Defence Technology Prize 2024 Individual (Engineering) Award Winner

MR ONG KHOON KIAT

Defence Science and Technology Agency

CITATION

Mr Ong Khoon Kiat has played a pivotal role in harnessing technologies to deal with online threats that could undermine MINDEF’s interests. He led the development of systems that would enable MINDEF and the SAF to detect such threats. In recognition of his outstanding achievements and contributions, Mr Ong is awarded the DTP 2024 Individual (Engineering) Award.

PROFILE

AWARDS

• DTP Team (Engineering) Award 2021 – Covid-19 Command and Control Systems Team

 KEY CONTRIBUTIONS

• Mr Ong oversaw the transformation of MINDEF/SAF software capabilities for utilising information readily available on the Internet, delivering software systems used by analysts to detect online terrorism threats seeking to undermine Singapore’s interest.
  

• These systems help analysts understand threat actors by fusing different sources of data and employing the use of AI models to analyse harmful content such as propaganda and fake content.
  

• The key challenge in this domain is to be able to swiftly develop measures to counter the latest tactics employed by threat actors. To do this, Mr Ong and his team collaborate extensively with companies and research institutes to bring in new technologies to complement in-house developed capabilities. They have also developed a software platform that serves as an anchor for integrating these new technologies.
  

• Beyond capability development, Mr Ong has also led efforts to educate our youth about the dangers of mis-using technology. In particular, Mr Ong and his team started a workshop at DSTA’s BrainHack – an annual learning festival for youths – to teach students how technology can be used to detect AI-generated misinformation in the online space.
  

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Defence Technology Prize 2024 Team (Research & Technology) Award Winner

ADVANCED ENERGETIC SYSTEMS TEAM

DSO National Laboratories

CITATION

The Advanced Energetic Systems Team has built up design and development capabilities in Energetic Systems, such as insensitive munitions, for the SAF. To overcome limited testing ranges, they used extensive simulations and innovative testing methods to improve the safety of our munitions for peacetime handling and storage. In recognition of the team’s outstanding achievements and contributions, it is awarded the DTP 2024 Team (R&D) Award.   

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Defence Technology Prize 2024 Team (Research & Technology) Award Winner

V15 UAV Development Team

DSO National Laboratories

CITATION

The V15 UAV Development Team overcame earlier setbacks in fielding mini-UAVs for the Army and continued to innovate for better solutions. Their perseverance paid off, delivering innovative features such as autonomy, user-friendliness, and new mission capabilities through the V15 UAV to give Army a new operational capability. In recognition of the team’s outstanding achievements and contributions, it is awarded the DTP 2024 Team (R&D) Award.   

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Defence Technology Prize 2024 Individual (Research & Development) Award Winner

DR YEE JIONG SANG

DSO National Laboratories

CITATION

Dr Yee Jiong Sang has played an instrumental role in advancing our local testing and validation capabilities to ensure that SAF’s guided systems perform reliably and safely under operational conditions. In recognition of his outstanding achievements and contributions, Dr Yee is awarded the DTP 2024 Individual (R&D) Award.

PROFILE

AWARDS

• DTP Team (Engineering) Award – The Guided Systems Team, 2012
• DTP Team (Engineering) Award – The Guided Systems Team, 2010
  

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Defence Technology Prize 2024 Team (Research & Development) Award Winner

ADVANCED INFORMATION SECURITY TEAM

DSO National Laboratories, Digital and Intelligence Service

CITATION

The DSO Advanced Information Security Team, together with the Digital and Intelligence Service, has developed indigenous information security capabilities to improve better situational awareness and early warning capabilities for the SAF. In recognition of the team’s outstanding achievement and contributions, it is awarded the DTP 2024 Team (R&D) Award.

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Defence Technology Prize 2024 Team (Research & Development) Award Winner

ADVANCED LANGUAGE PROCESSING TEAM

DSO National Laboratories, Digital and Intelligence Service

CITATION

The Advanced Language Processing Team, led by DSO with members from the Digital and Intelligence Service, has successfully utilised advanced language processing algorithms to enable more efficient and timely information analysis. This resulted in significant time and resource saving in managing large volumes of data. In recognition of the team’s outstanding achievement and contributions, it is awarded the DTP 2024 Team (R&D) Award.

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