DSET was invited to attend the 9th Academic Security and Counter Exploitation (ASCE) Conference in North America on February 25, 2025, to share Taiwan’s valuable experience in the field of research security. The conference brought together over 600 research security professionals from U.S. federal agencies, more than 150 universities, and 25 countries.
This invitation originated from DSET’s visit to Stanford University in late October 2024, when they received a special invitation from the Hoover Institution. DSET CEO and Head of the Economic Security Division, Jeremy Chih-cheng Chang, along with Policy Analyst Jin Chian Seer, delivered a presentation titled “Strengthening Research Security: Lessons from Taiwan’s Defense Against Strategic Threats.”
In their presentation, DSET representatives elaborated on Taiwan’s cases in research security and how these experiences have shaped Taiwan’s current research security framework. The presentation emphasized how Taiwan balances academic freedom with national security, and based on Taiwan’s strategic role in the global AI and semiconductor supply chains, analyzed China’s motivations for targeting and infiltrating Taiwan’s academic and R&D systems through actual cases. As one of the few invited speakers from Asia, Executive Director Chang emphasized that Taiwan, being on the front line against China’s technology theft and talent poaching, has rich and unique experiences that provide valuable references for the United States and other countries.
Since its establishment in 2016, the ASCE program has been dedicated to countering foreign influence and providing academic institutions with knowledge and tools to protect research outcomes. Now in its ninth year, the ASCE annual conference has become an important platform for training, exchange, and collaboration in the field of research security, focusing on strengthening the security protection of academic research enterprises.
DSET’s participation not only demonstrated Taiwan’s professional capabilities in research security but also promoted exchanges between Taiwan and the United States in research security cooperation, contributing positively to strengthening the international research cooperation network.