School of InfoComm Technology

The NP-SMU University Pathway Programme gave me an early taste of university life, from its academic structure and courses to its student culture. It gave me the confidence to take on university-level learning and enabled me to fast-track my degree.

ICT’s wide range of practical electives allowed me to explore new interests and apply what I learnt to real-world challenges. I was able to draw on these experiences for my final-year project, and they also helped shape my decision to pursue Computer Science at university.

Joining ICT was one of the best decisions I made. I became a stronger programmer while developing leadership skills and an entrepreneurial mindset. ICT also gave me the opportunity to compete at WorldSkills – an experience that had a lasting impact on me.

“We partner NP to create an ecosystem for students and staff to chart their learning pathways and build an avenue for knowledge exchange. This helps us to stay at the forefront of industry developments.”

“Standing at the forefront of today's tech-driven reality, Dell Technologies partners with NP to nurture the next generation of young talents who will drive growth and improve lives via technology in our digital future.”

“Under the Technology Young Talent Programme with NP, the training is customised according to a student's strengths and area of study so that we can develop the right tech talent. We hope to grow the tech talent pool through this programme.”

During my one-year internship as an AI Researcher and Engineer Intern with NCS’s NCSgpt team, I contributed to an internal AI productivity platform before focusing on AI evaluation. I developed end-to-end pipelines to assess Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) performance, automated feature quality assurance, and evaluated AI orchestration and response quality. Working with AI coding tools such as Claude Code and Codex also taught me the importance of validating AI-generated solutions and identifying edge cases. The extended internship gave me time to understand complex systems, troubleshoot production issues independently and refine my work. It strengthened my technical skills, critical thinking and confidence in pursuing a career in AI engineering.

My internship at OCBC has been a valuable learning journey, allowing me to take increasing ownership of feature enhancements and defect fixes for an internal operations project. Using React, C# and SQL, I strengthened my full-stack development skills and gained a deeper understanding of how data flows between frontend and backend systems. I also experienced the entire software development lifecycle, from project planning to releasing features for actual users. Beyond technical development, OCBC’s events and collaborative environment gave me opportunities to connect with colleagues from diverse backgrounds, learn from others and grow both professionally and personally.

During my one-year internship at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, I gained practical experience in IT governance and device compliance, supporting access control reviews, audit follow-ups, and technology- and AI-related training. I also explored Microsoft Azure and cloud technologies, and participated in a hackathon as a backend developer, using Claude Code for AI-assisted development. The extended internship gave me opportunities to contribute to meaningful projects, strengthen my technical and professional skills, and build valuable industry connections. These experiences have broadened my understanding of the IT landscape and better prepared me for my future career.

My internship at RAiD, the Republic of Singapore Air Force's digital innovation unit, gave me the chance to grow both my technical and soft skills. I built a system that helps radar controllers both train and handle live approaches, fine-tuning and evaluating the speech recognition and large language models behind it. Through user testing with the controllers, I learned to communicate clearly and turn their feedback into practical design and model improvements. Beyond my project, I took on greater responsibilities such as mentoring SUTD master's students, and joined site visits, industry workshops and events. Most of all, building for people whose work leaves no room for error taught me to hold my own work to the same standard.