Where the entire city is the laboratory

Using advanced sensor technology and real-time analytics, researchers at SMU’s LiveLabs Urban Lifestyle Innovation Platform, or LiveLabs for short, have turned data from smartphones, wearable devices and the physical environment into powerful insights. "LiveLabs was conceived as a testbed to trial research prototypes in real-life environments. It ran for seven years, from 2012 until it was closed earlier this year," said LiveLabs co-director, SMU Associate Professor of Information Systems Rajesh Balan. The technology from LiveLabs is now entering a new phase, in the form of a new startup founded by Assoc Prof Balan to commercialise the technology, called SenzIQ Pte. Ltd.