Yunze (Fred) Zhao
PhD Student @ University of Maryland
Full-Stack Engineer & Security Researcher
Hi, I'm Yunze Zhao, a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Maryland, adivsed by Michelle Mazurek. I am a full-stack engineer and security researcher. I am passionate about building user focused secure and reliable software systems. My work in the past involves enhancing Software Bill of Materials with integrated code coverage analysis. In my free time, I like to build some projects/websites. Some of my recent projects:Storalink Numaira.ai Tunnel_vzn
EDUCATION
PhD in Computer Science
University of Maryland
Aug 2024 – Present
College Park, MD, United States
Master of Science (MS) - Computer Engineering
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Sep 2022 – Jun 2024
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Geography: Data Science
University of Washington
Sep 2018 – Jun 2022
Seattle, Washington, United States
PUBLICATIONS
CovSBOM: Enhancing Software Bill of Materials with Integrated Code Coverage Analysis.
Yunze Zhao, Yuchen Zhang, Dan Chacko, Justin Cappos.
the 35th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2024).
A Qualitative Analysis of Fuzzing Tool Usability and Challenges
Yunze Zhao, Wentao Guo, Harrison Goldstein, Daniel Votipka, Kelsey Fulton, Michelle Mazurek.
The ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS 2025, accepted).
EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Maryland
Aug 2024 – Present
College Park, Maryland, United States
IT Software Engineering Intern
ZTE Corporation
Jun 2023 – Aug 2023
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Software Engineer
OpenTug
Jun 2022 – Jun 2023
Seattle, Washington, United States
Frontend Development Intern
Sensors, Energy, and Automation Laboratory (SEAL) at UW
Sep 2021 – Jun 2022
Seattle, Washington, United States