The 16th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Networks (CECNet 2026)

Abstract: The rapid evolution of sophisticated cyber threats—ranging from polymorphic malware to targeted social engineering—has exposed the fundamental limitations of traditional, signature-based defenses. In response, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a cornerstone of modern cybersecurity operations. This talk explores the core technologies powering AI-driven security, including supervised and unsupervised machine learning, deep learning for sequential telemetry, and large language models for contextual threat analysis. It further investigates key enterprise applications, focusing on automated Security Operations Center (SOC) triage, User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA), and encrypted network anomaly detection. Finally, the talk addresses critical adversarial challenges, such as model evasion, data poisoning, and the growing necessity of securing AI pipelines themselves. By shifting defense paradigms.

Biography: Han-Chieh Chao received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, in 1989 and 1993, respectively. He is currently a chair professor with the department of applied Iinformatics, Fo Guang University, where he also serves as president. He is also the distinguished chair professor of the department of artificial intelligence, Tamkang University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, emeritus chair professor of the Department of Electrical Engineering, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan, joint appointed professor of the department of computer science and information engineering, National Ilan University, Ilan, Taiwan and distinguished visiting professor of the Institute of Computer Science and Innovation, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was the Director of the Computer Center for Ministry of Education Taiwan from September 2008 to July 2010. His research interests include IPv6, Cross-Layer Design, Cloud Computing, IoT, 5G Mobile Networks and Federated Learning. He has authored or co-authored 4 books and has published about 400 refereed professional research papers. He has completed more than 150 MSEE thesis students and 11 Ph.D. students. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the Institution of Engineering and Technology Networks, the Journal of Internet Technology, the International Journal of Internet Protocol Technology, and the International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing. He is a Fellow of IET (IEE) and a Chartered Fellow of the British Computer Society. Dr. Chao has been ranked as the top 10 AD Scientific Index Scientists on Electrical and Electronic Engineering in Taiwan. Due to Dr. Chao’s contribution of suburban ICT education, he has been awarded the US President's Lifetime Achievement Award and International Albert Schweitzer Foundation Human Contribution Award in 2016, and South East Asia Regional Computer Confederation, SEARCC in 2017. He currently also holds the honorary presidentship of National Dong Hwa University.