Three NUS Computing Faculty Awarded NRF Investigatorship Class of 2026

Three faculty members from NUS Computing have been awarded the prestigious National Research Foundation Investigatorship (NRF-I) under its 11th call, recognising their leadership and potential to drive high-impact research in artificial intelligence.

The NRF Investigatorship is one of Singapore’s most competitive research awards. It supports a small number of outstanding Principal Investigators to pursue ambitious, high-risk research that can lead to significant scientific breakthroughs. The programme is part of NRF’s broader mission to strengthen Singapore’s research ecosystem and develop world-class scientific talent.

The awardees are:

Abhik Roychoudhury - Agentic AI based Software of the future: from Scale to Trust

Angela Yao -  From Perception to Understanding: Contextual AI for Anticipatory and Proactive Assistance

Harold Soh - Learning Persistent Agent-Centric Representations for Embodied AI

Each award supports a five-year programme, enabling investigators to push the boundaries of their fields and contribute to Singapore’s position as a global hub for innovation.

Together, these projects reflect the strength and ambition of research at NUS Computing.