Joy Chou is a Full Stack Developer with 10 years of experience building secure, user-focused web applications and a strong interest in UX/UI and interpersonal communication. Based in Lowell, MA, she has held engineering roles at MilliporeSigma and Biscom and brings practical security expertise from her open-source work demonstrating common Java web vulnerabilities and mitigations in a Spring Boot/Spring Security context. Joy combines backend security engineering with front-end sensibilities to deliver robust, usable systems, and she has hands-on experience teaching coding and math, which sharpens her ability to explain complex concepts. Her background in communication and media studies complements her technical skills, enabling effective cross-functional collaboration and clearer product decisions. Notably, her github project illustrating SSRF, XXE, XSS and injection scenarios reflects a commitment to secure-by-design development and developer education.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
UMass Lowell
Communication and Media Studies, Communication and Media Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Associate's degree, Mass Communication/Media Studies, Associate's degree, Mass Communication/Media Studies at Middlesex Community College
Java web common vulnerabilities and security code which is base on springboot and spring security
Role in this project:
Back-end & Security Engineer
Contributions:5 releases, 141 commits, 37 PRs in 5 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Joy primarily contributed to implementing and demonstrating common Java web vulnerabilities and security code. Their work focused on various types of vulnerabilities, including SSRF, XXE, URL redirect, XSS, command injection, and SQL injection. They implemented security code examples and provided practical solutions for the identified vulnerabilities, showcasing a focus on secure coding practices within a Spring Boot and Spring Security context.
Contributions:12 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
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