Yajin Zhou
Associate Professor
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong
My research lies in building reliable and trustworthy systems, spanning operating systems, blockchain infrastructure, and AI agent systems. Currently, I am exploring how to rebuild system infrastructure to make AI agents more efficient and secure. I co-founded BlockSec, a company providing blockchain security and compliance solutions.
I am looking for self-motivated PhD students and Postdocs with strong (AI) systems/security background and a passion for exploring new things and building real-impact research — not just writing papers. If you are interested, please drop me an email (yajin@yajin.org) with your CV.
Research Interests
Selected Highlights
- 70+ publications with 10,000+ citations (h-index: 32)
- Paper included in Top-100 Security Papers (since 1981)
- Most Influential Scholar Award in Security & Privacy
- Co-founded BlockSec, serving 500+ global clients including exchanges, regulators, and enterprises
- Research adopted into production, preventing multi-million-dollar on-chain attacks
- PC member: IEEE S&P, USENIX Security, ACM CCS
Contact
Email: yajin@ie.cuhk.edu.hk | yajin@yajin.org