Personal profile
Biography
I am a Senior Lecturer at the University of Western Australia, Australia. Prior, I worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand from 2016 to 2018, where I also received my PhD degree in Apr 2015. My research interests are in security modelling and analysis, Intelligent security solutions, humans in cybersecurity, and cybersecurity education.
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Roles and responsibilities
Cybersecurity
Funding overview
At UWA:
(Australia) DFAT NCP Mobility Grant - $66,000AUD, 2026
(Australia) DSC Collaborative Research Grant - $150,000AUD, 2024-2025
(Australia) DSC Collaborative Research Grant - $150,000AUD, 2023-2024
(Australia) DSC Project Grant - $20,000AUD, 2021
(Australia) DST Research Grant - $200,000AUD, 2020-2021
(Australia) DFAT NCP Mobility Grant - $165,000AUD, 2019-2021
(Australia) DFAT AKF Grant - $50,000AUD, 2018-2020
Others:
(Qatar) Qatar National Research Fund - $726,000USD, 2016-2019
(New Zealand) Claude McCarthy Fellowship - $8,000NZD, 2014-2015
(New Zealand) The University of Canterbury Strategic Fund - $3,000NZD, 2012
Previous positions
Teaching overview
Core Teaching:
CITS2006 - Defensive Cybersecurity, UC, 2024~
CITS3006 - Penetration Testing, UC, 2022~
Past Teaching:
CITS1003 - Introduction to Cybersecurity, UC, 2022
CITS3004 - Cybersecurity, UC, 2018~2021
CITS2401 - Computer Analysis and Visualisation, UC, 2020, 2021, 2023
CITS3002 - Computer Networks, UC, 2019, 2021, 2025
Research
> Security modeling and analysis
> Moving target defense
> Privacy-preserving techniques
> Security and robotics
Languages
Korean
Research expertise keywords
- Cybersecurity
- Network Security
- Moving Target Defense
- Privacy
- robotics and AI
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Enhancing reliability in LLM-integrated robotic systems: A unified approach to security and safety
Zhang, W., Kong, X., Dewitt, C., Bräunl, T. & Hong, J. B., Jan 2026, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 231, 112614.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advanced Privacy Protection in Federated Learning using Server-initiated Homomorphic Encryption
Lee, C., Daggitt, M. L., Gao, Y. & Hong, J. B., 10 Nov 2025, CIKM 2025 - Proceedings of the 34th ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 1438-1448 11 p. (CIKM 2025 - Proceedings of the 34th ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review
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Detecting Code Vulnerabilities using LLMs
Huynh, L., Zhang, Y., Jayasundera, D., Jeon, W., Kim, H., Bi, T. & Hong, J. B., 2025, Proceedings - 2025 55th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks, DSN 2025. Cinque, M., Cotroneo, D., De Simone, L., Eckhart, M., Lee, P. P. C. & Zonouz, S. (eds.). USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 401-414 14 p. (Proceedings - 2025 55th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks, DSN 2025).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review
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Embodied AI in Mobile Robot Simulation with Eye Sim: Coverage Path Planning with Large Language Models
Kong, X., Zhang, W., Hong, J. & Bräunl, T., 2025, Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications, SIMULTECH 2025. Yang, X.-S., Drogoul, A. & Wagner, G. (eds.). Science and Technology Publications, Lda, p. 185-192 8 p. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications; vol. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review
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Expectations Versus Reality: Evaluating Intrusion Detection Systems in Practice
Huynh, L., Hesford, J., Cheng, D., Wan, A., Kim, S., Kim, H. & Hong, J., 2025, Proceedings - 2025 55th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks - Supplemental Volume, DSN-S 2025. Cinque, M., Cotroneo, D., De Simone, L., Eckhart, M., Lee, P. P. C. & Zonouz, S. (eds.). USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 56-62 7 p. (Proceedings - 2025 55th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks - Supplemental Volume, DSN-S 2025).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review
Projects
- 4 Finished
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Dynamic two-way communication using gestures for human-machine teaming
Gilani, Z. (Investigator 01), Hong, J. (Investigator 02), Carter, O. (Investigator 03), Markovic, C. (Investigator 04), Von Mollendorf, D. (Investigator 05) & Howard, Z. (Investigator 06)
Department of Jobs Tourism Science and Innovation (Western Australia)
1/01/23 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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Dynamic two-way communication using gestures for human-machine teaming
Hong, J. (Investigator 01) & Howard, Z. (Investigator 02)
Department of Jobs Tourism Science and Innovation (Western Australia)
5/10/21 → 21/12/21
Project: Research
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Methods for Identifying Anomalies in Real-Time Maritime Traffic Data
Wen, Z. (Investigator 01), Hong, J. (Investigator 02) & Reynolds, M. (Investigator 03)
Defence Science and Technology Group
10/08/20 → 3/08/21
Project: Research
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Intelligent Cybersecurity: Jumpstarting Collaboration on Smarter Security for Dynamic Networks
Hong, J. (Investigator 01)
Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
1/07/18 → 31/01/24
Project: Research
Activities
- 2 Editorial activity
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Computers & Security (Journal)
Hong, J. (Editor)
2025 → …Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Editorial activity
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Future Generation Computer Systems (Journal)
Hong, J. (Editor)
2021Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Editorial activity