MERaLiON / A*STAR IAIC
MERaLiON is a Singapore model research programme developed by A*STAR's Institute of Advanced Intelligence and Computing, or IAIC. It began at the Institute for Infocomm Research, known as I2R. The team develops models for regional speech and language tasks. MERaLiON is an institutional project, not a separately identified startup.
Company & leadership
- Developer
- A*STAR Institute of Advanced Intelligence and Computing; earlier releases credit A*STAR I2R.
- First model launch
- December 2024.
- Institutional origins
- I2R was established in 2002. A*STAR developed from the National Science and Technology Board, established in 1991.
- Current institute leader
- Dr Su Yi, Executive Director of A*STAR IAIC.
- Parent agency leader
- Beh Kian Teik, A*STAR Chief Executive Officer, identified in the ministry's 29 October 2026 address.
- Published rights holder
- The model licenses identify the Agency for Science, Technology and Research as copyright holder, alongside applicable upstream rights.
- National programme
- Supported by NRF and IMDA through Singapore's National Multimodal Large Language Model Programme.
