Two new research centres to develop privacy-preserving tech and train talent

18 January 2019
Department of Computer Science, Faculty, News Media

The National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF) has set up two research centres to carry out cutting-edge research to design and develop privacy-preserving technologies and train skilled manpower, as part of the city-state’s Smart Nation push. The first is the NUS Centre for Research in Privacy Technologies (N-CRiPT), to be based in the National University of Singapore (NUS) School of Computing. It will be led by Professor Mohan Kankanhalli, Dean of the NUS School of Computing.

The Business Times, 25 January 2020
Tech Wire Asia, 23 January 2019
Singapore Business Review, 21 January 2019
NUS News, 21 January 2019
The Straits Times, 19 January 2019
The Business Times, 18 January 2019

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