Kel Tan
PHD Student at Chong Hwa Independent High School, Kuala Lumpur
Singapore, Singapore
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Top SchoolKel Tan is a PhD student in Computer Science at the National University of Singapore with eight years of hands-on experience building web and backend systems and a strong focus on cryptography research. He blends academic rigor—teaching core CS courses and assisting in information security—with industry practice from roles at Shopee and as a software engineer supporting schools. An active CTF player and crypto enthusiast, Kel applies adversarial thinking to both research and production engineering problems. Based in Singapore, he combines deep theoretical interests with practical experience delivering reliable backend services and mentoring students, signaling a career that bridges cutting-edge crypto research and real-world software development.
8 years of coding experience
Secondary School, Secondary School at Chong Hwa Independent High School, Kuala LumpurDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at National University of Singapore
Chinese, English, Malay
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
AY2122S2-CS2103T-T09-4/tp
Feb 2022 - Apr 2022
Contributions:93 reviews, 105 PRs, 72 pushes in 1 month
MechFroG88/tp
Mar 2022 - Apr 2022
Contributions:86 pushes, 8 branches in 1 month
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