{"id":5796,"date":"2023-01-01T03:51:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T03:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-alumn-nus.pantheonsite.io\/alumnus\/?p=5796"},"modified":"2025-07-15T16:07:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:07:58","slug":"giving-a-resounding-aye-to-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.nus.edu.sg\/thealumnus\/2023\/01\/01\/giving-a-resounding-aye-to-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving A Resounding \u201cAye\u201d to AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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NUS is one of nine leading universities selected to join the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, a programme of Schmidt Futures.Launched on 26 October 2022, this Fellowship aims to enhance discoveries in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through innovative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.\u00a0<\/p>

Schmidt Futures is a philanthropic initiative founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt that helps to bring together networks of talented people to prove their ideas and solve pressing issues\u00a0in science and society.<\/span><\/p>

The Fellowship seeks to support postdoctoral talents in their research who are incorporating AI techniques into the natural sciences, engineering and mathematical science. It will also provide access to AI tools and training to the experts at the forefront of scientific innovation.\u201cAI is already revolutionary \u2013 but it is not yet as accessible, equitable or interdisciplinary as it needs to be,\u201d said Wendy Schmidt, Co-founder of Schmidt Futures and President of The Schmidt Family Foundation. \u201cBy supporting postdoctoral candidates around the world in the fields beyond computer science, we hope to create a community that can develop and improve this technology and discover novel ways to apply it in solving some of the world\u2019s most pressing problems.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>

Schmidt Futures selected nine universities from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Singapore to be this prestigious programme\u2019s first cohort of partners. The Fellowship programme will provide support totalling US$148 million, which will aid the research of up to 20 postdoctoral fellows from each of the nine universities each year for six years.<\/p>

In Singapore, NUS and Nanyang Technological University will jointly administer the support allocated through the Fellowship programme to a maximum of 110 postdoctoral fellowship positions over six years.\u00a0\u201cNUS appreciates Schmidt Futures\u2019 vision in attracting and empowering top postdoctoral talents to leverage NUS AI expertise and capabilities to further excel in their scientific research,\u201d said Professor Chen Tsuhan, NUS Deputy President (Research and Technology). \u201cNUS is a comprehensive university with excellent research in many scientific disciplines and we are fully committed to bringing out the best in the enrolled postdoctoral fellows.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Scan the QR Code or click here<\/a> to read more about the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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EXPANDING THE AI TALENT POOL AND RESEARCH CAPABILITIES<\/strong><\/p>

As a world-leading university, NUS is committed to an interdisciplinary and holistic approach to conducting research and providing quality education by integrating expertise and establishing collaborations with key industry and government partners from various disciplines to help solve complex real-world problems. The University has devoted resources to grooming AI talents and establishing research capabilities through the years to leverage AI for application in a wide range of key areas, such as healthcare and materials research.<\/p>

The NUS N.1 Institute for Health seeks to drive innovation and reshape healthcare by adopting emerging AI technologies. The institute has established the IDentif.AI platform, a groundbreaking AI platform which brings together clinicians, researchers and engineers to optimise combination therapy designs for infectious diseases quickly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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AI is already revolutionary \u2013 but it is not yet as accessible, equitable or interdisciplinary as it needs to be. By supporting postdoctoral candidates around the world in the fields beyond computer science, we hope to create a community that can develop and improve this technology and discover novel ways to apply it in solving some of the world\u2019s most pressing problems.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Wendy Schmidt<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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A national-level institute, the Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials (I-FIM) is NUS\u2019 newest national Research Centre of Excellence. The I-FIM was established to promote the use of AI in developing cutting-edge materials for smart applications.Other interdisciplinary national research programmes such as the Quantum Engineering Programme (QEP), Singapore Blockchain Innovation Programme (SBIP) and Centre for Trusted Internet Community (CTIC) have been using AI technologies to empower their research process.<\/p>

Aside from research capabilities, NUS is dedicated to growing the pool of AI talent through various courses provided by the NUS School of Computing and NUS Institute of System Science. These two institutes provide a comprehensive suite of AI courses that cater to a wide range of participants looking to upskill their knowledge in AI. The courses aim to empower the participants with the technical and practical know-how in AI to have industry applications. Many of the AI researchers at NUS are also associated with AI Singapore, a national programme launched by Singapore\u2019s National Research Foundation to anchor deep national capabilities in AI.<\/p>

With the support from the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, a programme of Schmidt Futures, NUS will continue to develop talents and research capabilities from various scientific disciplines to utilise cutting-edge AI technologies to accelerate scientific discoveries and develop technologies that have real-world impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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