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I am a cybersecurity researcher and educator with over eight years of teaching and five years of industry experience, specializing in securing software applications and detecting advanced cyber threats.

I earned my PhD in Computer Science (Dependable Systems Security) from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan, under Prof. Yu-Sung Wu, where we developed PERMIT and SQUIRREL, innovative tools for detecting mitigating sophisticated security attacks. My research has been published in top-tier venues like IEEE Transactions and ACM. I also hold a Master’s in Cyber Security and a Bachelor’s in Information Technology.

Beyond academia, I worked as a Threat Researcher at TXOne Networks, Taiwan focusing on securing ICS/OT environments, and as a Cyber Security Engineer at Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan, enhancing software security. Additionally, I contributed to Vehicular Network Security as a Research Fellow at ESIGELEC—IRSEEM, France. I have also served as an Assistant Professor at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal University, India.

Currently, I am a Lecturer at Monash University (Malaysia Campus), integrating research-driven insights into teaching while exploring emerging cybersecurity and privacy challenges.

I welcome collaborations on cybersecurity research and innovation—let’s connect!

Dependable Software Security & Resilience

Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure (ICS & OT)

Next-Gen Fuzzing for Vulnerability Detection

Privacy Protection in the Data Lifecycle

AI-Driven Cyber Threat Detection

Software Security and Secure Software Engineering: Secure coding practices, vulnerability assessment, and software protection mechanisms.

Cybersecurity for Critical Systems (ICS & OT): Securing industrial control systems (ICS), SCADA, and other operational technologies (OT) against cyber threats.

Privacy-Preserving Technologies: Focus on cryptographic techniques, data anonymization, and privacy-preserving mechanisms in data sharing and storage.

Fuzzing and Vulnerability Discovery: Cutting-edge fuzzing techniques and methodologies for detecting software vulnerabilities and strengthening systems against attacks.

AI and Machine Learning in Cybersecurity: Application of AI and ML techniques to detect, predict, and mitigate emerging cyber threats.

Resilience and Dependability in Software Systems: Designing robust, fault-tolerant software systems with a focus on security resilience.

Emerging Technologies Security (IoT, Blockchain, etc.): Securing next-gen technologies, including IoT devices, blockchain-based solutions, and autonomous systems.