NRF is conducting a series of Foundational Research Capabilities (FRC) Studies which will be completing in Dec 2022.
| 2021 – 2022 FRC Study Topics |
New Foundations of AI: Challenges for Singapore Team Leader Prof Ong Yew Soon President's Chair Professor of Computer Science, NTU Chief AI Scientist, A*STAR | Foundations of Security and Data Privacy Team Leader Prof Abhik Roychoudhury Provost's Chair Professor, NUS |
Nanomechanics Team Leader Prof Gong Jiangbin Head of Department (Provost's Chair), NUS | RNA Biology & Its Applications Team Leader Prof Ashok Venkitaraman Director, Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, NUS Director, Disease Intervention Technology Lab, A*STAR |
During the studies, the teams received valuable inputs through a series of workshops and consultations with the research community in Singapore, relevant public agencies, the NRF Scientific Advisory Board, and international peer reviewers.
NRF would like to share the drafts of the study reports with the community at this stage, to provide an opportunity for the community to share their views and provide further feedback to the study reports at a series of upcoming workshops. The workshops will be held on the following dates, and will be open to all researchers, funding agencies and relevant stakeholders. Please find the link to download the reports and workshop invitation details below.
| FRC Community Feedback Workshops | Venue | Date/Time | Registration Link |
| Foundations of Security and Data Privacy | Zoom | Thursday, 27 Oct 2022, 1400h – 1600h | https://go.gov.sg/frcsdpw |
| Nanomechanics | Physical | Thursday, 17 Nov 2022, 1000h – 1200h (Workshop) 1200h – 1330h (Lunch) Location: Theatrette 1 CREATE Way, CREATE Tower Level 2 (138602) | https://go.gov.sg/nanophy |
| Zoom | Thursday, 17 Nov 2022, 1000h – 1200h | https://go.gov.sg/nanozoom |
| New Foundations of AI | Zoom | Thursday, 24 Nov 2022, 1100h – 1330h | https://go.gov.sg/frcnfai |
| RNA Biology and its Applications | Zoom | Friday, 25 Nov 2022, 0900h – 1200h | https://go.gov.sg/frcrna4 |
Dropbox Folder containing draft reports (Reports will be available approximately 2 weeks before workshops) |
https://go.gov.sg/frcreport22 |
| Feedback on the reports can be given via |
1. Public WordPress Website: https://go.gov.sg/frc22 2. Emailing NRF: |
