Singapore Space Symposium 2025

Program

ID	Time	Description / Title	Speaker
	0745 H - 0900 H	Arrival of Guests & Registration
1	0900 H - 0915 H	Opening Remarks	Mr Jonathan Hung Executive Director, Office for Space Technology & Industry Singapore (OSTIn)
2	0915 H - 0930 H	Keynote Address	Mr Quek Gim Pew Deputy Chairman, OSTIn Adjunct Professor, National University of Singapore
*Segment 1 – Earth Observation for Sustainability*
3	0930 H - 0945 H	Earth Observation for Better Monitoring and Management of Peatlands	Dr Alex Cobb Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART)
4	0945 H - 1000 H	Leveraging Earth Observation data for infectious disease surveillance	Dr Kimberly Fornace National University of Singapore
5	1000 H – 1015 H	You, me and Geodesy	Mr Nick Brown UN Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence
6	1015 H – 1030 H	Filling the Environmental Knowledge Gaps Above the Tropics with Small/Very Small Satellites: The Equatorial Sentinel Concept	Dr Erick Lansard Nanyang Technology University, Satellite Research Centre (NTU SaRC)
7	1030 H – 1045 H	Development of a Skilful Seasonal Rice Forecasting System To Safeguard Global Food Security	Dr He Xiaogang National University of Singapore, Centre for Environmental Resilience in Civil and Environmental Engineering (NUS CER)
8	1045 H – 1100 H	Satellite Remote Sensing as a Driver for Regional Air Quality Applications	Dr Santo V. Salinas National University of Singapore, Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP)
9	1100 H – 1115 H	High Resolution Blue Carbon Mapping from Airborne and Satellite LiDAR	Dr Tang Hao National University of Singapore, Centre for National-based Climate Solutions (CNCS)
	1115 H – 1300 H	Lunch Break
*Segment 2 – Unlocking the Very Low Earth Orbit & Resilient Satellites*
10	1300 H – 1315 H	Diamond based real-time atomic oxygen flux sensor -DiMO	Representative from NTU SaRC Nanyang Technological University, Satellite Research Centre (NTU SaRC)
11	1315 H – 1330 H	A Hitchhiker's Guide to Space Weather: Understanding its Risk and Impacts on our Space Assets	Dr Poh Gangkai NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
12	1330 H – 1345 H	The Rapidly Changing World of Space Situational Awareness	Dr Edward Lu LeoLabs
13	1345 H – 1400 H	L-band phased arrays with fully digital transmit/receive beamforming for application VLEO SAR	Dr Koen Mouthaan National University of Singapore
*Segment 3 – Next Generation Satellite Communications*
14	1400 H – 1415 H	Preparing for Global Quantum Communication Networks Using Satellites	Dr Alexander Ling National University of Singapore, Centre for Quantum Technologies (NUS CQT)
15	1415 H – 1430 H	Guarding the Galactic Gateway: Building a Secure Defensible Architecture to Safeguard the Vast Frontiers of Space	Mr Chan PakHo Cybersecurity Researcher and Advisor
16	1430 H – 1445 H	Origami-Inspired Thick-Panel Folding for Space Applications	Dr Yang Jingyi Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech)
	1445 H – 1500 H	Tea break
*Segment 4 - Innovations in Artificial Intelligence for Space Autonomy*
17	1500H - 1525H	Panel Discussion Navigating in Sky-High Insights: Opportunities and Challenges in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Satellite Applications	Moderator: Dr Wang Jingxian National University of Singapore, Department of Computer Science
			Dr Lim Kim Hwa National University of Singapore, Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP)
			Mr Ho Chun Jian ST Engineering Geo-Insights
			Dr Wen Bihan Nanyang Technological University, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (NTU EEE)
18	1525 H - 1540 H	Towards an Onboard, Mobile Vision-based SSAS: Conceptual Development and Prototype Insights	Dr Mir Ferokshan Nanyang Technological University, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (NTU MAE)
19	1540 H - 1555 H	Galassia-5 - A Student Built CubeSat with an AI Enabled Optical Payload for On Demand Imaging	GALASSIA 5 Team National University of Singapore, College of Design and Engineering (NUS CDE)
20	1555 H - 1610 H	Physics-driven AI for Satellite and Remote Sensing	Dr Wen Bihan Nanyang Technological University, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (NTU EEE)
21	1610 H - 1625 H	Towards Continuous Satellite Imageries Learning and Reasoning with Geospatial Knowledge	Dr Zhu Hongyuan Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), at the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (ASTAR)*
*Segment 5 - Others*
22	1625 H – 1640 H	Utilizing the Outer-Space Environment to Characterize Molecular Dynamics of Ventricles in Hydrocephalus	Ms Srishti Rajeev Arizonia State University
23	1640 H – 1655 H	Unsupervised AI for Forest Monitoring	Dr Régis Guinvarc'h SONDRA - A joint SG-France lab
23	1640 H – 1655 H	Unsupervised AI for Forest Monitoring	Dr Laetitia Thirion SONDRA - A joint SG-France lab
24	1655 H – 1710 H	Market Gap and Opportunities of Earth Observation Solutions in Southeast Asia	Mr Valentin Golovtchenko World Economic Forum
25	1710 H – 1720 H	Working with Office of Naval Research Global	Dr Stephen Turner Science Director, Office of Naval Research Global
26	1720 H – 1730 H	Presentation by Office for Space Technology & Industry (OSTIn) Singapore Closing Remarks	Dr Lim Yuan Liang Director (Technology), OSTIn

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Program

ID

Time

Description / Title

Speaker

Segment 1 – Earth Observation for Sustainability

Segment 2 – Unlocking the Very Low Earth Orbit & Resilient Satellites

Segment 3 – Next Generation Satellite Communications

Segment 4 - Innovations in Artificial Intelligence for Space Autonomy

Moderator: Dr Wang Jingxian

Segment 5 - Others

Moderator:
Dr Wang Jingxian