Mat Rollings
Independent Android Developer Creator Of Nexus Revamped, PortDroid & RootBeer
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMat Rollings is an Independent Android developer and application security specialist with 12+ years building high-impact mobile apps and security tooling used by millions worldwide. He is the creator of Nexus Revamped (5M+ downloads), PortDroid (500K+ installs) and co-author of RootBeer, a root-detection library embedded in over 2% of Play Store apps—work that sits at the intersection of mobile engineering and hardening. Mat blends hands-on exploit development and vulnerability research (500+ WordPress CVEs, contributions to LinEnum/LinPEAS/Metasploit and a recent Python security fix) with production-grade engineering practices like CI/CD and container test automation. He has led security engineering teams and taught others as a Principal SME, while remaining active in bug bounties and CTFs, ranking top on Patchstack and Wordfence leaderboards. Based in Bristol, his background in physics and a Master’s in Computer Security Systems underpin a pragmatic, research-driven approach to solving complex security problems.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Physics, Bachelor’s Degree Physics at University of ReadingPhD Physics (Photonics), PhD Physics (Photonics) at University of BathMaster's degree Computer Security Systems, Master's degree Computer Security Systems at University of South Wales
Github Skills (29)
github-ci10
docker10
c-language10
mobile-development10
privilege-escalation10
scripting10
port-scanning10
dockers10
networking10
java10
javas10
jna10
script10
android10
android-ndk10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
stealthcopter/AndroidNetworkTools
Dec 2015 - Mar 2021
Set of useful android network tools
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:21 releases, 137 commits, 32 PRs in 5 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Mat primarily contributed to the Android application within the repository, with commits focused on integrating and modifying core network tools. Their changes involved the implementation of Wake-on-LAN functionality, integrating MAC address finding features, and enhancements to the ping and port scanning tools. Additionally, they made improvements to the sample application's UI and features, along with the inclusion of unit tests.
network-toolsandroidandroid-networkingjavanetworking
stealthcopter/deepce
Apr 2020 - Jan 2023
Docker Enumeration, Escalation of Privileges and Container Escapes (DEEPCE)
Role in this project:DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:12 reviews, 109 commits, 22 PRs in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Mat primarily focused on modifying and improving the testing and CI/CD setup for the `deepce` repository. Their contributions involved updating test scripts, integrating tools for generating HTML output from test logs, and changing the test result presentation. Additionally, they modified the build wrappers to utilize the updated script, demonstrating a focus on automation and streamlined execution.
securitydockerescapesexploitsescalation
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