Curriculum Vitae

Research interests

digital governance, civic tech, open data

Current affiliation

• Advisory Committee Member, Hakka Affairs Council, Taiwan
• Advisory Committee Member, Cambodia ICT & Digital Forum (CamIDF), Cambodia

Past affiliation

• Civil Society Representative, Open Parliament Multi-Stakeholder Forum (OP-MSF), Legislative Yuan, Taiwan

Publications

• Kuo-Wei Wu, Shun-Ling Chen, Poren Chiang, „Open with Caution“. How Taiwan Approaches Platform Governance in the Global Market and Geopolitics, in Perspectives on Platform Regulation 165–86 (Judit Bayer et al. eds., 2021).

Government Reports

• Chih-Hsin Liu & Poren Chiang, Civic Tech and Its Role in Digital Democracy: Case Studies of Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, Ministry of Digital Affairs (Taiwan) (2024, upcoming).

Articles

• Shun-Ling Chen, Poren Chiang, Cathy Lee, Yi-Ying Chao, 簡訊實聯制觀察筆記（一）：法規背景與使用趨勢 [Observations on SMS Contact Tracing Registration System (Ⅰ): Regulatory History and Usage Trends], on IIAS Information Law Center blog (Feb. 25, 2022).
• Shun-Ling Chen, Poren Chiang, Cathy Lee, Yi-Ying Chao, 簡訊實聯制觀察筆記（二）：統計資料來源比較與開放性問題 [Observations on SMS Contact Tracing Registration System (Ⅱ): Statistics Source Comparison and the Open Data Issue], on IIAS Information Law Center blog (Mar. 29, 2022).
• Shun-Ling Chen, Poren Chiang, Cathy Lee, 簡訊實聯制觀察筆記（三）：用量變化因素與裁罰爭議 [Observations on SMS Contact Tracing Registration System (Ⅲ): Usage-Affecting Factors and Penal Controversies], on IIAS Information Law Center blog (May 2, 2022).
• Shun-Ling Chen, Poren Chiang, Cathy Lee, 簡訊實聯制觀察筆記（四）：防疫實益與總結 [Observations on SMS Contact Tracing Registration System (Ⅳ): Pandemic Control Effectiveness and Conclusion], on IIAS Information Law Center blog (Jun. 29, 2022).

Employment

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

• Cybersecurity Inspection Counselor for HCI Lab, Department of Civil & Construction Engineering

Wikimedia Taiwan

• Research Assistant for Digital Democracy Working Group
• doubles as the Asia Pacific Policy Extern of Access Now

Academia Sinica, Taiwan

• Research Assistant, Institutum Iurisprudentiae (IIAS)

Education

UCLA School of Law

• Degree: Master of Laws (LL.M.)
• Specialization: Digital Law and Policy

National Taiwan University

• Degree: Bachelor of Laws
• Honors:
  • Minor Merit for developing and operating campus electronic vote system
  • Honorable Mention for leading Student Association’s IT team

Indiana University Bloomington

• Exchange Student, Maurer School of Law

Internships

Taiwan Thinktank Foundation

• Part-time Network Administrator

Judicial Reform Foundation

• Part-time Frontend Engineer

National Taiwan University

• Part-time Research Assistant, Multimedia Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering

Awards

• TISF Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award (2013)
• Represented Taiwan in SEARCC ISSC 2012

Media coverage

• Lee Yuanjhen, Vong Xiumen, Social Media Platform vs. The People—How Privacy and Freedom of Speech are Affected?, Iuˊ Liau Moˇ Liau Kiung Ha Coˊ Liauˇ, Radio Taiwan Intl. (Jan. 8, 2024).
• Huang Yumei, Lee Yuanjhen, Digital Governance Talent Poren Chiang, Saˇ Saˇ Oi Heu Sangˊ, HakkaRadio (Aug. 14, 2022).
• Lin Kuanting, Does NTU’s Painful Lesson Prove E-Voting Infeasible?, CommonWealth Mag. (Dec. 18, 2019).
• Wang Liheng, Live from SITCON: Statutes on the Left Hand, Python on the Right Hand, NTUOSC Organizer Poren Chiang Promotes Open Source on Campus, iThome (Mar. 12, 2015).

Non-profit organizations

g0v.tw

• Marketing & Communication Task Force Coordinator, g0v Summit (2024, current)
  • Leads and oversees the design, social media presence, public relations, and web development volunteers.
• Marketing Volunteer, g0v Summit (2020)
• Conference Session Assistant, g0v Summit (2016)
• Mandarin–English Interpreter, g0v Summit (2014, 2018)

HITCON

• Interpretation Team Coordinator, HITCON (2022–current)
• Mandarin–English Interpreter, HITCON (2012–)

SITCON

• Co-founder (2013–current)
• Administration Team Coordinator (2013–14)
• Summer Camp Vice Organizer (2014)
• Vice Organizer (2015–16)
• Chief Organizer (2017)
• Editorial Volunteer (2018)
• Marketing & PR Team Coordinator (2019)
• Agenda Team Vice Coordinator (2021)
• Editorial Team Vice Coordinator (2022)

NTU Student Association

• IT Commissioner, Election & Recall Executive Committee (2018)
• Student representative of College of Law, Student Congress (2017)
  • Vice-chairperson, Judiciary Committee
  • Chairperson, Election & Recall Supervising Committee
• Supervising Board member, NTU Co-op (2016)
• Minister of Student Rights & Welfare (28^th, 2015–16)
• IT Coordinator, Ministry of Secretary (2014–16)
• Member, Ministry of Student Rights & Welfare (2013–15)

NTU Open Source Community (NTUOSC)

• Founder (2014–)
• President (1^st, 2014–15)
  • Elected as club representative at Club Affairs Committee (2014)

COSCUP

• Public Relations Volunteer (2017–18)
• Marketing Volunteer (2014–16)
• Service Volunteer (2012)

Selected projects

• NTU Vote Authentication (Py/Java/C♯)
• Statute Publication Toolkit (Python)
• Personal Site of Prof. Chao-ju Chen
• Weekly Newsletter Archive (Django)
• g0v.tw MoeDict on MeeGo (QML)
• Moso Pomodoro App (Swift)

Selected presentations

Keynotes

• 2nd CamIDF Meeting @ Phnom Penh 2022: Digital Government Landscape in Taiwan: Schnitzels, Whistles, Unicorns

Conferences

• Code for Japan Summit 2024: Bittersweet: Civic Tech, Public-Private Partnership, and Democracy in East Asia
• COSCUP 2023: “Trust the System?” Due Process Considerations of Algorithmic Decision-Making
• COSCUP 2022: The License Strikes Back: AGPL in the Age of SaaS
• COSCUP 2022: Save for a rainy day? Observations and controversies of 1922 SMS registration system
• Cambodia ICT Camp 2022: Plus, and Beyond!: Open source licenses, Creative Commons, & how to use them
• COSCUP 2020: Restructuring a Black Box Society: Regulation and Due Process in the Era of the Algorithm
• Cambodia ICT Camp 2018, Siem Reap, Cambodia: Community and beyond: building a sustainable community
• g0v.summit 2018: OK NTU, let’s cast e-vote!
• SOSCON 2018, Chongqing, China: Fantastic Vote System and Where to Find ’em
• MOPCON 2015, Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Crossing Platform with Elegance: Designing a multi-platform application using QML
• HKOSCon 2015, Hong Kong: From 1 to 2300: A brief history of SITCON and how it was organized
• SITCON 2015: The First Year of NTUOSC
• PyCON APAC 2014: Roboconf: Django on Conference Holding

Keynotes

• 2^nd Cambodia ICT Digital Forum (CamIDF) @ Phnom Penh 2022: Digital Government Landscape in Taiwan: Schnitzels, Whistles, Unicorns
• SITCON × HK 2017 @ Hong Kong: Rise! How and Why We Form a Community

Panels

• DRAPAC 2024 How does the government use our personal data? Challenges in freedom of information, litigation, and legislation
• APrIGF 2024 Is Asia-Pacific Ready for AI? Balancing Innovation, Ethical Governance, and Marginalized Needs

Invited talks & internal trainings

• Science & Technology Law Institute, Institute for Information Industry, 101 Infosec Tips for Busy People: Protect Privacy! Secure Personal Information! Easily Adaptable! (2025)
• Department of Land Economics, National Chengchi University, Homebrew GIS Analysis through Open Data & API (2020)
• Department of Computer Science, Tonghai University, Codeweaver and the Talent-welders in the Era of Technology (2016)
• YZU ITAC, FOSS License: The Sword of Promised Victory (2016)
• HackNTU, From FLOSS culture to free campus (2015)

Workshops

• FtO Yokohama, Promoting Digital Democracy with Civic Tech in East Asia (2024)
• g0v 10^th Anniversary Party, Code of Conduct Super Smash! (2022)
• NTUOSC, Parseltongue for Muggles: Practical Introduction of Python (2016)
• NTUOSC, Programming Workshop for Youth in Humanities (2015)
• NTUOSC, The Open Source License of Promised Victory: Law, License, and FOSS Culture (2014)

Lightning talks

• g0v Summit 2016, Open Data, Shockingly: Challenges on campus open data movement
• COSCUP 2016, SITCON Go! Gotta Catch ’em All, Now in VR
• PyCON APAC 2014 Pelican: Clean & Simple Page Generation
• Taipei.py 2014, Django & The Good, The Bad, The Ugly of Conference Organizing

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