About Us

Built on
Maritime Expertise.
Driven by
Decision Intelligence.

Inner Drive Studio is a Singapore-based, founder-led studio building decision systems for maritime and logistics.

Turning real-world operations into actionable intelligence.

Portrait of Dr. Juanita Cao

Dr. Juanita Cao

Founder & AI Systems Architect

About

Dr. Juanita Cao brings 15 years of experience in maritime research, simulation, optimization, and applied AI.

Education

PhD in Maritime Studies, Nanyang Technological University

Academic

Former Research Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore

Industry

Capacity planning studies for Jurong Port and Tuas Mega Port; machine learning applications supporting shipping operations for major shipping companies.

As the founder of Inner Drive Studio, she focuses on transforming complex maritime challenges into practical, testable, traceable, and auditable AI-powered decision systems.

Collaboration focus

Where We Work with Partners

From operational challenges to real-world impact.

Industry Pilots

With shipping companies, ports, logistics operators and public-sector bodies.

AI System Development

Practical, testable and auditable AI-powered systems.

Research & Partnerships

Applied maritime and logistics research together.

Let's collaborate

Let's Solve Your Next Maritime Challenge.

From operational challenges to AI-powered decision systems, let's explore what we can build together.