{"id":19219,"date":"2025-10-24T17:46:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T09:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/edic\/?page_id=19219"},"modified":"2025-11-26T16:40:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:40:18","slug":"demeter-food-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/edic\/projects\/demeter-food-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Demeter Technologies: Design the Future of Food (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\tDemeter Technologies: Design the Future of Food\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

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Are you ready to move beyond screens and gadgets to solve one of humanity’s biggest challenges? The Demeter Technologies studio is a hands-on, innovation-driven experience where design meets agriculture, sustainability, and data science. Our goal is to pioneer the next generation of resilient, equitable food systems using cutting-edge technology. You’ll work in interdisciplinary teams to tackle real-world challenges, such as designing AI-powered urban farms, creating zero-waste product design, or developing farmer-centric IoT tools for precision agriculture. You will master skills in systems thinking, data visualization, physical prototyping, and stakeholder co-creation, ultimately delivering impactful concepts that transform the food supply chain from soil to table. Join us to leverage your design mind to ensure a healthy, sustainable future for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Project areas<\/strong><\/td>\nDesign focus and scope<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Automation and robotics<\/td>\nDesigning and prototyping agricultural robots, drones, and autonomous machinery for tasks like planting, harvesting, and field analysis, with a focus on human-robot interaction and safety.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Data and AI in food systems<\/td>\nExploring how Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, and Big Data can be used to predict yields, manage resources, and connect producers directly with consumers through innovative digital platforms.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Precision farming and IoT<\/td>\nDesigning Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, sensor networks, and data visualization tools for farmers to monitor crops, soil health, water use, and livestock in real-time. This includes developing user interfaces (UI) and user experiences (UX) for complex farm management information systems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sustainability and circular economy<\/td>\nInnovating new product designs, packaging, and supply chain models to reduce food waste, minimize environmental impact, and promote regenerative or circular economy practices within the food system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Food security and accessibility<\/td>\nCreating local, urban, or indoor farming systems (like vertical farms) or developing resilient, accessible technologies for farming communities facing climate change and resource scarcity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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