Systems · Security · Build

Hua Chen

Founder · GIBC V2

Security researcher, hardware engineer, endurance athlete — and the founder of GIBC. I study systems from the network layer to the human layer.

Hua Chen
Hua Chen
(01) About
Role
Founder / visionary lead
School
KCIS Xiugang
Focus
Security · hardware · endurance

I’m a student at Kang Chiao International School, Xiugang Campus — and the founder of GIBC. What started as a conviction that students need a space to build things that matter became a hackathon that brings together builders, thinkers and makers from across disciplines.

My background spans cybersecurity research, hardware engineering and endurance athletics. I study systems — network protocols, human physiology or embedded hardware — because every layer reveals something the one above hides. That’s the approach I brought to building GIBC: find the boundary, test it, push it.

(02) What I do

Systems, every layer.

01Security researchWeb application security, vulnerability research and bug bounty hunting on HackerOne and Bugcrowd; CTF competitions.
02Hardware engineeringBuilding with ESP32, Arduino and NB-IoT — the layer where theory meets pins.
03Endurance athleticsTriathlon, road cycling, diving and skiing. The same discipline applies to building.
(03) GIBC

From V1 to V2.

V1GIBC V1552 participants worldwide, with sponsors including NordVPN.
V2GIBC V2 · 2026Rebuilt from the ground up: international reach via Devpost, an expanded organising team, three tracks and 1,737 participants.
“Building isn’t just about the code — it’s the conviction to create something that wasn’t there before.”Hua Chen · Founder