Smart Nation

NUS is developing strategic capabilities in data sciences, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, optimisation research and analytics. These capabilities will enable Singapore to harness the power of data, networks and IT to improve our living environment, create economic opportunities and build a closer community for all.

Research Institutes and Centres

Smart Nation Research Cluster: 
Institutes/Centres managed under the Smart Nation Research Cluster, and housed at the Innovation i4.0 building include: 

AI Singapore 
National Initiative

Asian Institute of Digital Finance
University-level Research Institute

Centre of Excellence in Modelling and Simulation for Next Generation Ports
NUS College of Design and Engineering, Industrial Systems Engineering and Management

Cisco-NUS Accelerated Digital Economy Corporate Laboratory
Corporate Laboratory

Grab-NUS Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Institute of Data Science

Institute of Data Science
University-level Research Institute

Institute for Operations Research and Analytics
University-level Research Institute

Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies
University-level Research Institute

Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk
University-level Research Institute

NUS AI Institute
University-level Research Institute

NUS Centre for Trusted Internet and Community
University-level Research Institute

NUS Global Asia Institute
University-level Research Institute

NUS-NCS Joint Laboratory for Cyber Security
Joint Laboratory

NUS NSCC DC
National Initiative

SIA-NUS Digital Aviation Corporate Laboratory
Corporate Laboratory

Singapore Data Science Consortium
National Initiative

Smart Systems Institute
University-level Research Institute

Sustainable and Green Finance Institute
University-level Research Institute


Additional Institutes/Centres working in the fields of data sciences, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, optimisation research and analytics

Centre for Quantum Technologies
Research Centre of Excellence

CRYSTAL Centre
NUS School of Computing

NUS Centre for Research in Privacy Technologies (N-CRiPT)
NUS School of Computing

Trustworthy Systems from UN-trusted component Amalgamations
NUS School of Computing

NExT++
NUS School of Computing, Smart Systems Institute

Keio Cute Centre
Smart Systems Institute

Centre on AI Technology for Humankind
NUS Business School

Centre for 5G Digital Building Technology
NUS College of Design and Engineering