Dr. Zihao Li is a Full Professor at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), in the School of Information and Software Engineering. He received his B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees from UESTC, and his Ph.D. degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, under the supervision of Prof. Xiapu Luo. His research focuses on the security of emerging system software, with particular emphasis on the Web3.0 software ecosystem, including blockchain, smart contracts, and zero-knowledge virtual machines. He is dedicated to advancing intelligent techniques for software security analysis and protection. He has published over 20 papers in top-tier international academic conferences and journals (CCF-A), including ACM CCS, IEEE S&P, USENIX Security, NDSS, USENIX FAST, and IEEE TSE. His work has received more than ten academic honors from leading professional societies and international conferences.

Ph.D. and M.Sc. Opportunity: Looking for motivated students interested in security research, including but not limited to software security, blockchain and smart contract security, and AI for security. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested.