Dr  Adrian Tan

Dr Adrian Tan

Associate Lecturer

School of Information and Physical Sciences

Career Summary

Biography

Jin Yeong (Adrian) Tan received the Bachelor Degree (First Class Honours) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Malaysia, in 2016. Driven by a great passion in research, he proceeded to earn the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Newcastle (UoN), Australia, in 2021.

Being a young researcher, Adrian is keen on interdisciplinary research. Aside from his current expertise in the field of information theoretic wireless network security, he looks forward to venture into broader areas of cybersecurity, wireless communications, embedded system, photonics and machine learning.


Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, University of Newcastle
  • Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Hons), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia

Keywords

  • Cybersecurity
  • Embedded System
  • Information Theoretic Security
  • Information Theory
  • Machine Learning
  • Photonics
  • Semiconductor
  • Wireless Communication

Languages

  • English (Mother)
  • Mandarin (Fluent)
  • Malay (Fluent)
  • Other Southeast Asian Languages (Fluent)

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
461301 Coding, information theory and compression 80
510204 Photonics, optoelectronics and optical communications 10
400705 Control engineering 10

Professional Experience

UON Appointment

Title Organisation / Department
Associate Lecturer University of Newcastle
School of Information and Physical Sciences
Australia

Academic appointment

Dates Title Organisation / Department
3/8/2020 -  Casual Academic School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Australia

Teaching

Code Course Role Duration
ENGG2500 Sustainable Engineering Practice
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Casual Academic 19/7/2021 - 28/10/2022
ELEC3730 Digital and Computer Electronics 2
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Casual Academic 22/2/2021 - 3/6/2022
ENGG1003 Introduction to Procedural Programming
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Casual Academic 21/2/2022 - 2/6/2023
ELEC2720 Introduction to Embedded Computing
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Casual Academic 21/2/2022 - 3/6/2022
SENG3320 Software Verification and Validation
School of Information and Physical Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Course Coordinator and Lecturer 20/2/2023 - 2/6/2023
INFT2031 Systems and Network Administration
School of Information and Physical Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Lab Demonstrator 20/2/2023 - 3/6/2023
ELEC4720 Programmable Logic Design
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Course Coordinator and Lecturer 17/7/2023 - 27/10/2023
ELEC4550 Wireless Communication
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Casual Academic 3/8/2020 - 13/11/2020
SENG6400 Network and Distributed Computing
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Casual Academic 19/7/2021 - 29/10/2021
ELEC3500 Telecommunication Networks
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Casual Academic 19/7/2021 - 29/10/2021
SENG6210B Software Engineering Masters Project Part B
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Course Coordinator and Lecturer 17/7/2023 - 27/10/2023
SENG4430 Software Quality
School of Information and Physical Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Course Coordinator and Lecturer 20/2/2023 - 7/6/2024
ELEC1310 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Casual Academic 19/7/2021 - 28/10/2022
SENG2200 Programming Languages and Paradigms
School of Information and Physical Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Course Coordinator and Lecturer 26/2/2024 - 7/6/2024
SENG2260/6260 Human-Computer Interaction
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Course Coordinator and Lecturer 17/7/2023 - 27/10/2023
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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.


Journal article (3 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2019 Tan JY, Ker PJ, Lau KY, Hannan MA, Tang SGH, 'Applications of Photonics in Agriculture Sector: A Review', MOLECULES, 24 (2019)
DOI 10.3390/molecules24102025
Citations Web of Science - 23
2017 Tan JY, Ker PJ, Mani D, Arumugam P, 'GPS-based highway toll collection system: Novel design and operation', Cogent Engineering, 4 (2017)
DOI 10.1080/23311916.2017.1326199
Citations Scopus - 7Web of Science - 4
2017 Arumugam P, Ker PJ, Tan JY, Mani D, 'Microcontroller-based face recognition system with web-based application for car security', Advanced Science Letters, 23 4031-4035 (2017)
DOI 10.1166/asl.2017.8279

Conference (4 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2019 Tan JY, Ong L, Asadi B, 'Can Marton Coding Alone Ensure Individual Secrecy?', 2019 IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW 2019, Visby, Sweden (2019) [E1]
DOI 10.1109/ITW44776.2019.8989263
Co-authors Lawrence Ong
2018 Tan JY, Ong L, Asadi B, 'The secure two-receiver broadcast channel with one-sided receiver side information', 2018 IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW 2018, Guangzhou, China (2018) [E1]
DOI 10.1109/ITW.2018.8613498
Citations Scopus - 1
Co-authors Lawrence Ong
2016 Tan JY, Ker PJ, Abdullah A, 'Smart home design with XBee Wi-Fi and Android-based graphical user interface', Proceedings of the 14th IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD): Advancing Technology for Humanity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2016) [C1]
DOI 10.1109/SCORED.2016.7810055
Citations Scopus - 3
2016 Tan JY, Ker PJ, Mani D, Arumugam P, 'Development of a GPS-based highway toll collection system', 2016 6th IEEE International Conference on Control System, Computing and Engineering (ICCSCE), Batu Ferringhi, Malaysia (2016) [E1]
DOI 10.1109/ICCSCE.2016.7893557
Citations Scopus - 3Web of Science - 1
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Research Supervision

Number of supervisions

Completed0
Current2

Current Supervision

Commenced Level of Study Research Title Program Supervisor Type
2022 Masters Performance Analysis and Transmission Design of Pliable Index Coding with Restricted Message Requirements M Philosophy(Elec Engineering), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2022 PhD Improve the Security and Privacy of the Internet of Things PhD (Computer Engineering), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
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Dr Adrian Tan

Position

Associate Lecturer
School of Information and Physical Sciences
College of Engineering, Science and Environment

Contact Details

Email adrian.tan10@newcastle.edu.au
Phone (02) 4055 0700

Office

Room ES233
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