Mr William Lau Yue Khei from the Defence Research & Technology Office (DRTech) has made significant contributions to our defence eco-system. Starting out as an R&D engineer in DSO, Mr William Lau is one of our early pioneers in real-time command and control systems. He is also instrumental in the development of many other critical capabilities in MINDEF including advanced software and information security capabilities. Through his various appointments in the defence eco-system, Mr William Lau has also contributed significantly to acquisition management, technology collaboration and R&D master planning.

For his outstanding leadership and contributions to Singapore's defence, Mr William Lau is awarded the 2009 Individual Defence Technology Prize for Engineering.