Ziming Zhao
Associate Professor
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZiming Zhao is an associate professor and cybersecurity researcher with 11 years of academic experience, currently directing the CyberspACe securiTy and forensIcs (CactiLab) at Northeastern University in Boston. His work spans security and privacy for computer and communication systems, grounded in a Ph.D. from Arizona State University and earlier cryptography training from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He has progressed from doctoral research and postdoctoral roles to faculty positions at RIT and UB, publishing applied research and producing open-source tools through the CactiLab GitHub. Known for blending systems-level thinking with practical forensics and tooling, he frequently translates research prototypes into reproducible code and lab resources. Colleagues value his ability to connect theoretical security insights to deployable defenses and investigatory techniques.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D Computer Science, Ph.D Computer Science at Arizona State UniversityMaster Cryptography School of Computer Science, Master Cryptography School of Computer Science at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
English, Chinese
Github Skills (10)
science10
computer-science10
react10
ranking10
tee9
security8
privacy7
nextjs2
typescript2
deep-learning2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
CactiLab/UAFVerif
Nov 2020 - May 2022
Contributions:10 commits, 2 pushes in 1 year 6 months
zhj5825/ParkingPro
Aug 2014 - Oct 2014
Contributions:17 commits in 2 months
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