Biography

Dr. Yau Wei Chuen is an Associate Professor in the School of Computing and Data Science at Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM), where he has served as a pioneering academic staff member since its establishment in 2016. He is currently the leader of the Cyber Security Research Group within SCDS. Dr. Yau received his BS and MS degrees from the National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, and his PhD degree from the Multimedia University, Malaysia. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and a Professional Technologist in Cyber Security. In addition, he holds several industry-recognized certifications, including GMOB (GIAC Mobile Device Security Analyst), GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials), and HCIA (Huawei Certified ICT Associate) - Datacom.

Dr. Yau’s  research  interests  include  cryptography,  security  protocols,  intrusion detection, network security, blockchain, and  machine  learning.  He served as General Co-Chair of Mycrypt 2016 and has been invited to serve on program  committees for  various international  conferences. He also contributes as a guest editor and reviewer for numerous academic journals. Dr. Yau has served as a member of the Evaluation Panel for MySEAL (National List of Trusted Cryptographic Algorithms). Additionally, he has led or participated in multiple research projects funded by the Malaysian government. He is also actively involved in providing research consultancy and professional training to industry partners.

Research Interest

Cryptography,  security  protocols,  intrusion detection, network security, blockchain, and  machine  learning.

Educational Background

• PhD, Multimedia University (2013)

• MS, National Cheng Kung University (2001)

• BS, National Cheng Kung University (1999)

Working Experience

• Associate Professor, Xiamen University Malaysia (2016 -present)

• Lecturer / Senior Lecturer, Multimedia University (2004 -2016)

Research Experience

(As a principal investigator, co-researcher, or consultant)

• Towards Robust Federated Learning: Integrated Defences Against Stealthy Backdoor Attacks
  o    Funding: XMUM Research Fund (XMUMRF) (2025 – 2028)

• Developing a Standardized Benchmark Dataset for Detecting Second-Order SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
  o    Funding: XMUMRF (2025 – 2027)

• Data Hiding-based Lightweight Authentication in the Multi-UAV Network Domain
  o    Funding: Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)(2024 –2026)

• Secure and Energy-efficient Data Hiding in Flying Ad-hoc Networks
  o    Funding: XMUMRF (2024 –2026)

• Design and Analysis of Cryptographically Secure Data Sharing Protocol for Cyber-Physical Cloud Environment
  o    Funding: FRGS (2023 –2026)

• Formulating Histogram-based Sparse Representation Model for Masked Face Recognition using Deep Learning
  o    Funding: FRGS (2023 –2025)

• Formulation of a Machine Learning Method for Optimum Photovoltaic Energy Harvesting for Green Hydrogen Production
  o    Funding: FRGS (2023 –2025)

• Cryptographically Secure Cloud-Based Infrastructure (CryptCloud)
  o    Funding: TM R&D(2022 –2024)

• Advanced Cryptanalysis of Symmetric Cryptographic Primitives and their Components
  o    Funding: XMUMRF (2022 –2024)

• Investigating the Security of Lightweight Authenticated Encryption Primitives 
  o    Funding: FRGS (2021 –2023)

• Stegano-M: Steganography Techniques for Motion Capture Data 
  o    Funding: XMUMRF (2019 –2024)

• Hybrid Public Key Infrastructure: A Combination of Conventional and Identity-Based Setting
  o    Funding: Prototype Research Grant Scheme (PRGS) (2019 –2021)

• Analysis ofLightweight Cryptography Algorithms 
  o    Funding: XMURF (2019 –2023)

• Design and Analysis of Transformation Framework for Cryptographic Electronic Systems
  o    Funding: FRGS (2019 –2022)

• Security & Cheat Resilience Requirements & System Support Development for iCycle Phinonics
  o    Funding: iCycle Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Jun 2018 –Aug 2018)

• Data Analysis for Users’ Learning Behaviour
  o    Funding: Zap Zap Math (Jun 2017 –Aug 2017)

Representative Publications

https://scholar.google.com.my/citations?user=UUVu-KEAAAAJ&hl=en

• L.  Zhou,  W.-C.  Yau*,  Y.S.  Gan,  S.-T.  Liong,  “E-WebGuard:  Enhanced  neural architectures for precision web attack detection”, Computers & Security, Volume 148, 2025, 104127, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2024.104127.

• Q.  W.  Gan,  W.-C.  Yau*,  Y.S.  Gan,  I.  Salam,  S.  Guo,  C.-C.  Chang,  Y.  Wu,  L.  Zhou, “DSteganoM: Deep Steganography for Motion Capture Data”, Expert  Systems with Applications, Volume 238, Part C, 121955, 2024. 

• T.  Fang, I.  Salam*, W.-C.  Yau, “Improved Differential Fault Analysis of Grain-128AEAD”, J Surveill Secur Saf 2024;5:62-79. http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/jsss.2023.42 

• C.H. Tantowibowo,W.-C. Yau*, “ArtProtect: Blockchain and NFC-based Anti-counterfeit  System  for  Physical  Art”, IET  Blockchain1–20, 2024.https://doi.org/10.1049/blc2.12069.

• L. Guo, X. Ma, WC.,Yau, “Online/Offline and Fine-Grained Controllable Editing with Accountability and Revocability in Blockchains,” In: Zhu, J., Wu, Q., Ding, Y.,  Song,  X.,  Lu,  Z.  (eds) Blockchain  Technology  and  Application.  CBCS  2023. Communications  in  Computer  and  Information  Science,  vol  2098.  Springer, Singapore, 2024. 

• W.L. Teng, I. Salam, WC., Yau, J.Y. Teh, “Cube Attacks on Round-Reduced Grain-128AEAD,” In: Miraz, M.H., Southall, G., Ali, M., Ware, A. (eds) Emerging Technologies in Computing. iCETiC 2023. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol  538.  Springer,  Cham.  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50215-6_8, 2023.7.E.Z. 

• Teoh, W.-C. Yau, T.S.Ong, and T.Connie, “Explainable Housing Price Prediction  With  Determinant  Analysis”, International  Journal  of Housing Markets  and  Analysis,  Vol.  16  No.  5,  pp.  1021-1045,2023. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-02-2022-0025. 

• I. Salam, W.-C. Yau*, R.C.W. Phan, J. Pieprzyk,“Differential fault attacks on the  lightweight  authenticated  encryption  algorithm  CLX-128,” J Cryptogr Eng13, 265–281, 2023.

• Y.S. Gan, W. Chen, W.-C. Yau*, Z. Zou, S.-T. Liong, S.-Y. Wang, “3D SOC-Net: Deep  3D  Reconstruction  Network  Based  on  Self-Organizing  Clustering Mapping”, Expert  Systems  with  Applications,  Volume  213,  Part  C,  119209, 2023.

• L. Guo, Q. Wang and W. -C. Yau*, “Online/Offline Rewritable Blockchain with Auditable Outsourced Computation,” IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, vol.  11,  no.  1,  pp.  499-514,  1  Jan.-March  2023, doi: 10.1109/TCC.2021.3102031.

• L.  Guo,  H.  Lei  and  W. -C. Yau*, “One-Time  Rewritable  Blockchain  with Traitor Tracing and Bilateral Access Control,”2022  IEEE  International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom), Wuhan, China, 2022, pp. 905-912, doi: 10.1109/TrustCom56396.2022.00125.

• S. Cai, W. C. Yau, T. S. Ong and J. H. Teng, “Transforming Finger Vein Template  in  Multi-instance Scenario,”2022  10th  International  Conference on    Information    and    Communication    Technology    (ICoICT), Bandung, Indonesia, 2022, pp. 252-257, doi: 10.1109/ICoICT55009.2022.9914870.

• W.L. Teng, I. Salam, W.-C.Yau, J. Pieprzyk, R.C.W. Phan, “Cube Attacks on Round-Reduced   TinyJAMBU,” Scientific   Reports,12,5317,   2022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09004-3.

• Y. S. Gan, W. -C. Yau, S. -T. Liong, C. -C. Chen,“Automated Classification System for  Tick-Bite  Defect  on  Leather,” Mathematical  Problems  in Engineering,vol.2022,Article ID5549879,12pages,2022. 

• K. -M. Chan, S. -H. Heng, W. -C. Yau* and S. -C. Tan, “Trapdoor Privacy in Public Key Encryption With Keyword Search: A Review,” IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 21584-21598, 2022, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3151429. 

• W. -C. Yau, W. -S. Yap, J. -J. Chin, “On the Security of a Non-Interactive Authenticated  Key  Agreement  over  Mobile  Communication  Networks,” Malaysian Journal of Mathematical Sciences, vol. 15, pp. 77-89, 2021. 

• J. Chia, S.-H. Heng, J.-J. Chin, S.-Y. Tan, W.-C. Yau, “An Implementation Suite for a  Hybrid  Public  Key  Infrastructure,” Symmetry, 13(8):1535. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13081535, 2021. 

• T. B. Aderinola, T. Connie, T. S. Ong, W. -C. Yau* and A. B. J. Teoh, “Learning Age From Gait: A Survey,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 100352-100368, 2021.

• I. Salam, T.H. Ooi, L. Xue, W.-.C Yau*, J. Pieprzyk, R.C.W. Phan, “Random Differential  Fault  Attacks  on  the  Lightweight  Authenticated  Encryption Stream Cipher Grain-128AEAD”, IEEE Access, Vol. 9, pp. 72568-72586, 2021.

• S. Wu, W.-C. Yau*, T.S. Ong, S.C. Chong, “Integrated Churn Prediction and Customer Segmentation Framework for Telco Business”, IEEE Access, Vol. 9, pp. 62118-62136, 2021.

• L. Guo, X. Yang, W.-C. Yau*, “TABE-DAC: Efficient Traceable Attribute-Based Encryption Scheme with Dynamic Access Control based on Blockchain”, IEEE Access, Vol. 9, pp. 8479-8490, 2021.

• Y.S. Gan, S.S. Chee, Y.-C. Huang, S.-T. Liong, W.-C. Yau*, “Automated Leather Defect Inspection using Statistical Approach on Image Intensity”, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, Vol. 12 (10), pp. 9269-9285, 2021.

• I. Salam, K.Y. Law, L. Xue, W.-C. Yau, “Differential Fault Based Key Recovery Attacks on TRIAD,” In: Hong D. (eds) Information Security and Cryptology –ICISC 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12593, pp. 273-287, Springer, Cham, 2020.

• X. Wu, S. Guo, G. Xing, M. Liao, C.C. Chang, W.-C. Yau, “Information Hiding in Motion Data of Virtual Characters”, Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 159, pp. 113516, 2020.

• L.Guo, Z. Li, W.-C. Yau*, S.-Y. Tan, “A Decryptable Attribute-Based Keyword Search Scheme on eHealth Cloud in Internet of Things Platform”, IEEE Access, Vol. 8, pp. 26107-26118, 2020.

• L. Guo, J. Wang, W.-C. Yau*, “Efficient Hierarchical Identity-Based Encryption System for Internet of Things”, Symmetry, 11(3), 913, 2019.

• S.-T. Liong, Y. S. Gan, W.-C. Yau, Y.-C. Huang, L. K. Tan, “OFF-ApexNet on Micro-expression Recognition System”, Signal Processing: Image Communication, Volume 74, pp. 129-139, 2019.

• G.S. Poh, J.-J. Chin, W.-C. Yau, K.-K.R. Choo, M.S. Mohamad, “Searchable Symmetric Encryption: Designs and Challenges”, ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR), 50 (3), 40, 2017.

Honors / Awards

• FYP Supervisor of the winner: The “Best Final Year Project Award (1st place)” in the Computer Science and Technology (CST) programme, academic session 2025/04 – Jin Chicheng, 2025

• Outstanding Research Award (2024) – School of Computing and Data Science

• Outstanding Teaching Award (2024) – School of Computing and Data Science

• Huawei ICT Competition 2024-2025 APAC Final – Teaching Competition – Third Prize

• Huawei ICT Competition - Networking Track – Second Prize (National), 2024

• FYP Supervisor of the winner: The “Best Final Year Project Award (2nd place)” in the Software Engineering (SWE) programme, academic session 2024/04 – Tan Zi Yue, 2024

• Best Paper Award – Co-author of the paper “Cube Attacks onRound-Reduced Grain-128AEAD” presented in the 6th International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Computing 2023 (iCETiC '23)

• The  Second  China-Africa  Youth  Innovation  and  Entrepreneurship  Competition – Excellence Award (Mentor of the winning team), 2023

• FYP Supervisor of the winner: BP Malaysia Award – Au Yi Ang, 2023

• FYP Supervisor of the winner: The “Best Final Year Project Award (1st place)” in the Computer Science and Technology (CST) programme, academic session 2023/04 – Fu Ge, 2023

• FYP Supervisor of the winner: The “Best Final Year Project Award (2nd place)” in the Software Engineering (SWE) programme, academic session 2022/09 – Zhou Luchen, 2023

• Mentor of the winning team: The 2nd China-Malaysia Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition – Second Prize in Business Enterprise Group, 2021 

• Research, Innovation, Commercialisation & Entrepreneurship Showcase (RICES) – Silver Medal, 2018

• International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX) - Silver Medal, 2015