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Dr. Leo S.F. Lin

Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University

Dr Leo S.F. Lin is a Senior Lecturer in Security Studies at the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security (AGSPS), Charles Sturt University, and Co-Editor-in-Chief of Salus Journal, an official publication of the University. A practitioner-scholar with over 20 years of experience, he bridges the gap between law enforcement operations and academic rigour. His research establishes a forward-looking agenda in Techno-Security, investigating the weaponisation of AI (deepfakes, voice cloning), cryptocrime, cyber fraud, and the operational evolution of transnational organised crime syndicates in the Indo-Pacific region. Dr Lin’s expertise is grounded in his tenure as a Senior Police Liaison Officer (Attaché) in Washington, D.C., where he facilitated high-level criminal intelligence sharing and cross-border investigations. He has held various appointments worldwide, including at the University of Glasgow, Ming Chuan University, and the University of Malaya. Holding a PhD from the University of Southern Mississippi, Dr Lin combines advanced research with professional certifications in Cyber Intelligence (McAfee) and Crisis Management (FBI) to build national resilience against hybrid threats and digital-enabled crime.

Publications

Books & Edited Volumes 

  • Lin, L.S.F., Goyal, S.B. & Goyal, N. (Eds.). (2026). Policing and Investigating the Dark Web in the Age of AI. IGI Global Publishing. (Forthcoming).
  • Lin, L.S.F. (Ed.). (2025). Innovations in Cryptocrime and Financial Fraud. IGI Global Publishing.
  • Lin, L.S.F. (2023). Asian Organized Crime and the Anglosphere. Springer, Cham.
  • Masys, A. J. & Lin, L.S.F. (Eds.). (2018). Asia-Pacific Security Challenges: Managing Black Swans and Persistent Threats. Springer, Cham.

Journal Articles & Chapters 

  • Lin, L. S. F. (2025). Organisational challenges in US law enforcement’s response to AI-driven cybercrime and deepfake fraud. Laws, 14(4), 46.
  • Lin, L. S. F. (2025). Examining the role of deepfake technology in organised fraud: Legal, security, and governance challenges. Frontiers in Laws, 4.
  • Lin, L. S. F., Mekonnen, G., Vachette, A., Aslett, D., Zecevic, M., & Allan, D. (2025). Combating cryptocrime and fraud in small island developing states’ disaster management: A blockchain-based framework. In Innovations in Cryptocrime and Financial Fraud (pp. 175–204). IGI Global.
  • Lin, L. S. F., Aslett, D., Mekonnen, G., Zecevic, M., & Allan, G. (2025). The role of education in combating cybercrime in the Asia-Pacific: Tackling misinformation and disinformation in Australia. In Combatting Misinformation and Global Nation’s False Narratives Through Education. IGI Global.
  • Lin, L. S. F. (2024). Blockchain and black economy: Cryptocurrency-related crimes and countermeasures. Journal of Islamic, Social, Economics and Development, 9(61), 217–227.
  • Das, S. & Lin, L.S.F. (2023). Trafficking of women in Bangladesh: An analysis from a feminist human-security framework. Georgetown Security Studies Review, 10(2), January 2023.
  • Lin, L.S.F. (2022). Globalization of crime and digitized societies: A recent survey. In A. Choudhury, T. P. Singh, A. Biswas, & M. Anand (Eds.), Evolution of Digitized Societies Through Advanced Technologies (pp. 153–163). Springer, Singapore.

Policy Analysis & Expert Commentary 

  • Lin, L.S.F. (2025). Unravelling Prince Group’s criminal networks. East Asia Forum.
  • Lin, L.S.F. (2025). Business as usual? Chinese organised crime in Southeast Asia. Australian Outlook.
  • Lin, L.S.F., Aslett, D., Mekonnen, G., & Zecevic, M. (2024). The UN Cybercrime Convention: What it means for policing and community safety in Australia. Australian Outlook.

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