay between human settlement and natural disaster vulnerability becomes particularly pronounced. Consider…
As a society, we have come to rely on smartphones to do far more than make a telephone call. However, concern is growing over the potential negative consequences of their over-use, such as…
Weight lifter David Katoatau has already lost his home in Kiribati to coastal erosion, and faces the loss of his whole country to rising sea levels. Dancing at the 2016 Summer Olympics didn’t stop…
From left to right: Dr. Cheong Wei Yang, Vice Provost of Strategic Research Partnerships; Anthony Tang, Associate Professor of Computer Science; Jiang Jing, Professor of Computer Science; Ngo Chong…
SMU OUB Chair Professor of Computer Science Professor David Lo, 40, is among the 68 new Fellows worldwide recently named by ACM for their transformative contributions to computing science and…
By Alvin Lee
SMU Office of Research – The aim of SMU Research is stated clearly on its website: “[T]o create significant impact by addressing societal challenges within three key Focus Areas” of…
By Stuart Pallister
SMU Office of Research – Assessing the effectiveness of international aid across Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country and an archipelago of around 17,000 islands,…
By Alistair Jones
SMU Office of Research – Our embrace of digital technology continues to bloom and grow. It has become integral to the way we communicate, access services and transact business.…
By Stuart Pallister
SMU Office of Research – “Software developers don’t develop everything from scratch,” says Associate Professor of Computer Science Christoph Treude, who joined Singapore…
By Stuart Pallister
SMU Office of Research – New York City Mayor Eric Adams came in for criticism in early 2022 for suggesting that low-paid workers such as restaurant and retail staff were low-…