Xiaochen Zou
Security Researcher at Microsoft
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolXiaochen Zou is a security researcher with a decade of experience blending academic depth and industry impact, currently researching security at Microsoft after a PhD track at UC Riverside. His work spans practical exploit development and defensive tooling—at Samsung Research America he built PoCs, tested Knox drivers, and discovered a new Windows LOLBin attack surface. Comfortable moving between deep research and hands-on testing, he has a track record of turning theoretical findings into actionable security improvements. Based in Bellevue, WA, Xiaochen combines rigorous academic training with a pragmatic, tool-focused approach to uncovering subtle attack vectors.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of California, RiversideBachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
English, Chinese
Github Skills (85)
telegram10
currency-converter10
recall10
wechat10
nvidia10
kernel-module10
external10
lldb9
linux9
tdesktop9
sdk9
gdb9
converting9
emoji9
security9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
plummm/WinProject
Apr 2016 - Nov 2018
Contributions:3 commits, 68 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
plummm/StockBot
Feb 2020 - Mar 2022
Stock bot on Telegram
Contributions:36 commits, 2 PRs, 32 pushes in 2 years 1 month
telegram-botbotstock-bottelegramstock
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