Tok Yee Ching Outstanding Research Dissertation Award (TYCORDA)

The Tok Yee Ching Outstanding Research Dissertation Award (TYCORDA) seeks to reward the student with the most outstanding Research Thesis in the Master of Science in Security by Design programme offered by the Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD) pillar.

Eligibility

  • Enrolled in the Master of Science in Security by Design programme, and
  • Submitting research thesis by August, the end of the academic year.

Benefits of award

A cash prize of S$2,500.

Tenure

The award will be given to the student with the most outstanding Research Thesis in the Master of Science in Security by Design programme. The evaluation of the recipient will be made by a committee comprising faculty members and experts, and there is no application process as all submissions are automatically considered for the award. A maximum of 2 TYCORDA may be awarded in an Academic Year if there are candidates of sufficient merit.
 
Conversely, the committee reserves the right not to give out any TYCORDA if there are no candidates of sufficient merit in the Academic Year. 

THIS AWARD IS MADE POSSIBLE BY:

Dr Tok Yee Ching
Dr Tok Yee Ching, Senior Consultant at JT Consultancy & Management Pte Ltd and Research Fellow at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) Automated Systems SEcuriTy (ASSET) Research Group, established the Award after completing his PhD in SUTD.
 
While pursuing his PhD, Dr Tok's doctoral training and research led him to realise the importance of intellectual courage, honesty and curiosity. He observed a severe need for postgraduate-level cybersecurity research transcending conventional boundaries and adopting multidisciplinary approaches. The expected research excellence can sometimes be challenging, especially in light of personal and global crises. Dr Tok thus instituted the Tok Yee Ching Outstanding Research Dissertation Award (TYCORDA) to motivate and celebrate research excellence in the dissertations submitted towards the award of the Master of Science in Security by Design (MSSD) in SUTD. He hopes that MSSD students cherish the research opportunities offered during the postgraduate degree journey and design a safer cyberspace for all.
 
For more details about Dr Tok, his work and his contributions to digital forensics and cybersecurity, please visit https://poppopretn.com.

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