Graduate Research Symposium 2024

Introduction

Date: 15 November 2024
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Venue: SDE 4 Level 3, Room ER 1 and ER 2, Department of Architecture

The Graduate Research Symposium is the platform for new Ph.D. students to share their research with the larger scholarly community in the Department of Architecture and beyond. As a student-led forum, the symposium is open to researchers, faculty, and students from other institutes of higher learning. It marks the first step for many graduate students preparing for a career in research and academia.

The Symposium in 2024 will feature panels on Sustainability and Carbonization, Urban Data Analytics/Modelling, Urban Planning and Renewal, and Human Perception and Behavior. The keynote speakers are Dr. Yuan Lai (Tsinghua University) and Dr. Sudatta Ray (NUS).

Program

9:00 AM – Registration and Opening of Symposium.

9:15 AM – Opening Remarks: Prof. Jeffrey Hou, Head of Department, Department of Architecture, NUS

9:30 AM – Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sudatta Ray, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, NUS Clean energy transitions through a systems’ lens – considering trade-offs and anticipating unintended consequences.

 

PARALLEL SESSION 1A: Sustainability and De-carbonisation

Time: 10:30AM – 12:30 PM

Venue: ER1, SDE4

Moderated by: Dr. Naomi Hanakata, Assistant Professor

 

PARALLEL SESSION 1B: Human Perception and Behaviour

Time: 10:30AM – 12:30 PM

Venue: ER2, SDE4

Moderated by: Dr. Ruzica Bozovic-Stamenovic, Associate Professor

 

1:30 PM – Keynote Speaker: Dr. Yuan Lai, Assistant Professor, Tsinghua University Urban Intelligence Towards Techno-Humanistic City Planning.

 

PARALLEL SESSION 2A: Urban Planning and Renewal

Time: 14:30PM – 16:30 PM

Venue: ER1, SDE4

Moderated by: Dr. Dorothy Tang, Assistant Professor

 

PARALLEL SESSION 2B: Urban Data Analytics

Time: 14:30PM – 16:30 PM

Venue: ER2, SDE4

Moderated by: Dr. Jinda Qi, Assistant Professor

 

Closing Session:

Time: 16:30 PM – 17:00PM

Discussions joined by Dr. Lee Kah Wee, Dr. Yuan Lai, Dr. Dorothy Tang, Dr. Jinda Qi and all presenters in morning and afternoon sessions.

Transportation Guide

Option 1: Kent Ridge MRT Station (Circle line) outside Exit A/NUH -> Transfer to Internal Shuttle Bus (ISB) A1 at Bus Stop  -> Get off at central library (CLB) -> Walk to SDE4.

Option 2: Bus 33/96/183/188 – > Get off at NUS Department Of Architecture (16149) -> Walk to SDE4.