Summary
Qi Qin is a Senior Security Researcher with nine years of experience specializing in AI-driven security, Solana/Rust auditing, and Web3 vulnerability research. Based in Shanghai and currently at Coderrect (Sec3), Qi combines hands-on blockchain audit work with competitive CTF practice as a member of Nu1L and prior involvement with A*0*E. Their background spans academic research (visiting scholar at Northwestern), multiple internships at Tencent’s KeenLab focusing on car hacking, and teaching assistant roles covering compilers, Python, and Rust. Qi’s profile reflects a rare blend of applied security auditing, systems-level thinking from compiler and robotics teaching, and active CTF-driven exploitation skills that inform pragmatic, creative vulnerability discovery.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at ShanghaiTech University
Chinese, English