Khairul Kasmiran
Senior Lecturer at Universiti Putra Malaysia
Malaysia
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Top SchoolKhairul Kasmiran is a Senior Lecturer and software engineer with 11 years of professional experience based in Malaysia, blending academic rigor with hands-on open-source development. He holds a PhD in Biomedical Informatics from the University of Sydney and advanced degrees in software engineering, and teaches and researches at Universiti Putra Malaysia since 2012. Technically, he contributes to prominent reverse-engineering ecosystems—rizin, radare2, and Cutter—focusing on backend stability, build systems, and security hardening, and has helped improve widely used TypeScript definitions in DefinitelyTyped. His work shows a rare mix of low-level systems expertise (memory, builds, ASAN fixes) and practical tooling improvements that benefit large developer communities. Colleagues know him for methodical bug-fixing, thoughtful CI/build adjustments, and an ability to translate research-grade knowledge into reliable production code.
11 years of coding experience
The University of SydneyMSc, Software Engineering, MSc, Software Engineering at Universiti Putra MalaysiaBIT, Software Engineering, BIT, Software Engineering at Multimedia University
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Github Skills (37)
cut10
debugging10
c-language10
slicer10
typescript10
typescript-definitions10
cookiecutter10
eslint10
c1110
security10
c1710
type-system10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
reverse-engineering10
Programming languages (26)
Github contributions (5)
rizinorg/rizin
Oct 2020 - Dec 2022
UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Security Engineer
Back-end Developer & Security EngineerContributions:333 reviews, 291 commits, 1011 PRs in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Khairul primarily contributed to bug fixes and enhancements within the reverse engineering framework, Rizin. Their work focused on addressing crashes, particularly those related to ASAN, and making build-related adjustments. They also modified code to improve testing and the integration of the software. These commits indicate a focus on improving the core functionality and security of the project.
command-linereverse-engineeringunixprogram-analysissecurity
rizinorg/cutter
May 2018 - Apr 2026
Free and Open Source Reverse Engineering Platform powered by rizin
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:14 reviews, 18 PRs, 8 pushes in 8 years
Contributions summary:Khairul focused on enhancing the Cutter reverse engineering platform, primarily by integrating updates and refining core functionalities. They improved section and segment handling within the application by utilizing `RzPVector` and bumping the `rizin` submodule to the latest version. The user also implemented build improvements, specifically by modifying the build process to always include the bundled Rizin's Ninja, and addressing dependencies issues with the `qt5-default` package and adjusting CI configurations.
reverse-engineeringcutterguisecuritydebugger
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