Saturday, November 5th, 2022
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY Class of 2022 The Theatre at Mediacorp 1 Stars Avenue, Singapore 138507
A Message from the President November 5th, 2022
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Graduates, Congratulations on your achievement! I am very proud of each and every one of you, and you should be proud of your accomplishments. Graduating from DigiPen is a formidable feat, and although it may have tested your abilities at times, you succeeded with all the hard work, discipline, and perseverance that you dedicated to your education. The honor we bestow on you today is well deserved, and I applaud you. As we send you off into the world to make your mark, please allow me to offer you four pieces of advice that I have given to my own children. First, as a college graduate, you are now among the small percentage of people who are the most educated in the world. With this privilege comes great responsibility. Therefore, as you begin this new chapter in your lives, I encourage you to strive for excellence in all you do. With the solid foundation you have built during your years at DigiPen, you are armed with the knowledge and expertise to excel in the careers you have chosen. Continue to use your imagination to achieve great things, and persevere when times get tough, as there is no easy road to success. Second, as you pursue your dreams, continue to live by the values, ethics, and integrity that we have encouraged you to uphold during your years at DigiPen. Your integrity will speak more about you than you imagine. Be kind to those you live and work with, and remember to express gratitude to those who help you because they, too, have contributed to your success. Along the way, reach out and give back to even those who do not know you, for this is the kind of giving that is most rewarding. Third, continue your pursuit of knowledge and self-improvement, because learning is a life-long process. Learn more about your field of work, the subjects that intrigue you, the world, and yourself. My father often told me that the only treasure that I can count on and take with me anywhere in the world is my knowledge. Today, I pass on to you the same advice that served me well throughout the years.
Together with your loved ones, the entire DigiPen family congratulates you on your achievement, and we celebrate your new beginning. I encourage you to stay connected to your alma mater, and we eagerly look forward to hearing about the outstanding accomplishments I know you will achieve.
With all my best wishes,
Claude Comair
President and Founder DigiPen Institute of Technology
2022 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Finally, be humble. The virtue of humility will allow you to cultivate other virtues. It will help you build character and give you the insight to understand others more fully. Humility is also necessary in your quest for knowledge. It has been said that, “If we do not learn humility, we will learn nothing.” As you become more successful in your careers and become leaders in the industry, you may at one point feel that you know it all. But there is always something new to learn. Be humble so that you can expand your minds and your hearts.
Order of Exercises OPE NING RE MARKS
Ms. Thanusha Raj, Lecturer, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore PROCESSIONAL
ORDER OF EXERCISES
WE LCOME
Mr. Jason Chu, Chief Operating Officer, International DigiPen Institute of Technology COMME NCE ME NT ADDRESS
Mr. Raymond Wong, Director Koei Tecmo Singapore Pte. Ltd. CONG R ATUL ATORY ADDRESS
Professor John Thong, Deputy President (Academic) & Provost Singapore Institute of Technology PRESE NTATION OF DEG RE E PROG R AM VALE DICTORIANS AND CANDIDATES FOR DEG RE ES
Mr. Prasanna Ghali, Provost DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore Valedictorians are students who have achieved the highest GPA in their degree program’s graduating class. Students graduating with honors have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher.
Amir Rafie Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation Valedictorian Samuel Joel Soh Hoong Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Game Design Valedictorian Oh Jun Yang Bachelor of Arts in Game Design Valedictorian
PRESE NTATION BY THE NOMINATE D STUDE NT SPE AKE R
The Student Speaker exemplifies the high academic and professional standards of DigiPen (Singapore) and was nominated by DigiPen (Singapore)’s faculty and staff. Samuel Joel Soh Hoong Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Game Design PHOTO MONTAG E CLOSING RE MARKS
Ms. Thanusha Raj, Lecturer, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore G ROUP PHOTO TAKING
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Tan Shi Lei Celeste Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Art and Animation Valedictorian
Graduation Candidates
2 02 2 G R A D U AT I O N C A N D I DAT E S
BACHE LOR OF SCIE NCE IN COMPUTE R SCIE NCE IN RE AL-TIME INTE R ACTIVE SIMUL ATION
Alvin Tan Chun Ann^ Kau Jun Jie^ Koh Wen Lin^ Leonard Lim Wei Hong^ Leong Chee Hwa^ Liu Zhixian^ Teng Zi Hui^ Yeo Shuh Min^ Zavier Tay^ Allson Teo Wei Heng** Amir Rafie*** Ang Hiap Lee Ang Wei Hao* Azri Bin Mohamad Kasim Baudric Chia Qi Wen Bernard Cheng Wen Jie Bryan Soon Jia An Chan Kin Sum, Andy Chew Wei Fa Alex Chong Xuan Wee Chong Yi Fang** Chua Hong Wei** Chua Hong Zhi* Chua Lip Ming Eric Aw Yuh Liang Ho Chuan Jing Joel Lim Jia Hao Kennard Kee Wei Sheng* Kok Zhe Yan Kwang Guan Hong
Lam Wei Lun Lee Yee Yong Lim Binkai Franklin Lim Chu Yan* Lim Wei Xiang** Lim Wen Jin Loh Kai Yi Low Yixian Luah Wei Quan Jarrod Mathew Nua Chin Wei Megani D/O Rajendran Mohammad Khairi Bin Meske Ng Jin Hao Ngian Teck Wei Nicholas Tan Qing Yang* Ong Jia Quan Joel Ong Teng Yeow Seah Zu Xiang Seo Wee Kuan* Sng Wei Rong* Suresh Chandra Tan Guan Yu* Teh Yu Yin Teo Hong Wei Teo Wei Kun Toh Yu Xuan Xavier Ang Jun Jie* Yeo Jing Kang** Yong Quanyi Marcus*** Zhang Jianjie
Gold cords signify students who are graduating with honors. Teal cords signify students who participated as DigiPen (Singapore) Student Ambassadors. ^2020 Graduation Candidates *Graduating with Cum Laude | **Magna Cum Laude | ***Summa Cum Laude
Graduation Candidates Aloysius Fong Kay Boon^ Benjamin Siau Yikang^ Chee Pei Xian^ Chia Chung Si^ Fakhrur Razi Bin Afandi^ Jamie Tay Xue Ning^ Jason Chua Zheng Hong^ Justine Kee Xin An^ Kim Sok Theng Xenia^ Leon Lim Jia Hong^ Lim Kay Hwee^ Ma Ming Shun^ Mohammad Nashrulhaq Abdullah^ Tan Boon Kiang^ Alan Teo Delun Anggun Qistina Binte Nadimoh Benjamin Julian Martinez Larin Brydon Kehan Tan** Calvin Boey Siu Hoe Chan Wai Kit Terence Chee Kum Keong Samuel Chew Wei Qiang** Goh Rui San Janus Quek Wei Ren* Javier Foo
Jiang Chuqiao Khoo Teng Yen Lacuesta Cid Elayba Lee Zheng Yi, Shawn* Leong Jun Ming Lim Yen Cheong Ernest Marcus Koh Joon Yee Mohamed Raasith S/O Mohamed Sirajudeen Muhammad Adam Bin Mohamad Amin Muhammad Nur Syafaat Bin Mohamed Saat Ng Jie Sheng Terence* Oh June Yee Ong Cheng Kai Marcus Ong Hui Min Samuel Joel Soh Hoong*** Santhoshraj S/O Elamparidhi Soh Jun Quan Davin Tan Khai Khiang, Mark Toh Kai Liang Wang Yidi Wong Zi Feng Yap Junxian Yee Yi Lin Zenson Lim Zhan Shin
BACHE LOR OF ARTS IN GAME DESIG N
Dominic Ong Zheng Bin^ Ho Ming Shu, Marcus^ Koh Chee Hoe^ Liu Hanjun^ Muhammad Aqil Hilmi^* Nur Puspasari Bte Abd Gafar^ Quek Yi Lin^ Buenaflor Paolo Emil Milleza Chong Teck Hsun Choo Xuan Jie Chow Jun Hao
Foo Jia Jing Goh Jun Yuan Ivan Tan Keith Wong Khai Fun Kenneth Teo Zhi Hao Khang Zhi Chung Ashley Kiong Boon Wee Koh Wei Jie Rey* Leow Yi Xiang, Sebastian Lim Cheng Kai Lim Guo Bin
2 02 2 G R A D U AT I O N C A N D I DAT E S
BACHE LOR OF SCIE NCE IN COMPUTE R SCIE NCE AND GAME DESIG N
Graduation Candidates BACHE LOR OF ARTS IN GAME DESIG N
2 02 2 G R A D U AT I O N C A N D I DAT E S
Low Zhi Heng Dexter Muhamad Sufian Bin Muhamad Ali Ng Shu Xian Nicholas Ng Ming Hao Nicholas On Jun Kit Nur Aini Binte Md Amin Oh Jun Yang* Ong Yong Zheng Tan Cheng Ying
Tan Hao Han, Harry Tan Hong Tai Tay Hao Wen Tay Jia Wang Tee Jia Fu Calvin Tong Mao Hui Sherman Tymon Toh Qinye Yeo Wan Ling
BACHE LOR OF FINE ARTS IN DIG ITAL ART AND ANIMATION
Chan Qing^ Cheryl Cai Jia Jing^ Denise Low^ Dominic Lim Jia Jun^ Lim Jia Yi^ Lim Shan Yang^ Long Hui Fang Rebecca^ Ng Wei Meng^ Pamphylia Tan Zhi Jing^ Zhu Tingyu^ Aloysius Ho Chun Keen Andre Ng Bing Han Ang Yiming Barilla Micah Andrea Rovira Chee Zhong Xian Cheong Ming Jun Chin Hong Liang Evan Koh Wen Hong Fu Fanglong Geoffrey Noel Magdato Santos Gordon Christian Ho Jia En Ko Wan Bin, Anthea
Koh Jing Wei Lee Yuk Chuan Raphael Lim Ying Song, Shawn Ling Jun Lin Low Shao Xun Lum Jing Yong, Cornelius* Manuel Franco Martinez Mauricio Marcus Liew Zhuo Yi Neoh Shao Qi Ng Jian Zhang Nicholas Wong Wai Leong Ooi Lijing Pineda Liam Mariz Vera Poon Jun Jie Regina Pang Min Hui* Reianne Lim Reuben Yeo Zhi Hong Suzann Chua Shi Xuan Tan Rui Quan Tan Shi Lei Celeste* Tan Xing Hao Vivian Ang Hui Min Wong Jin Jie Shawn
Gold cords signify students who are graduating with honors. Teal cords signify students who participated as DigiPen (Singapore) Student Ambassadors. ^2020 Graduation Candidates *Graduating with Cum Laude | **Magna Cum Laude | ***Summa Cum Laude
Faculty PROVOST
Prasanna Ghali ASSOCIATE DE AN OF ACADE MIC
Calvin Tan Eu Jin Dr. Tang Liang
Associate Dean of Academic (BFA, UXGD) Associate Dean of Academic (RTIS, IMGD, METS)
DE PARTME NT OF COMPUTE R SCIE NCE
Dr. Zheng Shoukang (William) Dr. Jeremy Chew Ping Dr. Bhargav Jayaprakash Bhatkalkar Gerald Wong Han Feng Goh Jing Ying
DE PARTME NT OF FINE ARTS AND ANIMATION
Dominic Chang Yeat Cheng* Calvin Tan Eu Jin
Low Chee Mun (Don) Keh Choon Wee
DE PARTME NT OF DIG ITAL ARTS
Marc Tan Chin Chuan* Fin Teo Song Tiang Sandara Tang Sin Yun
Noraset Rerkkachornkiat Lawrence Pak Zhi Heng
DE PARTME NT OF E LECTRICAL AND COMPUTE R E NG INE E RING
Fong Foo Hoong* Dr. Tang Liang Dr. Liaw Hwee Choo
Dr. Ng Kian Ann Gan Lian Chai
*Department Chair **Acting Department Chair
F A C U LT Y
Prasanna Ghali** Elie Hosry Dr. Vadim Surov Dr. Liu Fang Dr. Chen Lujie
DE PARTME NT OF GAME SOFT WARE DESIG N AND PRODUCTION
Michael David Thompson* Dr. John Michael Quick Elie Hosry Tomas Arce-Gil Holger Liebnitz
Lee Chee Yuan (Alwyn) Patrice Crespy Jonathan Kwek Shie Sien Cheng Ding Xiang Danielle Fong Sum Yee
DE PARTME NT OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIE NCES
Shanthina Ravindran* Dr. Sim Jiaying
Thanusha D/O Raj Kumar
DE PARTME NT OF MATHE MATICS AND PHYSICS
Rosa Paulina Anajao Dr. Ronald Koh Joon Wei
F A C U LT Y
Dr. Tang Liang** Dr. Do Duc Tai Dr. Wu Yilin
DE PARTME NT OF MUSIC AND SOUND DESIG N
Vuk Krakovic
Director
ACADE MIC SUPPORT CE NTE R
Elie Hosry Dominic Chang Yeat Cheng
Director Senior Lecturer
LE ARNING RESOURCES CE NTE R
Mira Tantri
*Department Chair **Acting Department Chair
Librarian
Executive Administration Jason Chu Christopher Comair Michael Gats Michele Comair Raymond Yan Samir Abou Samra Prasanna Ghali John Bauer Dr. Erik Mohrmann Melvin Gonsalvez Angela Kugler
President, Founder, and Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer, International Chief Operating Officer, Redmond Campus Chief Financial Officer Co-Founder and Senior Executive Vice President Senior Vice President Chief Technology Officer, International Provost and Acting Department Chair of Computer Science, Singapore Campus Senior Advisor Dean of Faculty, Redmond Campus Senior Vice President of Facilities Management EVP Administration and Operations
Dr. Charles Duba
Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Strategic Initiatives
Benjamin Ellinger
Vice President of Software Production
Johnny Deek
Vice President of Information Technology and Computer Systems
E X E C U T I V E A D M I N I S T R AT I O N
Claude Comair
Mr. Raymond Wong
ABOUT THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Director, KOEI TECMO Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Raymond Wong joined KOEI TECMO in 2004 and established the Singapore office of KOEI TECMO. KOEI TECMO Singapore was Singapore’s first high-profile game development studio and is one of the pioneers of the local digital media industry. As Senior Vice President and Director, Raymond finds enormous satisfaction in creating an environment where talented and energetic people can create entertainment and joy for the masses. His strong interest in developing the digital media industry in Singapore also sees him on the advisory panels of DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore, Nanyang Polytechnic, and Singapore Polytechnic. When Raymond was just 13, he learnt computer programming on his own and manifested these into simple games to amuse himself and his friends. However, neither the gaming industry nor DigiPen existed in Singapore at that time. He pursued the next best option, graduating with a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Imperial College, London). Later, he obtained an MBA (University of Hawaii at Manoa/Japan-American Institute of Management Science) under a private sector scholarship. Prior to joining KOEI TECMO, he worked in Motorola and StarHub, and was responsible for engineering, product development and support, business planning, and business development. He also founded his own technology company later. In his current role, Raymond manages the operations of the Singapore development studio, which is responsible for the global expansion of KOEI TECMO’s products.
Professor John Thong Deputy President (Academic) & Provost, Singapore Institute of Technology
Prior to joining SIT in August 2020 as Vice Provost, Prof Thong was the Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He graduated with a B.A. (1st Class Honours) in Electrical Sciences from Cambridge University in 1985, and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the same university in 1989. In the same year, he was elected to a research fellowship at King’s College, Cambridge, where he remained until 1991 before joining NUS in 1992. He has served on various grant and oversight panels and committees for A*STAR Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) and the Ministry of Education’s Academic Research Fund (AcRF). He was co-director of the National Research Foundation (NRF) Quantum Engineering Programme before stepping down in August 2020. Following his PhD research, Prof Thong’s early research interests were in scanning electron microscopy and related techniques, electron-optical instruments, and electron sources. He co-founded Scanning Beam Technology Pte Ltd in 2000 to commercialize electron-beam techniques for integrated circuit analysis. His interests turned to nanotechnology in the early 2000’s, with his most recent research being focused on structural, electrical and thermal properties of 1D and 2D nanomaterials.
A B O U T T H E C O N G R AT U L ATO R Y S P E A K E R
Professor John Thong is the Deputy President (Academic) and Provost, Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), overseeing the university’s academic policies and curriculum, applied learning, faculty development and student administration.
DIGIPEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE CPE Registration No.: 200711322H Latest Registration Period: 21 June 2018 to 20 June 2024 DigiPen (Singapore) is registered with CPE since 21 June 2011