Kah Tan
Head Engineering (AI Engineering) at DSTA
Singapore
Summary
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Top SchoolKah Tan is a seasoned AI engineering leader based in Singapore with nine years focused on data science and AI and two decades of hands-on engineering experience across defence and enterprise software. As Head of Engineering (AI Engineering) at DSTA, he blends strategic leadership with deep technical know-how, having progressed from software engineer to principal data scientist and now leading AI initiatives that bridge research and production. He holds a BEng in Computer Engineering from NTU and an MSc in Web Science and Big Data Analytics from UCL, reflecting a strong foundation in both systems and analytics. Known for steady advancement within a complex government technology organisation, he contributes to the Artificial Intelligence Technical Committee, demonstrating commitment to governance and standards as well as delivery. Colleagues describe him as unafraid to tackle hard problems—translating big-data insights into pragmatic, operational AI solutions for mission-critical environments.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering at Nanyang Technological University SingaporeDiploma Electronics Computer and Communications (Major in Computer Systems Technology), Diploma Electronics Computer and Communications (Major in Computer Systems Technology) at Singapore PolytechnicUniversity College London
Github Skills (200)
face-recognition10
experiment10
clearml10
experiment-manager10
xserver9
cluster-manager9
facenet9
ai9
computer-vision9
bug-tracker9
gpu9
deep-learning9
k8s9
machine-learning9
face-detection9
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
jax79sg/offlinekubenetesubuntu
Nov 2019 - Feb 2021
Setting up vanilla Kubernetes Dashboard offline in Ubuntu 18.04.03
Contributions:62 commits, 2 PRs, 82 pushes in 1 year 3 months
kubernetes-dashboardubuntu
DinoHub/dinohub.github.io
Jul 2020 - Aug 2021
Contributions:5 reviews, 42 commits, 5 PRs in 1 year
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