Research Fellow for Digital Humanities, National University of Singapore

 

 

Hedren Sum is an interdisciplinary scholar specialising in digital methodologies, knowledge organisation systems, ontology-based frameworks, and immersive technologies for interpreting cultural heritage and historical experience. His work explores how AI and XR reshape the analysis, organisation, and engagement with cultural-historical data. His research has been presented recently at international conferences, including those of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations (ADHO), the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society, and the International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR). He has also delivered invited lectures, including at King’s College London and the Royal Asiatic Society of China. His creative scholarship has also been featured at the National Museum of Singapore, Singapore Art Week, Singapore Nights Festival, and the United Nations in Geneva. Previously, he led interdisciplinary initiatives at the NTU Institute of Science and Technology for Humanity (NISTH) and held roles such as Principal Librarian for Digital Scholarship and Head of Content and Technology at an leading UX consultancy firm. Hedren also serves as an editor for Southeast Asian Studies for Digital Orientalist and on the Executive Council of the Singapore Computer Society’s AI & Robotics Chapter.