Collaboration & Partnerships
We are delighted to share that our industry partners have collaborated with us in multiple ways.
Partnerships & Modes of Collaboration
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Education Collaboration
Co-design curriculum
Co-deliver courses
Software Training Workshops
Guest Lectures
Work-Study Elective
Work-Study Programme
Internships / Apprenticeships
SMU-X Projects
Capstone Projects
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
Networking & Events
Academic Licenses
Industry Tools / Platforms
Awards / Grants / Scholarships
Certification
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Integrated Programmes
Research Collaboration
Research Collaboration Agreement (RCA)
External Research Grants
Undergraduate Research (UResearch) in Computing Programme
Accenture
Accenture
Current Modes of Collaboration
Academic Partnerships | Work-Study Initiatives
Accenture, in collaboration with SMU's School of Computing and Information Systems and Amazon Web Services, launched a Work-Study Elective Programme through which students will learn and apply AWS Cloud technologies. This six-month programme includes an Accenture internship, enabling students to work on real-world challenges and develop innovative cloud-based solutions.
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Current Modes of Collaboration
Research Labs
In April 2022, the Singapore Management University (SMU) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) established the SMU-A*STAR Joint Lab in Social and Human-Centered Computing to build globally-competitive research capabilities for Singapore.
Research Partnerships
External Research Grants
See link for further details in CY2021 section
External Research Grants
See all for further detailsCalendar Year 2021
Learning with Less Data
Principal Investigator: FANG Yuan
AI Singapore
AI Singapore
AI Singapore
Current Modes of Collaboration
Research Partnerships
External Research Grants
Non-exhaustive list, see link for further details
External Research Grants
See all for further detailsCalendar Year 2024
Learning Assisted Human-AI Collaboration for Large-scale Practical Combinatorial Optimization
Principal Investigator: CAO Zhiguang
Calendar Year 2023
AntiGen: Safeguarding Artistic and Personal Visual Data from Generative AI
Principal Investigator: HE Shengfeng
Acute workforce response to "Demand pulled" patient lifecycle data via Generative Flow Networks and Graph Neural Networks
Principal Investigator: LAU Hoong Chuin
Towards Building Unified Autonomous Vehicle Scene Representation for Physical AV Adversarial Attacks and Visual Robustness Enhancement (Stage 1a)
Principal Investigator: XIE Xiaofei
Amazon Web Services Singapore
Amazon Web Services Singapore
Current Modes of Collaboration
Provisioning of Resources
AWS offers online learning materials and exam vouchers to the students at SMU, enabling them to pursue professional certifications. As an AWS Academy institution, SMU collaborates with AWS to enhance the cloud computing education of its students. Students enrolled in specific courses gain access to AWS Academy’s Canvas portal; undertake computing assignments and collaborate on group projects using a diverse array of cloud services.
Academic Partnerships | Work-Study Initiatives
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Current Modes of Collaboration
Academic Partnerships
SMU-Carnegie Mellon Masters Fast-Track Programme allows Singapore Management University (SMU) students to graduate within four to four and half years with both a Bachelor of Science (Information Systems) or Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) or Bachelor of Science (Computing & Law) or Bachelor of Science (Software Engineering) degrees respectively from SMU and a master's degree in IT from Carnegie Mellon University.
Citibank Singapore Limited
Citibank Singapore Limited
Current Modes of Collaboration
Sponsors / Mentors
Various upper year capstone projects undertaken under Course IS484 IS Project Experience (FinTech)
Academic Partnerships
Citi® University Partnerships in Innovation & Discovery (CUPID)
Cybersecurity Agency of Singapore
Cybersecurity Agency of Singapore
Cybersecurity Agency of Singapore
Current Modes of Collaboration
Research Partnerships
External Research Grants
Non-exhaustive list, see link for further details
External Research Grants
See all for further detailsCalendar Year 2023
Trustworthy AI Centre NTU (TAICeN)
Centre for Research on Intelligent Software Engineering (RISE)
Principal Investigator: XIE Xiaofei
Development of Secured Components & Systems in Emerging Technologies through Hardware & Software Evaluation
Centre on Security, Mobile Applications and Cryptography
Principal Investigator: Debin GAO
Calendar Year 2022
Less is More: Addressing Mobile Application Security and Privacy through Debloating
Centre for Research on Intelligent Software Engineering (RISE)
Principal Investigator: David LO
Dell Technologies
Dell Technologies
Current Modes of Collaboration
Academic Partnerships
- Unis, polys join hands with Dell on emerging tech curriculum
- Dell offers to arm 3,000 in Singapore with cloud, data skills
Sponsors / Mentors
- Various upper year capstone projects
Provisioning of Resources
Dell Technologies Awards aim to motivate students' talents and spur them to greater heights of academic excellence
Google Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Google Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Current Modes of Collaboration
Work-Study Initiatives
Google's partnership with SMU enables SCIS students to keep abreast of emerging technologies. SMU-KPMG Analytics and Cloud Technology Work-Study Programme in partnership with Google allows students enrolled in the programme to acquire a Google Career certificate before embarking on a six-month internship at KPMG.
Provisioning of Resources
Google provides Google skills Ignition SG Scholarship for students to complete the various online professional certificates under the Google Career Certificate. Faculty have access to Google Cloud Education Credits and online learning materials for lesson preparation, and they can apply for credits to provide students with hands-on experience during class time.
Academic Partnerships
GovTech Singapore
GovTech Singapore
Current Modes of Collaboration
Academic Partnerships
From Academic Year 2022, the School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) at Singapore Management University (SMU) launched its Bachelor of Science (Software Engineering) SkillsFuture Work-Study Degree in response to the growing demand for software engineering talent. This full-time, four-year undergraduate program combines classroom learning with structured on-the-job training. A key feature is the intensive 52-week apprenticeship, during which students collaborate in development teams under the guidance of professional software engineers.
Notably, SMU’s first anchor partner for this program is the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) – was formalised with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by Professor Pang Hwee Hwa, Dean of SCIS, and Mr D N Prasad, Senior Director of Strategy, People & Organisation, GovTech.
Provisioning of Resources
- GovTech Award for the Top Second Year Computing and Information Systems Student
- GovTech Award for the Top Third Year Computing and Information Systems Student
Co-Teaching
Enrichment Workshops with GovTech
- 29th April 2024 : Coding with Large Language Models (LLM)
- 4th Dec 2023 : Clean Coding
- 5th Dec 2022 : Test-driven Development
KPMG Services Pte. Ltd.
KPMG Services Pte. Ltd.
Current Modes of Collaboration
Work-Study Initiatives | Provisioning of Resources
SMU-KPMG Analytics and Cloud Technology Work-Study Programme in partnership with Google is a collaboration between SMU and KPMG in partnership with Google to develop qualified infocomm talents in various high-growth fields, specifically in data analytics and cloud technology. It embeds an industry or career certification with Google Career Certificates in the undergraduate study to equip SMU students with professional and technical skills to increase employability. With the career certification, students are provided with an opportunity to undergo a six-month extended internship programme at KPMG. This is open to SCIS students and students with SCIS’ second major.
Academic Partnerships
SMU launches Analytics and Cloud Technology Work-Study Programme with Google and KPMG
Ministry of Education, Singapore
Ministry of Education, Singapore
Ministry of Education, Singapore
Current Modes of Collaboration
Research Partnerships
External Research Grants
Non-exhaustive list, see link for further details
External Research Grants
See all for further detailsCalendar Year 2024
ACTBIG: On Analysing Career Trajectories using Big Data
Principal Investigator: LIM Ee Peng
Improving Collaborations between Clinicians and AI for Head and Neck Cancer Screening
Principal Investigator: Min LEE
Evaluating the Perception Module in Autonomous Driving Systems: Impact on Vehicle Motion
Principal Investigator: XIE Xiaofei
PresentationPro: Improving Public Speaking Skills through AI-Driven Virtual Reality Interactions
Principal Investigator: Kyong Jin SHIM
PromptTutor - Generative AI-enabled Personalised Tutor for Reflection Learning in Programming Courses
Principal Investigator: OUH Eng Lieh
National Research Foundation, Singapore
National Research Foundation, Singapore
National Research Foundation, Singapore
Current Modes of Collaboration
Research Partnerships
External Research Grants
Non-exhaustive list, see link for further details
External Research Grants
See all for further detailsCalendar Year 2023
TrustedSEERs: Trusted Intelligent Work Bots for Engineering Better Software Faster
Principal Investigator: David LO
Development of Secured Components & Systems in Emerging Technologies through Hardware & Software Evaluation
Centre on Security, Mobile Applications and Cryptography
Principal Investigator: Debin GAO
Calendar Year 2022
Optimizing Supply Chain Resilience with Quantum Sampling
Principal Investigator: LAU Hoong Chuin
Neo4j
Neo4j
Neo4j
Current Modes of Collaboration
Neo4j, the global leader in graph databases, empowers businesses to drive innovation and reimagine their offerings by leveraging data effectively.
Provisioning of Resources
IS434 : Social Analytics and Applications and IS459 : Big Data Architecture courses partner with Neo4j to bring graph database and analytics learning to the classroom.
Co-Teaching
Neo4j data engineers conducted a hands-on workshop where students learn the Cypher graph query language, graph database management system, and interactive visual graph analytics.
NCS Pte Ltd.
NCS Pte Ltd.
Current Modes of Collaboration
Academic Partnerships
Co-Teaching
Enrichment Workshops
- 6th Dec 2022 : Design Thinking
Provisioning of Resources
Network for Electronic Transfers (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Network for Electronic Transfers (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Current Modes of Collaboration
Sponsors / Mentors
Various upper year capstone projects undertaken under Course IS484 IS Project Experience (FinTech)
Odoo
Odoo
Current Modes of Collaboration
Academic Partnerships | Provisioning of Resources | Co-Teaching
Singapore Management University’s (SMU) School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) has partnered with Odoo, an open-source business management software company, to provide students free access to Odoo’s software, interactive workshops and real-life business cases.
Read more at Digitalisation with an open-source enterprise tool
Outsystems
Outsystems
Current Modes of Collaboration
Sponsors / Mentors
Various upper year capstone projects undertaken under Course IS484 IS Project Experience (FinTech)
Red Hat Singapore
Red Hat Singapore
Red Hat Singapore
Current Modes of Collaboration
Academic Partnerships
Provisioning of Resources
SAP Asia Pte Ltd.
SAP Asia Pte Ltd.
SAP Asia Pte Ltd.
Current Modes of Collaboration
The collaboration between SAP and SMU allows students to learn and use SAP Cloud Platform to develop cool solutions. Students learned and applied Design Thinking skills under the able guidance of SAP technology experts
SAS Institute Pte Ltd
SAS Institute Pte Ltd
SAS Institute Pte Ltd
Current Modes of Collaboration
Provisioning of Resources
SAS provides tools and resources that facilitate students taking Applied Enterprise Analytics to develop expertise in using SAS machine learning tool called Model Studio in SAS Viya.
Slowmist Pte Ltd
Slowmist Pte Ltd
Slowmist Pte Ltd
Current Modes of Collaboration
Research Partnerships
External Research Grants
External Research Grants
See all for further detailsCalendar Year 2023
Web 3 Security
Principal Investigator: ZHU Feida
The Barlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analytics (CASA) University College London
The Barlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analytics (CASA) University College London
The Barlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analytics (CASA), University College London
Current Modes of Collaboration
Academic Partnerships
SMU-University College London Integrated Programme allows promising students of Singapore Management University (SMU) to graduate in as short as four years, with an SMU SCIS undergraduate degree and a CASA MSc/MRes (MSc Urban Spatial Science, MSc Connected Environments or MRes Urban Spatial Science) from University College London (UCL).
TIBCO Inc.
TIBCO Inc.
TIBCO Inc.
Current Modes of Collaboration
Provisioning of Resources
Students use TIBCO Spotfire Cloud solution to perform Customer Analytics.
Tiger Fund Management
Tiger Fund Management
Current Modes of Collaboration
Sponsors / Mentors
Various upper year capstone projects undertaken under Course IS484 IS Project Experience (FinTech)
Tokka Labs Pte Ltd
Tokka Labs Pte Ltd
Tokka Labs Pte Ltd
Current Modes of Collaboration
Research Partnerships
External Research Grants
External Research Grants
See all for further detailsCalendar Year 2023
Data-driven Optimisation and Artificial Intelligence for Future Fintech
Principal Investigator: WANG Hai
UBS Singapore
UBS Singapore
Current Modes of Collaboration
Academic Partnerships
UBS is our esteemed 3rd anchor partner with SCIS's Bachelor of Science (Software Engineering) programme since August 2022.
Sponsors / Mentors
Various upper year capstone projects undertaken under Course IS484 IS Project Experience (FinTech)
Research Partnerships
External Research Grants
External Research Grants
See all for further detailsCalendar Year 2020
Autonomous Prospecting and Product Recommendations
Principal Investigator: Alan MEGARGEL
Autonomous Onboarding and Periodic KYC review (PKR)
Principal Investigator: Alan MEGARGEL
Co-Teaching
Enrichment Workshops
- 5th Dec 2023 : Design thinking, UX and Story Telling
- 6th Jan 2023 : Scrum
Zeasn Technology Pte Ltd
Zeasn Technology Pte Ltd
Zeasn Technology Pte Ltd
Current Modes of Collaboration
Research Partnerships
External Research Grants
External Research Grants
See all for further detailsCalendar Year 2023
Tokenized Economy and Collaborative Intelligence for Web 3 Media Industry
Principal Investigator: ZHU Feida
Upcoming Events
Industry Collaboration Highlights
SMU-KPMG Analytics and Cloud Technology Work-Study Program in partnership with Google is a collaboration between SMU and KPMG in partnership with Google to develop qualified infocomm talents in various high-growth fields, specifically in data analytics and cloud technology. It embeds an industry or career certification in the undergraduate study to equip SMU students with professional and technical skills to increase employability. With the career certification, students are provided with an opportunity to undergo a six-month extended internship programme at KPMG.
SMU-Accenture Cloud Solutions Development Work-Study Programme in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Singapore is a collaboration between Accenture, AWS Singapore and SMU to develop qualified Infocomm talents in developing cloud solutions. Accenture provides students with the opportunity to undergo a six-month extended internship program and AWS Singapore provides the cloud technology and learning resources.
Bachelor of Science (Software Engineering)
GovTech Singapore, NCS and UBSThese are our current anchor partners with our BSc (Software Engineering) programme that features a rigorous 52-week apprenticeship where students get to work with development teams under the mentorship of professional software engineers.
SCIS collaborates closely with our anchor partners to equip students with technical, teamwork and communication skills to take on software engineering roles. Besides mentorship, career talks and guest lectures, our anchor partners co-develop and co-teach the curriculum to ensure that students are familiar with current trends and best practices in software engineering.
SMU as an AWS Academy institution joins forces with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance the cloud computing education of its students.
Through this collaboration AWS offers exam vouchers and online learning materials to students, faculty, and staff at SMU enabling them to pursue professional certifications.
Students enrolled in courses like IS434 : Social Analytics and Applications, IS459 : Big Data Architecture, CS301 : IT Solution Architecture, IS214 : Enterprise Solution Management and IS458 : Cloud Management and Engineering gain access to AWS Academy’s Canvas portal, which provides them with the necessary resources to undertake computing assignments and collaborate on group projects utilizing a diverse array of cloud services.
Neo4j, the global leader in graph databases, empowers businesses to drive innovation and reimagine their offerings by leveraging data effectively.
IS434 : Social Analytics and Applications and IS459 : Big Data Architecture courses partner with Neo4j to bring graph database and analytics learning to the classroom.
Neo4j data engineers conduct a hands-on workshop where students learn the Cypher graph query language, graph database management system, and interactive visual graph analytics.
IS405 : Technopreneurship Study Mission
For students aspiring to become entrepreneurs themselves, this mission offers valuable opportunities to engage with founders, trailblazers, innovators, and creators, allowing them to seek advice and guidance for their own ventures.
They get to witness and experience the ecosystem that supports product development, including funding from investors, assistance from the government in setting up the business structure, feedback from customers and the business community, and the chance to build relationships for further product development.
