Yuthapong Somchit holds a B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from Chiang Mai University, Thailand, which he completed in 2000. He earned his M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in Communications and Integrated Systems from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, in 2003 and 2006, respectively. He currently works as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, at Chiang Mai University, focusing his research on computer networking, network security, software-defined networking, and machine learning.