A machine learning-powered software developed by SMU Associate Professor of Information Systems Steven Hoi and his team members was highlighted in the article. The software, named FoodAI, allows users to snap pictures of various types of food which the software will recognise immediately. It currently has a database of more than 100 types of cuisine, ranging from chilli crab to duck rice. The team is expanding its database to more than 1,000 different food types and to better differentiate similar-looking dishes, such as pasta from mee goreng. The food-recognition code will soon be released as an application programming interface which allows app developers to integrate it into their apps, such as those which help users track calories. Additionally, Associate Prof Hoi is working on a malicious URL filter with the Defence Ministry to identify malicious links in e-mails in real time.