Zhoulai Fu
Computer Scientist
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZhoulai Fu is a tenured computer scientist and Associate Professor whose work sits at the intersection of programming languages, software security, and large language models, blending deep theoretical training with practical research impact. With eight years of post-PhD academic experience across Europe and the U.S.—including INRIA, IMDEA, UC Davis, IT University of Copenhagen, and SUNY Korea—he combines rigorous engineering instincts from École Polytechnique and Télécom Paris with a strong interdisciplinary perspective. He maintains active faculty affiliations at Stony Brook and Virginia Tech, reflecting a collaborative approach to teaching and research across institutions. Known as an educator and amateur software developer, he brings a hands-on sensibility to building secure, language-aware systems and exploring how LLMs reshape programming tools. An uncommonly international career path and dual grounding in mathematics and software engineering give him both formal rigor and practical fluency in translating theory into usable security and language-model solutions.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Mathematics & Computer Science, Mathematics & Computer Science at Ecole polytechniqueEcole d'application, Software Engineering, Ecole d'application, Software Engineering at Telecom ParisTech
Github Skills (59)
qemu9
coverage9
instrumentation9
client-library9
introspection9
vulnerability-research8
stability8
sanitizer8
ros8
python8
gtk8
afl-fuzz8
checker8
bundle8
unicorn8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
zhoulaifu/coverme
Sep 2017 - May 2020
Contributions:6 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
zhoulaifu/hello_llvmpass_outofsource
Jan 2019 - Jul 2024
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 6 months
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