Hung Nguyen

Professor Hung Nguyen is a faculty member in the School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Adelaide. He leads the Information Warfare and Advanced Cyber Theme within the Defence Trailblazer initiative and directs a research group focused on Cyber-AI, applying AI/ML, graph theory, and game theory to develop autonomous, provable cyber defense solutions. He is eligible to supervise Masters and PhD students and actively recruits research fellows for projects funded by Defence and the Australian Research Council.

• Research Focus: Secure-by-design systems, network fragility, autonomous cyber defense
• Key Tools: Graph theory, game theory, AI/ML
• Applications: Network security, military/civilian collaborations

His work includes the development of Autonetkit (ANK), now integrated into Cisco VIRL, and the widely cited Internet Topology Zoo project. He has secured significant grants, including a 2.5-year project for provable network security in 2023.

Professional Roles

• Associate Editor: IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, Elsevier Ad-Hoc Networks
• Conference Committee: AAMAS 2025, ACM ASIACCS 2025, The Web Conference 2024/2025