About Me
Hi, I’m Gerald. I like bending technology to my will by understanding how it actually works. My work involves reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and building tools that interact directly with the kernel and system internals.
Experience
DSO National Laboratories
Member of Technical Staff
Aug 2021 - Present
DSO National Laboratories (DSO) is Singapore’s largest defence research and development (R&D) organisation, with the critical mission to develop technological solutions to sharpen the cutting edge of Singapore’s national security.
- Conducted in-depth security research on edge and embedded devices to identify and assess product vulnerabilities.
- Contributed to the discovery of undisclosed 0-days
- Led proactive threat hunting initiatives across enterprise environments and managed multiple stakeholders
- Discovered and developed new techniques used to evade detection
Selected Work
filemon
Linux File Monitoring Tool using Fanotify APIs
KForge
Automated tool for direct kernel patching
mGDB
Multi-process debugging with GDB
DSO National Laboratories
Intern
Jun 2020 – Dec 2020
NUS Internship Programme
- Conducted CVE studies on Linux kernel-related bugs
- Automated static analysis to identify potential attack surfaces
- Developed an IoT scanner to discover new kernel bugs
Presentations
Talks and presentations delivered at conferences and industry events.
Fuzzing on 5G Roaming Interface
DPDK Technology in 5G
Skills & Languages
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Core Qualifications
Technical
Language Proficiency
Education
Bachelor of Computing (Information Security) - Honours Merit
2021National University of Singapore
GCE A Levels
2014Pioneer Junior College
GCE O Levels
2012Kranji Secondary School
Certifications
2026
- BlackHat Asia -Exploiting 10x Faster: LLM Agents and MCPs for Modern VR
2025
- BlackHat Asia - Effective Linux EDR Evaluation Testing for Red and Blue Team
2024
- OSWE - Offensive Security Web Expert
2020
- OSCP - Offensive Security Certified Professional
Let's get in contact
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The best way to reach me is via email or LinkedIn. Feel free to reach out to me for any inquiries or opportunities.
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