DISM Students Involved In GovWare 2012

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of Singapore recently organized GovernmentWare (GovWare) infocomm security seminar and exhibition. This annual event, convened since 1991, was held from 25-27 September 2012 at the Resorts World Convention Centre at Sentosa, Singapore. [Adapted from govware.sg]

A number of DISM students have been actively involved in various aspects of this year's GovWare, such as topical presentation, booth exhibition, CTF competition and even as part of the organization team.

The booth space allocated for DISM students of Singapore Polytechnic

From left to right are third year students: Pang Jinghui, Kyaw Win Shwe, Goh Zhiyan, 

Muhammad Hafiz bin Abdul Majid, Alvin Lau Tze Wen, Benjamin Low Yu Cheng 

and Christopher Lim Hao Teck

Student exhibitors Kyaw Win Shwe and Goh Zhiyan
explaining about their project to the visitors

Mr. Masagos Zulkifli Bin Masagos Mohamad, Senior Minister of State, 

Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

reading the elaboration text on the project poster 

Year 3 students Muhammad Hafiz bin Abdul Majid, Alvin Lau Tze Wen, Christopher Lim Hao Teck, Benjamin Low Yu Cheng, Goh Zhiyan, Kyaw Win Shwe, Pang Jinghui, Lee Xin En (absent), Jeremy Heng Wen Ming (overseas), Ku Wee Kiat, Gerald Tan Rui Rong and Goh Kee Chin respectively presented and/or showcased on topics includinig Facebook Network Visualizer and Photo Route Tracing for Cyber Investigators, Motion Detection, Control and Authentication using Xbox 360 Kinect* and Automated Syscall Fuzzer Generator for Mac OS X.

Kyaw, DISM's very own "Poster Boy" (yes, pun intended *.^)

Hafiz, Benjamin and Alvin celebrating the won prize of New iPad

DISM students presenting on Automated Syscall Fuzzer Generator for Mac OS X

A few other students also took part in the 3rd Singapore Cyber Conquest (SCC) which has become part of the GovWare over the past few years. This year SCC was jointly hosted by The Ministry of Home Affairs and Image-Engine in partnership with SYPRIS Pte Ltd and PCS Security Pte Ltd.

There are two teams in the tournament, namely Chua Wei Kiat and Edmund Teo as well as Nikolas Tay and Cheong Ren Hann (ill). With this being Nikolas's first ever competition experience he was rather excited and expressed strong interest in participating more of such CTF competitions in future.

A glimpse of the SCC CTF competition hall

Contestant Edmund Teo and Chua Wei Kiat (both in white shirts)

Contestant Nikolas Tay (in red t-shirt at the center)

Another year 3 Ng Choon Heng, currently undergoing internship attachment at Ministry of Home Affairs also helped out as a member of the organization team at the convention center throughout all three days of the event.

Ng Choon Heng with one of his favorite movie characters - "V"

DISM Alumnus Andre Ng and Ng Choon Heng with "Iron Man"

Last but not least some other DISM students including alumni attended conference talks as well as visited exhibition booths and were thus able to learn quite a bit from the professionals and experts in the industry.