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Catch the work of our NUS Computing senior lecturer Anand Bhojan and his students at the A Mo(ve)ment in Time exhibition at the Stephen Riady Centre, where they will bring to life the magic of live performances through Augmented Reality, or AR! The exhibition is open to the public. Don't miss it!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: 19 Mar - 16 Apr
๐Ÿ“ Level 1 Stephen Riady Centre, NUS
โžก๏ธ https://nusartsfestival.com/NAF2021/whats-on/a-movement-in-time/
Don't forget to sign up for our tech webinar, which takes place on Fri, 26 Mar!

๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ”Ž๐Ÿ’ป Ransomware, security breaches and hacking incidents are getting more frequent. What else is on the horizon? How can individuals and organisations defend themselves from such cybercrimes?

Panellists:
๐ŸŽค Assistant Professor Han Jun
๐ŸŽค NUS Computing alumnus, Mr Timothy Yip, Director, Security Monitoring & Analytics, Standard Chartered Bank

๐Ÿ“Œ High-Tech Crimes: What Should We Be Afraid Of?
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Fri, 26 Mar 2021
โฐ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
โžก๏ธ Register for free at bit.ly/hitechcrimes
All are welcome to join!
Don't miss the chance to learn more about our Master of Science in Digital Financial Technology (MSc DFinTech). We'll be holding an online info session tomorrow, Saturday, at 1.30 pm.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Sign up here: https://rebrand.ly/MScDFinTechWebinar27Mar21-Reg
โžก๏ธ Visit https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/programmes/pg/mdft/ for more info
๐Ÿ“ข Fantastic news: Home-grown tech company Sea Limited has gifted S$50 million to NUS Computing, the largest corporate gift the National University of Singapore has received to date.
This gift will support NUS Computingโ€™s efforts to develop important areas, such as the recruitment & development of faculty members and students, the advancement of research in critical, fast-growing areas like AI, and the development of enterprising projects and outreach programmes.
Minister for Education, Mr Lawrence Wong, was also present to witness the signing of the gift agreement today.

โžก๏ธ https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/homegrown-tech-company-sea-gives-50-million-to-nus-for-computing
Congrats to Prof Alex Siow for gaining a spot in Singapore Computer Societyโ€™s Hall of Fame! ๐Ÿ†

Prof Siow, a Professor (Practice) at NUS Computing and Director of Advanced Computing for Executives, was recognised for his outstanding contributions to Singaporeโ€™s information and communications technology industry. ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป

โžก๏ธ https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/news/2021-scs-halloffame/
โš™๏ธ ๐Ÿ’ป ๐Ÿ“ฒ Join us for the 18th School of Computing Term Project Showcase (STePS) on 14 April! A wide array of student projects from eight NUS Computing courses, such as interaction design, game development, software engineering and IT solutions, will be on display.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Wed, 14 Apr
โฐ 3 - 8pm
โžก๏ธ Visit bit.ly/signup18steps to register. Registration is free!
๐Ÿ‘‰ Stay tuned for more updates on Facebook: bit.ly/fb18steps
๐ŸŽ‰ Good news: We're launching a new module for our undergrads: CS4313 Animal Computer Interaction (ACI)! ๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿ‡ ๐ŸŸ

โžก๏ธ bit.ly/comaci
Happy April Fool's Day! ๐ŸŒš ๐Ÿคฃ Sigh, if only CS4313 Animal Computer Interaction was a real module... ๐Ÿค”
๐Ÿ‘ฝ ๐Ÿš€ Intergalactic adventures await NUS Computing freshmen when they enrol in CS1101S Programming Methodology. There, they are introduced to the fundamentals of computer programming and in the process, are transported to a whole new "world" as space cadets โ€” a "world" comprised not just of 1s & 0s, but of spaceships and alien planets. Learn why Associate Prof Martin Henz made it his mission to make computer science more exciting for new students, and how he has accomplished that with the Source Academy.

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Wishing all our Christian friends a blessed Good Friday, and a wonderful Easter weekend! ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฐ
FULL STORY: Prof Shen Heng Tao, an NUS Computing undergraduate and postgraduate alumnus (Class of 2000 and Class of 2004 respectively), was named a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) early this year. The ACM Fellows programme recognises the top 1% of ACM Members for their outstanding accomplishments in computing and information technology, and/or outstanding service to ACM and the larger computing community. Congrats, Prof Shen!

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๐ŸŽ‰ Hooray! Dr Steven Halim, Dr Henry Chia and Dr Tan Wee Kek were conferred the Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA) for AY 2018/2019 earlier today. Dr Halim & Dr Lek Hsiang Hui, who are third-time ATEA recipients, also joined the Honour Roll for 2020 & 2019 respectively. Congrats! Full story to follow!

The award winners for AY 2019/2020 will be announced later this year. Stay tuned!

โžก๏ธ https://nus.edu.sg/cdtl/teaching-and-learning-quality/teaching-awards/teaching-award-winners
๐ŸคšFive more days till the 18th School of Computing Term Project Showcase (STePS)! ๐Ÿ’ป ๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ“ฒCheck out student projects from courses such as interaction design, game development, software engineering & IT solutions during this online live showcase.

All are welcome to join!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Wed, 14 Apr
โฐ 3 - 8pm
โžก๏ธ Visit bit.ly/signup18steps to register for free!
๐Ÿ‘‰ Stay tuned for more updates on Facebook: bit.ly/fb18steps
NUS Computing Provost's Chair Professor David Hsu has been appointed director of the Smart Systems Institute (SSI), taking over the role from Professor Ooi Beng Chin. Congrats, Prof Hsu!

The SSI conducts high-end smart systems research in areas such as AI, Machine Learning, Augmented/Virtual Reality, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The Institute's researchers aim to discover and solve impactful problems, and contribute to Singapore's smart nation R&D landscape.

โžก๏ธ Visit https://ssi.nus.edu.sg/ to learn more.
Wishing all our Muslim friends Ramadan Mubarak!
Learn more about robotics and its rising role in various jobs and industries at this NUS Strategic Technology Management Institute (STMI) webinar.

Registration is free!

โžก๏ธ go.gov.sg/nusrobotics
Writing software programmes can be an immense task โ€” the average Android phone uses 12 million lines of code, Facebook runs on 62 million, and a modern car on 100 million. Some software developers employ a neat trick: code reuse, where they take existing code and use it to build new software. NUS Computing Assoc Prof Tan Chuan Hoo studies the impact and influence tech followers have on code reuse, and the benefits of collaboration between leaders and their followers.

โžก๏ธ nus.edu/3vezEgQ
Congrats to Asst Prof Yang You for making this yearโ€™s Forbes ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐€๐ฌ๐ข๐š list! ๐Ÿ†

Dr You was recognised for breaking the world record in 2017 and 2019 โ€“ for ImageNet and BERT machine learning training speeds respectively. ImageNet is a visual database used for image recognition, while BERT is a benchmark used by Google and Microsoft to measure a machine's understanding of human languages.

โžก๏ธ nus.edu/3vi7SjB
Thirteen research papers by NUS Computing faculty & students were featured in the 30th Web Conference, an annual international top-tier conference focusing on the topic of the World Wide Web. Check out the research papers that were presented at the conference:

โžก๏ธ nus.edu/3aCiDVM
SocCat decided to bust out her fortune cat costume to bring y'all some luck for the upcoming exams! ๐Ÿ’ช