Hello! 👋

I'm Yifei Zhang

MScAC Student @ University of Toronto

About Me

MScAC student at the University of Toronto and Computer Engineering graduate from Waterloo. I work on LLM security, compiler static analysis, and high-performance systems—in research labs and production engineering teams.

JavaGolangRubyPythonReactVue.jsNode.jsSpring BootKubernetesAWSRedisSQLStatic AnalysisLLM Security

Research

  • University of Waterloo logo

    University of Waterloo

    Research Assistant — LLM Security

    May 2025 - Apr 2026
  • University of Waterloo logo

    University of Waterloo

    Research Assistant — Compiler & Static Analysis

    Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

Experience

  • StackAdapt logo

    StackAdapt

    Software Engineer Intern

    Sep 2025 - Dec 2025
  • VividSeats logo

    VividSeats

    Software Engineer Intern, Backend

    Jan 2025 - Apr 2025
  • Integral Pivots logo

    Integral Pivots

    AI Engineer

    Aug 2024 - Apr 2025
  • Versaterm logo

    Versaterm

    Full-Stack Developer Intern

    May 2024 - Aug 2024
  • Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada logo

    Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

    Software Engineer Intern

    Sep 2023 - Dec 2023
  • JANA Corporation logo

    JANA Corporation

    QA Analyst Intern

    Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

Education

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University of Toronto

Master of Science in Applied Computing (MScAC), Computer Science

Sep 2026 - Dec 2027
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University of Waterloo

Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering

Sep 2021 - Apr 2026
  • Dean's Honours, Term Distinction (Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Winter 2026)
  • President's Scholarship of Distinction
  • President's Research Award (2026)