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EEG-based immersion and 3D interaction is a new direction in
R&D on human computer interfaces. It has attracted recently
more attention from the research community and industry as
wireless EEG reading devices became easily available on the
market. EEG-based technology has been applied in
anaesthesiology, psychology, etc. In this project, we propose
R&D of novel tools of brain state quantification that could be
integrated in the IMI immersive room and used in e-learning,
art and medical applications.
Clothes Modelling and Simulation for Mixed-Reality
Clothing
Principal Investigators:
Professor Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann, Institute for Media
Innovation – Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Ishtiaq R. Khan, Institute for Infocomm Research –
A*STAR
This joint research project is a part of Mixed-Reality Clothing
(M-Clothing) project, whose aim is to develop a system that
will allow the user to see new virtual clothes fitted on
himself/herself while looking at a hybrid mirror. For this
purpose, at first a model of clothes according to the user's
body measurement must be developed. Afterwards, the
clothes model is simulated to follow the user's movement
realistically. The objective of this joint research project is to
develop technologies for realistic clothes modeling and
simulation.
Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N)
Executive Director: Professor Subodh Mhaisalkar
Co-Director: Professor Chan Siew Hwa
Vision
To be a global centre of excellence for the advanced research,
development, and demonstration of innovative energy
solutions
Mission
To develop and maintain a research program and associated
facilities, focusing on world-class energy research through a
holistic, multi-disciplinary approach that synergizes
competencies of our researchers, stakeholders, and partners
Objectives
- Advance research aimed at improving the efficiency of
current energy systems while maximizing synergistic effects
of alternative energy solutions
- Foster a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment for
scientists, engineers, social scientists, and others to interact
and together promote relevant energy solutions and policies
for the future
- Enable interactions with research, policy, and economic
development authorities as well as the Industry through
collaborative knowledge creation and technology transfer in
areas of strategic importance to Singapore and beyond
Research Activities
The Energy Research Institute at NTU (ERI@N) inaugurated
in June 2010, was set up with the intention of building on
NTU’s existing research strengths, synergizing various
research groups, and mobilizing resources in energy-related
research. ERI@N’s mission is to develop and maintain a
research program and associated facilities, focusing on
world-class energy research through a holistic,
multi-disciplinary approach that synergizes competencies of
our researchers, stakeholders, and partners. With this in
mind, NTU has cemented important tie-ups with several
leading industry players such as Gamesa, Rolls-Royce
Singapore, Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch), Det Norske Veritas
(DNV), Singapore Technologies Kinetics (STK), and Vestas
Technology R&D Singapore (Vestas) in addition to
collaborating with renowned universities such as the
University of Cambridge, University of California Berkeley,
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Switzerland, Imperial College London, Austrian Institute of
Technology, Technischen Universität München (TUM) and the
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
ERI@N also demonstrates NTU’s interdisciplinary emphasis
by providing a unique platform for various schools to interact
and explore the areas of sustainable energy, energy efficiency
and infrastructure, and socio-economic aspects of energy
research.
ERI@N’s nucleus to harvest new energies for the future
comprises four centres namely, Centre for Sustainable Energy
(CSER), Centre for Maritime Energy Research (CMER), Solar
Energy and Solar Fuels Centre (SEFC), and Centre for
Electromobility (CEM). These centres are equipped with major
facilities for carrying out energy-related research, including
three clean rooms for microfabrication and full facilities for
solar cells, charge storage, fuel cells fabrication and
characterization, and advanced materials synthesis and
characterization.
Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSER)
This centre was established in October 2009 with resources
amounting to S$60 million. It seeks to be a main driver of
knowledge creation and technology transfer in sustainable
energy technologies. Its core research areas include the
following:
•
Wind and Marine Renewable Energy
, investigating
turbines, generators, distributed grids, and hybrid systems
•
Energy Storage
, investigating low power mobile electronics,
electric vehicles, storage for renewable energies, and large
energy charge storage systems
•
Green and Smart Building
, with key areas in management
systems, simulation of the built environment, and HVAC
efficiencies
•
Fuel Cells
, focusing on materials research, catalysis and
fuel cell systems
With active participation from 40 NTU professors and strategic
tie-ups with leading industry partners such as Robert Bosch
GmbH (organic photovoltaics), Rolls-Royce Singapore (fuel
cells and clean energy), Det Norske Veritas (clean energy
technology), Gamesa and Vestas Technology R&D Singapore
(both leaders in wind renewable energy), the centre is set to
train over 100 research scientists and engineers.
Centre for Maritime Energy Research (CMER)
Launched in February 2010, the Centre for Maritime Energy
Research is a joint establishment between NTU and the
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). CMER will
undertake research and development activities pertaining to
the application of clean energy technology. Leveraging on
other research capabilities within ERI@N, the centre seeks to
develop effective and environmentally-friendly solutions in the
maritime domain.
Solar Energy and Solar Fuels Centre (SEFC)
The establishment of SEFC in January 2010 will provide a
common platform for research in solar photovoltaics, solar
thermal, photocatalysis, and photoelectrochemical solar
photovoltaics,
solar
thermal,
photocatalysis,
and
photoelectrochemical conversions. The primary objective of
the researchers involved in the SEFC is to develop a
solar-driven technology that is commercially viable. SEFC