In an effort to build a thriving AI ecosystem, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and chip designer AMD have officially opened the NTU-AMD Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DS&AI) Lab.
Supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), the lab aims to equip students with the technical skills and knowledge to navigate and elevate Singapore’s DS&AI capabilities.
It will combine AMD’s deep-learning technology and NTU’s strengths in machine learning, AI and data science, enabling local DS&AI talent to pioneer the development of impactful AI solutions in key sectors.
About 150 NTU students from NTU’s Bachelor of Science in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence programme have benefitted from the lab's facilities since it was launched in 2018. These undergraduates attended lessons at the lab and were able to access computing resources through the AMD server for their projects and other related activities.
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To better prepare students for the workforce, AMD also provides NTU students with attachment opportunities. AMD’s AI and machine learning experts will continue to work closely with NTU professors to conduct joint training and workshop sessions for industry members.
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Additionally, NTU is supporting AMD’s engineers who wish to pursue PhD programmes through EDB’s Industrial Postgraduate Programme (IPP). There are currently four AMD engineers under the programme, which aims to build a pool of postgraduate manpower in Singapore with critical research and development skillsets.
“This collaboration exposes students to real-world applications and cutting-edge technologies and enables them to acquire practical experience through attachment and internship opportunities with AMD. [It] will better prepare our students to tackle the challenges of an increasingly evolving and digitalised world driven by Industry 4.0. and help them get a head start in making their mark in the industry after graduation,” says Professor Louis Phee, Dean of NTU’s College of Engineering.
Peter Chambers, managing director, Sales, AMD Asia Pacific & Japan, says: “AMD is passionate about leading the way in technology-enabled education to empower stimulating, rewarding and inspiring learning experiences. Education has the profound ability to expand horizons and inspire action from the next generation of trailblazers, and we are incredibly proud to be working with a world-renowned institution like NTU to help bring Singapore’s DS&AI education to the forefront.”
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