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Yunze Zhao
PhD Student @ University of Maryland
Security & Privacy Researcher
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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.
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.

the 35th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2024).

CovSBOM: Enhancing Software Bill of Materials with Integrated Code Coverage Analysis.

Yunze Zhao, Yuchen Zhang, Dan Chacko, Justin Cappos.

A Qualitative Analysis of Fuzzing Tool Usability and Challenges

The ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS 2025).

A Qualitative Analysis of Fuzzing Tool Usability and Challenges

Yunze Zhao, Wentao Guo, Harrison Goldstein, Daniel Votipka, Kelsey Fulton, Michelle Mazurek.

EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Maryland
Aug 2024 – Present
College Park, Maryland, United States
Research Assistant
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
New York, New York, 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