1920T2 NewYorkCity/Participant Information/Wan Ding Yang

About Ding Yang

SMU email: dywan.2018@sis.smu.edu.sg
Facebook: Wan Ding Yang
Academic Year: 2
Degree: Information Systems, Major in Artificial Intelligence/Business Analytics
LinkedIn: Wan Ding Yang
Applying for Subsidy: Yes

Why TSM New York City?

• What motivates you to join TSM? TSM is a great opportunity to explore and get real world experience in terms of entrepreneurship.
• Why pick New York City? I want to pay spiderman a visit.

Starting a business

• What types of business interest you? Technology based that will change the way we do things
• What plan do you have in starting a business? (list existing business)

Before coming into University, I participated in ICE71 Cybersecurity Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. My idea revolved around automating the process of helping SMEs get around with the PDPA regulation without the need to train, retrain employees to save cost while abiding by the new regulation. I presented to a board of Directors and was given an opportunity to expand my idea, however, as I was more inclined to focus my time on school, I kindly declined.

Since then, I have participated in many hackathons to keep the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit burning, to constantly innovate and think out of the box.

I have many many ideas waiting to be spawned!!! :)

Also, I have a tiny instagram shop selling some of my semi-precious gemstones but I have not been updating it since army :) https://www.instagram.com/krxpire/

Past Experiences (optional)

I was awarded a scholarship by Kaspersky to participate in the Global Cybersecurity Camp in Korea earlier this year. I interned at InsiderSecurity, a cybersecurity startup in Singapore before University and the experience allowed me to get involved with the cybersecurity startup scene in Singapore.

What keeps you ticking?

Memento Mori.