Bio
Samsul Huda (senior member IEEE) is a faculty member at Graduate School of Information Technology, Kobe Institute of Computing (KIC), Japan. He obtained BS degree in Telecommunication Engineering and an ME degree in Information and Computer Engineering from Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya (PENS), Indonesia, in 2014 and 2016, respectively. In 2020, he completed PhD from Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology at Okayama University, Japan. Previously, he was a lecturer in the Informatics Department at Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 (UNTAG) Surabaya, Indonesia from 2016 to 2022, and subsequently served as Specially Appointed Assistant Professor at Green Innovation Center, Interdisciplinary Education and Research Field, Okayama University to October 2026. His research interests primarily include Internet of Things (IoT), computer networks, and network security. He is the guest editor for special issues in Scientific Reports, Sensors, Entropy, and CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, and has organized special sessions at ICCE-TW (2024, 2025 and 2026) and ICCE 2025, as well as serving as session chair at several international conferences.
May 26, 2026 – Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Awards 2026: Editorial Contribution Award & Author Service Award | Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
Jan. 31, 2026 – Senior Member 昇格者メダル授与//Senior Member Promotion Medal | IEEE Japan Section
Oct. 6, 2025 — Elevated to IEEE Senior Member | IEEE
Jun. 2025 – Overseas Travel Expense Grant Program | Wesco Foundation for Academic Promotion
Jan. 2025 – Best presentation award | IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE2025)
May 2024 – Best presentation award | International Conference on Information Technology and Education Technology (ITET2024)
Nov. 2023 – Mar. 2024 — 年度若手研究者海外派遣事業//SAKU: Supporting Advanced Activities of Key Young Researcher | Research Promotion Institute, Okayama University
Sep. 2019 — FIT奨励賞 - 第18回情報科学技術フォーラム//FIT Encouragement Award - Forum on Information Technology 2019 | Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ)
Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Information Technology, Kobe Institute of Computing, Japan
Nov. 2026 – Present
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
Interdisciplinary Education and Research Field, Okayama University, Japan
Apr. 2025 – Oct. 2026
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
Green Innovation Center, Okayama University, Japan
Oct. 2022 – Mar. 2025
Lecturer
Department of Informatics, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya, Indonesia
Dec. 2016 – Aug. 2022