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Is The World Ready For The Internet Of Things?
Security concerns need to be addressed before the widespread adoption of IoT technology, says internet architect and Turing Award winner Dr Vinton Gray Cerf.
The Ethics Of Engineering A Smart City
Will smart cities usher in positive new developments or play out like a nightmare? The answer is in the hands of today’s engineers, speakers of the Global Young Scientists Summit 2017 say.
The Tale Of A Simple But Superlative Material
For 2010 Nobel Laureate Sir Andre Geim, the road to the discovery of graphene was just one of many interesting paths he pursued over the course of his career.
The Future Is What We Make It, Says Professor Chan Heng Chee
From urbanisation to ageing, Singapore ambassador-at-large Professor Chan Heng Chee outlined five megatrends that young scientists will have to contend with as 2030 approaches, during a lunchtime talk at the Global Young Scientists Summit 2017.
Building Software In The Cloud
Developing new software is not only technically challenging but also requires an understanding of how people will adopt it, says Dr Wolfram Schulte, former director of engineering at Microsoft, at the recent IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2016).
Asia’s Rising Scientists: Fatehah Mohd Omar
The road to success often involves hardship, but young researchers should think out of the box for creative solutions, says Dr. Fatehah Mohd Omar.
Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Naoko Yamazaki
Naoko Yamazaki became the second Japanese woman to go to space in 2010, and hopes to one day return.
The Algorithms Of Life
Could evolution and the way computers learn both be governed by the same set of rules? Turing Award winner Professor Leslie Valiant thinks so.
Ageing Isn’t A Tsunami
Are Singaporeans financially prepared for retirement and ageing? Researchers at the SMU Centre for Research on the Economics of Ageing are finding out.
