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Latest News from NUS Electrical and Computer Engineering
NUS ECE Peer Tutoring Scheme Welcome Tea for AY25/26 Semester 1
On 27 August 2026, the NUS Chapter of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) hosted a Welcome Tea to kick off the AY2025/26 Semester 1 NUS ECE Peer Tutoring Scheme.
NUS IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Induction Ceremony 2026
On 5 September 2026, the IEEE-HKN Lambda Omega Chapter of NUS inducted 32 new members to the honor society. These inductees have demonstrated the core pillars of IEEE-HKN, Scholarship, Character, and Attitude through their journey as Electrical and Computer Engineering students at NUS.
ECE USC Welcomes New Students at Freshmen Welcome Party
The NUS Electrical and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Student Council (ECE USC) hosted its Freshmen Welcome Party at The Lodge, bringing together approximately 180 incoming freshmen and 20 academic advisors for an evening of introductions, interaction and community building.
ECE Undergraduate Student Council Induction Ceremony 2026
The NUS Electrical and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Student Council (ECE USC) formally welcomed its newest members at its AY26/27 Induction Ceremony, held at the Engineering Auditorium.
NUS ECE Students Win Second Prize at Intel Cup 2026 with On-Device AI Assistant for Visually Impaired Users
A team of NUS students has won Second Prize at the Intel Cup 2026 Undergraduate Embedded System Design Competition, held in Shanghai in July 2026, for their project EdgeSight, an on-device visual-language assistant designed to support visually impaired users. The team comprises Ms. Badrinath Sandhya (Year 3, Electrical Engineering), Mr. Chan Zun Mun Terence (Year 4, Computer Engineering), and Ms. Hsu Myat Noe (Year 3, Computer Science). The project was supervised by Dr Rajesh Panicker from the NUS Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE).
ECE Research on Location Privacy in Direct-to-Cell LEO Satellite Networks Receives Distinguished Paper Award at USENIX Security ’26
Research by ECE PhD student Mr. Shi Quan, under the supervision of Professor Biplab Sikdar, has received a Distinguished Paper Award at the 35th USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security ’26) for the paper “LPG: Raise Your Location Privacy Game in Direct-to-Cell LEO Satellite Networks.”
ECE Team Wins Best Paper Award at IEEE EMBC 2026
An ECE research team comprising Shao Yurui, Assoc Prof Arthur Tay, Assoc Prof Heng Chun Huat and Dr Yen Shih-Cheng has received the Best Paper Award at the 2026 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC 2026) for their paper, “Learning Temporal Dependencies of Gait Cycles for Freezing of Gait Prediction.”
NUS ECE Research Led by Prof Ang Kah Wee Recognised as Nanoscale Horizons 2025 Outstanding Review
A research review led by Professor Ang Kah Wee from the NUS Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) has been recognised as a Nanoscale Horizons 2025 Outstanding Review winner.
NUS IEEE-HKN SMD Reflow and PCB Design Workshops
On 3 August, the NUS IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Chapter conducted two exciting workshops for the NUS CDE community as part of the Innovation and Design Programme’s Week 0 Hands-on Workshops.
