Ly Vu
Founder at Eastern International University (EIU)
Bình Dương Province, Vietnam
Summary
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Top SchoolLy Vu Duc is an independent software security researcher and founder of PackGuard.dev with 9 years of experience specializing in open-source supply chain security, malware detection, and classification. He combines academic rigor—a PhD in Computer Science and multiple research positions including Chainguard and University of Trento—with hands-on work helping startups and companies harden their developer workflows and detect malicious packages. His projects span practical tooling and published research on PyPI/package repository threats, Linux distribution malware prevention, and automated vulnerability repair. He also teaches networking, cybersecurity, and malware analysis at multiple universities, bridging research and education to train the next generation of defenders. Based in Bình Dương Province, Vietnam, Ly has a track record of converting deep technical research into deployable defenses and even explores data-leak prevention to AI services as part of PackGuard’s mission.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's degree Information Security, Engineer's degree Information Security at Posts and Telecommunications Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Università di TrentoMaster of Science Computer and Information Systems Security, Master of Science Computer and Information Systems Security at Hongik University
English, Vietnamese
Github Skills (12)
chain9
shadow8
security5
artifacts5
python5
scanning5
bandit5
infosec4
cookbook3
malware3
machine-learning2
cybersecurity1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
lyvd/bandit4mal
Sep 2020 - Sep 2022
Bandit is a tool designed to find common security issues in Python code.
Contributions:20 commits, 39 pushes in 2 years
python-codepythonsecurity-toolssecurityshadow
lyvd/lyvd
Jul 2020 - Feb 2025
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
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