Future Resilient Systems - Singapore
Future Resilient Systems (FRS) is the second research programme under the Singapore-ETH Centre, established by ETH Zurich and Singapore's National Research Foundation under its CREATE programme. It provides a cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural environment, bringing together researchers from engineering, social sciences, and design and planning disciplines from ETH Zurich, Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Stevens Institute of Technology.
FRS addresses the challenges of increasing interconnectedness and complexity of infrastructure systems, which provide energy, transport, communication, financial, production, and other essential services to modern societies. It
aims to enhance the resilience of urban systems by combining engineering, design and social research.
FRS was established in 2014 and entered its second phase on 1 April 2020. Research topics in FRS2 are grouped into 3 clusters:
Research Clusters
Cyber Physical Systems Resilience
Urban Resilience
Sensemaking for Resilience
FRS Leadership
Prof. Christoph Hoelscher
Programme Director of Future Resilient Systems at the Singapore-ETH Centre
& Chair of Cognitive Science, ETH Zurich
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Dr Jonas Joerin
Programme Co-Director of Future Resilient Systems at the Singapore-ETH Centre
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FRS News & Events
Join Us at the 2025 Future Resilient Systems Symposium!
Exploring the Impact and Innovations of Resilience Research. The 2025 FRS Symposium is happening on 23 April at CREATE Tower.
Understanding Household Carbon Emissions in Singapore
A Lianhe Zaobao article cites household emissions data from a study by FRS researchers.
Social Archetypes and Social Resilience: Framework and Methodology
Researchers from FRS propose a framework to identify social archetypes and assess their social resilience performances under times of disruptions to assist policymakers and planners.
Can urban vegetation help cool Singapore?
Using urban microclimate modelling, Future Resilient Systems (FRS) researchers show why neighbourhoods heat up differently and how vegetation and wind helps in cooling them down.
Gamifying City Decarbonisation
Researchers at Future Resilient Systems (FRS) build interactive learning and AI-driven insights to drive decarbonisation in the built environment.