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NUS Computing, in Collaboration with All Digital Future, Launches Digital Transformation Leaders Programme to Facilitate Companies’ Holistic Transformation

05 September 2022 Teaching , News Media

 

The Advanced Computing for Executives (ACE) centre, a continuing education and training unit under the National University of Singapore’s School of Computing (NUS Computing), and All Digital Future LLP have partnered to launch a new Digital Transformation Leaders Programme (NUS DTLP).

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Graduates remain cautiously upbeat as career fairs return in full force

29 August 2022 Teaching , News Media

 

The School of Computing at the National University of Singapore (NUS) got the ball rolling on Aug 16 and 17, with 1,000 or so students and 66 employers attending the first full-scale career fair at the faculty in three years.

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NUS School of Computing to get new dean

15 August 2022 Teaching , News Media

 

Professor Tan Kian Lee, 57, will take over from Professor Mohan Kankanhalli as dean from January next year. Prof Tan was head of the NUS computer science department from 2014 to 2020. His research focuses on issues related to managing and analysing big data, or complex data sets. He was a recipient of the NUS Outstanding University Researcher Award in 1998 and a co-recipient of Singapore's President Science Award in 2011.

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How I created Sumiko Tan's deepfake overnight

10 August 2022 Teaching , News Media

 

Homemade deepfakes are more common than ever as tools to create them have become more powerful and more readily available. The Straits Times attempted to create one to see just how easy it would be.

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Klaytn Spearheads World's Largest Blockchain Research Center Program in Collaboration with Top-Ranking Universities KAIST and NUS

08 August 2022 Teaching , News Media

 

Klaytn, the leading Layer-1 blockchain in Asia, has announced its selection of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) to host and operate its Blockchain Research Center (BRC) Program.

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Through overseas internships, NUS students get real-world experience to bolster entrepreneurial ambitions

05 August 2022 Teaching , News Media

 

As a frequent online shopper on e-commerce site Taobao, Lin Huai An found he could get good prices on items like keyboards and K-pop photo cards. However, his friends could not enjoy the bargains since Taobao is published only in Chinese.

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10% rebate on NUS master's course fees, with extra 5% off for NUS graduates

20 July 2022 Teaching , News Media

 

People keen to pursue a master's degree will pay 10 per cent less for certain courses at the National University of Singapore (NUS) from next year. This will apply to all courses whose fees are not already subsidised by the Government, numbering about 70, with an additional 5 per cent discount for NUS graduates, said the university on Tuesday (July 19).

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Mongolian NUS undergraduate meets PM Oyun-Erdene at MOU signing

08 July 2022 Department of Computer Science , Student , News Media

 

Singaporeans are active and hardworking, and they are why the Republic is great and modern, said 19-year-old Nyamdavaa Amar, a first-year Mongolian student at the National University of Singapore's (NUS) School of Computing.

On Friday (July 8), he shared his impression of the country with Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai who was in NUS as part of his official visit to Singapore from Wednesday to Saturday.

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Voices of Startup SG: From school project to thriving startup

04 July 2022 Department of Computer Science , Alum , News Media

 

In 2014, Janson Seah took up a manager role at a bar, where he was given the opportunity to lead the revitalization of the business. During his time there, his biggest challenge was managing shift workers due to the lack of effective tools. Bent on fixing this problem, he brought together a team of problem solvers, which were none other than his best buddies – Jeremy Hon, Lee Kai Yi, and Eugene Ng – whilst in the Bay Area on the NUS Overseas Colleges program. Together, they worked on a school project which eventually evolved into StaffAny – a software-as-a-service (SAAS) innovation that now helps businesses manage their workforce with ease.

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First to school, then off to practise magic

06 June 2022 Department of Information Systems & Analytics , Student , News Media

 

Magic is what five men make and they are putting on a show next week. Called House Of Curiosities, the show will combine magic with storytelling and dramatic elements, with each of the five performers having their own segment to present their bag of tricks.

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Preventing abuse of biometrics authentication technology

20 May 2022 Department of Computer Science , Faculty , News Media

 

Do you unlock your smartphone with your face or fingerprint? Welcome to the world of biometrics authentication - a whopping US$28 billion (S$39 billion) global market, which promises a modern, convenient, reliable and effective method to verify someone's identity.

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Singapore's NUS and NTU are Asia's top in QS world university rankings

06 April 2022 Department of Computer Science , Department of Information Systems & Analytics , Student , News Media

 

The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have emerged as the top universities in Asia based on global rankings by subjects.

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Fintech course gets under way

04 April 2022 Department of Information Systems & Analytics , News Media , FinTech

 

Twenty-five students have begun a new financial technology training programme at the Robert Mathavious Institute for Financial Services at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College.

The six-month programme, the first of its kind in the territory, launched on March 21, and is hosted by HLSCC in partnership with the National University of Singapore’s School of Computing, BVI Finance, and the Virgin Islands government.

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NUS Computing partners Sea to establish scholarship

31 March 2022 Department of Computer Science , Student , News Media

 

NUS Computing has received a generous multi-year donation from a leading homegrown consumer internet company to establish an Olympiad Scholarship. The Scholarship is open to all students who have excelled in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) and who intend to subsequently pursue their full-time undergraduate studies at NUS Computing. This is the first year that NUS Computing, as a school, is offering scholarships directly to IOI medallists. Previously, support for such talent was provided through more generic NUS scholarships.

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Eight exemplary individuals honoured for their contributions to education, research and service at NUS University Awards

22 March 2022 CSMEDIA Department of Computer Science , Faculty , News Media

 

The National University of Singapore (NUS) recognised eight outstanding individuals who distinguished themselves with their achievements and contributions in the areas of education, research and service to the University, Singapore and the global community in 2021.

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Top 10 degrees in S’pore with the highest starting pay based on survey & it’s not Business or Law

10 March 2022 Department of Computer Science , Department of Information Systems & Analytics , Student , News Media

 

According to the Graduate Employment Survey conducted by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in November 2021, based on a sample size on 7,737 graduates from the National University of Singapore (NUS), the degree holders of medicine and law are no longer the ones getting the highest starting pay.

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HLSCC to offer FinTech courses starting next month

18 February 2022 Department of Information Systems & Analytics , News Media , FinTech

 

The H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) in the British Virgin Islands will be offering a Financial Technology (FinTech) programme for persons interested in becoming a professional in that field of study. The FinTech Training Programme, which will commence in late March, is a collaborative project of HLSCC’s Robert Mathavious Institute for Financial Services (HLSCC-RMI, the National University of Singapore (NUS): School of Computing (NUS FinTech Lab), BVI Finance Ltd, and Ministry of Education.

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Bennett University: Global programme to hone AI, data skills of students

27 January 2022 CSMEDIA Department of Computer Science , Faculty , News Media

 

To offer its students holistic and experiential learning on a global platform, Bennett University has collaborated with Corporate Gurukul to offer Global Academic Internship Programme (GAIP) certified by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). With this partnership, the students will experience collaborative learning in artificial intelligence, data analytics, machine learning and deep learning.

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Start-up StaffAny founded by NUS grads raises $4.6 million in funding

21 January 2022 Student , Alum , News Media

 

Workforce management start-up StaffAny has raised US$3.4 million (S$4.6 million) in a Series A funding round led by GGV Capital, a global venture capital firm with US$9.2 billion in assets under management. Founded by a team of alumni from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the NUS Overseas Colleges programme, StaffAny helps businesses with a blue-collar workforce to optimise their staff scheduling, time-tracking and end-of-month time sheet consolidation.

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SIA-NUS lab launched to help improve passenger sleep on long-haul flights

20 January 2022 Research , News Media

 

Passengers on Singapore Airlines (SIA) flights can look forward to more restful trips in future, should a newly created lab succeed in its research. Over the next few years, SIA and researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) will work together to study the optimal time to wake up flight passengers for meals, among other initiatives. This could even pave the way for personalised meal times based on the individual passenger's sleep cycle.

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