Rate My Professor Jin Hong

Dr. Jin Hong is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, School of Physics, Mathematics and Computing, at the University of Western Australia. He obtained his PhD in Computer Science and Software Engineering from the University of Canterbury in April 2015, with a thesis titled 'Scalable and Adaptable Security Modelling and Analysis,' and his BSc (Hons) First Class from the same institution in February 2012. His career at UWA began as a Lecturer in February 2018, advancing to Senior Lecturer in February 2021. Previously, he held a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Canterbury from 2016 to 2018, along with research and teaching assistant roles there from 2011 to 2015.

Jin Hong's research focuses on cybersecurity, including security modelling and analysis, intelligent security solutions such as moving target defense, privacy-preserving techniques, humans in cybersecurity, and cybersecurity education, with applications to networks like cloud, IoT, SDN, CPS, robotics, and AI. He has received substantial funding, including DFAT NCP Mobility Grants ($66,000 AUD in 2026 and $165,000 AUD from 2019-2021), DSC Collaborative Research Grants ($150,000 AUD each for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025), DST Research Grant ($200,000 AUD 2020-2021), Qatar National Research Fund ($726,000 USD 2016-2019), and others totaling over $1.5 million. Among his 73 research outputs are recent peer-reviewed works such as 'Enhancing reliability in LLM-integrated robotic systems: A unified approach to security and safety' (Journal of Systems and Software, 2026), 'Advanced Privacy Protection in Federated Learning using Server-initiated Homomorphic Encryption' (CIKM 2025), 'Detecting Code Vulnerabilities using LLMs' (DSN 2025), and 'Embodied AI in Mobile Robot Simulation with Eye Sim: Coverage Path Planning with Large Language Models' (SIMULTECH 2025). He serves as Editor for Computers & Security (2025–present) and Future Generation Computer Systems (2021–present), and holds leadership roles such as General Chair for ACISP 2026 and Program Chair for PRDC 2025. At UWA, he coordinates programs for Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science (Honours) and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Software Engineering, and teaches units including Defensive Cybersecurity, Penetration Testing, and Introduction to Cybersecurity.