Associate ProfessorLennon Chang

Dr Lennon Chang is Associate Professor, Cyber Risk and Policy, in Deakin Cyber Research and Innovation Centre and School of Information Technology, at Deakin University. His research interests focus on the intersection of law and technology, cybercrime and cyber security, co-production of cyber security, disinformation campaign and foreign interference, especially in the Indo-Pacific region. He is also working with governments and NGOs in ASEAN countries on research and training programs to build cyber security capacity and cyber security awareness.

Dr Chang is interested in researching crime and governance of cyberspace and new technology - cyber law, cybercrime, governance of new technology (eg AI and blockchain), public-private collaboration, and co-production of cyber security. He is particularly interested in the regulation and governance of cyberspace in the Asia-Pacific region. His book Cybercrime in the Greater China Region: Regulatory Responses and Crime Prevention (Edward Elgar, 2012) is about the nature and range of responses to cybercrime between China and Taiwan.

His research is highly topical and he has been invited by the governments of Australia, Canada, Taiwan, Korea, Myanmar and Hong Kong to discuss his research findings with senior national security, foreign policy and policing staff. Dr Chang's professional interest in cyber security continues and he is currently researching internet vigilantism in Asia. He is also working with governments and NGOs in ASEAN countries on research and training programs to build cyber security capacity and cyber security awareness.

Research Groups
Deakin Cyber Research and Innovation Centre

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