Tao Zhang
Research Assistant at Cyber Security Lab, College of IST, Penn State University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTao Zhang is a research-focused computer and network security specialist with 13 years of experience, currently working as a Research Assistant at Penn State’s Cyber Security Lab. He combines deep academic training—pursuing a doctorate in Computer & Network Security at Penn State—with hands-on research experience from a high-performance computing center in Hefei. Based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he works at the intersection of security research and applied systems, translating theoretical insights into practical defenses. Tao’s long tenure in research roles suggests a strong track record of sustained projects and collaborations, likely involving large-scale experiments or secure computing infrastructures. Although not a prolific public GitHub presence, his profile reflects concentrated expertise in advanced security topics rather than open-source visibility.
13 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor, Computer & Network Security, Doctor, Computer & Network Security at Penn State UniversityUniversity of Science and Technology of China
Github Skills (22)
volatile10
non-volatile10
simulator9
simulation9
architecture7
electrical-engineering7
x867
modeling7
arm6
synchronized6
risc-v6
software-design6
upstream6
gem56
computer-architecture5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
SEAL-UCSB/NVmain
Jan 2013 - May 2013
NVMain - An Architectural Level Main Memory Simulator for Emerging Non-Volatile Memories
Contributions:69 commits in 3 months
memoryvolatilesimulationmemoriessimulator
ARM-software/SCALE-Sim
Dec 2018 - Jan 2019
Contributions:3 comments, 2 issues in 22 days
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