Visiting Researcher Talk: Prof Yuan Xingliang | 02 February 2026

Talk Title

Building Post-Deployment Safeguards for Digital Assets

Speaker

Prof Yuan Xingliang

About the Speaker

Dr Xingliang Yuan is an Associate Professor in the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne, and a Future Fellow of the Australian Research Council (ARC). Previously, he served as a faculty member at the Faculty of IT, Monash University (2017–2024). His research focuses on designing secure networked systems and protocols to protect digital assets in untrusted environments. His research has been supported by ARC, CSIRO, and the Australian Departments of Home Affairs, and Health and Aged Care. Dr. Yuan's work is regularly published in major computer security and networked system venues. His contributions have earned him several honours, including the Dean's Award for Excellence in Research for an ECR (2020), the Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (2021), and most recently, the Excellence in Engagement Award at UniMelb (2024). He is a co-recipient of the Best Paper Award at ESORICS (2021) and an Honourable Mention Paper Award at USENIX Security (2025). Dr. Yuan serves on the editorial board of IEEE TDSC and IEEE TSC (Area Editor in Security, Privacy, and Trust), and as a General Chair for ICDCS'27 and RAID'25, a PC Chair for Lamps@CCS'24, SecTL@AsiaCCS'23, and NSS'22, and a Track Chair for ICDCS'24. He has also received the Notable Reviewers award recently at USENIX Security (2025).

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