- Kailong Wang (PhD from NUS, now Associate Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology): Network Security, Machine Learning for Security
- Kulani Mahadewa (PhD from NUS, now Senior Lecturer at University of Moratuwa): IoT Security
- Yanjun Zhang (PhD from UQ, now Lecturer at Deakin University): Privacy-preserving Machine Learning
- Quanqi Ye (PhD from NUS, now Lecturer at Waikato University): Mobile Security