HISTORY
1975
2019
NAII Launch
Led by Prof Mohan Kankanhalli (second from left), the NUS AI Institute aspires to become a global node of AI thought leadership (NUS Press Release).
NUS School of Computing has a long and rich history of AI research. Ever since its inception in 1975, it has always had many professors conducting fundamental research in AI. Over the years, many of them have established strong connections with government agencies, industry and international partners on AI projects, such as SELENA+, NExT++ and N-CRiPT. Singapore Eye Lesion Analyser (SELENA+) developed in partnership with Singapore National Eye Centre, analyses retinal photographs for early detection of eye conditions. NUS-Tsinghua-Southampton Centre for Extreme Search (NExT++) has made fundamental contributions in AI for search and recommendation while NUS Centre for Research in Privacy Technologies (N-CRiPT) has focused on “Privacy in AI” and “AI for Privacy”.
In 2022, NUS Computing consolidated its AI research via the NUS AI Lab – NUSAIL. Its primary focus has been in core AI research with some domain AI activity. It is now evident that recent advances in AI will impact all aspects of society so the domain areas need to be covered comprehensively and they all should closely interact with core AI. The establishment of the NUS AI Institute in 2024 is yet another milestone in the long history of AI Research at NUS where the school-level lab has been substantially expanded into the university level institutehrough strategic partnerships with local and international experts from both academia and industry, the new AI Institute will be the University’s focal point to synergise our diverse range of capabilities and create a dynamic ecosystem, where sound fundamental research will drive cutting-edge advances in AI, and where interdisciplinary collaborations will translate research outcomes into innovative solutions with deep impacts on our society. where it will encompass both core AI research and domain AI research by involving all the faculties and schools.
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