Course information AY2021-22T1

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Timeline

Activities Timeline Tasks Action by
Project Sourcing and Registration Week -16 to Week -8
  • Teams Formation,
  • Confirmation of Sponsor,
  • Project Sourcing & Requirements Gathering from Sponsor
 Students
Proposal Due before the start of Week -8
  • Proposal Submission
 Students
Decision on Proposal Week -4
  • Review by SMT Programme Director (Acceptance/Rejection)
 SMT Programme Director (Optional: Sponsor)
Supervisors Assignment Week -1
  • Supervisors - Teams Assignment
 Project Coordinator
Start of Project Week 1
  • Supervisors - Teams
 Students
Midterm Week 7 to 9
  • Presentation
 Students, Supervisor, Reviewer (Optional: Sponsor, SMT Programme Director)
Finals Week 13 to 16
  • Presentation
 Students, Supervisor, Reviewer (Optional: Sponsor, SMT Programme Director)

Additional note: After acceptance of the project proposal, students will need to bid for SMT483 during BOSS2A and they should bid only e$10. If there is insufficient e$ balance in a student's account, he/she will not be able to enroll in SMT483 even if his/her team's proposal is accepted.

SMT Project Experience Project Types

Type I - Application Project Type II - Smart City Analytical/Research Project
Team Size 4-6 2-3
Objective and Scope
  • To design and implement a smart city application that incorporates combination of technology enablers and a solution addressing an urbanization, sustainability issues or societal challenge in different domains such as housing, environment etc.
  • (Analytical) To conduct an evidence-based analysis of smart city blueprint (locally or overseas) or analytical models addressing an urbanization, sustainability issues or societal challenge in different domains such as housing, environment etc.
  • (Research) To conduct an research based on an identified problem related to addressing a smart city challenge. The scope may include new algorithm / approach, simulation and analysis of urbanization, sustainability issues or societal challenge in different domains such as housing, environment etc..
Recommended Skill-sets / Pre-requisites
  • You should have passed SMT110/IS110 Introduction to Programming, SMT203 Smart City Systems and Management, IS112 Data Management
  • Other highly recommended courses: Interaction Design & Prototyping, Web Application Development I & II, Internet of Things
  • Empirical Studies, Research Methods, Analytics Foundation, Geographic Information Systems, Sustainable (Digital) Cities, Introduction to Public Policy.
Project Sponsor / Supervisor
  • SIS-sourced OR
  • Self-sourced external sponsor /
  • SIS Faculty supervisor
  • SIS-sourced OR
  • Self-sourced external sponsor /
  • Faculty supervisor (SIS or other school’s) supervises team
Expected Outcomes
  • System prototype and documentation
  • Presentation and report
  • Proposal of the problem
  • Wireframe/Proof-of-concept/analytical model/city blueprint along with evidence-based analysis
  • Midterm report with approaches and initial findings
  • Presentation and report, dashboard/analytical model, acceptance/review by sponsor
Available Period
  • Year 3 Term 1 onwards (Y3T2 onwards preferred)
  • Year 3 Term 1 onwards
Project Proposal Template

Course Assessments

Assessment Item(s) Weightage (%) Grading Criteria
Type I - Application Project Type II - Smart City Analytical/ Research Project
Project Proposal 10 10
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Mid-term presentation / report* 20 30*
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Final Presentation 40 20
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Final Report/Paper* 30 40*
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Total 100 100

Course Assessment Details

Assessment Item Type I - Application Project Type II - Smart City Analytical/Research Project
Project Proposal
  • Clarity of project
  • Project plan and schedule
  • Benefits to society
  • Clarity of project
  • Project plan and schedule
  • Benefits to society
  • Description of available data
Mid-term
  • Project management
  • Quality of project, including demo
  • Project management
  • Literature survey
  • Preliminary findings
Final Presentation
  • Project management
  • Quality of product
  • Peer evaluation
  • Project documentation
  • Project management
  • Peer evaluation
  • Data-driven / evidence-based insights
  • Main research findings
Report/Paper
  • Key findings to demonstrate value to sponsor and benefits to society
  • Real challenges faced, mitigation steps and lessons learnt
  • Key findings to demonstrate value to sponsor and benefits to society
  • Real challenges faced, mitigation steps and lessons learnt

Potential Projects

No. Sponsor Project Topic Project Description and Deliverable Skill Requirements Project Type
1 Mercurics Increase Access of Information on Employee Rights in Singapore

Problem: Singaporeans are generally not very savvy when it comes to their employment rights; this issue is exacerbated in times of Covid 19 - whereby higher retrenchment rates have led to higher job demands than supply. Both Singaporean employers and employees may not be aware of the legal rights and benefits when it comes down to employment contracts.

Objective: There exists current methods for obtaining such employment rights information, such as through social media (reddit1, reddit2) and government portals (e.g., WSG). However, the consolidation of these information can often be manual and time-consuming, and is not sustainable in the long run.

Thus, the key objective of this project is to provide an easy and convenient way for job seekers, employees, students entering the job market, as well as employers themselves, to access information on employment rights/norms in Singapore. One possible way that this can be done is to design and implement a way to automatically consolidate employee rights information and FAQs into a single knowledge base.

Deliverables:

  1. Automatic creation and population of the knowledge base for storing employee rights information
  2. Creating access to the knowledge base through:
  • Platform with semantic search which can access any employment rights query
  • Chatbot to access the knowledge base; this will help narrow down what the user is looking for, and can be tagged to either the FB messenger API or Telegram API
  • Ensuring intuitive UI/UX for users access to info
  1. Provide recommendations and potential advice based on search queries
  2. Consolidate search data and user feedback -> this will be used to tweak the displayed information
  3. Data analysis and visualisation of employment issues in SG based on search frequencies - this data can be used to provide information to govt bodies such as MOM so they can make changes accordingly
 Nil Type 1
2 SLA Optimization of 3D Model Visualization on OneMap3D

OneMap3D is developed based on the following open source project CesiumJS and 3DCityDB. The available data source for building model is available in CityGML. Those building models are converted into glTF and 3DTiles format for display on web browser.

Rendering large amount of 3D models on web browser require significant amount of RAM and other resource on user device. This results in crashes on some user device. Others may experience slowness.

The objective of this project is to find a way to optimize the 3D models in order to avoid or minimize crashes and slowness on low end user devices.

The optimization can be done via FME, open source or customized solutions. To seek approval in advance if any paid solutions are to be used e.g. CesiumION, Esri, etc

Deliverables:

  1. Optimization method or workflow
  2. Proof of concept web application: Sample SLA 3D building models for a specific region loaded on customized/non-customized CesiumJS/3DCityDB web viewer
 Optional: GIS, 3DModelling, JavaScript, Python, FME Type 1
3 SLA Development of 3D Analytic Tools for OneMap3D

To propose and develop additional 3D analysis tools on top of currently available tools.

To seek approval in advance if any paid solutions are to be used e.g. CesiumION, Esri, etc

Deliverables:

  1. Customized CesiumJS/3DCityDB web application
 HTML/JavaScript Type 1
4 SLA Development of Indoor Navigation for OneMap3D To propose and develop indoor navigation feature.

To seek approval in advance if any paid solutions are to be used e.g. CesiumION, Esri, etc

Deliverables:

  1. Customized CesiumJS/3DCityDB web application
 HTML/JavaScript Type 1
5 SLA Fire Safety in Singapore

To propose and develop City Planning Tools. Example: Tools to draw/import additional building, perform impact analysis of a development, add custom 3D object, etc

To seek approval in advance if any paid solutions are to be used e.g. CesiumION, Esri, etc

Deliverables:

  1. Customized CesiumJS/3DCityDB web application
 HTML/JavaScript Type 1
6 Esri Application Design: Singapore Climate Resiliency Dashboard

As a low-lying, densely-populated, tropical island city-state, Singapore is vulnerable to the consequences of climate change. Singapore may experience significant changes to rainfall and temperature, and the threat of rising sea levels and frequent localised flooding may have dire consequences on the habitable land area of Singapore.

You are being challenged to research and investigate the resilience of Singapore to climate change. A “Singapore Climate Resiliency Dashboard” should answer key questions about the challenges and threats faced – and reveal areas, demographics, industry and economy that are vulnerable, based on realistic scenarios and timeframes. You may consider a specific scenario and advise on a mitigation and adaptation effort, or you may consider the relationships between rainfall, temperature, sea levels and localised flooding, and develop a means to visualise these.

Deliverables:

  1. An intuitive and compelling dashboard that conveys the impact of climate change, and our resilience, in Singapore;
  2. A presentation on mitigation and adaption to a specific climate scenario or a visualisation of relationships between rainfall, temperature, sea levels and localised flooding; and
  3. A summary of the GIS principles and techniques that you used in your research and investigation.

Software Provided:

  • ArcGIS Pro;
  • ArcGIS Online;
  • ArcGIS Operation Dashboard;
  • ArcGIS Experience Builder;
  • ArcGIS for Developers
 GIS Type 1
7 Esri Application Design: Hot Study Spot Mobile App

In a cafe-crowded Singapore, there never seems to be enough space for students. Perhaps a mobile app could crowd source real time information about study spots in Singapore, suggest the best locations for individual or group study, and encourage students to submit helpful information? You will be equipped with Esri developer technology, which will enable you to build The Science of Where in to your mobile app.

Deliverables:

  1. A simple and intuitive mobile app (prototype) that both collects information and informs students;
  2. A demonstration of the app using a small group of willing participants;
  3. A business plan considering how to realistically deploy, expand and grow the usage of the app.

Software subscription provided:

  • ArcGIS for Developers.
 UI/UX; and JavaScript and/or Objective-C and/or Swift and/or Java. Type 1

Resources

Main Reference
https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/1819t2smt483/Main_Page

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