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

2 Dec 2024

VIASTA!: Changi Simei Viaduct Fiesta

Researchers from LKYCIC’s Urban Psychology Lab and DesignZ’s Positive City Lab co-curated VIASTA! 2 held on 30 November 2024 in Changi Simei. [...]

26 Nov 2024

COP29 at Baku, Azerbaijan

Professor Cheong Koon Hean was invited to attend COP 29 at Baku Azerbaijan to deliver a statement at the High-Level Opening on the Multilevel Climate Action of the Ministerial Meeting on Urbanisation and Climate Change. [...]

19 Nov 2024

New journal paper by Felicity Chan

Incorporating tiny forests in the neighborhood of Singapore - Opportunities and Challenges, Nature-based Solutions, 6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbsj.2024.100193 [...]

19 Nov 2024

Best Paper Award at MobiArch 2024

LKYCIC is pleased to announce that the paper by Zann Koh, Benny Ng, Sam Joyce, Belinda Yuen and Chau Yuen titled " Understanding Park Visitors Mobility via Passive Wi-Fi Sensing and Data Mining" won the Best Paper Award at MobiArch 2024. [...]

Featured Events and Visits

29 Nov 2024

Visit by Universiti Brunei Darussalam

LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by Dr Masairol Masri, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Professor Kenneth Yuh Yen Kok, Dean, PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam on 29 November 2024. [...]

27 Nov 2024

Visit by Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI)

LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) on 27 November 2024 led by Ms Jamuna Rani Govindaraju, Executive Director. [...]

21 Nov 2024

LKY CIC Brownbag Lunchtime Talk: “Geospatial Knowledge Graph for Urban Studies”

Synopsis Cities are evolving into increasingly differentiated, complex, and diverse systems. Fundamental drivers of urban forms, such as energy, mobility, and […]

9 Oct 2024

LKY CIC Brown Bag Lunchtime Talk: “Living in a Warmer World” (Rescheduled from 18 Sep)

Synopsis Cities around the world are increasingly facing the challenges posed by the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect, exacerbated by rising […]

Pillars of Research

Research

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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.

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