NSCC's 10th Anniversary Dinner: Celebrating a Decade of HPC Milestones, People and Impact

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On Friday, 31 July 2026, National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore hosted our 10th Anniversary Dinner at Mandarin Oriental Singapore to celebrate our journey over the past decade — reflecting our key milestones and reaffirming our commitment to advancing Singapore’s research and innovation ecosystem in the years ahead.

Embracing the theme “Charting the Future of Innovation”, the evening brought together approximately 160 guests, including our Guest-of-Honour Mr Heng Swee Keat, Chairman of National Research Foundation (NRF) Singapore, senior leaders from NSCC and Agency for Science, Technology and Research as well as representatives from government agencies, research institutions, Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) and industry partners.

Executive Director of NSCC, Dr Terence Hung, formally opened the event with his Welcome Address, which reflected on NSCC’s 100-fold growth in compute capacity over the last 10 years, outlining our mission to become a trusted strategic partner that not only advances Singapore’s high performance computing (HPC) infrastructure, but also empowers our users to drive the future of innovation for the nation.

Following this, Mr Heng Swee Keat delivered his Opening Address, highlighting the pivotal role that HPC plays in supporting Singapore’s research ecosystem and broader national technology initiatives.

Later in the evening, Mr Heng Swee Keat was joined by Mr Quek Gim Pew, Chairman of NSCC Steering Committee and Dr Terence Hung for the official launch of the 10th Anniversary Light Up Ceremony, accompanied by a celebratory stage toast and a pop of confetti — symbolising a decade of pioneering compute capabilities, as well as what is to come in the next.

Following this, an awards ceremony was held to recognise the individuals who have played critical roles in shaping the evolution of Singapore’s HPC ecosystem, Mr Heng Swee Keat presented awards to six distinguished individuals whose contributions have been instrumental to NSCC’s journey.

The Pioneers of NSCC award was presented to Mr Lim Chuan Poh, Associate Professor Tan Tin Wee and Mr Jerry Lim for their outstanding contributions to the establishment, growth, and advancement of supercomputing in Singapore.

Mr Lim Chuan Poh

Chairman, Singapore Food Agency

Former Executive Chairman A*STAR

Associate Professor Tan Tin Wee

Department of Chemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Founding Director and Inaugural Chief Executive, NSCC

Mr Jerry Lim

Director of Corporate Services, NSCC

The HPC Talent Development Award was presented to Associate Professor Francis Lee and Dr Loke Yuan Ren in recognition of their dedication to nurturing the next generation of HPC talent and inspiring future innovators.

Associate Professor Francis Lee Bu-Sung

Director of the High Performance Computing Centre (HPCC), Nanyang Technological University

Member of NSCC Steering Committee

Co-advisor and Former Advisor, NTU Student Cluster Competition (SCC) Team Supernova

Dr Loke Yuan Ren

Lecturer, College of Computing and Data Science, NTU

Advisor, NTU SCC Team Supernova

Finally, the Distinguished Mentor to NSCC award was presented to Professor Satoshi Matsuoka for his mentorship and invaluable contributions that have guided the evolution of NSCC and strengthened Singapore’s HPC ecosystem

Professor Satoshi Matsuoka

Director, RIKEN Centre for Computational Science

Member, NSCC Steering Committee

We thank all our guests, partners, leaders and staff who joined us to celebrate this journey.

Over the past decade, NSCC’s growth has been shaped not only by advances in supercomputing infrastructure, but by the people who built and championed it, the partnerships that strengthened the ecosystem, and the research and innovation it has enabled. As we mark 10 years of HPC milestones, people and impact, these foundations will continue to power new possibilities for Singapore in the years ahead.