about

Hi, I’m Kok Rui1, a CS student at the National University of Singapore.

I’m currently:

I’ll soon (Jan 2025 onwards) be a Software Engineer at Jane Street.

I’ve previously been a / an:

In NUS, I’ve been a / an:

I spend most of my time working on things under the umbrella of CS. I used to compete in Security CTFs and Hackathons which somewhat reflects my CS interests, but I’m open to anything that I find cool.

Back in High School, I was also heavily involved in Model United Nations, where I participated in more than 35 conferences in every academic capacity possible, and where I got the chance to visit new countries and stay in weird places, including the J.W. Marriott Beijing (for free) and a rented room with a cockroach problem in Kuala Lumpur (for a fee). All that remains is my love for travel.

Other things I like:

  1. My first name has two words, Kok Rui. My last name is Wong. “Kok” rhymes with “lock” / “rock” / “dock”, and “Rui” sounds exactly like “ray”, but it’s not a big deal to me and I appreciate any attempt to pronounce my name. ↩︎