Lior Halphon
Software Security Researcher at Cellebrite
Israel
Summary
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Top SchoolLior Halphon is a software security researcher with 12 years of experience focused on macOS, iOS and embedded systems, currently conducting research at Cellebrite. He brings a pragmatic blend of offensive and defensive skills honed through roles at Appdome and R&D work in the IDF, shipping practical security tooling and vulnerability research. Lior contributes to open-source projects such as the cross-platform ares emulator, where he improved macOS UI fidelity, HiDPI support and Cocoa-specific integrations—demonstrating attention to platform polish as well as low-level behavior. He excels at translating platform-specific quirks into reliable, maintainable fixes and has deep familiarity with Apple ecosystems and console hardware. Based in Israel, he pairs hands-on engineering with rigorous security analysis to solve hard compatibility and preservation problems that others often overlook.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
The Open University of Israel
English, Hebrew
Github Skills (9)
objective-c10
uid10
macos10
c-language10
front-end-development10
cprogramming-language10
ui-design10
cocoa10
emulation8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
ares-emulator/ares
Aug 2021 - Dec 2022
ares is a cross-platform, open source, multi-system emulator, focusing on accuracy and preservation.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 36 commits, 2 PRs in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Lior primarily focused on enhancing the cross-platform emulator's user interface, particularly for the macOS platform. They implemented missing window methods, switched the project to ARC (Automatic Reference Counting), and made improvements to table-view rendering. Additionally, they added HiDPI icons, implemented native file/folder icons, and updated the settings sidebar appearance. The user also improved the about dialog and addressed several Cocoa-specific bug fixes.
multi-sourceemulatorgamefocusingconsole
ares-emulator/hiro
Aug 2021 - Dec 2022
Contributions:25 commits in 1 year 3 months
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