• Insect Systematics Laboratory, Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University
  Visiting researcher (2025. Jun.–Aug.)
  國立臺灣大學昆蟲學系 昆蟲系統分類研究室　訪問研究者 (2025年6月3日–8月3日)

• Laboratory of Systematic Entomology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
  Ph. D. student (start from 2025. Oct. 1)
  北海道大学農学院 昆虫体系学研究室　博士班學生 (2025年10月1日起)

• Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University (2022–2024)
  Thesis topic: Systematics of the genus Netelia Gray, 1860 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Tryphoninae) of Taiwan—A focus on the non-nominotypical subgenera (Advisor: Shiuh-Feng Shiao Ph. D.)
  Master of Science in Agriculture
  國立臺灣大學昆蟲學系碩士班 (2022–2024)   農學碩士學位
  論文題目：臺灣產擬瘦姬蜂屬（膜翅目：姬蜂科：柄卵姬蜂亞科）系統分類學研究—聚焦於非指名亞屬 （指導教授：蕭旭峰博士）
  
  

• Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University (2018–2022)
  Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
  國立臺灣大學昆蟲學系學士班 (2018–2022)   農學學士學位

• Co-creator and manager of the Facebook group “姬繭風—臺灣的姬蜂總科 Ichneumonoidea of Taiwan” (2021 to present)
  現任Facebook社團「姬繭風—臺灣的姬蜂總科 Ichneumonoidea of Taiwan」共同創立者暨管理者

• Popular science writer of the blog of "NTUCASE" (Center for the Advancement of Scientific Education, NTU) (2024 to present)
  台大科教中心科普網站《CASE報科學》寫手（不定期供稿）

• Lecturer of "Hymenoptera: Apocrita" for "Insect Taxonomy" and "Insect Taxonomy Lab." lectures at Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University. (2022–2024)
  曾任國立臺灣大學昆蟲學系「昆蟲分類學 」、「昆蟲分類學實習」課程之「膜翅目：細腰亞目」課堂講師

• Lecturer of "Introduction of Diptera Taxonomy" for "The workshop of the Identification and Diagnosis of Quarantine-important Fruit Flies" at Biological Control Branch, Miaoli District Agricultural Research and Extension Station. (2022)
  曾任2022年「檢防疫重要性果實蠅診斷鑑定訓練班」之「雙翅目分類簡介」課堂講師

• Cooperative lecturer for environmental education of “Friendly SEED Inc.” (2020–2024)
  曾任環境友善種子公司環境教育合作推廣講師

• Taiwan Entomological Society  (student membership)
  台灣昆蟲學會 (學生會員)

• International Society of Hymenopterists (student membership)
  國際膜翅目學會 (學生會員)

• The Entomological Society of Japan (young membership)
  日本昆蟲學會 (若手正會員)

• Molecular techniques   分生技術
  DNA extraction; PCR; Electrophoresis and gel analysis. 
  DNA萃取、PCR、電泳與膠圖分析

• Analytical skills   分析技能
  Phylogeny (cladistics and Sanger-based molecular phylogeny); Population genetic analyses; Statistical analyses and data management with R language; Basic GIS analysis.
  親緣關係重建 (支序學與Sanger定序之分子親緣重建)、族群遺傳分析、R統計分析與資料管理、基礎地理資訊系統分析

•  Insect Taxonomic techniques   昆蟲分類學
  General insect preparation methods; Dissection; Photographing; Image editing.
  昆蟲標本製備、解剖、攝影、圖片編輯

• Field skills   野外技術
  General insect sampling methods.
  基礎昆蟲採集方法

Hsuan-Pu Chen got his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Entomology at National Taiwan University (NTU) in Taiwan. He will purchase his Ph.D. at Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University since October 2025. His research interests are the systematics and evolution of the mega-diverse parasitoid wasp family Ichneumonidae. His main research topic involves the taxonomy and morphology of the diverse nocturnal genus of Ichneumonidae, Netelia. Additionally, he is involved in several projects related to taxonomy of other parasitoid wasps (Ichneumonidae) as side-projects.

Hsuan-Pu Chen's fascination with the diverse morphology of the mega-diverse parasitoid wasp family, Ichneumonidae, has led him to explore more intriguing topics. His main research group, nocturnal Darwin wasp genus Netelia, having specialized structure of male genitalia that is widely used for species-level diagnosis, yet their function and evolution remain unknown. Understanding the functional morphology and morphological evolution of male genitalia within genus Netelia would provide valuable insights into the speciation mechanism and evolutionary history of this diverse group.

Since his second year as an undergraduate, Hsuan-Pu Chen joined the Insect Systematic Laboratory led by Prof. Shiuh-Feng Shiao, where he received training in traditional taxonomy, systematics, and geometric morphometrics. Additionally, Hsuan-Pu Chen conducted an independent study at the Institute of Oceanography, NTU, under the guidance of Prof. Wei-Jen Chen during his senior years. The study focused on the integrative taxonomy of goosefish, and it provided him with extensive training in molecular phylogeny and integrative taxonomy.

During Hsuan-Pu Chen's bachelor's and master's studies, he has already achieved several publications related to the taxonomy and biology of Ichneumonoidea and fishes. Most of his publications involved collaborations with foreign researchers, particularly Japanese researchers. He will delve deeper in systematics, comparative morphology, functional morphology, and trait evolution under the instruction of Prof. Kazunori Yoshizawa during his Ph. D. course.

Beyond his research, Hsuan-Pu Chen also deeply passionate about sharing knowledge with the public and contributing to the field of education. He has co-established a Facebook group called "姬繭風—臺灣的姬蜂總科 Ichneumonoidea of Taiwan" to share the beauty of Ichneumonoidea with the public and connect the professional researchers and amateur citizen scientists. As the sole young ichneumologist in the new generation in Taiwan, Hsuan-Pu is also driven to make a significant impact in the field of agricultural entomology through his taxonomic studies. He has established strong connections with the Taiwan Agriculture Research Institute (TARI), utilizing their specimen collection for his research and occasionally assisting with identification. He usually uses the specimens deposited in TARI for his taxonomic publications, which may further contribute to the field and solidifying his commitment to advancing agricultural entomology in Taiwan.