I am a cybersecurity researcher with over 17 years of experience in Singapore's Defence R&D sector, focusing on threat hunting, data analytics and secure system architecture. I enjoy turning complex challenges into practical, integrated solutions and communicating clearly with customers and collaborators. My current research explores machine learning, including transformer models and LLMs, for threat hunting, and I work on building data-driven decision support systems. I have international exposure from Master studies in the USA and ongoing collaboration across defence and industry partners.

WEE TOON JOO (黄楯淯)

I am a cybersecurity researcher with over 17 years of experience in Singapore's Defence R&D sector, focusing on threat hunting, data analytics and secure system architecture. I enjoy turning complex challenges into practical, integrated solutions and communicating clearly with customers and collaborators. My current research explores machine learning, including transformer models and LLMs, for threat hunting, and I work on building data-driven decision support systems. I have international exposure from Master studies in the USA and ongoing collaboration across defence and industry partners.

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I am a cybersecurity researcher with over 17 years of experience in Singapore’s Defence R&D sector, focusing on threat hunting, data analytics and secure system architecture. I enjoy turning complex challenges into practical, integrated solutions and communicating clearly with customers and collaborators.

My current research explores machine learning, including transformer models and LLMs, for threat hunting, and I work on building data-driven decision support systems. I have international exposure from Master studies in the USA and ongoing collaboration across defence and industry partners.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent
Chinese
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Cyber Security Researcher at DSO National Laboratories
January 1, 2007 - Present
Research and development of cyber security solutions for Singapore's defence sector; architecture design, data analytics integration, threat hunting capabilities and collaboration with big data technologies.
Research Officer at A-STAR Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R)
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007
Research and development work on Music/Music Video Information Retrieval.
National Service Helicopter Avionics Specialist at Singapore Armed Forces (National Service)
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Rectified faults/defects that might occur before release of the aircraft for its flight; prepared aircraft avionics for operation.

Education

Master (with Distinction) in Computer Science (Information Assurance Track) at Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2014
Master of Science (Defence Technology and Systems) at National University of Singapore (NUS)
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2014
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronic Engineering) - First Class Honours at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2006
Diploma in Electronics, Computer and Communications Engineering (Major in Computer Engineering) at Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2001

Qualifications

DSO Innovation Award 2017 (Cyber Security Analytics)
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
DSO Scholarship for Local/Oversea Dual Master Studies
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2014
Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001
Defence Technology Prize (Cyber Security) - National Defence Prize
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Industry Experience

Government, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education