International Researchers Club (IRC) was set up in 2001, which was originally endorsed and funded by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). As an established society, IRC’s vision is to create a vibrant and innovative research community for Singapore. IRC-SET conference aims at providing a platform for young and talented researchers to share fresh results, obtain comments, and exchange innovative ideas of the leading edge research in the multi-disciplinary areas. You are cordially invited to submit your recent research work to the IRC-SET conference. Students from universities, polytechnics and junior colleges are warmly welcome to present your research and projects in our academic environment.

Submission Guidelines

All papers should be limited to a maximum length of 6 pages (Letter size, single space, Times Roman of font size 10, two columns format), including figures, tables and references. The Microsoft Word templates can be found in the paper format, downloadable via this link. 

The papers should be submitted to EasyChair via the below link

(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ircset2017).

List of Topics

The multidisciplinary areas in alphabetical order include, but are not limited to:

• Architecture and Planning           • Computer Science & Engineering
• Chemistry                                  • Life Sciences
• Electrical and Electronics            • Material Sciences
Engineering                                  • Mathematics & Statistics 
• Environmental Sciences              • Mechanical Engineering
• Food Science and Technology     • Medicine
• Healthcare                                 • Physics
 

Committees

General Chair

General Chair
Dr. Huaqun GUO Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), A*STAR, Singapore

General Co-Chair
Dr. Bhojan Anand National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore

Technical Program Committee

Technical Program Chair
Dr. Jizhong LUO Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, A*STAR, Singapore

Technical Program Co-Chairs
Prof. Chau YUEN Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore
Prof. Bharadwaj Veeravalli NUS, Singapore
Prof. Hwee-Pink TAN Singapore Management University (SMU), Singapore
Dr. Aldy Gunawan SMU, Singapore
Dr. Boon Seng CHEW Singapore Polytechnic (SP), Singapore
Dr. Mandar Godge Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore
Dr. Guang CHEN Singapore General Hospital (SGH) Singapore

Organizing committee

Finance Chair
Mr. Dong LI I2R, A*STAR, Singapore

Publicity Chair
Dr. Aishwarya Bandla NUS, Singapore

Local Arrangement Chair
Mr. Rong LI Experimental Therapeutics Centre (ETC), A*STAR, Singapore

Sponsorship Chair
Dr. Umayal Lakshmanan ETC, A*STAR, Singapore

Publication Chair
Dr. Victor Peng Cheng WANG Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore

International Advisory committee

International Advisory Panel Chair
Prof. Lawrence Wai Choong WONG NUS, Singapore

International Advisory Panel
Prof. Janina Mazierska James Cook University, Australia
Prof. Yong-Jin Park Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
Prof. Kristin L. Wood SUTD, Singapore
Prof. Wee Sun LEE NUS, Singapore
Prof. Gary TAN NUS, Singapore
Prof. Chip Hong CHANG NTU, Singapore
Prof. Maode MA NTU, Singapore
Prof. Lun-De Liao National Health Research Institute, Taiwan

Conference highlights

• Professor Tit Meng LIM, Chief Executive of Singapore Science Centre, will deliver a welcome address.
• Professor Huck Hui NG, Executive Director of A*STAR Graduate Academy, will give a closing speech.
• IRC-SET 2017 will also organize a conference tour on 11 August 2017 for students to view the technologies from A*STAR, National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), and Singapore Science Centre.

Venue

The conference will be held in MATRIX @ BIOPOLIS, 30 Biopolis Street, Singapore S138671

Contact

For additional information, contact the IRC organizing committee at irc@bmsi.a-star.edu.sg

Sponsors

Technical Co-Sponsors:

• National University of Singapore, Singapore
• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• Singapore Management University, Singapore
• Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore