Tan Kian Hua, Ph.D.
陈建桦博士
Professor
Primary Focus
- Cyber Defence Operations
- AI Security Governance & Risk Architecture
- Security Operations Centre (SOC) Transformation
- International business
- Project management
- Ethical Hacking
- Cybersecurity
Secondary Focus
- Data Privacy & Regulatory Compliance (PDPA, GDPR, MAS TRM)
- Digital Transformation Strategy
- Management Information Systems
- Quantum-Ready Cryptographic Security
Methodological Expertise
- Applied & Mixed-Methods Research Design
- AI/AGI Security Maturity Frameworks
- Quantitative Risk Modelling
- ISO 42001 & ISO 27001 Audit Methodology
Proposed Dissertation Themes & Research Projects
- Theme 1: AI and AGI Security Governance Frameworks — Development and empirical validation of ISO 42001-aligned maturity models for enterprise AI risk management; examining governance gaps, liability architectures, and board-level accountability structures in organisations deploying generative and autonomous AI systems.
- Theme 2: SOC Transformation in the Era of Generative AI and Adversarial Machine Learning — Evaluating the efficacy of AI-driven detection, automated threat response, and large language model (LLM) integration within 24×7 Security Operations Centre environments; assessing organisational, operational, and adversarial implications of cognitive automation in cyber defence.
- Theme 3: Post-Quantum Cryptographic Transition: Organisational Readiness and Strategic Risk — Investigating enterprise preparedness for the cryptographic disruption posed by quantum computing; analysing migration frameworks, regulatory readiness, and strategic risk governance for transitioning critical infrastructure to post-quantum cryptographic standards.
Time Zone
- Location: Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- Standard Offset: UTC +8 (Singapore Standard Time)
- Availability Note: Consultations and supervision meetings are scheduled on weekday mornings and afternoons. International candidates are accommodated through asynchronous written communication and scheduled video conferencing.
Languages Spoken
- Native/Bilingual: English; Mandarin Chinese
- Professional Working Proficiency: English; Mandarin Chinese
- Limited Working Proficiency: English; Mandarin Chinese
Professional Experience & Biography
Dr. Tan Kian Hua is a scholar-practitioner at the intersection of enterprise cyber defence, artificial intelligence security governance, and data privacy law. With more than fifteen years of operational leadership across government-classified and commercially regulated environments — including tenure as Chief Information Security Officer under Singapore Government, overseeing national Security Operation Center environments — he brings to the academy a depth of practitioner authority that is exceptional among faculty in management and information systems disciplines. He has directed multi-region Security Operation Center strategy across Singapore, Hong Kong, and India; led end-to-end incident response for Severity 1 cyber events; and developed proprietary AI and AGI security assessment frameworks subsequently commercialised within enterprise cybersecurity portfolio. His programmes have been delivered across more than twenty countries.
Formally credentialled in Management Information Systems (PhD, LIGS University), Computer Technology Law, and executive programmes in Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Tan holds certifications encompassing CISM, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor, AWS Certified Security Specialist, and Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect Expert. As founding architect of the LIGS School of Cybersecurity, he supervises doctoral candidates in cybersecurity governance, AI ethics, and risk management. He expects prospective candidates to demonstrate intellectual rigour, methodological independence, and a commitment to research that advances both scholarly theory and applied security practice.
Formally credentialled in Management Information Systems (PhD, LIGS University), Computer Technology Law, and executive programmes in Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Tan holds certifications encompassing CISM, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor, AWS Certified Security Specialist, and Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect Expert. As founding architect of the LIGS School of Cybersecurity, he supervises doctoral candidates in cybersecurity governance, AI ethics, and risk management. He expects prospective candidates to demonstrate intellectual rigour, methodological independence, and a commitment to research that advances both scholarly theory and applied security practice.