Chenxi Huang
Research Assistant at Columbia University
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChenxi Huang is a systems-focused researcher and software engineer with eight years of experience building high-performance and security-sensitive software. Currently a PhD student and Research Assistant at Columbia CS, Chenxi has delivered kernel- and user-space networking innovations—most notably a zero-copy CSO protocol implementation at Apple that boosted throughput by 30% using DPDK and macOS internals. Their background includes hands-on security research into cache side channels and PoC exploits in C and x86 assembly, showing a rare blend of low-level systems expertise and offensive thinking. Comfortable moving between research and production, Chenxi excels at designing well-structured, performant solutions that bridge academia and industry. Based in New York, they combine engineering rigor with a taste for elegant system design.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at University of MinnesotaBachelor of Engineering (transfer out), Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering (transfer out), Computer Science at Nanchang UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Columbia University
Github Skills (23)
coverage10
testing9
security9
linux9
fuzzer9
risc9
kernel9
security-vulnerability9
fuzzing8
autoencoder7
generative-adversarial-network7
risc-v7
fuzz-testing7
xv67
image-manipulation6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
kaloronahuang/kalorona-kernel
Nov 2022 - Mar 2023
Contributions:27 commits, 69 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
kaloronahuang/KaloronaCodebase
Nov 2018 - Mar 2022
Contributions:549 commits, 500 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 4 months
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