Events

Beyond optimal methods for minimax optimisation
ESD Seminar by Chengchang Liu – This talk will introduce several novel methods that achieve even faster convergence rates or better computational complexities compared to various optimal methods by effectively incorporating curvature information and leveraging the min-max structure.


Time-sensitive AI systems for physical agents: from DNN perception to LLM planning
ESD Seminar by Neiwen Ling – Research on developing time-sensitive AI systems, focusing on Deep Neural Network (DNN)-based perception and LLM-driven planning will be presented in this talk.


Airspace and air traffic management in the age of uncrewed aerial systems
ESD Research Seminar by Max Li – Recent projects related to weather-dependent service reliability of drone package deliver operations, UAS operations optimisation for hazardous environment navigation, as well as airspace congestion management for larger, air taxi-type vehicles will be discussed in this talk.


Reflections from an academic entrepreneur
ESD Distinguished Speaker Seminar by Thomas Magnanti – Hear how the founding president of SUTD designed our academic programmes and the approaches and culture that have guided him throughout these initiatives.


InspireCon 2025
Showcasing over 80 innovative projects from Capstone (by our graduating class of 2025), Baby Shark Fund and Engineering Product Development. Come experience the power of student innovation and design!


Network optimization and platform pricing in coupled energy and transportation systems
ESD Research Seminar by Ding Yanyan – This study examines shared electric vehicles (SEVs) providing transport and discharging services via a ride-sourcing platform.


Human in the loop automation: ride-hailing with remote (tele-) drivers
ESD Research Seminar by Xiaotang Yang – Using a spatial queueing model that captures the dynamics of pick up and trip times, this seminar will show that when workload is sufficiently high (relative to the number of vehicles), perhaps surprisingly, reducing the number of drivers relative to the number of vehicles can improve service level.

Integrating EV charging and discharging into power grid through bilateral negotiation
ESD Research Seminar by Yun Fong Lim – To deal with demand uncertainty on a power grid, a power plant with limited ramping capability can collaborate with an electric vehicle (EV) company. With proper charging and discharging prices, the EV company voluntarily withdraws electricity from or returns electricity to the power grid in suitable phases.

Hanzhang Qin (National University of Singapore) – Online Resource Allocation under Non-Stationary Customer Arrivals and Unknown Demands


Meichun Lin (Singapore Management University) – Two-Sided Pricing and Learning with Inventory Constraints
