Wearable dongles and transport cards can be used to supplement contact tracing efforts

Department of Information Systems & Analytics, Faculty, News Media

To combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the Singapore government released the contact tracing app, TraceTogether, which has been downloaded by approximately 20 per cent of the population. However, this is still far below from the recommended 75 percent adoption rate.

Professor Atreyi Kankanhalli discussed how wearable dongles can be used to supplement contact tracing efforts.

Lianhe Zaobao, 10 May 2020

Trending Posts

10 May 2018
Platform makes managing volunteers easier
6 November 2019
NUS Computing and Ripple launch NUS FinTech Lab to deepen FinTech capabilities
14 February 2019
New liberal arts, computing concurrent degree
3 June 2019
OCBC launches scholarship for NUS and NTU postgraduates to pursue further studies in AI
5 February 2024
NUS team develops affordable headset to help visually impaired ‘see’
"I wanted to develop an interface that provides seamless access to people to interact with the world," said Associate Professor ...
10 December 2023
Tripling Singapore’s AI workforce to 15,000 not just about numbers, but ‘talents and ideas’: Experts
In the race to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI), Singapore aims to get ahead by more than tripling ...
22 September 2019
The challenges of 5G network infrastructure
11 July 2023
Northern Trust, NUS School of Computing and NUS Asian Institute of Digital Finance Join Forces to Support Blockchain Development for Institutional Use
13 October 2023
Banking against malware-related scams
BACK in August, Simon Hsu, a customer of OCBC Bank, was trying to access the bank’s mobile app to verify ...
1 March 2018
NUS offers more places for computing courses
21 February 2021
Find your ‘element’ to pick the right course and university
21 August 2025
Human or AI? I cloned my voice and asked friends if they could tell the difference
27 November 2020
60 years of facial recognition: The hidden perils behind Singapore’s ‘facial recognition era’
10 March 2018
High pay, good job prospects: Local computer science undergrads flocking to Silicon Valley internships
8 January 2018
Why the Raspberry Pi’s immune to the Meltdown and Spectre bugs
8 December 2020
Seven NUS professors lauded for their work and service
20 August 2019
S’pore HR Tech Startup StaffAny Founded By 4 NUS Grads Raises S$1M Funding
25 May 2018
Government And Academic Support Are Giving Singapore An Edge In The Blockchain Race
8 July 2018
Campus Hunter Episode 3
8 July 2022
Mongolian NUS undergraduate meets PM Oyun-Erdene at MOU signing
30 October 2018
Preventing cyberattacks through smart network surveillance
14 February 2019
Circles.Life to expand to Taiwan, Australia this year after securing Sequoia investment
10 November 2021
Rajah & Tann partners with NUS to develop a seven-course tech program for lawyers
1 August 2025
Fewer Seniors in Singapore Fall for Scams, But Losses Are Greater — Experts Urge Businesses and Consumers to Stay Vigilant
15 February 2021
Disney+ won’t allow VPN users to access overseas version of video streaming service
13 December 2023
Career switch into tech: Upskill with newly launched NUS CET degree, no IT background needed
To help bridge the tech talent shortage companies and organisations are facing, the National University of Singapore (NUS) in October ...
5 September 2019
DeepBlue Technology and NUS School of Computing to collaborate on computer vision research
25 May 2024
IN FOCUS: ‘At the click of a button’ – the scourge of deepfake AI porn
Associate Professor Terence Sim of the National University of Singapore’s Centre for Trusted Internet and Community said AI-generated porn is ...
26 February 2019
NUS graduates enjoy high salaries and good employment prospects