NUS Computing

Watch out, crazy moves ahead! These students from Dr Anand Bhojan's Interaction Design for Virtual and Augmented Reality class playtested their classmates' VR/AR applications in preparation for their final project showcase last Thursday. Check out their moves! ⚙️ 🎮 Keen to find out more about these cool student projects? Join us for the 20th School of Computing Term Project Showcase (STePS) on 13 April! Learn about student projects from seven NUS Computing modules, such as game development, software engineering and interaction design for virtual and augmented reality at our online showcase.✨ 🗓️ Wed 13 Apr ⏰ 3 - 8pm ➡️ Visit https://uvents.nus.edu.sg/event/20th-steps to register. Registration is free and open to all!

Sixteen of the university's academic programmes have been placed in the top 10 worldwide, according to the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject. NUS Computing is ranked 6th worldwide for Computer Science & Information Systems. Read more below! ➡️ nus.edu/3x7Zash

Congrats NUS Computing Provost's Chair Professor Abhik Roychoudhury and his collaborator, Imperial College London Professor Cristian Cadar, for winning the IEEE New Directions Award! 🎉 The award was given in recognition of their contributions to symbolic execution for test generation and program repair. ➡️ nus.edu/3KjLJsX

Have a tech idea that could benefit the community? Combine your passion for computing and community service with the Centre for Computing for Social Good & Philanthropy's Public Service Fellowship, and turn your tech ideas into reality today. ❗Deadline: Fri 13 May, 11:59pm ➡️ Apply here: https://www.ccsgp.comp.nus.edu.sg/fellowship-programme ✅ This is a call for projects commencing in August 2022 🟠 Note: This programme is only open to current NUS Computing students 📧 Have questions? Contact us at ccsgp-staff@googlegroups.com

Keen to kickstart your career in the FinTech industry? Join the NUS FinTech SG Programme info session and learn how you can do so! 🗓️ Fri 29 Apr ⏰ 3pm - 4:30pm ➡️ Sign up at https://bit.ly/3J6Zzh0 🔗 https://ace.nus.edu.sg/nus-fintechsg-programme/ 📧 For more enquiries, please email soc-ace@nus.edu.sg

🎉 GOOD NEWS: NUS Computing Assistant Professor Umang Mathur and his collaborators have won the Best Paper Award at the ACM International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS) 2022. The team presented their paper on A Tree Clock Data Structure For Causal Orderings In Concurrent Executions at the conference. Congrats, Dr Mathur! ➡️ nus.edu/3DEOqmB

As organisations embark on their digital transformation journey, there is an increasing need to ensure customers' personal data are being used and managed responsibly. Learn more about digital data protection at this free upcoming webinar by Advanced Computing for Executives (ACE). 🗓️ Mon 4 April ⏰ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ➡️ Sign up at https://bit.ly/35p15Ny 📧 For more enquiries, please email soc-ace@nus.edu.sg

Check out this cool art installation by NUS Computing students Hardy Shein Nyien Chan and Vineeth Buddha at UCC Foyer if you haven't! The installation is Hardy and Vineeth's response to the main theme of NUS Arts Festival 2022: Shades of Light(ness), NUS’ flagship arts event. For this project, Hardy & Vineeth were mentored by senior lecturer Dr Anand Bhojan, & they developed the interactive installation in collaboration with Singaporean artist A'shua Imran. Using computer vision & Augmented Reality (AR), they set up an interactive art installation that allows users to participate in an eclipse as moths. Catch An Eclipse of Moths this weekend: 🗓 Sat 26 Mar to Sun 27 March ⏰ 7:00 pm - 9.30 pm on both days 📍 University Cultural Centre Foyer, NUS Admission is free ➡️ https://www.nusartsfestival.com/pages/an-eclipse-of-moths

To commemorate International Women’s Day this year, NUS Giving has launched the “NUS for Women” initiative, in the hopes of raising S$50 million to roll out a range of programmes directed at empowering and developing talent in Singapore and across the region. The “NUS for Women” initiative aims to nurture and empower the next generation of women leaders in STEM. Learn how you can support and champion these changemakers and leaders, as we equip them for their journeys to seed positive change. ➡️ nus.edu/34fhQdC

Congrats Gino Martelli Tiu, Rachel Sng, Widya Salim and Xhoni Shollaj, for winning first place at the AIxImpact Case Competition (Finance stream)! At the online case competition, the four NUS MSBA graduates developed a recommender system that tackles the issue of making wealth management accessible to the middle class in Singapore. 📈 ➡️ nus.edu/3quGcbf

From participating in robot races to engineering innovative solutions in the labs, there is seldom a dull day for Computer Engineering students taking the Engineering Principles & Practice (EPP) module. The EPP module and its flipped classroom approach is designed "to allow students to experience the real joys and the real pains of engineering a solution,” says senior lecturer Dr Colin Tan. Learn how this hands-on approach has paid off handsomely, for both the teaching team and their students! ➡️ nus.edu/36c5VxZ

Congrats to NUS Computing Professor Ooi Beng Chin for winning the University Research Recognition Award! The award recognises researchers whose works have impacted & advanced the frontiers of knowledge, & positioned NUS at the forefront of their areas of expertise. Prof Ooi's research on the fundamental data and systems abstractions of modern data-driven applications laid the foundation for the design & implementation of systems that are not only efficient and robust, but also scalable and secure. His other extensive research, which ranges from end-to-end pipeline supporting all data processing steps to complex data analytics, yielded a large-scale software system that significantly improves on prior research-focused systems. The rigorous algorithmic and theoretical results were published in top journals & international conferences. Congrats, prof Ooi! 📸: Prof Ho Teck Hua, Senior Deputy President & Provost with Prof Ooi Beng Chin at the NUS University Awards 2021 ceremony. ➡️ nus.edu/3qhXOad

Did You Know: NUS Computing student Benjamin Long is co-founder of Beep Technologies, the startup behind the tech that powers the vending machines dispensing masks, test kits and tokens! 😉 Beep was also previously incubated at the Furnace, our early-stage startup incubator. Beep has come a long way since then, providing over 30 million masks, 1.3 million Trace Together tokens, and 2.5 million ART kits to date. Well done, Benjamin and everyone at Beep! 💪 Check out the cool tech by Beep in this video below! ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/nusschoolofcomputing/posts/10160263231408885 🔗https://www.beepbeep.tech/

🎉 Congrats to NUS Computing Master's student Tan Yu Wei, Computer Science graduate Chua Yun Zhi Nicholas, Master's graduate Biette Nathan Jean Emmanuel, and Senior Lecturer Dr Anand Bhojan, for winning Best Student Paper award at the 17th International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (GRAPP 2022)! 🎮 ✨ In their paper, the team developed a way to improve the cinematic look of real-time applications, such as video games and the metaverse. Read more below! ➡️ nus.edu/3sUwG2M

Keen to advance your knowledge in computing, or explore an accelerated conversion to the computing field? Applications for our Master of Computing (Specialisations and General track) programmes are now open. ❗Application closes Tue 15 Mar ➡️ Visit https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/programmes/#graduate for more info 📧Have questions about the programmes? Contact mcomp@comp.nus.edu.sg

Keen to kickstart your career in the FinTech industry? Join the NUS FinTech SG Programme info session and learn how you can do so! 🗓️Sat 19 Mar ⏰10:00am - 11:30am ➡️ Sign up at https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkfuGurT0sHdQK_y5MEyUKZspMhlScFQhr 🔗https://ace.nus.edu.sg/nus-fintechsg-programme/ 📧 For more enquiries, please email soc-ace@nus.edu.sg

Learn more about the new programmes we're offering at NUS Computing for students enrolling in 2022, at this upcoming Zoom session! 🗓️ Sat 5 Mar 🕐 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 🔗 Register now at https://bit.ly/zoomnewcomp The Zoom session will cover: 1️⃣ The new Computing Common Curriculum 2️⃣ New degree specialisations for the Information Systems degree: Digital Product and Platform Management Intelligent Systems Solutioning 3️⃣ New degree specialisation for the Business Analytics degree: Machine Learning-Based Analytics 🙋Ask any questions that you may have on these new programmes offered by us during the session!

⚠️ Hey prospective students! 👋We hope you had fun at our e-Open House 2022 today! Our Discord servers will close at 6 pm today. Still have more questions?😨⁉️ 💬 Fret not! Our friendly NUS Computing students are available to chat on Discord during these dates & timings: 🗓 Thu 3 March & Fri 4 March ⏰12:00 pm to 5:00 pm 🗓 Sat 5 March & Sun 6 March ⏰10:00 am to 5:00 pm 🔗 https://bit.ly/nuscomputingdiscord2022 💻To rewatch our livestream sessions, visit https://www.join.comp.nus.edu.sg/eopenhouse2022 and click on the social media icons! The full programme line up will also be available there.

Our e-Open House is currently in full swing! Do drop by online and bring your questions! Here's what you can do: 💬 Chat with our friendly profs & student ambassadors on Discord from Wed 2 Mar to Sun 6 Mar. 🔗https://bit.ly/nuscomputingdiscord2022 💻 Watch our live 'Ask Me Anything' sessions featuring our very own profs, alumni & students, and ask away. 🔎 Explore NUS Computing @ GatherTown, a virtual space featuring some of our actual school facilities and innovative student projects. While you're there, try your hand at our online game and stand a chance to win cool prizes! 🎮💻https://bit.ly/nuscompgathertown ➡️ Head over to https://www.join.comp.nus.edu.sg/ for the full programme line-up!

The flexibility to explore both the hardware and software aspects of computing — that's what made Rishab decide to study Computer Engineering at NUS. Then a freshman who hadn’t yet decided on which area to specialise in, he realised it was the perfect fit for someone who loved figuring out how things work, and how to put them together. Read more about Rishab's autonomous robotic cleaning start-up, HiveBotics, and his best learning moments, both within and outside of the classroom! 🤖 ➡️ nus.edu/3IoBAKw 🔗 Visit https://www.join.comp.nus.edu.sg/comp-eng to learn more about the Computer Engineering degree programme.