2122T2 Silicon Valley/Participant Information/Ng Shen Jie
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About Shen Jie
SMU email: shenjie.ng.2020@scis.smu.edu.sg
Linkedin: LinkedIn
Academic Year: Year 2
Degree: BSc Information Systems (Digitalisation and Cloud Solutions Track/ Cybersecurity Track)
Why Virtual TSM?
- What motivates you to join TSM?
It has been 2 years since I embarked on my journey in tech. I have always been fascinated by the endless possibilities of tech and its ability to constantly evolve and shape every aspect of our lives. Silicon Valley is the home to many of the world's largest high-tech companies, it is also a place with a strong startup ecosystem with the most brilliant and innovative minds and the strong support by VCs. I have always wanted to visit Silicon Valley and experience how it is like. TSM will not only provide me the opportunity to visit Silicon Valley, it will also give me a chance to interact with and learn from people in these successful companies or startups that are currently working on what might potentially be the next big thing. This is really exciting for me and my friends (Justin Cheu, Hein Htet Oo, Amelia and Trisha)!
- Where would you like to visit virtually?
USA - SV, Boston, LA
China - Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen
Starting a business
- What types of business interest you?
Business that can potentially have a huge impact. It can be a business that will change the way we do things by the innovative use of technology(e.g Meta's vision of a metaverse where one can have realistic and life-like interactions with their friends online using AR/VR). It can also be something that brings about great value to the society/world, solving issues that might not be very profitable yet is important, such as climate change or world hunger.
- What plan do you have in starting a business?
Currently working with Justin Cheu, Hein Htet Oo & Trisha Tan on pivoting our IS216 Web Application Development II project idea (Auxion) - originally an online auction platform made for charitable organisations to organise live bidding sessions in real time, towards a NFT marketplace suited for the Metaverse. (Click here for more info)
Past Experiences
Work
- Data Science Intern, UnionBank of the Phillipines
Competition
- Bot Detection on Online Auction Platform (Kaggle Competition by Heicoders Academy)
- 1st place on Heicoders Leaderboard
- Top 100 on Global Kaggle Leaderboard
CCA
- Ellipsis, Technology Executive
What keeps you ticking?
"You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life." -Steve Jobs
