STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS & STUDENT LIFE
'Pawsitive' therapy with our furry friends
On 1 April 2024, the CDE Office of Student Life held the Take a Paws pet therapy workshop at E-Cubes, as part of a series of workshops to promote student wellness. Student participants got to play with three adorable dogs, giving them treats and much attention.
For Joel, a final year Project and Facilities Management student (now Infrastructure and Project Management), the session was “a great way to destress after completing my Final Year Project!”
Bonding over sticky rolls!
On 3 April 2024, the CDE Office of Student Life and NUS Bakers & Cooks held two cooking workshops at CDE’s kitchen in the To-Gather space, at Level 3 of TechnoEdge. Guided by members of the cooking interest group, student participants tried their hand at making Fan Tuan (飯糰), or sticky rice rolls. The students enjoyed conversations with each other over their culinary adventures and were delighted by their tasty creations.
Sweating away the stress
On 12 April 2024, the CDE Office of Student Life organised an urban hike for students to get their bodies moving, while exploring parts of the city. Twenty-one students and wellness ambassadors decided to spend the evening stretching their legs on the roughly 4 km route from Stadium MRT to the Marina Barrage.
Following some quick icebreakers, the group first made their way past the Sports Hub before crossing over to Tanjong Rhu, taking in the idyllic waters of the Kallang Basin. They then trekked towards Gardens by the Bay East. As they hiked along the Bay East Garden, the students could take in the stunning sights of Gardens by the Bay and the iconic Singapore skyline.
It was time to eat once the hike ended at the Marina Barrage! Our participants had a delightful dinner at Satay by the Bay, which was a satisfying end to the hike.
PhD student runner-up in the Best PhD Paper Competition at the International Choice Modelling Conference
PhD student Xinwei Li, supervised by Assistant Professor Prateek Bansal, was runner-up in the PhD-student-led paper competition at the International Choice Modelling Conference (ICMC), Chile, from 1 - 3 April 2024, held at Puerto Varas, Chile. The International Choice Modelling Conference (ICMC) brings together leading researchers and practitioners from across the world and different areas of study, including but not limited to transport studies, marketing, decision-making, environmental valuation, and health economics. The conference aims to review recent advances in knowledge and understanding in methodology as well as real-world applications of choice models and stated choice and revealed preference survey techniques.
Read the paper at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4782582
PhD student runner-up in the Best PhD Paper Competition at the International Choice Modelling Conference
PhD student Xinwei Li, supervised by Assistant Professor Prateek Bansal, was runner-up in the PhD-student-led paper competition at the International Choice Modelling Conference (ICMC), Chile, from 1 - 3 April 2024, held at Puerto Varas, Chile. The International Choice Modelling Conference (ICMC) brings together leading researchers and practitioners from across the world and different areas of study, including but not limited to transport studies, marketing, decision-making, environmental valuation, and health economics. The conference aims to review recent advances in knowledge and understanding in methodology as well as real-world applications of choice models and stated choice and revealed preference survey techniques.
Read the paper at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4782582
Team Bumblebee places first at Singapore AUV Challenge 2024
Team Bumblebee placed first at the Singapore Autonomous Underwater Challenge (SAUVC) 2024, held from 5 to 8 April 2024. The team took home the grand prize of $3,000.
The challenge was organised by the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society and supported by NUS and Singapore Polytechnic. It attracted over 100 teams from top institutions across 20 countries.
A student-led competition team passionate about building autonomous systems, Team Bumblebee is a multidisciplinary team comprising students from Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science and NUS Business School. Based at CDE, they design and build autonomous maritime vehicles capable of navigating underwater, on the water and in the air, performing complex tasks autonomously.
Read more on their win at: https://cde.nus.edu.sg/news-detail/team-bumblebee-places-first-at-singapore-auv-challenge-2024/
The team is now preparing for RobotX 2024, to be held in Sarasota, Florida, from 3-10 November 2024. The Autonomous Surface Vessel 4.0 has already undergone sea trials, and Jellyfish 2.0, the custom drone, will be taking flight very soon. The team is extremely excited to compete internationally in a multi-vehicle competition again!