Summary
Zhanhao Chen is a Senior Principal Researcher at Palo Alto Networks with nine years of experience specializing in software security, program analysis, and applied research. He progressed through researcher roles since 2018, combining deep systems work in C++ and concurrent JavaScript engines with practical ML and vision skills in Python, scikit-learn and OpenCV. His academic background includes dual BE degrees and an MS from Lehigh, where he helped build DeterFox — a timing-channel–resilient Firefox prototype accepted at ACM CCS — showing a rare blend of attack discovery and defensive engineering. Earlier work spans mobile and web systems, Bluetooth indoor navigation, and porting computer-vision models to Android, reflecting an ability to move research into production. Based in California, he pairs security-first research leadership with hands-on implementation across browsers, embedded/mobile platforms, and enterprise network security products. Colleagues describe him as a researcher who bridges theoretical rigor and pragmatic engineering to deliver measurable security improvements.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BE) Computer Software Engineering at Nankai University
Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science at Lehigh University
English, Chinese