Research Scientist

The Alibaba-NTU Global e-Sustainability CorpLab (ANGEL) represents a key collaboration between Alibaba Group and Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Supported by the Singapore RIE2025 Fund, ANGEL creates and deploys impactful green digital technologies for global sustainability. ANGEL’s mission aligns seamlessly with Singapore’s national objectives, such as the Singapore Green Plan 2030 and the Singapore Smart Nation Initiative. ANGEL’s work in developing sustainable and equitable digital solutions and promoting a sustainable and green lifestyle will contribute to a smaller carbon footprint. Its holistic approach will help to secure a brighter, more sustainable future for humanity. ANGEL is looking for a motivated Research Scientist to review the literature, define problem statements, formulate optimization problems, develop advanced AI algorithms, and implement solutions and tests for LAE optimal flight routing, improve battery usage, manage global and local air traffic, and conduct simulations of the proposed algorithms.

Key Responsibilities

• To survey the literature related to Low Altitude Economy (LAE) and energy consumption models
• To define problem statements to reduce energy consumption in LAE with multiple UAVs
• To formulate optimization problems and develop AI algorithms to reduce energy consumption, increase safety and reliability, and meet all LAE user demands
• To test and fine-tune the algorithms to achieve the best performance

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Requirements

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related disciplines
• Strong research experience
• Good track record of publications
• Good teamwork and collaboration skills
• Research background in data analytics and machine learning

Hiring Institution: NTU A research-intensive public university, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Engineering, Business, Science, Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, and Graduate colleges. It also has a medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, established jointly with Imperial College London. NTU is also home to world-class autonomous institutes the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N). Ranked amongst the world’s top universities by QS, NTU has also been named the world’s top young university for the past seven years. The University’s main campus is frequently listed among the Top 15 most beautiful university campuses in the world and has 57 Green Mark-certified (equivalent to LEED-certified) buildings, of which 95% are certified Green Mark Platinum. Apart from its main campus, NTU also has a campus in Novena, Singapore’s healthcare district. Under the NTU Smart Campus vision, the University harnesses the power of digital technology and tech-enabled solutions to support better learning and living experiences, the discovery of new knowledge, and the sustainability of resources. For more information, visit www.ntu.edu.sg