Unleashing Potential,
Shaping the Digital Landscape
Mission
To advance computing through research and education that is technically rigorous, interdisciplinary, and grounded in real human impact.
About
The NUS School of Computing is Singapore’s oldest and largest computing school, tracing its origins to the founding of the Department of Computer Science at Nanyang University in 1975. Today, the School comprises two departments – Computer Science, and Information Systems and Analytics.
Our research spans the breadth of computer science, from algorithms, programming languages, and software engineering to artificial intelligence, computer vision, cybersecurity, and human-computer interaction.
What holds this work together is a conviction that good computing research should go somewhere. The School has a strong culture of translational work: research that moves from the lab into products, policies, and practice.
We take education seriously across all stages, from undergraduate programmes in Artificial Intelligence, Business AI Systems, Business Analytics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Information Security, through to doctoral training and executive education. Our teaching emphasises both technical depth and the ability to apply computing to real problems in real contexts, whether in healthcare, finance, urban systems, or the public sector. Students regularly compete and place in international competitions, and many go on to launch startups, join leading technology companies, and take on technical leadership roles across Singapore and the region.
Our faculty contribute to national research programmes in areas including AI, cybersecurity, quantum computing, healthcare and smart cities, and are regularly consulted on AI governance, digital trust, and technology policy.
The NUS School of Computing is led by Dean Professor Tulika Mitra.
Strategic Priorities
- Produce field-shaping research across the breadth of computing
Our research strength spans a wide range of computing disciplines, including foundational theory and algorithms to resource-efficient AI, cybersecurity, quantum computing and human-computer interaction. The School invests in established areas of depth and in emerging areas where faculty are building new capability, supported by industry collaborations and funding partnerships that enable long-term, ambitious work. - Educate graduates who are technically strong and professionally prepared
We develop computing professionals with deep technical foundations, the ability to work across disciplines, and an understanding of how computing affects the people and systems it touches. Our programmes, from undergraduate through doctoral, emphasise both rigour and relevance, equipping graduates to adapt as the field evolves. - Move research into practice
We encourage translational research: work that reaches beyond publication into industry, policy, and public benefit. This happens via corporate labs and industry partnerships, faculty-founded ventures and the School’s startup ecosystem, and contributions to national programmes in AI, cybersecurity, and education. - Contribute to Singapore’s computing capability and public interest
As the country’s founding computing school, we take our national role seriously. We host and contribute to major national programmes such as AI, cybersecurity, quantum computing, healthcare, and smart cities, provide expert commentary and policy input on technology affairs, and train a significant share of Singapore’s computing professionals. Our centres focus on social good, educational technologies, and computational social science reflect a commitment to ensuring that computing serves the wider public interest.
Professor Tulika Mitra
Dean, School of Computing
Provost’s Chair Professor
Dean’s Welcome
2025 marks a pivotal year for Singapore, the National University of Singapore (NUS), and the NUS School of Computing (NUS Computing), as we celebrate 50 years of computing education in Singapore. This milestone, alongside Singapore’s 60th year of nation-building and NUS’s 120th anniversary, offers a unique opportunity to reflect on our remarkable journey and look ahead to the exciting future we are poised to create.
By the Numbers
& AI (QS 2026)
Meet our management
Professor Tulika Mitra
Dean, School of Computing
Associate Professor Kan Min Yen
Vice Dean, Undergraduate (UG) Education
Professor Chan Mun Choon
Vice Dean, Postgraduate (PG) Education
Our prominent alumni
Ng See Sing
Managing Director, Singapore at DXC Technology
Bruce Liang
Head Strategic Projects, Sea
Yen Yen Tan
Non Executive Director, OCBC Bank