SMU Postgraduate Professional Programmes Coffee Sessions (Xiamen, China)
Public Events
Hourly Sessions: 29 May 2026 5:30pm - 7:30pm (CST) (Half Hourly Session). RSVP: . Event Details: Join us for an insightful session to discover how our programmes, with a strong focus on leadership and management can support your personal and professional aspirations.
Our Admissions Advisor will speak with you directly to provide detailed guidance on the application process and to discuss the financial aid and scholarship opportunities that may be available to you.
For a pre-application assessment, please bring along a copy of your resume for a personalised review. Kindl… Contact: lynnaw@smu.edu.sg. Type: Information Sessions. Subject: Business. Economics. Finance & Financial Markets. Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Leadership. Operations Management. Organisational Behaviour. Analytics for Business, Consumer & Social Insights. Strategic Management. Audience: Prospective Student. Public.
Friday, May 29, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Swiss Grand Xiamen
12 Lu Jiang Dao, Siming District,
Xiamen 361001, China.
Singapore HCI 2026 & HRI Workshop 2026
We cordially invite you to a one-day event—the Singapore HCI Meetup 2026 and HRI Workshop 2026—where HCI researchers across the island share ideas, celebrate achievements, and, most importantly, reconnect with old friends and meet new ones. This year's meetup will be hosted at the SMU campus on 18 June.
RSVP: . Reserve a seat: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ynmKyZpakUeiQ_Bq_WdGTc1sA3niBzxOi60foZ8X931URFBFMUlFOTFaMzAxRlFHVEFJSEZPUFBNSy4u&origin=lprLink&route=shorturl. Type: Seminars & Workshops. Subject: Information Technology & Systems. Audience: Public. Academic Community. Current Student.
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
School of Computing and Information Systems 2, Level 3, Classroom 3-1, Singapore Management University, 90 Stamford Road, 178903.
For more info visit sghcimeetup26.notion.site. Designing for “Just Enough”: How Elegance Drives Adoption and Innovation
In an environment saturated with information, products, and interfaces, users increasingly expect designs that are both simple and effective. Elegant Design: A Designer’s Guide to Harnessing Aesthetics examines how the tension between simplicity and complexity can be addressed by conceptualizing elegance as a form of ideal complexity: sufficiently rich to convey meaning, yet clear enough for immediate comprehension. Drawing on research at the intersection of cognitive science, information theory, and art, Luca Landoli demonstrates that aesthetic pleasure is not merely an optional enhancement, but a critical factor guiding decision-making in design, innovation, and product development. Utilizing over 100 visual examples and case studies, the book presents eight actionable strategies: four for enriching designs that lack engagement, and four for simplifying solutions that have become overly complex. This presentation is particularly relevant for scholars and students in information systems, human-computer inter…
Subtitle: Research Seminar by Dr Luca Iandoli. Contact: scisseminars@smu.edu.sg. Speaker Details: , Luca Iandoli
Distinguished Chair and
Dean of the Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies
St. John’s University, Luca Iandoli is Dean of the Collins College of Professional Studies at St. John’s University. A scholar of collective intelligence, interaction design, and product aesthetics, his work explores how people and organizations make sense of complexity through design. A former Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence, he has also served as… RSVP: . Reserve a seat: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ynmKyZpakUeiQ_Bq_WdGTbOXO7ktpRtBsn62WuekYtpUN0wxN0pDNjcyMEFTSDZKVFY1VThMWVNWVS4u&route=shorturl. Type: Seminars & Workshops. Subject: Information Technology & Systems. Audience: Public. Current Student. Academic Community.
Friday, June 19, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Seminar Room 2-5, Level 2. SMU SCIS 2, Singapore 178903.
For more info visit computing.smu.edu.sg.