Research Focus Areas
As a computing school in Singapore Management University, our research is uniquely defined by the twin emphasis of Academic Scholarship in Computing Technology and Practice Scholarship in Solution Development.
Our Academic Scholarships are directed to 3 selected areas, mainly Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Human-Machine Collaborative Systems, and Information Systems and Technology.
At the same time, we need to go beyond technology creation in order to achieve practical impact.
We emphasise solution development which entails integrating different technologies, integrating with business models and processes, addressing usability, deployment and product management concerns, aligning with local ethical norms as well as legal and regulatory frameworks and ultimately, fulfilling user and organisational needs.
That is what we mean by Practice Scholarship.
The application areas that we direct our Practice Scholarship to are: Learning & Work, Urban & Sustainability, Health & Wellbeing, and Safety, Security & Fairness.
CORE RESEARCH AREAS
Create Computing Technology and Systems
Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
Human-Machine Collaborative Systems
Information Systems & Technology
INTEGRATIVE RESEARCH AREAS
Digital Transformation in Action
Learning & Work
- Future of Work
- Next Generation IT Practices
Urban & Sustainability
- Urban Mobility & Smart Environment
- Urban Logistics & Sustainability
- Crowd Management
- Homeland Security
Health & Well-being
- Ageing & Mental Health
- Biomedical Informatics
- Lifestyle & Wellness
- Social Analytics
Safety, Security & Fairness
- Trustworthiness of Digital Platforms & Devices
- Misinformation & Disinformation
- Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing & Analytics
- Security & Governance of Software/AI Systems
Centres, Labs & Initiatives
Formally known as Secure Mobile Centre, the Centre on Security, Mobile Applications and Cryptography conducts research on the following areas:
- Systems and mobile security
- Software and data security
- Cryptography and cloud security
- Digital platforms device security
- Program analysis and blockchain
Research Programmes
- Collaborative, Robust and Explainable AI-based Decision Making Lab
- Fujitsu-SMU Urban Computing & Engineering (UNiCEN) Corp. Lab
- Living Analytics Research Centre
- LiveLabs Urban Lifestyle Innovation Platform
- Pinnacle Lab
- SMU-A*STAR Joint Lab in Social and Human-Centered Computing
Practice and Outreach Programmes
Research Awards and Achievements
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE) Best Paper Award
from the IEEE Computer Society for the paper, “Stealthy Backdoor Attack for Code Models”.
The best paper of the IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE) that was published in the preceding year (2024).
Best Paper Honourable Mentions
at the IEEE VIS 2025, for the paper, “Qualitative Study for LLM-assisted Design Study Process: Strategies, Challenges, and Roles”.
Best Paper Award
at the 16th International Workshop on Computational Transportation Science (CTS 2025), for the paper, "Multi-terminal berth allocation with vessel rerouting and container transfers via shuttle vessels".
This is best paper award for the annual international workshop on computational transportation science. One of the most prestigious conferences on transportation intersects with optimization and computing.
Most Influential Paper Award
at the 25th IEEE International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability and Security (QRS 2025) for the paper, “Deep Learning for Just-in-Time Defect Prediction”.
The award is given on a ten-year basis to authors of papers published at QRS ten years ago that were judged to have the greatest impact on the theory or practice of software quality, reliability, and security in the ten years since its initial publication.
