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University Professor & Cyber Security Practicioner

PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Assistant Professor at MUST. Specializing in machine learning for cybersecurity, penetration testing, and building intelligent defense systems.

ABOUT ME // 專家檔案

About Me / Bio & Expertise

A cybersecurity scholar combining academic research with real-world defense, dedicated to applying machine learning to proactive security and protecting digital assets.

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A PhD graduate in electrical and computer engineering, with a focus on Machine Learning. I am also a part-time hacker at HackerOne and I also do pentesting of mobile applications, websites and APIs. Currently working as an assistant professor at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST).

Certifications

HSK-4

Work Experience

September 2024 – Present

Assistant Professor (MUST)

Teaching and researching in cybersecurity, machine learning, and IoT security at the Macau University of Science and Technology.

April 2024 – January 2025

Senior Penetration Testing Engineer

Provides proactive threat defense, API penetration testing, and architecture review for e-commerce, finance, and blockchain startups. Assisted 20+ companies in identifying high-risk logical vulnerabilities.

2021 - March 2023

Data Scientist / Machine Learning Contractor @ Hong Kong company

Machine Learning algorithms and NLP projects. All of the above models were implemented from scratch, all the training data was generated by myself using my own synthetic data generation algorithms (the company did not provide any dataset for me).

VULNERABILITY RESEARCH // 漏洞挖掘成果

CVEs Discovery Showcase

Found Vulnerabilities In
GitLab Epic_Games Grammarly shopify Reddit Keeper Security GitLab Epic_Games Grammarly shopify Reddit Keeper Security GitLab Epic_Games Grammarly shopify Reddit Keeper Security
TryHackMe
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HackerOne
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HackTheBox
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Academic Publications & Research

LANGUAGE JOURNEY // 多聲道語言實力

Breaking Cultural Boundaries: A Chronicle of My Multilingual Learning and Achievements

Click below to switch pages, watch my fluent speaking video demonstration, or view my professional language proficiency certificates.

HSK / Chinese Proficiency

HSK (Level 4) Chinese Language Proficiency Certificate

Achieved HSK Level 4 certification, demonstrating fluency in business negotiation and report writing in Chinese.

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Chinese-Portuguese Interpretation

Certificate of Chinese-Portuguese Simultaneous Interpretation Course

Completed a 30-hour short-term course in Chinese-Portuguese simultaneous interpretation organized by the Centre for Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training (CPC) at the University of Macau.

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🏆 AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS // 比賽得獎與榮譽

Competition Awards

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University of Macau First Hackathon — 2nd Place Winner

University of Macau · Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Developed an innovative solution at the first University of Macau Hackathon, standing out among numerous teams and winning 2nd place.

University of Macau Hackathon 2nd Place Award

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