Summary
Alan Park is a software research engineer with eight years of focused experience in software security, embedded systems, and applied research, currently driving R&D at Cadence Design Systems. He brings deep hands-on expertise across C/C++, Java, C#, Node.js, and CI/CD tooling, with a track record building security stacks—from mobile secure boot and SELinux work at LG to V2X PKI systems and runtime application protection. Alan combines strong academic roots (KAIST MS, top grades) with practical leadership experience as a team lead on CI and PKI projects, and a history of shipping secure, production-grade software at semiconductor and security firms. He is drawn to cryptography, compilers, OS theory and creative, non-traditional approaches to software security problems, making him both an idea person and an implementer. Based in Gunpo-si, South Korea, he maintains an active GitHub presence as a versatile programmer and often bridges research concepts into dependable engineering solutions.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, 4.09/4.5, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, 4.09/4.5 at Pusan National University
Master’s Degree, Computer Science, 4.09/4.3, Master’s Degree, Computer Science, 4.09/4.3 at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Spanish, Korean, English