Workshop Agenda
Detailed agenda and schedule for the US-Singapore Research Alliance Workshop
The summary of the workshop and the link to the presentations can be found in this Workshop Report.
Day 1 - March 18, 2026
08:30 - 09:00 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Welcome by Cynthia Chen and Jonas Joerin
Opening Remarks by NRF PD Subodh Mhaisalkar
and NSF PD Oleg Sokolsky - Virtual
09:00 - 09:05 AM
Opening Remarks for Keynote #1
Elaine Tan (Center for Livable Cities)
09:05 - 09:30 AM
Keynote #1
David Johnson (Purdue University)
09:35 - 09:45 AM
Morning Coffee Break
09:45 - 11:15 AM
Presentation Block #1 + Panel Discussion #1
Topic A - Urban Solutions for Smart Cities
Government Strategies and Transforming Technologies (a
focus on robotics)
Moderator: Abhishek Dubey (Vanderbilt University)
Presenters and Panelists
- Zbigniew Kalbarczyk (UIUC)
- Tichakorn (Nok) Wongpiromsarn (Iowa State University)
- Cecilia Laschi (NUS)
- Lihua Xie (NTU Singapore)
- Chen Feng (NYU)
11:15 - 11:25 AM
Morning Coffee Break
11:25 - 12:55 PM
Presentation Block #2 + Panel Discussion #2
Topic B - Adaptive Capacity of Infrastructure Systems
Design, Management, and Decision-Making
Moderator: Daan Liang (University of Alabama)
Presenters and Panelists
- Pin Zhang (NUS)
- Yunhuo Zhang (Land Transport Authority)
- Hiroe Ando (Nagoya University)
- Sara Hamideh (Stony Brook University) - Virtual
- Rafael Munoz-Carpena (University of Florida) - Virtual
12:55 - 01:55 PM
Networking Lunch
01:55 - 02:00 PM
Opening Remarks for Keynote #2
Jonas Joerin (UIUC Advanced Research at Singapore)
02:00 - 02:30 PM
Keynote #2
Martin Hauske (ORACLE)
02:30 - 04:00 PM
Presentation Block #3 + Panel Discussion #3
Topic C - AI for Infrastructure System Controls
Moderator: Tony Kuh (University of Hawaii)
Presenters and Panelists
- Aik Beng Ng (NVIDIA)
- Gianmarco Mengaldo (NUS)
- Katherine Flanigan (CMU)
- Nalini Venkatasubramanian (UC Irvine)
- Yafeng Yin (University of Michigan)
04:00 - 04:15 PM
Afternoon Snack Break
04:15 - 05:15 PM
Panel Discussion: Day 1 Reflections
Moderator: David Corman
Panelists
- Gianmarco Mengaldo
- Abhishek Dubey
- Daan Liang
- Jonas Joerin
05:15 - 05:30 PM
Day 1 Wrap-up
Day 2 - March 19, 2026
08:30 - 08:45 AM
Day 2 Kickoff
08:45 - 08:50 AM
Opening Remarks for Keynote #3
Qiang Meng (NUS)
08:50 - 09:20 AM
Keynote #3
Xinwei Chen (Singapore Maritime Institute)
09:20 - 09:35 AM
Morning Coffee Break
09:35 - 11:05 AM
Presentation Block #4 + Panel Discussion #4
Topic D - Supply Chain and Logistics
Moderator: Yueyue Fan (UC Davis)
Presenters and Panelists
- Qiang Meng (NUS)
- Ek Peng Chew (NUS)
- Michael Bell (University of Sydney)
- Yanfeng Ouyang (UIUC) - Virtual
11:05 - 11:20 AM
Morning Coffee Break
11:20 - 12:50 PM
Presentation Block #5 + Panel Discussion #5
Topic E - Transportation and Urban Mobility Systems
Moderator: Cynthia Chen (University of Washington)
Presenters and Panelists
- Prateek Bansal (NUS)
- Marco Nie (Northwestern University)
- Abhishek Dubey (Vanderbilt University)
- Aranya Chakrabortty (NCSU)
12:50 - 02:00 PM
Networking Lunch
02:00 - 03:00 PM
Collaboration Session
Synthesis and Prioritization of Key Research Themes
03:00 - 05:00 PM
Major Takeaways Session
Breakout groups to develop major takeaways from this
workshop
05:00 - 05:30 PM
Closing Reflections & Workshop Conclusion