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SMU’s computing school heralds a fresh chapter with new name to project its expanded aspirations and role

School of Computing and Information Systems aims to nurture talent trained in computing technology as well as practical solution development

9 professors from SMU School of Computing and Information Systems ranked among the top scientists in the world

A global study by Stanford University has identified 17 SMU researchers as among the top scientists in the world. Of these, 9 are from the School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS).

NEW DOCTOR OF ENGINEERING (EngD) LAUNCHED

SMU's School of Computing and Information Systems has launched a new Professional Doctoral Degree, Doctor of Engineering (EngD), to train professionals to perform deep technical industrial research and translate the outputs into innovative products and services.

ONECONNECT-SMU TALENT PROGRAMME AIMS TO TRAIN PHD CANDIDATES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

Quantum Consensus, Chatbot System, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Image Processing, and Computational Vision.

Successful candidates will be full-time employees of OneConnect, and concurrently pursue their PhD in Computer Science at SMU on a full-time basis.

SALESFORCE-SMU TALENT PROGRAMME AIMS TO TRAIN PHD CANDIDATES IN A.I. AND A.I.-RELATED AREAS

These areas include Big Data, Data Mining & Business Analytics, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing. Successful candidates will be full-time employees of Salesforce, and concurrently pursue their PhD in Computer Science at SMU on a full-time basis.

Improving teaching quality through qualitative feedback… using machines

SMU Associate Professor Swapna Gottipati’s latest project seeks to extract insights to improve curriculum from students’ open-ended feedback.

The ART of the neural and cognitive theory

SMU Professor Tan Ah Hwee discusses his work on the research and development of Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART) models and demonstrable prototypes.

STRONG EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES

In 2020, Information Systems graduates earned the highest salary with a mean monthly salary of $4,683, as compared to the 2019 cohort’s $4,549. The median gross monthly salary is $4,542, up from $4,300 in 2019. Those with Cum Laude or better earned a mean gross monthly salary of $5,064 and a median gross salary of $5,000.

*Source: Graduate Employment Survey 2020

 
 

 

$4,683

Highest salary for SCIS Graduates*

 

 

6 in 10

SCIS Graduates secured employment before graduating

 

 

93.1%

Overall employment rate as of February 2021

SCIS AT A GLANCE*

 

Undergraduate

1,693 students in Undergraduate Programmes

as of February 2021

Undergraduate Degree launched in 2019 B.Sc. (Computer Science)

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New Undergraduate Degree launched in August 2020 B.Sc. (Computing & Law)

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Postgraduate

New programme launched in August 2020 Doctor of Engineering (EngD)

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Master of IT in Business Degree 1st in Asia and 14th worldwide

from QS World University Rankings

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78    PhD Students

Recent PhD graduate placements include Queen’s University, Oakland University, Microsoft, Alibaba, Booking.com, JD.com

411    Professional Masters Students

Research

S$40m+ Research Grants secured by our faculty since 2016
 
7 Core & Integrative Research Areas

in Data Science & Engineering, Cybersecurity, and many more

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*Metrics updated as of February 2021

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