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CNRS@CREATE-HTX Research Partnership Advances Hybrid AI and Real-Time Modeling

CNRS@CREATE, the subsidiary of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), and Home Team Science & Technology Agency of Singapore (HTX) signed a Research Collaboration Agreement (RCA) on enhancing Advanced Urban Modelling and Simulation Tools for Singapore.

This partnership is part of the DesCartes Program, CNRS@CREATE’s flagship research programme which commenced in 2021.

DesCartes is an ambitious research program funded by the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF) through the Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) and has gathered more than 25 academic and industrial partners from France, Singapore and worldwide to develop next-generation AI capabilities for smart city planning. It is hosted by CNRS@CREATE in Singapore, the unique subsidiary of CNRS overseas.

The project aims to test and validate, under Singapore local conditions, the wind map designed by the researchers and engineers of the DesCartes program, in actual and practical scenarios provided by HTX. The teams from DesCartes are uniquely equipped to simulate in real time environmental conditions on an urban scale, making them invaluable for analyzing and predicting a wide array of key parameters that are essential to the functioning of a city of the future. These parameters include air quality, pollutant dispersion, thermal comfort, and acoustic comfort, among others. All these factors are inherently influenced by wind dynamics. The collaboration with HTX will advance DesCartes’ tools towards real-world application by offering essential validation through real-world data and critical technologies and will serve as a pivotal first step toward addressing future challenges.

The wind map, in this context, is not just a theoretical tool, but a practical and dynamic resource that will allow urban planners, emergency responders, and policymakers to better understand and mitigate environmental impacts in real-time.

Furthermore, this initiative is not merely a one-time experiment; it lays the foundation for a wide range of future applications. By leveraging the unique insights provided by this cooperation, we can envision cities that are more adaptable to climate change, more resilient to pollution, and more conducive to the well-being of their residents. This collaboration between CNRS@CREATE and HTX is not just about advancing scientific knowledge; it is about transforming that knowledge into actionable solutions for the cities of tomorrow.