RESEARCH AREAS

• Applied cryptography (應用密碼學)

• Network/Communication Protection (網路與通訊保護) 

• Automotive Security (汽車安全) 

• Decentralized Data Privacy (去中心化數據隱私)

EDUCATION

• Feb. 2018 :  PhD in Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT, 印度理工學院) Dhanbad.  [2025 NIRF Engg. Rank: #15]

WORK EXPERIENCE 

• Aug. 2025 – Present :  Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University (國立中山大學), Taiwan.  [2026 QS-WUR: #436]

• Aug. 2021 – Jul. 2025 :  Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan. 

• Feb. 2020 – Jul. 2021 :  Faculty, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan. 

• Aug. 2018 – Jan. 2020 :  Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan. 

• May 2017 – Jul. 2018 :  Assistant Professor, Area of Computer Science and Engineering, NIIT University, India. 

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Research Distinctions: 

• Best Presentation Award (榮獲 第三十六屆全國資訊安全會議最佳簡報獎), 36th National Conference on Information Security (CISC), May 2026. (together with student Wei-Lun Lin)

• IEEE Best Young Professional Member Award — Academic Research Category, IEEE Tainan Section, Taiwan, Nov. 2025. [Link]

• Excellent Faculty Award in Academic Research (榮獲113學年度國立中山大學「學術研究績優教師」獎), National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, Dec. 2024. [Link] 

• Team Excellent Faculty Award (榮獲113學年度國立中山大學「團隊績優教師」獎), National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, Jun. 2024. [Link] 

• 20th National Innovation Award — Academic Research Category (第二十屆「國家新創獎」學研新創組), Research Center for Biotechnology and Medicine Policy, Tawain, Dec. 2023. (together with Prof. Fan, Prof. Chuang, Dr. Yang, and Prof. Hsu) [Link]

• 2023 Excellent Project Execution Achievement Award (112年度「優良計畫執行成果獎」), Department of Engineering and Technology, NSTC, Taiwan, Dec. 2023. (Role: Co-PI; credits to PI: Prof. Fan)

• 2023 FutureTech Award (「2023未來科技獎」), NSTC, Taiwan, Aug. 2023. (together with Prof. Fan, Prof. Chuang, Dr. Yang, and Prof. Hsu) [Link] 

• NSTC Brightest Achievement Award (最亮成果獎), NSTC (國家科學及技術委員會前瞻資安科技專案辦公室), Taiwan, Jun. 2023. (together with Prof. Fan, Prof. Chuang, Dr. Yang, and Prof. Hsu) [Link] 

• Postdoctoral Researcher Academic Research Award (榮獲108年度科技部「博士後研究人員學術研究獎」), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan, May 2020. [Link1, Link 2]

• Outstanding Paper Award, International Computer Symposium (ICS), Springer, Dec. 2018. 

Professional Honors: 

• Springer Nature Author Service Award (Editor of Distinction Awards), Scientific Reports, 2026.

• Reviewer Certificate: 

  • IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC) for 2026 

  • IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC) for 2026 and 2025 

  • IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing (TETC) for 2026 and 2025

  • Security & Privacy for 2025.

• IEEE Senior Member Grade Eleveation, IEEE, Aug. 2021.

Teaching Excellence:

• Excellent Teaching Course Awards (國立中山大學「教學優良課程」獎):

  • Cryptography (密碼學, CSE512) for 114-1.

  • Digital Signature Schemes and Applications (數位簽章機制與應用, CSE518) for 114-1.

  • Secure Programming (安全程式設計, CSE514) for 114-2, 112-2 and 110-2.

  • Object-Oriented Programming (物件導向程式設計, CSE391/CSE3002) for 114-2, 112-1 and 110-1.

  • Secure Cryptographic Protocol (安全密碼協定, CSE513) for 108-2.

SERVICES

• Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics (TCE), ISSN: 0098-3063, 2026-present. [Link]

• Editorial Board Member, Discover Computing (2026SCIE, ISSN: 2948-2992), 2025~present.  [Link] 

• Member, 台灣資安科技研究中心 (TACC@NSYSU), 2023~present.  [Link] 

• Honorary Advisory Committee of Indian Professor in Taiwan, Taiwan Education Center in Taiwan, National Tsing Hua University (國立清華大學印度臺灣華語教育中心), 2021~present.  

• Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports (Q1 SCIE, Nature Portfolio, ISSN: 2045-2322), 2025~present.  [Link]

• Editorial Board Member, PLoS One (Q1 SCIE, ISSN: 1932-6203), 2025~present. [Link]

• Lead Guest Editor, Mathematical Cryptography and Its Application on Authentication and Verification, Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390, SCIE-IF: 2.4), 2024. [Link]

• Early Career Editorial Board Member, Computer Systems Science and Engineering (ISSN: 0267-6192), 2023~present. [19.03.2023]

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Soft Computing Paradigm (ISSN: 2582-2640), 2021~2023.

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Surveillance, Security and Safety (ISSN: 2694-101), 2021~2022. 

• Academic Editor, Security and Communication Networks, Hindawi. [21.10.2021]

• Editorial Board Member, Mathematics and Computer Science, 2020~2022.

• Editorial Board Member, Cloud Computing and Data Science, Universal Wiser Publisher, Singapore. [12.11.2019]