NUS Innovation & Entrepreneurship @SOC

SOC I&E is  an NUS SOC-based incubator that helps NUS students start their own companies by providing them with financial, technical and logistics support, comprehensive, professional and experienced mentorship, and extensive network connectivity with smart people in the ecosystem. At our web site, you will see vivid examples of student and faculty innovation. You can preview companies that are incubated at SoC, and see a list of diverse companies set up by staff and alumni. Various steps have been taken to promote innovation and to support faculty and students who wish to embark on an entrepreneurial track. These include: Awards for undergraduates with outstanding innovations Incubation facilities and support, including guidance and networking Exposure to industry specialists and entrepreneurs, particularly those working in regional and global markets, through seminars and workshops Targeted inclusion of adjunct faculty with entrepreneurial track records If...

National Satellite of Excellence in Trustworthy Software Systems (SOE)  The National Satellite of Excellence in Trustworthy Software Systems (SOE) aims to develop certification tools and workflows to certify the security and operating environment behaviours of embedded software systems. Anchored in NUS, this SOE is led by Professor Abhik Roychoudhury from NUS School of Computing and Associate Professor Liu Yang from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) School of Computer Science and Engineering. Set up in January 2019, it will be supported with $12 million in funding over four years. To learn more about SOE, kindly visit  https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~nsoe-tss/   NUS Centre for Research in Privacy Technologies (N-CRiPT) N-CRiPT, established in October 2018, based in NUS School of Computing, is led by Professor Mohan Kankanhalli, from NUS School of Computing. N-CRiPT is a strategic capability research centre in privacy-preserving technologies. Th...

I&E Practicum@SoC grant If you have an innovative idea for a startup venture, do apply for the I&E Practicum@SoC grant!  If awarded, you get a cool $10,000 to work on it further to determine if it can be turned into a real business. The grant is for one year and is intended for a small team.  While the applicant needs to be from SoC, other members of the team could be from other schools.  In fact, a team comprising students from different disciplines is encouraged.  A diverse team with complementary skills is a strong team. Eligibility: - The project must be carried out by the student applicant or team and not be part of a project initiated by a Company. - The main applicant must remain a student during the one-year duration of the grant. Applications will be assessed on the following criteria: Is there a competitive or differentiating edge to your innovation? Is there a sizable market and a clearly defined initial target market? Does th...

If you thought starting a tech company is only for the young then you’d be totally wrong. Download the information flyer to find out more about the Furnace, SoC’s early-stage startup incubator. All SoC students, staff and alumni are eligible to apply for residency. The Furnace is pleased to offer infrastructure and management support to foster an entrepreneurial climate and help bring ideas through development to commercial fruition. The goal is to nurture young businesses and help them to survive and grow during the start-up period when they are most vulnerable. The Furnace provides physical space in lockable rooms and infrastructure such as network connectivity and telephone lines, to successful applicants for a period of half a year (with renewal options). The Furnace Starter Kit (guidelines for new arrivals) is available for download at  here . Contact the Furnace at furnace-l@comp.nus.edu.sg If you are interested to start your own companies or have any question...