Research Interests

• Cyber

• Cybercrime / Transnational Organized Crime and Emerging Technologies

• Digital impact

• Digital rights

Commentaries & Publications

• Huang, Helena Y. “Cybercrime in ASEAN: Fostering Regional Cooperation.” Home Team Journal Vol.14, (pp. 155-165). Singapore: Ministry of Home Affairs, September 31, 2024.

• Huang, Helena Y. “AI vs. Cybercrime: Strategies for a Safer Digital World.” Singapore Cyber Landscape 2023 (pp. 21-23). Singapore: Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, July 30, 2024.

• Tan, Eugene E. G., and Huang, Helena Y. "Internet Governance: Priority Issues for ASEAN." RSIS Commentaries (Singapore), February 9, 2024.

• Huang, Helena Y. "UN Cybercrime Convention: Relevance to ASEAN." RSIS Commentaries (Singapore), January 16, 2024.

• Leong, Chan Hoong, Clarence Lim, and Helena Y. Huang. 2023. Confident Identities, Connected Communities: Building Cohesion through Shared Experiences. 1st ed. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1142/13651.

• Huang, Helena Y., and Vincent Mack. "Trafficking in Persons and Forced Labour: Southeast Asian Scenario." RSIS Commentaries (Singapore), July 21, 2017.

• Huang, Helena Y. "Illegal Wildlife Trafficking in Southeast Asia." NTS Bulletin, RSIS (Singapore), July 1, 2017.

• Huang, Helena Y. "Transnational Crime." NTS Fast Facts, RSIS (Singapore), June 1, 2017.

• Huang, Helena Y. "Health." NTS Fast Facts, RSIS (Singapore), April 1, 2017.

• Mack, Vincent, and Helena Y. Huang. "The Political Economy of Forced Labour in Southeast Asia." NTS Year in Review 2016, RSIS (Singapore), December 26, 2016.

• Mack, Vincent, and Helena Y. Huang. "Migration." NTS Fast Facts, RSIS (Singapore), December 26, 2016.

Speaking Engagements

• Panellist, "Bridging the Gap? Technologies and Organized Crime”, Organized Crime and Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific: Toward a transnational crisis?, Organised by the Foundation for Strategic Research and the Center for International Studies of Sciences Po, Paris, France, 29 October 2024

• Speaker, “Global Cybercrime Outlook and Implications on the ASP Region”, 1st Asia and South Pacific Working Group Meeting on Cybercrime for Heads of Units, INTERPOL, Manila, Philippines, 17-19 September 2024

• Panel Moderator, “Cyber Capabilities and Capacity Building for Cybercrime Operations – Needs, Progress, and Gaps”, 1st Asia and South Pacific Working Group Meeting on Cybercrime for Heads of Units, INTERPOL, Manila, Philippines, 17-19 September 2024

• Podcast guest, “Regional Approaches to Tackling Cybercrime – Views from South East Asia”, Global Initiative and Transnational Organized Crime, 23 May 2024

• Speaker, “Organised Crime, Critical Technologies and their Impact in South East Asia and Beyond”, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 33rd Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Virtual Side Event, Organised by the Australian Government and supported by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, the Government of the Philippines, the Regional Support Office of the Bali Process and the Global Initiative and Transnational Organized Crime, Vienna, Austria, 14 May 2024

• Speaker, “Towards A Regional Response”, Regional Meeting on Technology and Crime in Southeast Asia, Organised by the Global Initiative and Transnational Organized Crime and Lydekker, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26-27 February 2024

• Panel Commentator, Session 6: “Prevention Strategies of Oversea Labor Exploitation and International Cooperation”, 2017 International Workshop on Strategies for Combating Human Trafficking, Organised by the National Immigration Agency Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan, 25-26 July 2017