SMU and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have established a Joint Lab in Social and Human-Centred Computing to build globally competitive research capabilities for Singapore to address people-centric issues in the human health and potential, and the urban solutions and sustainability domains. With a total investment of S$10 million, the joint lab will build capabilities and develop research outcomes and impactful tools that can be used to support Singapore’s public sector and industries. The joint lab will be led by co-directors SMU Vice Provost of Research and Professor of Computer Science Archan Misra, Dr Lim Keng Hui, Executive Director of A*STAR’s Social Sciences and Technology Horizontal Technology Programme Office (SST HTPO) and the Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC). SMU Provost Professor Timothy Clark said, “The joint lab embodies both A*STAR’s and SMU’s aspiration to harness our mutual strengths to conduct research that integrates the social sciences and humanities disciplines with advances in digital technologies and computational tools. I am confident that we will be able to make multiple impactful contributions to Singapore’s Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2025 agenda, promoting objectives such as social cohesion and successful ageing-in-place.”