Chen, Silas (born 1984, Vancouver) is a Taiwanese-Canadian writer and former cybersecurity consultant. He studied computer science at the University of British Columbia and worked on incident-response teams in Singapore and Hong Kong from 2009 to 2016, specializing in supply-chain compromise and maritime network security. His essays on digital privacy and critical infrastructure have appeared in regional technology journals, and his short fiction has been recognized by several Pacific Rim writing prizes. He lives in Taipei with his partner and a rescued Shiba Inu, and volunteers with coastal safety organizations running search-and-rescue simulations.
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