Alvian Erwansyah

Alvian Erwansyah is a Graduate Research Assistant at Polytechnique Institute and PhD student in Learning Design and Technology at Purdue University. With nearly 20 years of professional experience spanning information technology, cybersecurity, entrepreneurship, and higher education, he brings an industry-informed perspective to educational research.

Before pursuing his doctoral studies, he founded a cybersecurity consulting company, worked as a cybersecurity consultant, and served as a university lecturer in Indonesia and a Graduate Assistant at Oregon State University. His research explores the intersection of cybersecurity education, instructional design, and human decision-making, with a particular interest in translating cybersecurity knowledge into secure behaviors and improving decision-making through evidence-based learning experiences.

Alvian’s research examines how learning design and technology can improve cybersecurity education, human decision-making, and secure behavior. His work focuses on bridging the gap between cybersecurity knowledge and real-world practices, particularly among learners without technical backgrounds.

He is also interested in game-based learning, cybersecurity risk communication, and interactive decision-support approaches that help organizational leaders make informed cybersecurity investment decisions. His research aims to connect instructional design theory with practical cybersecurity challenges in educational and organizational settings.

Cybersecurity Education, Awareness, and Training (CEAT); Learning Design and Technology; Cybersecurity Knowledge-to-Behavior Transfer; Human Decision-Making; Game-Based Learning; Cybersecurity Risk Communication; Executive Cybersecurity Decision-Making; Instructional Design.