- Thesis: A CI/CD Framework for Zero Downtime Deployment in Wi‑Fi Mesh Networks
- Research Focus: Network Function Virtualization (NFV), CI/CD, DevOps, Kubernetes, and Cloud‑Native Technologies
- Advisor: Prof. Chien‑Chao Tseng (Wireless Internet Laboratory, WinLab)
Hi, I'm Benedict Tiong, you can call me Ben. Originally from Malaysia, I have spent the last 7 years in Taiwan pursuing my passion for technology. I previously graduated from NTUT and am currently an M.S. student in Computer Science at NYCU. My research focuses on Network Function Virtualization (NFV), CI/CD, DevOps, Kubernetes, and Cloud-Native Technologies.
Education
M.S. in Computer Science
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan
Sep 2023 - Jan 2026
B.S. in Interaction Design (Media Design Division)
National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT), Taiwan
Sep 2019 - Jun 2023
- Award: Outstanding Overseas Chinese Graduate of the Year, Presidential Award (3 Semesters)
- Graduation Project: A Location‑Based AR System for Urban Exploration and Infrastructure Maintenance
- Research Focus: IoT, Embedded Systems, Full‑Stack Development, AR/VR, Human‑Computer Interaction (HCI)
- Advisor: Prof. Lydia Hsiao‑Mei Lin
Normal High School
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tatau, Malaysia
Jan 2014 - Dec 2018
Experience
SDN/NFV Teaching Assistant
Department of Computer Science, NYCU
Jul 2023 - Jan 2024
- Directed NFV labs, deploying Docker‑based BGP topologies with packet‑level troubleshooting via tcpdump.
- Developed Java SDN applications to automate L2/L3 protocols and optimize traffic via VLAN Segment Routing.
Software Engineer Intern
IT Department, Makalot Industrial Co., Ltd.
Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
- Engineered a Dockerized OAuth2.0 microservice (C#, JWT, Dapper) to secure ERP API access.
- Developed a full-stack dashboard (Vue.js, ASP.NET) to streamline RBAC and dynamic API/DB mapping.
- Built a notification API integrated with Power Automate RPA for real-time Teams and Outlook alerts.
Unity Software Engineer (Research Assistant)
Department of Multimedia & Game Development, MUST
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
- Engineered a real-time edge-to-cloud data pipeline (C#, Firebase) to sync client telemetry to a NoSQL backend.
IT Support (Work‑Study)
Computer and Network Center, NTUT
Jun 2021 - Jun 2023
- Troubleshot network/system issues, provisioned OS environments, and redesigned the Software Portal UI/UX.
Projects
A CI/CD Framework for Zero Downtime Deployment in Wi‑Fi Mesh Networks
Master's Thesis / Industry‑Academia Collaboration with Wistron NeWeb Corporation (WNC)
Feb 2025 - Jan 2026
- Engineered cloud‑to‑edge CI/CD via GitHub Actions and USP (TR‑369), achieving baseline deployments in <30s.
- Built a C‑based controller via UDS to orchestrate and synchronize LXC updates across a 3‑node prplOS cluster.
- Implemented iptables traffic steering for Blue‑Green/Canary, eliminating 50‑70ms downtime with 0 packet loss.
Multi‑Cluster Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Platform
Industry‑Academia Collaboration with Iscom Online International Info. Inc.
Apr 2024 - Sep 2024
- Orchestrated a 3‑cluster Kubernetes hybrid cloud via Karmada and GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux) with weighted scheduling.
- Implemented Cilium Cluster Mesh and HAProxy for global load balancing, cross‑cluster failover, and L7 policies.
- Engineered multi‑cluster observability via Thanos and Prometheus with S3‑backed storage and automated alerts.
Bare‑Metal Private Cloud and Container CI/CD Platform
Infrastructure Architect (Personal Project)
Jan 2024 - Present
- Architected a high‑availability cloud hosting Nextcloud/Immich via TrueNAS ZFS, maintaining <1% idle CPU load.
- Engineered CI/CD pipelines with a self‑hosted Harbor registry for automated Dockerized Next.js deployments.
- Integrated S3‑compatible object storage (RustFS) and PostgreSQL (Prisma) to power a product‑grade CMS platform.
- Secured infrastructure via Cloudflare WAF and Nginx Proxy Manager with automated SSL/TLS and DDoS mitigation.
Technical Skills
Cloud & Orchestration
Kubernetes (K8s)
Docker
Helm
Cilium (Service Mesh)
Karmada
Harbor
Linux Containers (LXC)
HAProxy
Infrastructure & Networking
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Proxmox VE
Ansible
Linux Networking
SSL/TLS Management
TrueNAS
ZFS Storage
RustFS (S3)
BGP
iptables
Cloudflare WAF
CI/CD &Observability
Jenkins
GitLab CI
GitHub Actions
ArgoCD
Flux CD
GitOps Workflow
Git
Prometheus
Grafana
Thanos
Programming & Web
Bash/Shell
Python
C/C++
C# (ASP.NET)
TypeScript (Next.js)
PostgreSQL
OAuth 2.0
Achievements
National Makerthon: Good Health and Well-Being - 1st Place
2022
Ministry of Education
Vision Get Wild XR Social Welfare Potential Award
2023
Meta XR Hub Taiwan
Intel DevCup x OpenVINO Toolkit Competition - Shortlisted
2021
Intel Corporation
5G Mobileheroes - Shortlisted
2021
Industrial Development Administration