Yan Shoshitaishvili
Scholar

Yan Shoshitaishvili

Google Scholar ID: ff1RkwcAAAAJ
Arizona State University
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Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
5,990
 
H-index
31
 
i10-index
54
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
112
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Published dozens of research papers in top academic venues, led Shellphish to third place in the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge, and created the widely-used angr framework.
Research Experience
  • Created the open-source program analysis framework angr, which has powered hundreds of research papers, helped find thousands of security bugs, and is used in research labs and companies worldwide. Captain Emeritus of Shellphish, one of the oldest ethical hacking groups, and founder of the Order of the Overflow, running DEF CON CTF from 2018 to 2021.
Background
  • Associate Professor at Arizona State University, with research interests in cybersecurity, automated program analysis, and vulnerability detection techniques. Published dozens of papers in top academic venues and led Shellphish's participation in the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge, achieving third place.
Miscellany
  • Participates in cybersecurity enthusiast and educational communities, co-hosts the CTF RadiOOO podcast, and founded pwn.college, a learning platform for aspiring hackers.