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About Jane

SMU email: jane.seah.2016@sis.smu.edu.sg
Facebook: Jane Seah
LinkedIn: Jane Seah
Academic Year: 4
Degree: Information Systems
2nd Major: Analytics (Advanced Technology)
Applying for Subsidy: Yes

Why TSM New York City?

• What motivates you to join TSM?

TSM is an exceptional opportunity to connect with energetic and innovative people in the technology space while being exposed to the startup world in a different country. Each of us can contribute in shaping the program towards what we hope to achieve, in addition to learning about the similarities or differences in challenges faced by tech startups across the Pacific. I also intend to take up an internship/work attachment at an overseas startup and have applied for IIE's Global Innovation Immersion.

• Why pick New York City?

NYC presents a thriving tech startup scene built on a unique ecosystem with a strong talent pool from nearby top tier universities and healthy investments from both the private and public sectors. Whilst Silicon Valley remains the tech hub which churns out the most futuristic technology, NYC stands out to me because startups there begin by solving a problem rather than working backwards from new technology. It also doesn't hurt that NYC is incredibly abundant in arts and culture :)

Starting a business

• What types of business interest you?

Any business which is striving to solve a problem which will lead to a betterment of some section of society; bonus points if AI is at the core of their product because I am especially interested in AI!

• What plan do you have in starting a business?

Since February this year, I have been a part of the team pioneering Skilio, a personal development network which aims to facilitate growth in soft skills competencies and to provide an alternative to paper qualifications. We were invited to pitch our idea to Cognizant and won multiple competitions, including the NES Ground Zero 2019, where I had to defend our product before a panel including GovTech Deputy Director Li Hongyi. Since then, we have been running trials with institutions spanning primary to tertiary education. I do not yet have a clear business plan for the future, but I know for sure that I deeply enjoy startup culture after spending 3 months at INTELLLEX, a rising LegalTech startup, having been amongst 18 students selected from more than 600 applicants to be part of the SGInnovate Summation Programme.

Past Experiences (optional)

Work Experience

• Junior Data Scientist, INTELLLEX (May - Aug 2019)
• Teaching Assistant, SMU (Apr 2017 - Apr 2019)
• Cyber Analytics Research Intern, DSO National Laboratories (May - Aug 2018)
• Student Assistant, SMU (Jan - Apr 2018)
• Let's Code! Mentor (May - Dec 2017)

Overseas Experience

• International Student Exchange Programme, The University of Edinburgh (Sep - Dec 2019)
• Exeter College Summer Programme, the University of Oxford (Jun - Jul 2017)

Co-curricular Experience

• Honorary General Secretary, SMU SIG .Hack (Aug 2018 - Apr 2019)
• First runner up, NUS Entrepreneurial Society Ground Zero (May 2019)
• Finalist, YITU Hack-AI-thon (Feb 2019)
• Deputy Logistics Director, SMU Challenge (Nov 2016 - Sep 2017)

Others

• Awarded SG:Digital Scholarship (Undergraduate)
• Poster paper for Data Mining Approach to the Detection of Suicide in Social Media: A Case Study of Singapore accepted to 2018 IEEE International Conference on Big Data

What keeps you ticking?

• The knowledge that the more I think I know, the less I know I actually know.