Summary
Junghwan Rhee is a computer systems and cybersecurity professor with nine years of professional experience and a Ph.D. from Purdue University, specializing in system security, distributed system debugging, virtualization, and malware detection. He transitioned from industry research roles at NEC Laboratories and an IBM Watson internship to academia, where he now leads research and teaching at the University of Central Oklahoma. His work blends low-level virtualization techniques with practical debugging approaches to improve system reliability and threat detection. Known for bridging theoretical research with applied solutions, he often tackles real-world malware problems using novel virtualization-based instrumentation. Based in Edmond, Oklahoma, he combines deep systems expertise with a track record of mentoring graduate research and collaborating across industry and academic settings.
9 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Computer Sciences, MS, Computer Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Korea University
Ph.D., Computer Science, Ph.D., Computer Science at Purdue University