Dr. Benjamin Tan is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary, in Calgary, Canada. His current research work involves hardware security and robustness of deep learning systems. He previously worked as a Research Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Associate at the New York University Center for Cybersecurity. Before moving to North America, he was a Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland. He was awarded a PhD degree by the University of Auckland, with work that focused on the security in heterogeneous multiprocessor systems. He has research interests in embedded systems and computer architecture in general, and has also done some work on IC supply chain security, specifically, protection against IP reverse-engineering.