Ariana Mirian is a security-focused founder and researcher with 11 years of experience building measurement-driven defenses for the Internet. She earned a PhD from UC San Diego studying how Internet measurement can prioritize security and operational workflows, then applied that expertise as a senior security researcher at Censys and in ITS security at UCSD. A hands-on engineer, she has contributed to widely used open-source network scanners like ZMap and ZGrab—adding protocol support and an NTP probe—demonstrating deep protocol and schema design experience. Now co-founder of BeeSafe AI in San Diego, she combines research rigor with product instincts to turn measurement insights into deployable security tools. Colleagues note her rare blend of applied cryptography interest, broad data-analysis skills (Splunk/SQL/Python/R), and an ability to translate technical findings to stakeholders.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San Diego
BS Computer Science and Engineering, BS Computer Science and Engineering at University of Michigan
ZMap is a fast single packet network scanner designed for Internet-wide network surveys.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:40 commits, 2 PRs, 22 pushes in 9 months
Contributions summary:Ariana primarily contributed to the development of the NTP probe module. This involved creating the module, implementing the necessary packet structure and processing logic, and integrating it into the ZMap framework. Subsequent commits focused on improving the module by adding output fields, fixing compilation issues, and integrating printing functionality for the module. These contributions suggest a focus on extending ZMap's scanning capabilities.
**DEPRECATED** This project has been replaced by https://github.com/zmap/zgrab2
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:13 commits, 9 pushes, 1 comment in 15 days
Contributions summary:Ariana primarily contributed to schema definition and modification within the `zgrab` project. They updated the schema to match HTTPS grabbing functionality, including TLS and server key exchange details. Further contributions involved refining the schema for various protocols like FTP, IMAP, POP3, and SMTP, alongside implementing schema for Modbus. These changes indicate a focus on data structure and protocol support for network security scanning.
zmap
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