A*STAR Institute for Infocomm Research (A*STAR I²R) | 6,458 followers on LinkedIn. Transforming Lives in A Digital World | The Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R pronounced as i-squared-r) is a member of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Established in 2002,our mission is to foster world-class infocomm and media research and develop a deep talent pool of infocomm professionals to power a vibrant knowledge-based Singapore. At I²R, our key research areas are in Artificial Intelligence, Audio; Language & Speech, Data Analytics, Communications & Networks, Cybersecurity, Healthcare, Robotics & AV, Satellite, Smart Energy & Environment and Video & Image Analytics.