Weikeng Chen

Weikeng Chen is a highly experienced researcher and entrepreneur currently serving as a Research Partner at L2 Iterative Venture since August 2023. Previously, Weikeng co-founded and held the position of Chief Technology Officer at DZK from December 2021 to August 2023 and was the Chief Scientist at Discreet Labs from October 2021 to July 2023. Academic contributions include a role as a Graduate Student Researcher at UC Berkeley EECS from August 2017 to May 2022 and a Research Engineer position at Aleo in July 2021. Additionally, Weikeng’s early research experience includes tenures as a Visiting Student Researcher at UC Berkeley and Dalhousie University. Educational credentials consist of a Doctoral degree in Security and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, alongside an Honours Bachelor of Engineering in Network Information Security from the University of Science and Technology of China.