HP Innovation Journal Issue 14: Spring 2020 | Page 21

Jagannathan believes that the HP-NTU partnership is
a model that developing countries should closely follow.
“A tripartite collaboration between industry, a leading
academic institution, and the government redefines the
triple-helix model for the world of Industry 4.0,” she says.
Vishnu Rajeev, a fresh-faced recent postgraduate from
NTU, has benefited from this combined approach.
Rajeev was an intern with HP at its first ever Smart
Manufacturing Applied Research Center that opened
in Singapore three years ago. He then joined the new
corporate lab as a full-time employee, helping researchers
in 3D printing and digital manufacturing. He says the AI
and data analytics he is learning with HP are vital new
skill sets that will benefit anyone with an interest, even
in passing, in the field. “You have to be multidisciplinary
now. The days of going into one stream are long gone.”
The casing for a sensor-based desk lamp, printed with a
HP Multi Jet Fusion 580 printer.
This includes powder and fusing
fundamentals, system-level
modeling, doping for composition
and phase control, and materials
science to influence part properties
and strength. printers and PCs from malware and
other threats, so we’re extending
our core strengths and building new
muscle to protect our customers
and their factories in the digital
manufacturing space.
The second key vector we’re
investigating is AI, which includes
machine learning, robotics in
factories, advanced test and
diagnostics, and computational
voxel design tools. As an example,
robotics can be used to pick up
and hold 3D-printed parts, and
facilitate cleaning. By combining the three pillars together,
we create HP’s drive into digital
manufacturing research. As HP
looks to the future, it is clear that we
have a great opportunity in front of
us with digital manufacturing and, in
particular, in research and development
in a number of critical areas.
The third vector is security,
from secure learning to a secure
manufacturing environment. HP is
world-class in terms of protecting
At the HP-NTU Lab we aim to
introduce top students and
researchers to the HP Way and
drive research initiatives that
impact our strategic directions
and business. We see great
opportunities for these researchers
to pursue lifelong careers at HP,
whether in HP Labs, a business unit,
application or field service, or as a
technical marketing leader. When
you combine a large university
setting and the support of the
Singapore government, it’s clear
that we have an exciting prospect
here to impact our research,
businesses, talent, and recruitment.
Mike Regan leads the research team in
driving innovation and technology in 3D
additive manufacturing, AI and machine
learning, and cybersecurity.
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