Hi, I’m Ting-Yen (Ella) Chang. I recently received my M.S. from the Institute of Intelligent Systems, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU).

My research focused on the security of large language models. I’m also interested in AI agents and generative models.

Education

  • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU)
    M.S. in Intelligent Systems (2024 – 2026)
  • National Tsing Hua University (NTHU)
    B.S. in Interdisciplinary Program of Education (2020 – 2024)
  • The Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University (HSNU)
    (2017 – 2020)

Experience

  • DeepCAT Lab, NYCU, Research Assistant (2024 – 2026)
    Advisor: Dr. Tzer-Jen Wei
    Thesis: Semantic Disruption Attacks on LLMs via Invisible Character Injection
    Industry collaboration with ITRI: accelerating Stable Video Diffusion with cache-based methods
  • ITRI, Digital Twin Engineer Intern (2025)
    AEB testing in the CARLA simulator
  • SUNNET Technology, Development Engineer Intern (2024)
    RAG-based HR onboarding chatbot

Skills

Python, C/C++, PyTorch, Hugging Face, LangChain/LangGraph, Docker, Git

Clubs & Leadership

  • Ukulele Club at NTHU, Vice President (2021 – 2022)
  • Computer Research Club at HSNU, 40th President (2018 – 2019)