Biography
Dr. Su Yi is the Executive Director of the Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), A*STAR. He leads the research institute to advance scientific knowledge and deliver impact to the industry and society through research in modelling and simulation, and Artificial Intelligence.
Prior to his current roles, Dr. Su served as the Deputy Executive Director and Director of Strategic Planning & Development at IHPC. He was responsible for driving organisational excellence in terms of people, structure and processes. Dr. Su also served as the Co-Executive Director-In Charge of the A*STAR Health & Medical Technology, Horizontal Technology Coordinating Office (HMT HTCO), Artificial Intelligence, Analytics and Informatics Horizontal Technology Coordinating Office (AI3 HPCO), and the Social Sciences and Technology Horizontal Technology Coordinating Office (SST HTCO).
In 2017-2019, Dr. Su was seconded to SMRT Corporation where he served as the Director of the Data Analytics Department. He was responsible for strengthening SMRT’s operational capability and created unique competitive edge through data analytics and artificial intelligence. He was also in-charge of technology management and supports business units on technology prospecting and road mapping. In addition, Dr. Su headed the A*STAR-SMRT Urban Mobility Innovation Centre (UMIC), where he was responsible for the formation, execution and governance of research projects.
In the past 20 over years, Dr. Su Yi carried out research and development in the areas of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), Aerospace Engineering, Geospatial Modelling, Biomedical Engineering and Botanical Modelling. He was the founding leader of the Geometrical Modelling Group and he played a key role in driving the Computationally-driven Biomedical Research Programme at IHPC.