Shawn Tjai

[caption id=“attachment_23756” align=“alignnone” width=“6000”] MSP16 Graduation Dinner Group Photo[/caption] On the 29th of April 2017, the Microsoft Student Partners batch of 2016 had their graduation dinner which was held at Harry’s bar, South beach. This dinner was in appreciation of the hard work and efforts the MSPs have put into the programme for the past year. The dinner was graced by members of our leadership team as well as various representative lecturers from the various tertiary institutions. In 2016, the Microsoft Student Partners achieved many accomplishments with over 50 workshops, talks and roadshows combined organized across all the schools! This has shown how influential our student community of about 140 passionate individuals are. ...

25 April 2017 - Team HeartSound from Singapore emerges the 1st Runners Up in the Microsoft Imagine Cup Southeast Asia Finals! Team HeartSound showcased their wearable S3 smart stethoscope which tracks abnormal heart sounds to improve health. Congratulations to Anthony Chew, Sean Wong and Lian Min for their hard work and for achieving this amazing feat! They will be flying to Seattle to take part in the Worldwide Finals. Joining them will be 6 other teams from Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Philippines! Read more about Team HeartSound and their solution at our blog posts here. #ImagineCupSEA #ImagineCup

To celebrate the inaugural edition of Imagine Cup Southeast Asia (SEA) Finals in the Philippines, we held a special live streaming event at Nanyang Polytechnic where fellow students could cheer and support their classmates in Team HeartSound which competed for a coveted spot in the Global Finals. During the live streaming event, students enjoyed delicious popcorn and candy floss while they viewed the Imagine Cup SEA Finals. Our Microsoft Student Partners were also on-site to assist students with Office 365 installations and enquiries. When Team HeartSound came on stage at around 10:30am, the crowd cheered for their team and shouted words of encouragement which was broadcasted back to the audience in the Philippines. Congratulations to Team HeartSound from Nanyang Polytechnic for making it to the Southeast Asia Finals and we look forward to the results! Enjoy the rest of your trip! - Shawn Tjai On behalf of the Microsoft Imagine Cup Singapore Team

[ Vote For Your Favourite Team! ](https://aka.ms/icseavote) Join us here at the Imagine Cup Southeast Asia Finals livestream on Spiffy! Watch the full action starting from 24 April 2017, 9AM (GMT+8)! Live updates will be posted on our Facebook Page as well so be sure to stay tuned! Remember to VOTE for your favourite teams! The most-voted team will receive a special award - the People’s Choice Awards! Voting can be done through this link here or from the button above. Imagine Cup is a global competition that empowers the next generation of computer science students to team up and use their creativity, passion and knowledge of technology to create applications that shape how we live, work and play. Every year tens of thousands of students from across the globe compete for cash, travel and prizes and for the honor of taking home the Imagine Cup! At its 15th year anniversary, Imagine Cup is proud to partner with ASEAN Business Advisory Council and Philippine Airlines to host the first-ever Southeast Asia Regional Finals, in celebration of the 50th year anniversary of ASEAN. From APRIL 23 - 26, 2017, Ten national champions will be gathered from around the region to compete at this 4-day event for the honor to represent the region at the Worldwide Finals, and the chance to compete for cash, prizes, travel opportunities and the ultimate glory of taking home the Imagine Cup! ...

Top 3 resources for developing on Microsoft Azure Microsoft offers startups and students alot of resources to get started on Microsoft Azure. Ranging from the Microsoft BizSpark program which provides free Azure credits and product keys, there is also the Microsoft Imagine program for students to host websites and download software for free. Here are the top 3 resources which you can use in your journey with Microsoft Azure. Azure for Startups (Github) This repository on github contains an array of guides which startups can use to kick start their journey on Azure. There are tutorials and sample code to help startups migrate from other platforms to Azure, as well as the different possible services which Microsoft offers. Visit the Azure for Startups Github page here. ...

Team HeartSound from Nanyang Polytechnic Crowned Champions at the Microsoft Imagine Cup Singapore 2017 Having demonstrated their idea to bring a better and more accurate pre-diagnosis solution to patients who experience abnormal heart rhythms, they will now be flying to Manila, Philippines to compete in the SEA Imagine Cup 2017. SINGAPORE, 10 April 2017 - Microsoft Singapore today crowned Team HeartSound from Nanyang Polytechnic as the Singapore champions of Microsoft Imagine Cup Singapore 2017. This year’s Imagine Cup saw over 65 project entries from the different tertiary institutions with solutions and applications ranging from virtual wardrobes, smart plant indoor growing and medical solutions to aid doctors. 2017 marks the 15th year which Imagine Cup has been running. Imagine Cup is an annual competition which inspires the youths of today to think out of the box and to develop solutions to solve problems on a world scale. As the winners of the Imagine Cup Singapore Finals, the team from Nanyang Polytechnic will be flying to Manila, Philippines at the end of this month to take part in the South East Asian Imagine Cup 2017 in collaboration with the 30th ASEAN Summit. Here are some words from the winning team! Team HeartSound - “Humility and good attitude played a huge part in our team’s success.” ...

[caption id=“attachment_23190” align=“alignnone” width=“3000”] Microsoft Student Partners Singapore[/caption] We are proud to announce the recruitment for Microsoft Student Partners (MSPs) Singapore 2017! Join thousands of students all around the world who are passionate for technology and keen to learn new things! Every day, in more than 100 countries around the world, thousands of MSPs share their deep knowledge and passion for technology with their fellow students. They master the latest technical content provided by Microsoft Imagine and share what they learn, building leadership and communication skills along with technical expertise. By being a part of the Microsoft Student Partners, you will be the forefront & ambassador of Microsoft technologies in your campus. If you have what it takes and would like to be a part of the Microsoft Student Partners, please remember to submit your application to us before the deadline! Recruitment for MSP Singapore 2017 opens from 10 12 April 2017, 12:00PM to 30 April 2017, 23:59PM. ...

The Microsoft Bot Framework provides a unified platform where a developer can deploy code once but reach multiple platforms such as Skype, Facebook Messenger or Telegram at the click of a button. The following example is built using the Microsoft Bot Framework, Language Understanding Intelligent Service, Microsoft Translator API and myTransport.SG API. This is an open source project & step-by-step installation guide to deploy a simple Bus Timing Bot. It is coded in Node.js but you can also use C# to build a bot. Please feel free to fork it for your own purposes. ...

Azurenaut Weekend @ NUS Hackathon Day 1: Date & Time: Friday, January 13, 2017 (18:00 – 22:00) Venue: The Hangar, 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119613 Day 2: Date & Time: Saturday, January 14, 2017 (08:00 – 19:00) Venue: Microsoft Singapore, Level 21, Auditorium, One Marina Boulevard, Singapore 018989 Register Now! Registration & Swags are on a first come first serve basis Be one of the first few Azurenauts from NUS & Join us for a fun-filled 2-day hackathon on Microsoft Azure. Form a team of up to two other friends for this hackathon. There will be workshops to help you get started with Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit, Microsoft Bot Framework as well as Microsoft Blockchain as a Service (BaaS). Also, there will be AWESOME FOOD, SWAGS (worth over $100) and of course, PRIZES (worth over $1700) to be won! Eligibility Criteria: Student at a tertiary institution as at 13th January 2017 Recommended age of 18 and above Proof of identity (Institution Matriculation Card) will be checked on the 14th of January *Terms & conditions apply! ...

[caption id=“attachment_22761” align=“alignnone” width=“1620”] From left: (MSP) Azeem Vasanwala, (MD, Microsoft Singapore) Jessica Tan, (DPM) Tharman Shanmugaratnam[/caption] The December edition of Microsoft’s We Tech Care 2016 which was held on 10th December has just concluded! With over 700 registered participants taking part in the many fringe activities, charity booths as well as the Tech4Good workshops, everybody walked away with lots to share with their family and friends! [caption id=“attachment_22765” align=“alignnone” width=“1620”] Kodu Workshop[/caption] One of the highlights was the Hour of Code coding workshops conducted by the Microsoft Student Partners and Microsoft Volunteers. Topics covered includes working with Kodu, BBC’s micro:bit, Minecraft as well as WordPress hosting. Participants of the micro:bit workshop also had a chance to interact face to face with our Deputy Prime Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam when he was brought around the venue after his keynote. [caption id=“attachment_22767” align=“alignnone” width=“1620”] From left: (Singapore MSP Lead) Shawn Tjai, (MSP) Deddy Tandean[/caption] All participants of We Tech Care also had the chance to participate in the huge range of fringe activities, booths as well as listen to the keynote in the main auditorium. [caption id=“attachment_22770” align=“alignnone” width=“1620”] Deputy Prime Minister - Tharman Shanmugaratnam[/caption] Lastly, thank you to all MSPs, Microsoft Volunteers and the public for helping out and taking part in this edition of We Tech Care! It would not have been a success without all of your participation! For more information and news about our upcoming events, do stay tuned to the Microsoft Singapore Facebook Page!