Learnings from a @SwisschamSG event on 17 March: To succeed in #ASEAN region, companies must not only #adapt their products but also their #innovation models — empowering teams to act with start-up #agility while staying #aligned with corporate goals.

Delegation Visit: #SEC hosted H.E. Secretary Yin Li, Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the CPC & Party Secretary of CPC Beijing Municipal Committee & members of the party on 21 Feb 2025.

We recently hosted Her Excellency, Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri, Secretary General of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) at the #SEC and shared about our projects in #digitaltwin, #climate and #heatresilience.

We celebrated #ChineseNewYear of the snake at the SEC!

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 💻 On 6 Jan 2025, Prof. Torsten Hoefler (@ETH_en) spoke at the Singapore-ETH Centre on the future of #AI & #HPC.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱! There was plenty that we accomplished this year as a team; together with you, our partners and our collaborators. Here's just a couple of the highlights!

The Urban Microalgae-Based Protein Production project has ended, advancing sustainable food systems for a growing global population. Aligned with SG's ‘30 by 30’, this collab explored microalgae as a nutritious, eco-friendly food source. Thanks to all our partners for the collab!

We had our last SEC #Townhall for the year on 14 November last week! We celebrated our #successes and connected with the team in person, hosting gatherings in both Singapore and Zurich for the first time.

On 14 Nov, SEC hosted a session with Prof. Stanislas Dehaene & MOE’s Dr. Chew-Leng Poon. Key topics: integrating #ProductiveFailure, #ProblemSolving, & sensorimotor learning into Singapore’s education system. Excited to shape the future of education! #LearningSciences #EdTech

Byron Pérez, PhD researcher under the Urban Microalgae-Based Protein Production project led by SEC, was awarded First Place in the GNT Young Scientist #Award 2024 at the 38th EFFoST International Conference in Bruges, #Belgium!

We hosted the largest deep #tech investor in Europe, European Innovation Council, and the world’s biggest public network for international cooperation in R&D and #innovation, Eureka Network, today on 30 October!

ur-scape at @ISOCARP – @_FCL researchers were at a special session of 1st International Conference for New Cities on 10-13 Sep at PHI to present & discuss ur-scape as an urban #sustainability planning tool & the teams support to local govts.

With @dukenus & @ETH_en our FHT researchers have developed a fall-risk screening process that saves seniors a trip to the clinic! And it involves wearable sensors! Read about it on @straits_times: straitstimes.com/singapore/n…

💡Ready perspectives on #risk & #resilience – Join Future Resilience Systems (#FRS) researchers & experts from academia & industry at the ETH Risk and Resilience Roundtable on 28 Oct at @ETH_en. Incl a panel disc & networking. Details below: frs.ethz.ch/news-events/frs-…

Inspiring youth for #sustainable change 👏 - #CoolingSingapore’s Ayu Sukma Adelia spoke at a panel at the ASEAN-China-India Youth Summit on 1 Oct As. She shared her exp w the project as a urban planner & architect & spoke abt eco-friendly best practices across #urbandesign.

Talking about adapting to heat – Dr Natalia Borzino was at a talk by Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at @sutdsg on 9 Oct. She presented her research on heat's effects on people, behavioural adaptation strategies & the devt of interventions for a more heat-resilient pop.

How can machine learning supplement #research? Ahmad Ishqi Jabir, PhD researcher from #FHT, shares how using @asreviewlab optimised his usual process of conducting systematic reviews while ensuring accuracy. Read more here👉bit.ly/48atzXh Image: Pexels

SEC celebrated its first-ever Cultural Appreciation Day on 8 Oct. Highlights included dances 🎶, a food buffet 🍹 & hands-on saree draping 🧣. All great ways to learn from each other!

Designing Our Collective Future, sustainably - @_FCL's Dr Srilalitha Gopalakrishnan participated in a panel at this year’s Design Futures Forum by Design Singapore Council on 2 Oct. The panel explored the role of design in #sustainability, global trends & local innovations.

Exciting news for #AI in Switzerland! We’re proud to celebrate the launch of the Swiss National AI Institute (SNAI) by @ETH_en and @EPFL_en. Powered by the “Alps” supercomputer, SNAI will drive #AI research & develop Switzerland’s first AI foundation model for languages.