The training, publishing and academic research body of Straits AI Group.
The Straits Institute for Applied AI (www.straitsai.institute) is a joint venture between Straits AI Group and iGroup. It serves as the training, publishing and academic research body of the Straits AI Group.
Headquartered in Singapore, the Institute specialises in building AI education programmes at the speed of AI itself, operating through four pillars: the AI+ Library of professional texts and volumes; taught and self-paced courses built on that curriculum; AI-powered LMS and assessment platforms that draw on the full corpus to teach each user in custom lesson progressions and measure what they can do; and Partner Schools delivering accredited programmes with universities, colleges, training providers and professional bodies.
The Institute rests on one belief: AI is a multiplier of human capability, not a replacement for it.Material is jointly developed by the Group's engineers and the Institute's curriculum team, reviewed by senior practitioners, and updated before it goes stale.
Straits AI Group
straitsai.comAn AI engineering consortium with deployments in more than fifteen countries for governments, think tanks, educational institutions and enterprises.
iGroup
igroupnet.comA Hong Kong-registered multinational, one of Asia Pacific's leading providers of information and solutions to the education and research community, with offices across more than twenty countries and a workforce of over 1,500. iGroup represents and distributes content from IEEE, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association for Computing Machinery, the American Institute of Physics, the American Physical Society and other major academic publishers to universities and research institutions across the region.
Berlitz Singapore
The Institute also includes ownership of Berlitz Singapore — the leading English language training provider with over 140 years of history, trusted by numerous Fortune 500 companies.
Practitioners, not theorists.
Unlike most others, the Institute defines its mission as positively empowering humans of all working levels with AI skills. Its Academic Board blends deep AI expertise with extensive practical industry experience.
The Institute is practitioners, not theorists. Every Academic Board member has built, deployed or taught AI in working conditions — and brings that experience to bear on what the Institute publishes and teaches.
The people who set the standard.
Every Board member has built, deployed or taught AI in working conditions — and brings that experience to bear on what the Institute publishes and teaches. The Board reviews curriculum, lends standing to credentials, and sets the editorial standard for every output.
- Prof. Seng-Beng Ho, PhD
CEO & Chief AI Scientist, AI Institute Global. Former Principal Scientist, A*STAR & NUS.
PhD in Cognitive Science, AI, Neuroscience, and Computer Science. Fourteen years as Principal Scientist at A*STAR and NUS leading AGI and autonomous systems research. 36 issued US patents.
- Dr Jennifer Dodgson, PhD
Co-Founder & CEO, Eigenform AI. Chief AI Officer, Straits AI Group.
PhD, National University of Singapore. Researcher in negative space learning and self-learning models. A decade consulting on NLP and AI for governments and large organisations.
- Dr Hongthai Tan, PhD
Cambridge-trained scientist and entrepreneur.
PhD, University of Cambridge. Managing Director of a stem cell research practice; builds regulated, science-based ventures in Asia. Translates research-driven science into deployed practice.
- Dr Tom Liu (Liu Bo), PhD
Edinburgh-trained scientist and senior technology leader.
PhD, University of Edinburgh. Decades of technology leadership across Singapore, China, and Thailand. Multiple technology patents. Research focus: AI agents and AI-driven organisational decision-making.
- Dr Su Min Htet
Senior Curriculum Developer, iGroup.
Medical doctor with cross-disciplinary experience across clinical medicine, the pharmaceutical industry, and healthcare business.
- CH Peh
CEO, Straits AI Group.
Thirty years building technology companies. Founded the Straits AI Group to deliver sovereign AI infrastructure to governments and AI workforce training at scale, internationally.
Two additional seats are reserved as of Q3 2026 and will be announced on confirmation.