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Smart National Project Internship: Modeling and Simulation of Smart Urban Infrastructure
This internship is open for application to Computing, Engineering and FASS students.
Would you like to take part in building the Smart Nation of the future?
If your answer is yes, we would like to invite you to take up an internship position with our Smart Urban Environment team.
Our Thales Research & Technology (TRT) in Singapore is conducting research in the field of Advanced Crowd Simulations in Urban environments. SE-Star, Thales’ crowd simulator, is an advanced biomimetic simulator which aims at producing realistic and high fidelity simulations of crowd behaviors as well as complex urban infrastructures. The simulation comprised of two main components they are the Adaptive Agents (simulated individuals) and the Smart Objects (urban infrastructure). Smart objects offer agents consumable services modelled from the real world.
You will be working with our team to:
- Define new smart objects in Singapore context.
- Implement the new smart objects and the services offered as well as how the agents interact with them.
- Operate and validate the simulation with SE-Star
You will have the opportunity to work with other industrial and/or government stakeholders who are interested in using SE-Star to simulate and solve their real world problems.
Requirements :
- Student must be able to commit to at least 20 weeks.
- Year 3/4 students preferred.
About Thales
Thales is a global technology leader in the Aerospace, Transportation, Defence and Security markets. In 2013, the company generated revenues of €4.2 billion with 65,000 employees in 56 countries. With its 25,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design, develop and deploy equipment, systems and services that meet the most complex security requirements. Thales has an exceptional international footprint, with operations around the world working with customers and local partners.
Apply to Ms Serena Goh (email: serena.goh@asia.thalesgroup.com)
Smart Nation Project Internship: Individual and Crowd Behaviour Modeling
This internship is open for application to Psychology and Sociology students.
Would you like to take part in building the Smart Nation of the future?
If your answer is yes, we would like to invite you to take up an internship position with our Smart Urban Environment team.
Our Thales Research & Technology (TRT) in Singapore is conducting research in the field of Advanced Crowd Simulations in Urban environments. SE-Star, Thales’ crowd simulator, is an advanced biomimetic simulator which aims at producing realistic and high fidelity simulations of crowd behaviors as well as complex urban infrastructures. The simulation comprised of two main components they are the Adaptive Agents (simulated individuals) and the Smart Objects (urban infrastructure). Each Adaptive Agent has a unique personality with autonomous motivational driven and opportunistic behavior.
You will be working with our team to enhance and localize features and characteristics of the Adaptive Agents in Singapore’s context. Your responsibilities would include:
- Identification of local individual and crowd behaviors for a potential environment to be simulated
- Translation of the identified behaviors together the engineers who will then model and implement them in the simulator
- Assessment and validation of the realism of the behaviors in the completed simulation
You will have the opportunity to work with other industrial and/or government stakeholders who are interested in using SE-Star to simulate and solve their real world problems.
Requirements:
- The candidate should have strong interest in applications of human behavioral/psychological knowledge to engineering applications.
- This is a three-month vacation internship with possibility to continue part time during the following semester.
- Year 3 students preferred.
About Thales
Thales is a global technology leader in the Aerospace, Transportation, Defence and Security markets. In 2013, the company generated revenues of €14.2 billion with 65,000 employees in 56 countries. With its 25,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design, develop and deploy equipment, systems and services that meet the most complex security requirements. Thales has an exceptional international footprint, with operations around the world working with customers and local partners.
Apply to Ms Serena Goh (email: serena.goh@asia.thalesgroup.com)
Internship at Abbott: Improving the Quality of Hires for Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare company devoted to improving life through the development of products and technologies that span the breadth of healthcare. With a portfolio of leading, science-based offerings in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic pharmaceuticals, Abbott serves people in more than 150 countries and employs approximately 70,000 people.
The purpose of the internship is to provide meaningful professional hands-on experience to students with proven academic performance and leadership potential. Abbott hires students majoring in many areas based on business need. Ideal candidates will combine technical and business knowledge with analytical strength and creative problem solving abilities.
Project Title: Improving the Quality of Hires for Abbott
Project Overview: Abbott is reviewing the quality of new hires across all divisions in Singapore. We are embarking on an holistic project that comprises of 3 sub-projects and it includes Agency Management, Abbott Alumni Management and lastly the metrics that will measure the quality of new hires.
Core Job Responsibilities:
Agency Management
• Review current list of Agency performance
• Mapped out existing/new Agency capability
• Propose new list of Agency for 2015
Abbott Alumni
• Develop a data tool that comprises of ex-Abbott “A” Players
• Develop a communication toolkit to reach out/ keep in touch with ex-Abbott “A” Players
Quality of Hires
• Develop Hiring Manager Survey post 3, 6 and 12 months of new hire joining
• Develop New Hire Survey
• Consolidate data on new hires’ performance post a year of joining
Key Deliverables:
• New list of Agency for 2015
• A list of ex-Abbott “A” Players
• A communication toolkit for ex-Abbott “A” Players
• Hiring Manager Survey
• New Hire Survey
• New hires’ performance
Skills and competencies required
• Proactive
• Strong project management skills
• Strong communication skills
Internship start date: 11 May
Please apply via NUS TalentConnect here.
Internships with RSVP managing senior volunteers
RSVP Singapore The Organisation of Senior Volunteers is a non-profit organisation launched by the then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in October 1998 and approved as an Institution of Public Character in 1999. Its mission is to provide opportunities for seniors to serve the community with their talent and experience through purpose-driven volunteerism. Its major programmes are Cyberguide, Mentally Disadvantaged Outreach, Changi Service Ambassadors, Active Ageing Seniors, Ageing-in-Place, Learning Journey and Senior Guiding.
RSVP has places for 4 / 5 NUS interns.
Requirements
Any discipline in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
Preferably 2nd or 3rd year students
Conversant in Microsoft office
Ability to converse in Mandarin will be advantageous
Some experience in voluntary work will be helpful, though not necessary
Preferably can commence internship by mid-May 2015
Job Description
Collect & analyse data in community service sector and volunteerism
Write reports
Organize events
Market & promote volunteer activities
Administer Training Workshops
Manage relationship with sponsors, donors & partners
Interested students should email their resume to Ms Tarin Ong (email: tarinong@rsvp.org.sg ), Training Manager, RSVP Singapore.
Halogen Internship Programme 2015
For more information on the Team Leaders for the Halogen-Network Teaching Entrepreneurship Programme click Halogen-NFTE Team Leader Requirements.