Assoc. Prof. Priyadarsi Nanda,University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia
Dr. Priyadarsi Nanda is an Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) with more than 34 years of experience. He is a strong researcher specialising research and development in a vast range of topics; Cybersecurity, IoT security, Internet Traffic Engineering, wireless sensor network security and many more related areas. His most significant work has been in the area of Intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS) using image processing techniques, Sybil attack detection in IoT based applications, intelligent firewall design. In Cybersecurity research, he has published over 130 high quality refereed research papers including Transactions in Computers, Transactions in Parallel Processing and Distributed Systems (TPDS), Future Generations of Computer Systems (FGCS) as well as many ERA Tier A/A* conference articles. Dr. Nanda has successfully supervised 23 HDR at UTS (20 PhD + 3 Masters), and currently, supervising 15 more PhD students.
Assoc. Prof. Chao-Lung Chou, Feng Chia University, Taiwan
Dr. Chou received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Chung Cheng Institute of Technology (CCIT), National Defense University, Taiwan, in 2012. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science at Feng Chia University, Taiwan. His areas of expertise include information security, steganalysis, biometrics, image processing, zero‑trust architecture, and deep learning. His research integrates theoretical foundations with practical applications, contributing to both academic advancement and real‑world security solutions. Dr. Chou has published more than 20 high‑quality, peer‑reviewed research papers and currently serves as the Director of the Master’s Program in Cybersecurity at Feng Chia University, where he is dedicated to cultivating the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. He is also an elected board member of the Chinese Cryptology and Information Security Association (CCISA) and the E‑Security Analysis & Management Association (ESAM), actively supporting the development of the cybersecurity community.