Hamza Saleem

Hamza Saleem has a diverse background in research and analysis roles. Hamza is currently working as a Blockchain Synchronization Researcher at SupraOracles, where they conduct research on blockchain state management and synchronization approaches. Hamza collaborates with the research team and academic partners to design and optimize schemes, implements them in programming languages, and documents the findings. Hamza also evaluates and compares other related research, drafts research memos, and creates presentations.

Prior to their current role, Hamza worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Southern California. There, they performed in-depth analysis of data breach incidents and developed concise step-by-step breach workflows. Hamza focused on famous data breach incidents such as Yahoo Breach, Target Breach, and Edward Snowden Leaks. Hamza also developed a general data breach workflow based on their analysis.

Before that, Hamza worked as a Research Assistant at Information Technology University. Hamza collaborated with the DFS Research Group at the University of Washington, Seattle and used program analysis techniques to analyze the security of mobile financial applications. Hamza discovered critical security vulnerabilities related to SSL/TLS misconfigurations, inadequate use of cryptography, and insecure inter-process communication mechanisms.

Overall, Hamza Saleem has demonstrated expertise in blockchain research, data breach analysis, and mobile application security.

Hamza Saleem has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, which they obtained between 2013 and 2017. Currently, they are pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Computer Science at the University of Southern California. Their expected graduation year is 2023.