Heng Chuan Tan

Heng Chuan Tan serves as a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Illinois. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research focuses on advancing cybersecurity measures for critical infrastructure, particularly in network and system security, industrial control systems, and smart grid defense. He has led a significant grant project, Development of a Toolchain to Automate the Generation of IDS Rules, funded by the National Research Foundation Singapore through the Cyber Security Agency.

His work emphasizes practical solutions, such as automated intrusion detection rule generation (CoToRu) and leveraging digital twins for non-intrusive attestation. He also explores vulnerabilities in IEC 61850 protocols, developing tools like traffic parsers and synthetic datasets for cybersecurity analysis. His contributions highlight a blend of theoretical frameworks and applied tools, addressing challenges in securing modern infrastructure systems.