David Yau

David Yau is a Professor in the Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD) pillar at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He holds a B.Sc. from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and M.S./Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, all in Computer Science. Previously, he was Distinguished Scientist at the Advanced Digital Sciences Center (ADSC) in Singapore and Qiushi Chaired Professor at Zhejiang University, China. His research focuses on network security, cyber-physical systems, and smart grid resilience.

He has led over 15 research projects funded by agencies like Singapore's NRF, A*Star, and the U.S. NSF. Notable awards include the IBM Fellowship, NSF CAREER Award, and Best Paper awards at IPSN 2017 and IEEE MFI 2010. Yau has advised numerous PhD/Master’s students, many now in academia and industry.

His work spans secure protocols, intrusion detection in critical infrastructures, and privacy-preserving smart grid technologies. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and served on editorial boards of ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks and IEEE journals.