Riyao Lin is a Staff Software Engineer at SimpliSafe since February 2021, focusing on messaging and event streaming platforms as well as authorization services. Prior to this role, Riyao Lin served as a Senior Software Engineer at SimpliSafe, working on core platform engineering. Additionally, Riyao Lin has experience in academia, contributing to the flagship computer security course at Brown University and serving as a Teaching Assistant for courses in computer systems security and software security. Previous professional experience includes roles at Oracle, EMC, RSA, and Huawei Technologies, with a focus on eCommerce search engines, embedded systems, and security tooling. Riyao Lin holds a Master of Science in Cybersecurity from Brown University and a Master of Science in Computer Science from Northeastern University, along with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from Shenzhen University.