Executive Courses
Upskilling Your Workforce through TDSI’s Executive Courses
TDSI’s Executive Courses under its Continuing Education arm look at domain-specific disciplines in systems thinking and systems engineering, as well as any in-trend/ emerging technologies, to upskill the Singapore defence workforce in line with the nation’s advocacy for lifelong learning. Embracing the digital transformation landscape today, participants will benefit from these courses, learning from subject matter experts from the defence technology community and/or academic institutions, on valuable topical knowledge and skillsets to manage real-world applications. This allows course participants to strengthen their capabilities and value-add to their employing organisations.
TDSI’s Executive Course “Military Navigation Systems Workshop” for Singapore’s Defence Technology Sector
Given the critical importance of navigation in modern military systems and operations that leverages on smart technologies, access to reliable navigation data is imperative while denying them to adversaries during military operations. The executive course on “Military Navigation Systems Workshop” aims to highlight the vulnerabilities in military navigation systems under different deployment scenarios, and share potential corresponding counter-measures. Participants from the defence technology community were appreciative of the knowledge gained from the workshop and acknowledged that the learning was highly relevant and impactful to their current field jobs/ projects. This workshop is well-recognised by the Professional Engineers Board and qualified for 6 Professional Development Units.
TDSI’s Executive Course “Systems Engineering and Analysis of Emerging Advanced Technologies for Defence Applications”
It is important for the Singapore defence forces to be at the frontier and be knowledgeable about emerging technologies for defence applications. The executive course on “Systems Engineering and Analysis of Emerging Advanced Technologies for Defence Applications” aims to present concepts and methods for engineering and analysing emerging advanced technologies, that include artificial intelligence and directed energy weapons, for defence applications. Course participants from the defence technology community have learnt and gained insights from the course that introduced concepts in complexity theory, strategic thinking, technology assessment, systems engineering and systems analysis. Course participants were appreciative that the learning gained have value-added to their current work with their primary affiliated organisations in the defence eco-system.
TDSI’s Executive Course “Generative Artificial Intelligence”
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies have been widely adopted in operations and work processes/ systems at the national level and in various industries. Generative AI is the latest cutting-edge technology that has been launched to extreme popularity, with progressive adoption by enterprises and industries because of its capabilities that can boost productivity and value-add decision-making, alongside many other deployment opportunities. Recognising the increasing importance of Generative AI for the defence sector, TDSI organised the executive course on this in-trend technology for the Singapore defence technology community to equip them with the fundamental knowledge of key concepts and applications of Generative AI, included algorithms such as generative adversarial networks (GANs) and variational autoencoders (VAEs). Course participants learnt how Generative AI could enhance military operations, from synthetic training data generation to scenario planning and decision support systems. This course is well-recognised by the Professional Engineers Board and qualified for 12 Professional Development Units.
TDSI’s Executive Course “Swarm Intelligence and AI-Driven Unmanned Aerial Systems”
Swarm intelligence has become increasingly important for the defence community to learn as the technology is reshaping how autonomous systems operate in complex and contested environments. It is strategically important for the defence professionals to understand swarm intelligence technology to gain operational advantage, and with technology readiness, to ensure resilience and shape the future of warfare. Swarm intelligence is also a dual-use technology that could be applied from search-and-rescue and disaster response to maritime surveillance, making it essential for multi-domain operations. This 3-day intermediate-level course of TDSI focused on the fundamental and advanced concepts of multi-agent autonomous systems in the context of aerial swarms, specifically on the latest state-of-the art and practical applications. The course also provided a comprehensive overview of robotics and multi-agent systems, swarm formation, communications, task scheduling and allocations, swarm operations, as well as applications for heterogeneous systems and an introduction to game theory.
A Systems Approach to Planning, Development and Rejuvenation of HDB Towns
Overview
The talk will explain the application of systems thinking in planning, developing and rejuvenating towns in Singapore. It highlights the system-level approach taken in the planning, coordination and integration of urban systems such as housing, transportation, greenery and water, to address constraints and challenges faced by Singapore to create a livable and sustainable environment. The talk will explain the Sustainability, Smart, Biophilic, and Health and Wellbeing frameworks that have been adopted to guide development.
Learning Outcome
Course Outline
Who Should Attend
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Speakers
Prof Fong Chun Wah
Deputy Director and Practice Professor, NUS Cities
College of Design and Engineering
National University of Singapore
Prof Fong Chun Wah is Deputy Director and Practice Professor at NUS Cities, College of Design and Engineering at the National University of Singapore.
Prof Fong was the former Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Building) of the Housing & Development Board (HDB) where he oversaw building and upgrading programmes in the areas of research, master planning, infrastructure development, design, construction productivity and efforts in advancing research and development. He later served as Senior Advisor before his retirement from HDB.
Prof Fong joined HDB in 1980 after graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture (Honours) from the University of Singapore. He attained his Master of City Planning and Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1986.
Prof Fong practised as an architect in the Architectural Department and held various positions in the Research and Planning Department. He was Group Director in the Building Quality Group and Development and Procurement Group.
In recognition of Prof Fong’s significant contribution to the Singapore Public Service, he was conferred the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2008, and the Public Administration Medal (Silver) (Bar) in 2017.
Details
- 21 Apr 2026, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- 1 hour
- NUS, Temasek Laboratories, T-Lab Building, Level 8 Seminar Room, 5A, Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117411