ASI-401: Indoor search using swarm of drones

This project focuses on the development of a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles that can autonomously explore an unknown indoor environment to search for targets to rescue in the fastest and most efficient manner. The project team will be expected to participate in Category E (Swarm) of the Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition which will be held on March 2025.

ASI-402: CanSat Competition

The CanSat Competition is an annual event for university teams to compete in a space related design-build-launch challenge. This project is looking to bring together passionate students to put together a working CanSat that fulfills the competition needs.

ASI-403: University Rover Challenge

The NUS University Rover Challenge team develops technologies for science mission, delivery mission, equipment servicing mission, and autonomous navigation mission. The objective of this project is to develop such solutions for the University Rover Challenge.

ASI-404: Galassia-5 CubeSat development

Galassia-5 is a 6U CubeSat with a targeted hyperspectral imaging payload. In this project, students will be involved in the early stage design and development of the payload or development of selected parts of the satellite bus.

EIM-401: Development of a pregnancy monitoring device

Transabdominal fetal oximetry has recently been demonstrated as a feasible approach to provide additional data on the status of a fetus in-utero. In collaboration with clinicians and scientists from the National University Hospital and A*STAR, this project aims to develop a fetal oximeter for pregnancy monitoring.

EIM-402: Leveraging AI for patient care at home to enable virtual ward operation

The Mobile Inpatient Care @ Home (MIC@home) initiative, a pilot scheme launched by MOH Office of Healthcare Transformation (MOHT), has become a “mainstream” service in Singapore public hospitals since April 2024. This project focuses on enhancing the MIC@home service through targeted AI integration to improve operational efficiency and enhance patient experience

EIM-403: Innovations with National Dental Centre Singapore

In collaboration with the National Dental Centre Singapore (NDCS), this project explores topics related to sustainability and use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the patient experience. Students will closely with the doctors and clinicians at the NDCS inthis project.

EIM-404: Intelligent ocular monitoring

Singapore is among one of the cities with highest incidence of young patients suffering from myopia and other serious visual impairments. In this project, students will work with the Singapore National Eye Centre and the National University Hospital to develop smart solutions for ocular monitoring.

EIM-405: Development of pre-crawler device for infants with congenital conditions

Congenital conditions of cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and Down’s syndrome affect a child’s balance, posture and ability to move in a symmetrical way. In this project, students will develop a device to help parents (untrained caregivers) in giving daily pre-crawling training to infants who suffer from these conditions to improve the ability of the infants to crawl reciprocally with good dissociation of upper limbs and lower limbs and walk independently in the future.

EIM-406: Physical therapy wearable

Many thousands of people a year suffer injuries requiring follow-up physical therapy after their initial bone fracture(s) heals, but access to trained physical therapists may be limited because of high demand for their services. This project proposes designing a wearable that can help guide patients to continue their recovery when they do not have the benefit of working with a trained physical therapist.

EIM-407: Designing the ultimate anti-snoring pillow

Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea is a widespread sleep problem that affects millions of individual worldwide, disrupting their sleep quality and as well as that of their bed partner’s sleep quality. To address this problem, this project aims to design an ultimate anti-snoring pillow that is comfortable, effective, and practical for integration into a user’s daily life and customisable according according to their preferences and sleeping posture.

FTS-401: Singapore BusTech Grand Challenge 2024

Jointly organised by the Singapore Bus Academy and NTUC’s Employment and Employability Institute, the Singapore BusTech Grand Challenge aims to encourage development of solutions to improve operations and maintenance of public buses in Singapore. In this project, students are required to design, build, showcase, and demonstrate a prototype of their solution using an actual bus.

IS-401: Digitalisation of oilfield equipment

Most of the processes in the oil and gas industry are still being done manually, which poses safety risks to workers and hampers operational efficiency. The aim of this project is to develop a digital twin for monitoring oil production equipment through integration of suitable sensors connected to dashboard software, taking into consideration field conditions and industry requirements.

IS-402: Automated product feeder design onto conveyor belt for robotic arm kit assembly station

To better support their clients, logistic companies need to provide value-added services such as localised product distribution and customised packaging services. The aim of this project is to design an automated product feeder mechanism that can take a large number of boxed products lined up on a flat surface and place them (individually) onto conveyor belt (instead of relying on human operator) for a robotic arm kit assembly station to perform the kitting operation.

IS-403: 3D Lidar point cloud application and AI analytics for smart warehouse operation

3D lidar point cloud map generated from strategically deployed lidar sensors can provide valuable data source for AI-driven analysis to derive insights for smart warehouse operation. This project focuses on exploring the use of 3D Lidar point cloud technology with advanced AI analytics to map out a warehouse so as to track productivity and movement of personnel, equipment, and materials within specific zones to provide insights to warehouse operations.

IS-404: Automated height measurement of pallet load for pallet jacks

Pallet jacks are widely used in warehouses and factories, and there is a need to accurately measure the height of pallet loads to ensure they meet shipment requirements. To improve productivity of this process, this project aims is to design and integrate an automated measurement system, retrofitted onto existing pallet jacks, for use in state-of-the-art warehouses.

IS-405: Innovative robot end-effector design for packaging of boxed products

To better support their clients, logistic companies need to provide value-added services such as localised product distribution and customised packaging services. The aim of this project is to design an innovative robot end-effector to work with existing robots in a warehouse that can handle a good range of sizes and weights of boxed products and insert them into bundled kit boxes in an automated manner with precision and accuracy.

IS-406: Wireless data communications and power transfer

This project aims to develop solutions for wireless data communications and power transfer for robotics or vehicular platform.

IS-407: State estimation firmware implementation for battery management systems

This project aims to explore and develop state estimation firmware for battery management systems.

IS-408: LLM-powered robot simulation with LangChain and ROS

This project aims to develop a cutting-edge simulation environment for robotic applications, integrating the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) through LangChain with the Robot Operating System (ROS). By bridging these technologies, the project seeks to create a highly versatile and efficient platform for designing, testing, and validating robotic systems in a simulated environment that closely mirrors real-world conditions.

IS-409: Innovative design for composite tooling

With the growing trend of carbon fibre composite products, innovative solutions are high in demand to reduce manufacturing time, cost and waste. This project aims to develop innovative solutions for composite manufacturing to reduce manufacturing costs and reduce waste.

IS-410: Evaluating mechanical properties of fiber reinforced 3D printed parts

Fiber reinforced 3D printed parts have increased strength in the direction parallel to the fiber, and the ability to model such materials in computer simulations is important for design optimisation. In this project, students will conduct experiments on physical printed fiber-reinforced prototypes and create a simulation model for the materials.

IS-411: Integrated micro-perforated-panel window system for noise mitigation

Traditional Micro-Perforated Panel or Plate (MPP) absorbers suffer from the limitation that considerable space is still required between the MPP panel and the backing panel, particularly for noise mitigation for lower frequencies. This project aims to turn this “drawback” into a feature which could be easily met or provided by typical casement or slider windows by using the window panels as the back panels for the MPP absorber and the space between the window panels and the MPP.

IS-412: Device for providing personal quiet head zone

Personal quiet zone in an open office or public places are typically in the form of soundproof cubicles, closet-size pods, serenity pods, or Felt bubble helmets but these may not be comfortable for longer-term usage. This project aims to design a device for providing personal quiet head zone that allows for free head movement without putting on earmuffs or earplugs.

IS-413: Automated vegetable harvesting device for vertical farming systems

The rapid growth of urban populations and the increasing demand for fresh produce have led to the rise of vertical farming, a sustainable and space-efficient solution but manual harvesting of vegetables in these vertically stacked environments remains labour-intensive and costly. This project aims to design and develop an automated device for vegetable harvesting in vertical farming racks, enhancing efficiency, reducing labour costs, and ensuring consistent produce quality.

IS-414: AI-based solution for managing listings on online marketplace

In this project, we plan to develop an AI-based solution to help sellers in online marketplaces manage their listings in a convenient and effect manner without relying on technical assistance from engineers.

IS-415: Drink cooler

A frustrating problem in warm weather countries like Singapore is trying to keep beverages cold particularly when enjoying them in an outdoor setting. This project proposes to develop a device that can be easily used to accomplish this objective, whether some type of cooling sleeve or something that is input into the beverage itself the product would effectively maintain the beverages temperature so it can be enjoyed from start to finish.

IS-416: Self-watering plant tool

When individuals or even families travel for extended periods they are often confronted with several problems such as continuing to water household plants while they are away. To address this problem, this project proposes to design a mechanical device that can effectively water plants in a timely manner without human interaction.

IS-417: Large language input aid

Large language tools like ChatGPT are becoming increasingly powerful and used in people's everyday life, but one of the key requirements for successfully optimising the desired results being targeted is to fully understand what is the best way to formulate and input the search criteria. This project proposes the development of an "input aid" that would guide users on how best to design and input the search criteria to maximize their search results.

IS-418: Smart phone smart keypad interface

Many people struggle with interfacing with their mobile phone in an efficient and quick manner because of the small size of the keypad used. This project proposes researching the availability of a technical solution that can be used to address this issue. F

IS-419: Talent acquisition process improvement

The talent acquisition process is represented by multiple stages beginning with a talent requirement realisation and ending with on-boarding and retaining the hired candidate, but while there are many organizations that specialise in one aspect or another of this process very few consider the various stages in a holistic manner. This project entails coming up with a product/service that considers the entire talent acquisition process to ensure the best qualified candidates are successfully identified and eventually hired.

IS-420: Location aware audio experiences

With different sensors and technologies capable of performing localisation, how might we detect different objects in our homes, detect the room the product (or products) is (are) placed in, detect if there are other products in the room, detect if there are people in the room and how many, sense the difference between people and animals, detect the temperature in the room, etc. to deliver personalised audio experiences that follow the user (and users)?

IS-421: Alternative battery technologies for consumer electronics

As more consumer products are becoming increasingly battery-driven, there is a need to consider sustainable solutions for such portable energy sources. Thus, this project explores how environmental sustainability of audio products can be improved by replacing lithium ion batteries with alternatives, and how other forms of wireless charging charging can be incorporated to improve efficiency.

IS-422: Predicting and decreasing passenger discomfort in aviation

As the world marches into the era of digital aviation, the advent of sensing technologies could redefine the air travel experience. In particular, ambient sensors could be used to collect passengers' posture and health status data for comfort, sleep monitoring, light control, and temperature regulation, while assistive technologies could be used to intervene intelligently to reduce discomfort. This project aims to create and test a closed-loop system with sensors, actuators, and artificial intelligence that can be employed in the cabin (e.g. intelligent seat cushions, safety belts, chairs, eyeshades, blankets, etc.) to determine when and how to intervene to decrease discomfort.

IS-423: Emerging technologies for integrating speakers for the smart home

With modern standards of connectivity and new technologies that enable home automation, presence sensing and edge computing available in this day and age, connected speakers, common to many households, can play a greater role in adding on to a smart home’s capability. In this project, students will work with Bang & Olufsen (B&O), a Danish high-end consumer electronics company, to understand the state-of-the-art of the connected speakers and explore emerging technologies which have the potential to be integrated into these speakers.

SSC-401: Combatting food waste in NUS

Food waste is a significant problem not only in Singapore but also within the NUS community. This project aims to develop an integrated approach that helps individuals become more conscious of the amount of food waste they generate daily and actively reminds them of the consequences thus encouraging them to reduce the amount of food they waste.

SSC-402: Smart food waste recycling system using black soldier fly larvae

A significant proportion of municipal food waste in Singapore is presently incinerated in waste-to-energy plants with the incineration waste buried in the landfill at Pulau Semakau, which is unsustainable in the long run. To overcome this problem, this project aims to design a smart reactor system for bioconversion of municipal food waste using black soldier fly larvae that is modular, easy to deploy, easy to operate and maintain, and has optimised conditions for the bioconversion process.

SSC-403: Enhancing resource sorting station in NUS

As part of the overall NUS Zero Waste vision, NUS has trialled the use of a Resource Sorting Station in selected student residences to increase the recycling rates and build a culture of careful waste sorting for recycling. The objective of the project is to enhance the current design of the Resource Sorting Station to enhance the user experience and also make it easier for operations and maintenance of the solution.

SSC-404: Web-based greenhouse gas emissions dashboard

NUS tracks its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but the current process which involves request for data, reading and input of data, checks on data quality, updating of emission factors, and visualisation of data is still performed in a manual manner. To enhance efficiency of the process and accuracy of the data, this project aims to create a web-based dashboard for NUS that automates the current process of tracking its GHG emissions.

SSC-405: Scalable concentrated solar-thermal power for ice-making, distillation and pyrolytic processes

This project aims to explore innovative approaches to increase the energy concentration at light spots and effective energy transfer to a receiver medium, as well as develop strategies to apply the concentrated solar-thermal power system for distillation of treated wastewater effluent and rainwater or use in pyrolytic processes for production of biochar.

SSC-406: Smart seawall

This is an industrial project on developing a sustainable and smart seawall solutions related to Singapore’s Long Island Project. We would like to investigate the effectiveness of seawall, and the ability of man-made structures to promote biological growth.

SSC-407: Cool walkway in NUS

The objective of this project is to convert a walkway in NUS into a cool walkway with greenery to reduce temperature and also to create placemaking spaces within NUS. The scope of work will include design of growing systems for edibles and ornamentals plants; design of automated irrigation systems; identification of suitable species of plants; and deployment of sensors for various environmental controls.

SSC-408: Automatic monitoring of tree water usage under climate stress

Large scale reforestation efforts can help to mitigate the impact of climate change through sequestration of carbon dioxide and providing cooling to urban spaces, but trees are also facing heightened stress from climate change. In collaboration with the National Environment Agency and the National Parks Board, this project aims to develop a novel system to monitor and predict tree health (such as water usage) due to climate change in Singapore.

SSC-409: AI for sustainability project - predictive modelling for enhanced production on cyanobacteria-based biomaterials

Biomaterials such as cyanobacteria represent a sustainable and efficient alternative to fossil fuel-derived materials. This project focuses on understanding the complex interplay between various cultivation parameters and the growth dynamics of cyanobacteria, as well as their capacity to accumulate products of interest, by developing a machine-learning model capable of predicting cyanobacteria growth and biomaterial yield under different cultivation conditions.

SSC-410: Frontier sustainability project - capturing and utilising green ammonia from anaerobic digestion process

Accumulation of ammonia during anaerobic digestion is detrimental as it inhibits biogas production, while production of ammonia from current processes is energy-intensive and contributes significantly to global carbon emissions. Thus, this project aims to address both problems by developing methods to harvest green ammonia from anaerobic digestion.

SSC-411: Applied sustainability project - transforming food waste to energy source

Transforming food waste into a portable energy source is an emerging and innovative way to handle food waste which a significant concern in Singapore. In this project, we we aim to explore ways to scale up a current lab-scale power generator that produces energy from food waste for commercially deployment.

SSC-412: Life-long personalised water footprint count

While there are already many apps available on smart meter, water usage and even carbon footprint, the aim of this project is to create the means to data log each individual's personal usage of water at home, in schools, dormitories, workplaces, etc.

VR-401: Enhancing immersive heritage experience through multimodal VR

Singapore has various tangible and intangible heritages, where the hawker cultural heritage is a unique blend of diverse local foods influenced by various ethnic backgrounds. To enhance public awareness and appreciation for Singapore's hawker culture, this projects aims to develop a virtual reality application with multimodal technology that offers users opportunities to explore and interact within immersive virtual environments of digital hawker centres.

VR-402: A weight-shifting haptic device for fluid viscosities simulation in VR

The perception of varying fluid viscosities in different liquids by humans occurs through changes in resistance felt during interactions involving tools. To address the challenges in replicating such physical sensations in current virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) systems, this project aims to develop a handheld haptic interface that utilises dynamic weight shifting to simulate the resistance changes experienced when interacting with different liquid materials.

VR-403: ThermoMASK - applying thermal referral and masking effects for localised feedback on head mounted displays for virtual reality

In this project, we focus on exploring the impacts of thermal referral and masking illusions on the face. We aim to utilise these effects to create a localised thermal feedback experience for users' faces by incorporating them into head-mounted displays designed for virtual reality.

VR-404: Immersive VR/MR childbirth delivery simulation

This project aims to revolutionise obstetrics and gynaecology childbirth delivery training using immersive simulation by transforming how medical professionals learn and acquire competency in birth delivery procedures. Our innovative Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR) Birth Delivery Training platform aims to offer an unparalleled opportunity for medical students to immerse themselves in realistic and interactive simulations of childbirth scenarios.

VR-405: Gen-AI and VR simulations to improve nursing students’ clinical reasoning and interprofessional communication skills

Integrating generative AI and virtual reality (VR) simulations in nursing education have tremendous potential of enhancing clinical reasoning and interprofessional communication skills for the nursing students. Students in this project will design and develop generative AI agents and multi-user VR simulation to improve nursing students’ clinical reasoning and interprofessional communication skills.

VR-406: AI simulated patient for dentistry student communication training in VR

Effective communication is crucial in dentistry for patient care and treatment success, but many dentistry students face challenges in developing communication skills due to limited opportunities for practice with real patients. To address this, we propose the development of an AI Simulated Patient system tailored for dentistry student communication training, integrating emerging technologies including generative AI, large language models and virtual reality to create realistic simulated patient interactions.

VR-407: WaveTalk - an AI communication solution for non-verbal individuals

Patients who suffer from cerebral palsy rely on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) applications to communicate with others, but traditional AAC systems require users to painstakingly build sentences one word at a time. This project aims to simplify the process by letting users input keywords, instantly generating complete sentences they can speak through their device to enable richer conversations that involve storytelling, dynamic discussions, and creative expression which would otherwise be limited for these special needs users.

VR-408: Can technology provide more ways to access programs or influence wellbeing?

The National Gallery Singapore hopes to expand its stART program beyond its existing touchpoints (physical, workshops, etc.) to give more people, especially those who cannot physically participate in the workshop, more ways to access or experience stART content (art-based wellbeing interventions). This project explores the use of immersive and interactive technologies to enable users to engage in art and wellness exercises.

VR-409: How can technology help better measure, track and understand mental wellbeing?

Currently, there are many tools which can be used to evaluate one’s mental wellbeing but administering, collating, and analysing data from these tools are not always easy. This project is focused on discovering how new technology might play a role in measuring, tracking, and understanding mental wellbeing.