Experience

  1. Research Assistant Professorship

    Nanyang Technological University
    • Conduct pioneering research on AI security at NTU Digital Trust Center
    • Focus on LLM security and red teaming methodologies
    • Lead academic initiatives in developing novel threat detection and mitigation techniques

  2. Independent Contractor (Red Teaming Network)

    OpenAI
    • Participate in OpenAI-led red teaming to assess risks and safety profiles
    • Contributed to evaluation of GPT-4o, DALL-E 3, and Operator

  3. Lead AI Engineer & Auditing Engineer

    Quantstamp Inc.
    • Conduct comprehensive security audits for blockchain projects (DeFi, wallets, DEXs, NFTs)
    • Lead R&D on leveraging LLMs for automated smart contract auditing and fuzzing

  4. Research Engineer & Penetration Tester

    Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R, A*STAR)
    • Performed penetration testing and research for Singapore government agencies

Education

  1. PhD in Computer Science

    Nanyang Technological University
    Research on system security, AI security, and penetration testing automation. Advised by Prof. Tianwei Zhang and Prof. Yang Liu at NTU Cyber Security Lab.
    Read Thesis

  2. B.E. Electrical Engineering

    Singapore University of Technology and Design
    Engineering Product Design Track, Honor List. Singapore Ministry of Education Full Scholarship (SM2) Holder.
Skills & Hobbies
Technical Skills
Python
Solidity
Security Testing
Certifications
OSWE

Offensive Security Web Expert

OSCP

Offensive Security Certified Professional

BlackHat Training

Advanced Infrastructure Hacking

Awards
Distinguished Artifact Award
USENIX Security 2024 ∙ August 2024
Awarded for PentestGPT: An LLM-empowered Automatic Penetration Testing Tool. Open-source tool with 8k+ GitHub stars demonstrating significant community impact.
Distinguished Paper Award
AISCC Workshop 2024 ∙ February 2024
Awarded for PANDORA: Jailbreak GPTs by Retrieval Augmented Generation Poisoning. Research on RAG security vulnerabilities in LLM systems.
Offensive Security Web Expert (OSWE)
Offensive Security ∙ January 2021
Advanced web application security certification demonstrating expertise in white-box penetration testing and exploit development.
Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
Offensive Security ∙ January 2020
Industry-recognized penetration testing certification demonstrating hands-on offensive security skills.
SUTD Student Honor List
SUTD ∙ September 2018
Awarded to top 12 out of 400+ students for best overall academic performance.
Languages
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Chinese (Mandarin)