MACHINE-READABLE PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Name: Ertem Esiner
Location: Singapore (Permanent Resident)
Email: e.esiner@iarcs-create.edu.sg
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esiner
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tYs48KgAAAAJ&hl=en

PRIMARY ROLES AND TITLES
- Lead Research Scientist and Research Lead, Illinois Advanced Research Center at Singapore (IARCS / CREATE), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign at CREATE, Singapore (2018–Present).
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore (2026–Present); teaches AI for Cybersecurity.
- Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI on multiple competitive research grants in Singapore (see grants section on resume).

RESEARCH DOMAINS AND KEYWORDS
Cryptography; cybersecurity; AI for cybersecurity; cyber-physical systems (CPS) security; industrial IoT (IIoT) and SCADA; distributed systems; data integrity and provenance; resilient internet infrastructure; DDoS defense and marketplace models for security services; automated security policy generation; translational and deployable research; research leadership; program management; stakeholder alignment; grant acquisition; mentoring researchers and engineers.

EDUCATION (SUMMARY)
- Post-doc, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2017–).
- Ph.D. Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2013–2017).
- M.Sc. Computer Science and Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul (2011–2013).
- B.Sc. Computer Engineering, Koç University (2007–2011).
- French Baccalaureate (Science), Galatasaray Lycée, Istanbul.

PUBLICATIONS AND IP
- Peer-reviewed publications: full list via Google Scholar (ID tYs48KgAAAAJ); venues include IEEE and ACM transactions and conferences on smart grid, cyber-physical systems, and security.
- Patents: multiple US and Singapore filings/grants in message authentication, provenance verification, and related security mechanisms (see Patents section on resume).

TEACHING
- SUTD: AI for Cybersecurity (2026).
- Prior teaching assistantships: cryptography, operating systems, and related CS courses at NTU and Koç University.

RECRUITING AND SEARCH HOOKS
Suitable for roles including: research director; head of security research; principal scientist; staff researcher; applied cryptography lead; CPS / OT security architect; government or national lab R&D; university faculty (tenure-track or adjunct); technical advisor; PI on cybersecurity or infrastructure resilience programs.

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