Congrats to NUS Computing freshman Tin Jingyao for winning three medals - a silver and two bronzes - at the SEA Games 2022! Jingyao, a Computer Science student, made his debut at the Games where he secured a bronze in the men's blitz individual event on Fri 20 May, a silver in the men's rapid chess event on Tue 17 May, and a bronze in the men's standard individual chess event on Sun 15 May. We're proud of you, Jingyao! ✨🥈🥉

➡️ bit.ly/3LGiuk1
📸 Sport Singapore / Dyan Thia

On Tuesday, the NUS Centre for Research in Privacy Technologies (N-CRiPT) under NUS Computing signed a research collaboration agreement with Singapore-based cyber intelligence firm Cyber Intelligence House (CIH) to develop a cyber risk index to show how exposed different industries around the world are to cyber threats.

By using up to 200 variables and mapping threats collected from the dark web and deep web, N-CRiPT and CIH will utilise the most pertinent variables to create powerful and detailed risk indexes.

➡️ nus.edu/3NCRC5E

Learn how to solve key problems using algorithms in this 6-day online course on data structures and algorithms conducted by NUS Computing Assoc Prof Soo Yuen Jien.

🗓️ Mon 6 June - Wed 15 June (various dates)
⏰ 9:00am - 5:30pm
➡️ Learn more at https://ace.nus.edu.sg/professional-certificate-in-data-structures-and-algorithms/
📧 For more enquiries, please email soc-ace@nus.edu.sg

Team DeafTalk, comprising final-year Computer Science student Zhang Zhiyao and third-year Computer Science student Hu Jiajun, emerged as the winner at a Huawei hackathon in April this year, beating more than 190 teams from 10 schools. ✨💪Zhiyao and Jiajun won the grand prize with their interactive application designed for hearing-impaired children to practice their pronunciation through gamification.

➡️ nus.edu/3NHHj0u

Join NUS Computing senior lecturer Dr Amirhassan Monajemi in this free webinar on AI, Machine Learning and Data Science, and learn how disruptive technologies will affect business and society.

🗓️ Mon 6 June
⏰ 12pm - 1pm
➡️ Sign up at bit.ly/amirlecture

Are you a working professional looking to move into the computing field?💻⚙️The Graduate Certificate in Computing Foundations is a programme that provides a systematic pathway for applicants who do not have a background in computing to acquire the core competencies in computing.

➡️ Find out more about the Graduate Certificate programme here: https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/programmes/pg/certcf/
❗Applications close tomorrow, Tue 31 May.
📧 Have questions? Email us at socgradc@comp.nus.edu.sg

GOOD NEWS: NUS Computing PhD graduate Dr Ruan Pingcheng received an Honourable Mention for the ACM SIGMOD Jim Gray Dissertation Award 2022 in late April this year for his dissertation, Blockchains: Novel Data Systems and Beyond. 🎉Congrats, Dr Ruan!

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Congrats NUS Computing PhD student Zhu Cungen (first from left) for winning second place in the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) College of Supply Chain Management Best Student Paper Competition! 🎉 Cungen, who was supervised by NUS Computing Asst Prof Chen Jin, won the award for his paper on an emerging legislative initiative called the ‘right to repair’ movement.

➡️ nus.edu/3x8iQM0

A team of NUS Master of Science in Business Analytics graduates recently won the School of Computing Innovation Prize for their finance app, AllGrow. 📲 The app, which combines cross border remittance services as well as financial products and educational content on finance, was developed for everyday Singaporeans and migrant workers. Well done! 💪

➡️ nus.edu/3x7sAoP

🎉 Congrats to NUS Computing alumnus Jeremy Hon (Computer Science, Class of 2018) for making the Forbes Under 30 Asia List 2022!

This annual list by Forbes Asia celebrates the most visionary young entrepreneurs, leaders and trailblazers — aged 30 and below – from across the region, who are boldly redefining their industries for the better. Jeremy's workforce management solution start-up, StaffAny, counts restaurants such as Ya Kun Kaya Toast and Ippudo as its clients. Well done, Team StaffAny!

➡️ bit.ly/3NfBlUC
🔗 https://www.staffany.com/
📸: StaffAny (Jeremy is pictured second from right in the first row)

🪄✨Edward Loke is not your typical Year 2 Business Analytics student: he can conjure fire and money from thin air and make the Statue of Liberty disappear from a photograph (he can't make bad grades disappear though 😟). Wanna catch him in action? Edward and four other university students will be performing at a magic show this week!

🗓 Thu 9 June - Sat 11 June
➡️ The House of Curiosities: metaillusions.com/hoc
🔗 Read more: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cei_I8IFSVY/?hl=en
📸: Edward Loke

Congrats to our NUS MSBA students for winning first place at the NUS-Cargill Analytics Innovation Challenge 2022! 🎉 They bagged the prize for their solution, a system that uses computer vision in the grain quality assaying process.

➡️ nus.edu/3MH2Gho

Learn how we can make better use of data by using Python to clean messy datasets, explore data visualisation methods, and set up machine learning models, at this 2-day online course organised by NUS Advanced Computing for Executives (ACE).

🗓️ Thu 7 July - Fri 8 July
⏰ 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
🔗 Visit https://ace.nus.edu.sg/python-for-data-science/ to learn more
📧 For enquiries, email soc-ace@nus.edu.sg

What makes a mobile app successful? 📲 NUS Computing Professor Atreyi Kankanhalli breaks it down for us!

➡️ nus.edu/3NH6fFy

Keen to kickstart your career in the FinTech industry? Learn more about the NUS FinTech SG Programme at this info session:

🗓️ Thu 30 June
⏰ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
➡️ Sign up at bit.ly/fintechinfojun-reg
🔗https://ace.nus.edu.sg/nus-fintech-sg-programme/
📧 For more enquiries, please email soc-ace@nus.edu.sg

To promote closer ties between industry partners and NUS Computing, the Industry Relations office at NUS Computing has launched a new Industry Connect (iConnect) programme, which allows industry partners to engage with the NUS Computing community in a richer and more regular manner.

➡️ nus.edu/3OCYJfc

Catch NUS Computing Professor Tulika Mitra at this panel on gender equality in academia in Asia, hosted by the Equal Opportunities & Career Development (EOCD) and Women in Science & Healthcare (WISH), an office within the Academic Affairs in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

🗓️Wed 29 June
⏰12:00pm - 1:00pm
➡️ Sign up for free at bit.ly/3N8XXW5

When disaster strikes, effective strategies for evacuation and rescue are key to reducing fatalities. NUS Computing Assoc Prof Gary Tan and his team are harnessing tech to simulate different - and ideal - evacuation and rescue plans.

➡️ nus.edu/3QO4sR6

NUS Computing, NTUC, e2i, and Tech Talent Assembly have signed an agreement to launch a new programme to equip participants with the skills needed to navigate and thrive in an increasingly digitalised economy.

It will offer participants the latest insights into various digital technologies, and enable them to become agents of digital change in any company the participant may eventually join.

➡️ nus.edu/3AdRgyW

In today's digital world, there is an increasing need for organisations to ensure they have proper data protection capabilities in place to safeguard the digital information they have collected and stored.

Designed for Data Protection Officers and employees involved with data protection initiatives, this online course on Data Protection Governance & Risk Management aims to help attendees develop competencies in data protection and data governance.

🗓️ Thu 11 Aug
⏰ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
➡️ Sign up for the course at https://ace.nus.edu.sg/data-protection-governance-risk-management/
📧 For more enquiries, please email soc-ace@nus.edu.sg