Ranald Lam Y. S.

EDUCATION

Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level
Raffles Institution
6 Years Integrated Programme

Primary School Leaving Examinations
Wellington Primary School (Pri 1-3)
3 Years Normal Stream
Catholic High School (Pri 4-6)
3 Years Gifted Education Programme

ROLES

Intern at TinkerTanker
TinkerTanker is a tech and education firm in Singapore offering programming classes and tech consulting for web and mobile applications.

During my internship there, I have created packages for the BBC micro:bit, to be used in the PXT development platform.

Competitive Programming Trainer
School team trainer for Raffles Institution NOI teams
NOI Trainer for invited schools at NUS School of Computing

As a trainer, I had conducted algorithm lessons and set practice programming questions as well as original mock-contests for students to prepare them for the actual competition.

During my term as trainer (2013-2014), all 10 participants in the RI team were able to obtain medals. In 2014, the team even managed to obtain 6 golds and 4 silvers, the record for any school in the history for the competition.

NOI Scientific Committee
Member of National Olympiad in Informatics Scientific Committee
National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI) is an annual informatics competition organised by the National University of Singapore for students from pre-teritary institutions to compete in. It is modelled after the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) and contributes to 50% of the selection process for Singapore's IOI representatives.

As a member of the Scientic Committee, we are to design and develop problems for the Olympiad. This includes refining the problem statement, coding out possible solutions and formulating the testdata for the problem. Each member generally contributes one problem and the committee will vote for the eventual selected problems.

RCSC Vice-Chairman
Vice-chairman of Raffles Computer Science Club
Raffles Computer Science Club (RCSC) is a CCA in Raffles Institution (Junior College) that consists of 2 sections: Programming, Multimedia. Club members learn and represent the school in competitions of these domains.

As a vice-chairman, I was generally more focused on the programming section of the CCA while the chairwoman was focused more on the multimedia section. Together with the EXCO members, we have trained members of the CCA about basic C++ programming and have prepared the more advanced members for the National Olympiad in Informatics competition.

Notable activities done during my term included joining a NUS Hack & Roll Hackathon as a CCA which I unfortunately did not win anything.

RIICC Chairman
Chairman of Raffles Institution Infocomm Club
Raffles Institution Infocomm Club (RIICC) is a merit CCA in Raffles Institution (Secondary) that consists of 3 sections: Programming, Multimedia and Robotics. Club members learn and represent the school in competitions of these 3 domains.

In capacity as Chairman, I have organized various CCA activities such as overnight club bonding camps, CCA showcases, CCA open house booth and both trained and taken part in various competitions. Some of these competitions include i.code, strITwise, National Olympiad in Informatics, National Software Challenge (Algorithm).

In addition, I have also set up the riicc.sg club server in order to provide a platform for club members to host and develop web applications.

Prior to being a chairman, I was also heavily involved in the implementation of Inter-Primary Infocomm Challenge (IPIC) previously hosted annually by the RIICC.

AWARDS

Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science

The Lee Kuan Yew Award for excellence in Mathematics and Science was instituted in 1992. The awards are given under three categories—Secondary, Pre-University and Polytechnic.

National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI)
The National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI) is modelled after the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) and is organized annually by National University of Singapore, School of Computing (NUS SoC).

Every year, each school selects up to 5 representatives to represent the school in this national competition. The competition is 4.5 hours and contestants are tasked to solve 3 to 5 programming problems within the stipulated time. Medals are then allocated based on a 1 : 2 : 3 : 6 ratio (Gold : Silver : Bronze : No Medal).

Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO)
The Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO) is an IOI-like competition for delegations within the South Asian / Western Pacific region. The contest is held online, with students competiting at contest sites within their own country or area.

Every year, Singapore invites the silver and gold medal recipients of NOI to take part in this online regional competition. The competition is 5 hours and contestants are tasked to solve 3 programming problems within the stipuated time. Only the top 6 contestants per country will be ranked and medals are allocated based on a 1 : 2 : 3 : 6 ratio (Gold : Silver : Bronze : No Medal) among those ranked contestants only.

Singapore Science and Engineering Fair (SSEF)
Singapore Science and Engineering Fair (SSEF) is a national competition where students exhibit their projects. In the finals, students will present to a number of judges from local universities, polytechnics, research institutes and private sector representatives and will be awarded medals.

Under the Raffles Science Institute (RSI), I was tasked to embark on a project titled 'A Novel Method for Forensic Detection using Adhesive Tape Recognition' whereby I investigated the possibility of using computer algorithms to aid forensic scientists in recognizing and categorize microscopic images of adhesive tapes.

Top in Computer Elective Programme Prize
This prize is awarded to the top performing student in Computer Elective Programme (CEP) in Raffles Institution every year.

Top in Chemistry Prize
This prize is awarded to the top performing student in Chemistry in Raffles Institution every year.

PORTFOLIO