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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Lennon Yao-Chung Chang is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University. His is currently a Visiting Fellow with the Australian strategic Policy institute, Australia, a visitor with the Cybercrime Observatory at the Australian National University, Australia and a fellow with the International Cybercrime Research Centre at Simon Fraser University, Canada. He is the Vice Chairman of the Asia Pacific Association of Technology and Society which he co-founded in 2012. He is also the founder of Cyberbaykin: Myanmar Cyber Security Awareness campaign.
He was awarded his PhD by the Australian National University in November 2010. He has a Master in Criminology and Bachelor in Law degrees from National Taipei University. In 2007 he received an Endeavour Asia Award and in 2009 was identified by Peking University and Griffith Asia Institute as an Australia-China Emerging Leader. He was recently selected as a Global Emerging Voices Fellow and an Australia-China Youth Dialogue Fellow.
Before joinging Monash Universtiy, he was an Assistant Professor of criminology in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at the City University of Hong Kong (2011-2015). From 2005 to 2007, he worked as a researcher and project manager at the Science and Technology Law Centre, Institute for Information Industry, which is recognized as one of the most important think-tanks in Taiwan in the area of legal responses to new technology. Before joining City University of Hong Kong, he worked as a post-doctoral research officer at the Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security at the Australian National University.
Dr Chang is interested in researching crime and governance of cyberspace - cybercrime, cyber terrorism and cyber warfare. He is particularly interested in the regulation and governance of cyberspace in the Asia-Pacific region. His book Cybercrime in the Greater China Region: Regulatory Responses and Crime Prevention (Edward Elgar, 2012) is about the nature and range of responses to cybercrime between China and Taiwan. His research is highly topical and he has been invited by the governments of Canada, Taiwan, Korea, and Hong Kong to discuss his research findings with senior national security, foreign policy and policing staff.
He is particularly interested in the regulation and governance of cyberspace in the Asia-Pacific region. His professional interest in Asia continues and he is currently researching internet vigilantism in the indo-pacific region. He was also undertaking research into cybercrime and cyber-deviance in this region.
Specialties: Cybercrime; Cyber security; Crime prevention; Taiwan-China relations; Policing; Juvenile Delinquency; Regulatory Pluralism
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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External positions
Visiting Fellow, Australian Strategic Policy Institute Limited (ASPI) (Australia)
25 Mar 2019 → 31 Jul 2019
Founder, CyberBayKin: Myanmar Cyber Security Awareness Campaign
2018 → …
Co-founder and Vice-chairman, Asia Pacific Association of Technology and Society (APATAS)
2014 → …
Member, Simon Fraser University
2014 → …
Visitor, Australian National University
2012 → …
Research area keywords
- Cybercrime
- Cyber Security
- Cyber Bullying
- Internet Vigilantism
- Public Private Partnership
- Restorative Justice
- China/Taiwan relations
- disinformation
- Human Flesh Search
- Co-production of Security
- Telecommunication Scam
- Cybercrime in Asia
- information operation
- Cyber capacity building
Network
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Co-Production of Security in The Digital Age: A Novel Way to Combat Disinformation
1/08/22 → 30/11/22
Project: Research
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Developing cybercrime roadmap: Challenges facing the Federated States of Micronesia
Chang, L., Clough, J., Rudolph, C. & Boorman, J.
Oceania Cyber Security Centre Limited
1/07/21 → 31/01/22
Project: Research
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The power of netizens: internet vigilantism and human flesh searching
1/09/20 → 30/08/21
Project: Research
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Research opportunity around Cybersecurity Maturity Model for Nations Oceania Cyber Security Centre
1/08/20 → 30/12/21
Project: Other
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Evaluating Criminal Transactional Methods in Cyberspace ass Understood in an International Context
Gundur, R., Chang, L., Hunt, D., Levi, M., Ouellet, M., Strolyarova, M. & Topalli, V.
7/12/18 → 30/09/19
Project: Research
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Researching Crime and Deviance in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Ethics When Using Online Data
Chang, L. & Mukherjee, S., 31 Jul 2021, Researching Cybercrimes: Methodologies, Ethics, and Critical Approaches. Lavorgna, A. & Holt, T. J. (eds.). Cham Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 419-433 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Spyware, and the future of public-private collaboration against cybercrime
Chang, L., 22 Sep 2021, 2 p. Clayton Victoria Australia : Monash University.Research output: Other contribution › Other
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We Are All Victims: Questionable Content and Collective Victimisation in the Digital Age
Chang, L., Mukherjee, S. & Coppel, N., Mar 2021, In: Asian Journal of Criminology. 16, 1, p. 37-50 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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What the Hack: Reconsidering Responses to Hacking
Chang, L. & Whitehead, J., 2021, In: Asian Journal of Criminology. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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青少年网络越轨行为的发生过程及原理——基于自我控制理论和差别交往理论的视角
Xu, B., Zhou, Y. & Chang, L., 2021, In: 中国青年社会科学 (China Youth Social Sciences). 2021, 3, p. 79-87 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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Ambassador for the Cyber Security Capacity Maturity Model for Nations (CMM)
Chang, Lennon (Recipient), 2020
Prize: National/international honour
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Dean’s Award for Research Enterprise
Chang, Lennon (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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The Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer Endowment lecture
Lennon Chang (Keynote/plenary speaker)
20 Feb 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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International Conference of Cyber Criminology, Digital Forensic and Information Security
Lennon Chang (Keynote/plenary speaker)
17 Feb 2017 → 18 Feb 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Attorney-General's Department (Comm) (External organisation)
Lennon Chang (Member)
2017 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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Submission to the International Cyber Engagement Strategy
Lennon Chang (Fellow)
31 Mar 2017Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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2017 International Conference on Cybercrime and Cyber forensic, Vancouver
Lennon Chang (Organiser)
2016 → 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press / Media
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Passenger jets at risk of accidental targeting in Ukraine war
6/05/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Aussies warned to watch out for Valentine's Day scams
14/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Australian Parliament Committee Formally Backs Taiwan Over China for Pacific Trade Pact
14/02/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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