Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities
The Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKYCIC) is a research institute in the Singapore University of Technology and Design. The Centre seeks to stimulate thinking and research on the critical issues of cities and urbanisation and explore the integrated use of technology, design and policy to provide urban solutions.
News and Updates
5 Mar 2026
Commentary: In ride-hailing, having more options makes commuting harder (ST, 05.03.2026)
LKYCIC Assistant Professor Samuel Chng explores the topic of how Singapore's many ride-hailing options can make commuting harder and suggests greater coordination and integration so that commuters can trust the system to deliver what they value most: reliability, predictability and confidence. [...]
3 Mar 2026
New journal paper by Dinithi Jayasekara & Ruotong Deng
Prissé, Benjamin., Deng, Ruotong., Ho, Jun Quan., Jayasekara, Dinithi., & Ouangraoua, Chris. (2026). The creativity of artificial intelligence. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 121, 102528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2026.102528 [...]
25 Feb 2026
Why SUTD teaches AI as a mindset, not just a tool (CNA, 25.02.2026)
Long before AI entered the mainstream, SUTD began redesigning its curriculum to prepare students to collaborate with intelligent systems, grounded in human-centred design and the social sciences. SUTD Chief Strategy and Design AI Officer Mr Poon King Wang, and SUTD student Joshua Cheng were quoted. [...]
23 Feb 2026
It is timely for Singapore to work on climate adaptation (ST, 21.02.2026)
SUTD Professorial Research Fellow Dr Harvey Neo on how Singapore’s relative insulation from severe climate impacts and distant framing of climate risks may reduce the sense of urgency for public action. [...]
Featured Events and Visits
17 Mar 2026
Trending Thoughts Seminar Series “Why We Don’t Do the Right Thing Even When We Know It”
Why do people so often fail to act consistently on what they already recognise as the better thing to do? In many areas of everyday life—from small acts of civic consideration to larger questions of environmentally responsible behaviour—individuals frequently acknowledge the right course of action yet struggle to perform it in a sustained manner. [...]
13 Mar 2026
Ideas Festival 2026 – Urban Resilience in 3 Acts
This SUTD-LKYCIC seminar explores Singapore’s urban resilience from three perspectives: economic resilience, social cohesion and climate change adaptation. [...]
5 Mar 2026
Visit by Mr Adrian Harrington, Board Member of the ACT Government’s Suburban Land Agency, Australia
LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by Mr Adrian Harrington, Board Member of the ACT Government’s Suburban Land Agency, Australia on 5 March 2026. [...]
19 Feb 2026
Visit by Mr Umut Berker Sevilmiş, Bursa Uludağ University
LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by Mr Umut Berker Sevilmiş, PhD Candidate (Political Science and Public Administration), Bursa Uludağ University on 19 February 2026. [...]
Pillars of Research
Research
Lab
Master of Urban Science, Policy and Planning
Offered by the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities and the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Cluster, SUTD’s Master of Science in Urban Science, Policy and Planning is designed in the context of big data and smart city initiatives to train the next generation of urban researchers, analysts and practitioners. Students combine advanced social and data science research methods and computational techniques with urban theory, planning and practice to explore current and emerging topics and shape the cities of the future.