Ali Asghar Mirarefi Senior Coordinator, International Research Program Illinois at Singapore

1. Proven Success Model Singapore Approach to Successful Transformation of Knowledge and Research Outcomes to Commercialization Ali Asghar Mirarefi Senior Coordinator, International Research Program Illinois at Singapore Advanced Digital Sciences Center mirarefi@illinois.edu Presentation at the International Congress on Trends in Higher Education Academic Entrepreneurship Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey June 6-7, 2014

2. Outline • - Introduction to Singapore (pdf slides provided by A*GA) • - Overview of Singapore • - Success in Building a Knowledge-based Economy • - Growth of the Singapore Economy • - Research in Singapore (Innovation and Research Intensity) • - Government Commitment in R&D • - Government R&D arms; Two Major Funding Agencies: • Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) • A*STAR Mission • National Research Foundation (NRF) • Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) • Mission of NRF and CREATE • - Overview of A*STAR’s Research Entities • - A*STAR Organization • - A*STAR Graduate Academy (A*GA) • - International Awards • - Illinois Engagement in Singapore • - Illinois Research Center in Singapore, ADSC • - A*STAR funding for ADSC • - Short-term and long-term Research Opportunities

5. Success in Building a Knowledge-based Economy • Reasons: • promotion of multiculturalism through a range of official policies • major investments in education, research, and healthcare • economic competitiveness and commercialization to attract industrial partners • emphasis on education and research • attraction of international scientists, researchers through collaborations and joint educational programs with top ranked universities around the world • (MIT, Illinois, Carnegie Mellon, Duke, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Imperial College, Karolinska, Cambridge, Dundee, and Oxford) • welcoming new collaborations and exchanges

6. Singapore economy is known as: • one of the freest • most innovative • most competitive • most business-friendly • Singapore is consistently ranked as one of the • least corrupt countries in the world • Singapore attracts a large amount of foreign investment as a result of its • location • corruption-free environment • skilled workforce • low tax rates • advanced infrastructure

14. Government R&D Arms Major Funding Agencies: National Research Foundation (NRF) & CREATE Campus Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)

15. Fostering world-class scientific research and talent for a vibrant knowledge-based Singapore A*STAR Mission

16. NRF & CREATE Campus Missions • NRF aims to transform Singapore into a vibrant R&D hub that • contributes a knowledge-intensive, innovative and entrepreneurial economy • make Singapore a magnet for excellence in science and innovation • To reach this aim, • NRF helps set the national direction for research and development (R&D) by: • developing policies • plans & strategies for research, innovation and enterprise • funds strategic initiatives • builds up R&D capabilities by nurturing scientific talent • CREATE (Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise) is: • an international research campus and innovation hub • home to a vibrant research community • it houses the research centers set up by top global universities, together with corporate labs, technology incubators and technology start-up companies

26. Illinois Engagement with Institutions in Singaporeleading to Physical Presence throughAdvanced Digital Sciences Center (ADSC)

27. How did Illinois get to Singapore? • A decade and a half of engagement and collaboration with Singapore, EDB and A*STAR that has led to 1st multi-institutional degree with NUS • ADSC Negotiations started in 2005 • 2009 – Advanced Digital Sciences Center (ADSC) • Physical presence for Illinois in Singapore • Visiting Illinois faculty • Singapore-based permanent research faculty • Students in Illinois Ph.D. programs • ADSC support staff

28. ADSC is aUniversity of Illinois research centerin Singapore. Professors from Computer Science Computer Engineering technology transfer • Human Sixth Sense Program, HSSP (2009-2014) • $50M+suport for 40 PhD students • - Interactive Digital Media • Smart Grid • Human-Centered Cyberphysical Systems, HCCS • S$20M and extension of 3 years (2014-2017) research

29. Why is ADSC in Singapore? Build global industrial & research connections! Help build the knowledge-based economy in Singapore!

30. To have opportunity to experience global research in a vibrant knowledge-based Singapore To collaborate with great professors who do world-class research in top-notch facilities. To live in a vibrant, supportive international community. To become one of the many Illinois alumni who go on to do great things. Why is A*STAR Funding “Illinois”? Facilitate students and researchers from both sides;

31. ADSC by the Numbers:

32. What impact have we had?

33. What do we do?ADSC has two main research programs Interactive Digital Media Program Smart Grid Program Grand challenges Augmented & Virtual Reality Energy Management Understand, Control, and Secure Energy Usage at the Edge Audio-visual Telepresence Scene Understanding Challenges within disciplines Hardware Synthesis Web Mining

34. What do we do and who are our Collaborators? ADSC has many joint research projects IDM Web mining Audio Large-scale Motion Image Quality Fine-grained Motion Hardware PhysioEight Therapy

35. What will ADSC continue to do?ADSC’s research will aim to develop systems which enable humans to interact with the digital world in a manner that is as seamless and natural as the use of any of human senses. The focus is expanded to cover:- Data Analytics of Big Data- Data Visualization- Cyber Security (smart-grid)

36. Short-term and Long-term Employment at ADSCScholarship Programs:1. ARAP for currently enrolled PhD students2. SINGA for BS and MS graduates3. SIPGA for registered BS and MS students