SG100 Women in Tech 2025 Honourees

Congratulations to Dr Yin Haiyan and Dr Qian Hangwei for being named among the Singapore 100 Women in Tech (SG100WIT) 2025 List. Organised by the Singapore Computer Society (SCS) and supported by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the SG100WIT list is a flagship initiative under the SGWIT movement, recognising and celebrating women who are driving innovation, spearheading change, and shaping the future of technology.

This year's theme, "Empowering yourselves, inspiring others," highlights leaders who are driving a more inclusive digital economy while nurturing the next generation of tech talent.

Join us in celebrating their achievements and contributions. Together, we can continue to champion diversity, expand opportunities for women in tech, and inspire future generations to innovate boldly.

Haiyan is a leading expert in reinforcement learning, large language models, lifelong learning, and agentic AI systems. She leads pioneering research on how intelligent agents can reason, adapt and act autonomously across complex, high-stakes environments such as robotics, cybersecurity, and sustainable infrastructure.

Her work focuses on agentic foundation models and trust-verifiable AI systems that operate reliably with minimal supervision, aligning closely with national priorities around responsible AI and digital trust.

She has served as Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator for several nationally funded initiatives under A*STAR’s Digital Trust Centre and Career Development Fund. Her recent research on MermaidFlow, a novel framework for generating safe, verifiable workflows in multi-agent AI systems, demonstrates her ability to translate cutting-edge science into deployable, production-ready solutions for industry and government.

In addition to her scientific leadership, Haiyan plays a vital role in shaping the next generation of AI talent. She has mentored over 15 students and early-career researchers and actively contributes to the global AI community as a reviewer and organiser for top-tier conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, and IEEE CAI. Her efforts have helped position Singapore at the forefront of responsible AGI research and multi-agent AI system deployment. Her work pushes the boundaries of AI while fostering a more inclusive, trustworthy, and human-aligned future.

Hangwei is an outstanding researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), with significant contributions to Trusted AI and AI for Science (AI4Science). She has advanced the development of robust, transparent, and reliable AI systems for high-stakes applications such as cybersecurity, robotics, and scientific discovery.

Her work in AI4Science has led to innovative generative AI frameworks for material discovery, enabling faster, data-driven identification of novel materials for clean energy and sustainable manufacturing. These efforts are already showing practical impact and hold promise for accelerating scientific breakthroughs.

Backed by national grants, such as the A*STAR Career Development Fund and the DTC Research Grant, and as a key contributor to the AI for Materials Discovery Grand Challenge, her research sits at the intersection of national tech strategy and scientific innovation. Collaborations with Nvidia and others further underscore the tangible value of her work.

Beyond research, she actively mentors junior researchers and students, fostering a strong talent pipeline and encouraging more women to enter STEM fields.

Next on her plate is agentic AI research. Her vision is to push the edge of AI’s potential, while staying grounded in verifiability, transparency, and safety.

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