Artificial intelligence research in Singapore: Assisting the development of a smart nation

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) research in Singapore is focused on accelerating the country's development into a smart nation. Specifically, AI has been employed extensively in either augmenting the intelligence of humans or in developing automated methods and systems to improve quality of life in Singapore. AI research has been mainly conducted at research institutes (universities and labs), including the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Management University (SMU), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), and the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A∗STAR).