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and digitalisation are used to address real world challenges in the maritime industry, and how A*STAR is working with companies in areas such as maritime safety, port operations optimisation, and green shipping. Dr Lim will also discuss future trends to enable digital transformations in the maritime industry, and present an outline of a national Maritime AI programme that Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) and A*STAR are developing which we aim to seek R&D partnerships to create impact in our ecosystem.

 involved. If the best way to predict the future is to create it, how can we work together to foster innovation? 

Dr Rick Goh, Department Director, Computing and Intelligence, A*STAR's Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) and Dr Soonman Kwon, President, Korea Health Industry Development Institute shared more insights at the live interaction. 

Dr Jason Png, Department Director of Electronics and Photonics at A*STAR's Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) shares more insights on Micromobility Wireless Charging and Emerging Battery. 

• Introducing Resonance Social: Democratising Social Analytics | Ms Therese Quieta, Innovation Lead and Resonance Social Engineer Team Co-Lead, Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR

• Expert Panel Discussion: Leading Public, Consumer and Social Innovations

Moderator: 
> Ms Amy Foo, Director, Modern Services and Built Environment, Enterprise Division, A*STAR
Panellists:
> Mr Eddy Goh, Deputy Director, Transformation & Research Analytics, Public Transport Council
> Mr Bertrand Tan, Head, Analytics, Corporate Communications Division, A*STAR
> Ms Shen Yue, Branding & Audience Editor Chinese Media Group, Singapore Press Holdings
> Mr Manuel Ho, Founder and CEO, INTNT.AI 

Simulating the dynamics of many-body quantum systems is believed to be one of the first applications for quantum computers that could show a quantum advantage over classical computers. Noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) algorithms aim at effectively using the currently available quantum hardware. For quantum simulation, various types of NISQ algorithms have been proposed with individual advantages and challenges. 

In this talk, Mr. Kishor Bharti from the Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of SIngapore will discuss the progress at the frontier of digital quantum simulation with NISQ devices and present a summary of their recent results in this direction.

[WEBINAR] AI ROUNDTABLE: INTEGRATING HUMAN AND INTELLIGENCE MACHINES AT SEA AND SHORE

• Catching up on AI revolution
• Is AI cost reduction mechanism or a thrilling possibility for progressive growth?
• Readiness – a reality check!
• Building a business case for AI in the shipping company

Dr. Xiuju Fu, Senior Scientist from A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) are joining a group of expert panellists at the SMTC 2021 to discuss topics on human and artificial intelligence (AI) contributions to the maritime sectors.

Moderator:
> Charles Crouspeyre, Artificial Intelligence Director, A.I. ASEAN Lead, Accenture AI, Singapore

Panellists:
> Prof Chen Tsuhan, Chief Scientist, AI Singapore
> Koichiro Hayashi, Manager of Bulk/Energy Research Team, NYK, Japan
> Claus Nehmzow, Chief Innovation Officer, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Singapore
> Pierre Guillemin, Vice President Technology, Wärtsilä Voyage, Finland

This is the second installment of the OER-A*STAR collaborative workshop. In this interactive workshop, participants will collaborate to share research interests and brainstorm research proposals. Participants will be grouped into the following five breakout rooms, based on their top interests indicated in the registration form:

• Affective Computing
• Student Assessment
• AI Learning Companions
• Blended Learning
• Effective Computer Science Instruction with AI

Solving linear systems of equations is essential for many domains in science and technology. Existing quantum algorithms have demonstrated the potential for large speedups, but the required quantum resources are not yet available on NISQ devices.

In this talk, Mr. Kishor Bharti from the Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore will share how he and his co-authors design near-term algorithms and use them to scale up system sizes in near-term quantum devices of about 100-300 qubits.

Dr. Ryuji Takagi, from Nanyang Technological University and his co-authors provide a general methodology for evaluating the optimal resource cost for error mitigation employing methods developed in resource theories. It is performed by considering the probabilistic error cancellation as an error mitigation technique. The team also apply the analysis to several other noise model classes and provide generic bounds applicable to general noise channels given in a specific form.

In this talk, Dr. Ryuji will share how the results offer insights into the potential and limitations of feasible error mitigation on near-term devices and also display a useful application of ideas and tools in resource theories.

can get ahead of their competitors. From hiking productivity to better understanding customers and employees' needs, companies are adopting digitisation and data analytics strategies intelligently in enhancing their business decisions.

Voice of Asia (VoA) is organising a panel discussion with industry practitioners to understand how businesses’ are navigating digital transformation and utilising data to reinvent themselves.  

However, these approaches are limited in providing information of physiological relevance due to a variety of constraints. In this webinar, join Dr. Freda Lim, Dr. Marco Klahn and Dr. Anjaiah Nalaparaju from A*STAR's IHPC and Dr. James Chan from SIFBI where they will share with us the in silico methodologies that can be combined to provide a robust approach for predicting in vivo skin penetration kinetics.
 

Current noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) algorithms such as variational quantum algorithms (VQA) employ a classical-quantum feedback loop to update the parameters of a parametric quantum circuit. However, these algorithms have limitations related to trainability and expressibility. In this talk, Mr. Kishor Bharti (NUS) will discuss a new generation of algorithms that could be effectively implementable onto current-term hardware, thus providing possibility for quantum advantage in the NISQ era. 

Dr Fu Xiuju, Senior Scientist at A*STAR's Institute of High Performance Computing was invited to join other panellists to share their thoughts on trending topics in maritime traffic management (MTM). 

Panellists:

• Mr David Foo, Assistant Chief Executive (Operations Technology), Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
  
• Mr Todd Schuett, Innovation Project Manager, Kongsberg Norcontrol
• Mr Duane Hand, Senior Solution Engineering Manager, Speedcast

Moderator: Mr Ronny Waage, Managing Partner, Heron Advisory

The classical shadows protocol is a quantum algorithm for estimating quantum expectation values with respect to an unknown quantum state. Unlike full quantum state tomography, the protocol requires only a few quantum measurements to make many predictions with a high success probability. In this talk, Dr. Koh Enshan, Dax from IHPC will describe the classical shadows protocol and derive rigorous mathematical bounds on its performance on noisy quantum computers. Reference made from: https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.11580.

sectors in varying degrees and people's everyday lives. IHPC has taken a step ahead to understand the virus and invested R&D efforts to help public sector agencies and business owners combat challenges and carry out operational activities with safety measures. 

During the virtual presentation under HPC-AI for COVID New Normal, participants get to learn how IHPC demonstrates computational modelling expertise using HPC and artificial intelligence (AI) to promote safe reopening of economic activities and distancing measures. Some used cases include understanding airborne droplets' spread and movement in different conditions and environments, tracking emotional responses during COVID, predicting car mobility behaviour and more.    

• COVID-19 Big Social Data Analytics: Enabling Communication Science Enquires through Emotion Analytic Social Technologies 
• AI Models for Detecting Pneumonia using Chest X-rays
• Pandemic-inspired Computational Model for Pandemic Proofing Society
• Spatial-temporal Potential Exposure Risk Analytics and Urban Sustainability Impacts related to COVID-19 Mitigation: A Perspective from Car Mobility Behaviour
• Modelling of Safe and Efficient Germicidal UV-C LED Solutions

If you wish to find out more on above presented talks, do write to us at enquiry@ihpc.a-star.edu.sg.

Check out IHPC's technology showcases and have a chat with us to accelerate your business transformation. 

• Interpretation of Chest X-rays using AI
• HR InPsyche
• Packaging Materials Design
• Quantum Agritech for High Precision and Sustainable Farms Ecosystem
  

management has also been required to change - to be more agile, responsive and connected.  How are individuals and the sector responding to challenges the pandemic has created? From crisis management to opportunities for innovation.

Scheduled across 3 days Thursday 26 - Monday 30 November, this ARMS online event will provide the chance to hear from key funding agencies, be inspired by panel sessions addressing current issues and participate in interactive virtual networking.

Prof Zhang Yong Wei, Deputy Executive Director (Research) of IHPC is invited as a keynote speaker and he will be talking on "The Value of Investing in Research during a Global Pandemic”. 

For further information, please view the event website here.

the competing effects of drag, inertia, gravity, and evaporation. Each transmission process is affected by complex flow phenomena, ranging from turbulent jets, flow-induced droplets/aerosols dispersion, and sedimentation, to droplet evaporation and deposition. Modelling and simulation-based fundamental thermo-fluid physics could provide accurate insight and visualise the droplets/aerosols dynamics and spread process. 

A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) framework considers critical factors including but not limited to expulsion force of fluid volume, droplet/aerosol size distribution, evaporation of water from the droplet (temperature and humidity dependent), and viral load in the droplet. The computational framework would enable quantifying droplets falling on human subjects under air flow due to natural and mechanical ventilation or air-conditioning, allowing the risk-based analysis of different configurations and scenarios. Harnessing the power of supercomputer resources, the team manages to delve deeper into the underlying physics and evaluate multiple settings. Dr Kang Chang Wei, Deputy Director, Fluid Dynamics Department, will be sharing the fundamental knowledge of the underlying physics, together with some used cases in this webinar.

To register, visit Pandemic-Proofing Society through High Performance Computing.

could devise control strategies to reroute flow more optimally through the network.  However, the process of determining optimal flow in real-world traffic network is computationally challenging and generate results that are highly sensitive to the raw data inputs used and new methodologies need to be introduced in order to produce viable results. 

Dr Azfar is invited to speak at the 11th DDAP 2020 conference and he will be sharing a novel method combining 1) congestion function fitting which constrains the dynamics of flow density and speed and 2) generalized least squares (GLS) optimisation to obtain the flow vectors on each road link. The method allows for generally accurate and computationally efficient computation of optimal network flows which scales well with network size and is applied to a case study of 3 distinct highway networks in the UK.

Check out more info at The 11th Dynamics Day Asia-Pacific.

together healthcare leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region to take stock of lessons learnt so far and discuss what needs to be done to strengthen healthcare systems for the future.

Join Dr Patrick Tan, Executive Director, at A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore; Dr Su Yi, Deputy Executive Director, and Principal Scientist, at A*STAR’s Institute of High Performance Computing; and Prof Malini Olivo Director of Biophotonics and Head of the Laboratory of Bio-optical Imaging at A*STAR’s Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, as they discuss key issues surrounding innovative technologies that contribute to timely and accurate diagnosis, and the treatment of diseases.

Click here to read more.

During a respiratory event, in this case, a cough, virus laden droplets and aerosols are expelled from an infected person’s mouth. Respiratory droplets/aerosols’ dynamical behaviour shows the competing effects between drag, inertia, gravity and evaporation. The droplet in-flight characteristics and final destination are affected by a range of factors and interdependent interaction between them. It includes complex flow phenomena, from turbulent jets, flow-induced droplets/aerosols dispersion and sedimentation, to droplet evaporation and deposition. Modelling and simulation-based fundamental thermo-fluid physics could provide accurate insight and visualise the droplets/aerosols dynamics and spread process. 

A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC)’s Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) framework includes but not limited to expulsion force of fluid volume, droplet/aerosol size distribution, evaporation of water from the droplet (temperature and humidity dependent), and viral load in the droplet. Utilising this computational framework, quantifying droplets falling on human subjects will be assessed and interpreted against ventilation modes of either natural ventilation or air-conditioning. It allows risk-based analysis across different configurations and scenarios. Dr Kang Chang Wei, Deputy Director, Fluid Dynamics Department, will be sharing the fundamental knowledge of the underlying physics, together with some use cases of various settings and scenarios in this talk. 

For more details on the event, visit 4^th International Conference on Eco Engineering Development (ICEED) 2020. 

data-driven and empirical science, and to inspire future scientists and young researchers in this part of the world to further invest their time in advancing science through R&D. The series will run from October through December 2020.

Dr Feng Ling, Scientist, Systems Science Department at IHPC will be presenting on "Optimal Machine Intelligence Near the Edge of Chaos". 

conferences. To build what is possible for tomorrow, we should draw from AI research from 20, 30, or even 40 years ago, that is full of groundbreaking and valuable ideas that can power the next major push toward a promising AI future. 

In fact, the root of deep learning is also from 40 years ago, in the 1980s.  But there were many more groundbreaking ideas from the 1980s, other than deep learning. This talk will review some of these ideas, including deep learning, particularly centering on the year 1980, and the 1980’s, which could be characterized as the Golden Age of AI. As Song-Chun Zhu, prominent AI researcher of UCLA and now Peking University has articulated, the current singular emphasis on object-centered issues, such as “classification” in the field of computer vision, only touches on the 5% “visible matter” of AI-relevant issues. There is still the 95% “dark matter and dark energy” aspects of AI and computer vision, which concerns task-centered issues that have not been adequately addressed – e.g., given an object, what is it for, how to use it, how to refine it and design new and better objects from it, etc. This culminated in the recent UCLA group’s position paper calling for a “new paradigm shift for AI”. 

In this talk, Dr Ho Seng Beng, Deputy Director, Social & Cognitive Computing Department at IHPC will review how the odyssey of AI ideas from the past, particularly all the way from the 1980’s, is relevant to this important new endeavor, which could help propel us to the AI future of 2030’s, 2040’s, and beyond.

Join us for three days of insightful presentations on a range of topics from diverse settings. We hope to facilitate an exchange of ideas on practical needs and research priorities that may lead to future collaborations on this important topic, and we look forward to your participation in this webinar series.
Date
28 Oct 2020, Wed, 3pm – 5pm          : Modelling Applications for Trees and Forests 
29 Oct 2020, Thu, 10am – 12pm       : Model Development and Simulation Scenarios 
30 Oct 2020, Fri, 3pm – 5:30pm        : Experiments and Model Validation 

smart #data, #robotics and #automation, to achieve operational efficiency and performance - Smart Diagnostic Lab of the Future.

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of digital twins and in near future, cyber-physical integration.

In this webinar, a few examples on how high fidelity simulation with high performance computing (HPC) are employed for marine, offshore, and renewables sectors. This includes, but not limited to the following:

An Intelligent Hull Operation, Processing, & Evaluation (I-HOPE) platform developed by IHPC for high efficient vessel resistance prediction.

Design and optimization of marine and offshore structures.

Application focus on innovation in offshore renewable energy sector, such as tidal turbine and floating offshore wind turbine performance evaluation, and wind farm layout optimisation.

Digital twin for ocean basin and towing tank, and reduce order modelling for future preparation of cyber-physical integration.

The highlight will be on the HPC application in the high fidelity investigations, the development of digital twins, as well as the new and innovative modeling and simulation technologies. The talk will conclude with key benefits HPC-empowered high fidelity simulations will bring to the marine, offshore and renewables sector.

medicine, healthcare, built environment, climate change & monitoring, offshore & marine, construction & design, automotive technologies, fintech, computational law and robotics.

Examples of HPC application areas and case studies will help give you a better grasp of how you can apply HPC in your work.

Dr. Prasanta Bhattacharya, Research Scientist of Social & Cognitive Computing Department at IHPC will be sharing his talk in emerging network science applications in finance & education.

Follow up on the session video here. 

the complexities of the urban flow physics and the role that high-performance computing can play in reducing the computational bottleneck.

Solar energy will power 10% of our countries electricity demand by 2030. The limited land space makes it more challenging to deploy on-shore solar farms. Singapore is looking into floating solar platforms or roof-top solar farms. The second part of his talk will discuss the role of high-performance computing in solar forecasting.

 adoption as it carves out our digital future.

How are government and corporations accelerating the use of #technology solutions and services, while balancing the concerns of digital adoption?

Join Rick Goh, A*STAR's IHPC, Laurence Liew, AI Singapore, Jason Bay, GovTech Singapore and SzeKi Sim, SGInnovate, on 11 Aug as they share their thoughts on Singapore's digital transformation.

Catch up on the great insights here.

importance and role of social networks in affecting nearly every facet of our lives. The field of social network analysis that historically emerged as an effort to understand human relationships and behavior, has now evolved into a frontline discipline in the study of complex relationships, contagion patterns, social influence, and community engagement in domains spanning healthcare, urban systems, fintech, education, and social media. 

In this talk, Dr Prasanta Bhattacharya, Research Scientist of Social & Cognitive Computing Department at IHPC will be sharing his research foci where it leverages on large-scale, and fine-grained behavioral data to address complex problems in digital marketing, fintech, and ed-tech contexts, particularly in emerging Asian markets. 

Missed the session? You may catch up on the video here. 

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artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing to "Tech for Good". Dr Lim Keng Hui, one of two invited keynote speakers, delivered a keynote titled "AI and HPC for Industry and Societal Impact in Singapore"; the other keynote speaker was Dr Dario Gil, Director of IBM Research, IBM.  Citing a range of IHPC's previous work across different use cases such as environmental modelling and materials design, Dr Lim demonstrated the power of AI and HPC "for good", both for industry and society at large. Dr Lim also shared his thoughts in a fireside chat themed "AI & HPC for Industry". 

developments in digitalisation of the shipping industry as a means to improve services for the maritime transport industry. It was attended by about 140 local and international participants from the maritime industry and scientific community.
 
The webinar’s opening remarks was delivered by HE Niclas Kvarnström, Ambassador of Sweden to Singapore, and an address by Mr Eilert Johansson, VP Business and Innovation area Mobility, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) . A presentation by Dr Mikael Lind, Associate Professor and Senior strategic research advisor at RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) then followed.
 
At the webinar, Dr Lim Keng Hui, Executive Director, Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), A*STAR, emphasised the strategic importance of maritime for Singapore as it facilitates trade and connectivity. He also highlighted how it is essential for countries to work together to build capabilities, establish standards and deepen networks due to the international nature of maritime. 
 
The webinar ended with an engaging Question and Answer session where topics such as Singapore’s role in maritime shipping today and future, reducing the digital divide for an intelligent marine transport, and the impact of COVID 19 to supply chain, maritime shipping and port operations were discussed.

View the presentation of the webinar.

A*STAR's work on AI-related technologies ranging from security/surveillance, predictive maintenance to sentiment analysis were previously identified to be of interest to MND.

This webinar provided a further platform for IHPC to share and explore potential collaboration with agencies. Invited attendees to this event include senior management and key ops-tech officers from NDHQ and MND agencies, and other key stakeholders in the R&D ecosystem such as colleagues from agencies in USS space (JTC, PUB, NEA), representatives from centre-of-government agencies (such as the S&TPPO and NRF), and partner economic agencies (IMDA, SG-Innovate and ESG).

A*STAR showcased the SMART, EFFICIENT, and CONNECTED aerospace-related technologies from 11 – 16 Feb, and engaged both Trade and Public visitors alike.

Click here for more information on Sensor for Structural Health Monitoring, an inter-RI collaboration project between A*STAR's IHPC, IMRE, NMC and IME.

IHPC was honoured to be one of the exhibitors showcasing our capabilities for the aquaculture sector. During the event, we met a number of potential collaborators, farmers and entrepreneurs and knowing that many are gearing towards technology automation to address the current issues of Seafood Safety and Security. The speakers also shared valuable insights and practical know-how on industry challenges and applied technology.

Mr Lim Chuan Poh, Chairman of Singapore Food Agency gave an opening address and toured the exhibition area.

Hosted by NParks, the CUGE 9th Regional Arboriculture seminar seeks to address latest smart technologies or mobile applications that are available and how the digital tools and platforms further enhance the efficiency, productivity and professionalism in urban tree management.

Dr Poh Hee Joo, Senior Scientist of IHPC, was invited to be a guest speaker and he articulated our capabilities covering Wind Load Prediction on Trees in Virtual Urban Landscape for Greenery Management.

This event will showcase A*STAR's role in engaging and partnering industry with our technologies to accelerate business outcomes through the successful productisation of R&D.

Dr Yang Yinping, Principal Investigator for Project Digital Emotions showcased demos on our own Integrative AI Platform for making sense of emotions and digital behaviours.

Dr Khoo Eng Huat, Senior Scientist, shared our capabilities to attain sustainable light solutions for farms.

The event was opened by Mr Ted Tan, Deputy CEO of Enterprise Singapore (ESG) and Chairman of SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of ESG.

Dr Poh Hee Joo, Senior Scientist of IHPC, was invited as a guest speaker for one of the panel discussion track - Industry Dive: Deep Tech. Dr Poh discussed on advance technologies that are changing how smart cities are conceived, pushing the boundaries of human imagination to make future cities more efficient, sustainable and smarter.

Dr. Lim Keng Hui, Executive Director of IHPC presented our capabilities and use cases in the breakout session – Industry 4.0 track. He also shared how we facilitate innovation solutions to address the urban and built environment through collaborating with partners and other research institutes during the panel discussion. We were delighted to present the award-winning project - Multi-physics approach for Urban Microclimate Modelling (IEM) at the Tech Showcase.

The event was graced by Guest of Honour - Ms Ho Ching, Chief Executive Officer of Temasek Holdings; Mr Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Trade and Industry; Mr. Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Singapore.

The theme “Re-Think, Re-Tool, Re-Define" set to drive businesses to re-tool and equip themselves with the relevant technologies, capabilities and skillsets, in staying competitive and relevant to market needs.

Mr Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Trade and Industry, graced the event. In his speech, Minister Chan emphasised the importance of SMEs working closely with government agencies to build their R&D capabilities, with Trade Associations and Chambers doing their part to encourage a culture of innovation.

IHPC showcased capabilities in Digital Emotions and Food Sustainability from Farm to Fork. 

The event was graced by Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Chan Chun Sing, who emphasised the importance of collaboration between the government, research institutions, SMEs, and other technology partners, to ensure that Singapore continues to stay ahead of the competition.

While Singapore Pavilions have been organised in last edition, the Singapore exhibitors had provided positive feedback that MSE2017 was an ideal platform to market and sell their solutions to visitors from the ASEAN and Asia regions.

We were honoured to have Ms Josephine Teo, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), and Second Minister in the Ministry of Manpower and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to visit A*STAR booth. 

IHPC showcased our capabilities on Graph-based Urban Computing Platform, Sentimo / Crystalace on human behaviours and Performance Modelling for Cost Effective Distributed Graph Processing on Cloud.

At the event, Mr S Iswaran, Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry), announced that Tech Depot was officially live. Hosted under the SME Portal, Tech Depot is a one-stop platform for companies to access Ready-To-Go technology and digital solutions. Other event highlights include the annual A*STAR T-Up Excellence Award, which recognises researchers for their significant R&D contributions to their enterprises during secondment under the T-Up initiative.

IHPC showcased our capabilities in Modelling and Simulations on signal optimisation in maritime environments and non-destructive integrity testing.

government sectors. 

The half-day session kicked off with Prof Tan Sze Wee, Executive Director of Science & Engineering Council (SERC), A*STAR delivering his speech as the guest-of-honour, followed by a series of exciting topics by various subject matter speakers.