February 2023

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Visits NUS and The Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials

The President of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) Dr. Muhammad Al-Saggaf, accompanied by Vice-President of research and Innovation Dr. Ali A. Al-Shaikhi and Chair for the KFUPM’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering Dr. Turki Baroud visited the National University of Singapore on 17 February 2023. After a courtesy meeting with …

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I-FIM Delegation Visits University of Brunei for Joint Workshop and Research Collaborative Talks

A 17-member delegation from the Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials (I-FIM) visited the University of Brunei on 12 February 2023 to participate in research collaboration talks and to a joint workshop with the Centre for Advanced Materials and Energy Sciences (CAMES) of the Universiti Brunei Darussalam. This arose from a Trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) …

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Art and the Machine: Music and the uses of AI

ABSTRACT: AI has revolutionised many sectors, including music. Its uses vary from melody generation to automation of music production. This talk explores applications of AI in music and considers existing solutions and their products. Moreover, it reviews various problems found in music that AI attempts to tackle, examines different representations of music for AI-algorithms, lists …

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Advancing Colloidal Synthesis to Address Global Challenges

ABSTRACT: Our planet is populated by over 7 billion, highly interacting individuals, who are, at least in first world countries, enjoying longer, hyperconnected, and comfortable lives. These facts bring substantial strain to the healthcare systems, as people are more exposed to both communicable and non-communicable diseases. In stark contrast, communities in developing and low-income countries …

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I-FIM student, Wang Qian, won the best poster in Nanofludic SG Symposium

I-FIM’s graduate student, Wang Qian, has won the Nature Water Gold certificate for best poster at the symposium for the presentation on “Heterostructures of water transport nanochannels and 2D nanolayers for ultra-sensitive climate-controlled intelligent housing”. The Nanofludic SG Symposium organized by https://www.nanofluidicsg.org/ brings together a selected group of top researchers and pioneers that defined the …

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