Zeezoo Ryu

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Zeezoo Ryu

About Me

I am a PhD student in the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy at Georgia Tech, working with Dr. Sukarno Mertoguno. Broadly, my research interests are in security and privacy. Recently, I have been focusing on the security of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with a focuson Large Language Models (LLMs). My research aims to explore the impact of AI in security and use AI as a tool to improve security and privacy in computing. Previously, I earned my master's degree in Computer Science at Virginia Tech and earned my bachelor's degree in Computer Science at the University of Georgia. Before starting my studies in Computer Science, I earned a bachelor's degree in International Studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea.

Email: zeezooryu [at] gatech.edu

Education

ph.D. Computer Science — Georgia Tech
August 2023 - Present

Advisor: Dr. Sukarno Mertoguno

M.S. Computer Science — Virginia Tech
August 2021 - May 2023

Advisor: Dr. Matthew Hicks

b.S. Computer Science — University of Georgia
August 2018 - December 2020

Undergraduate Research Assistant for Dr. Paul Xie

b.A. International Studies — Ewha Womans University
March 2012 - February 2017

Double Major: Political Science

Publication

Recognizing Binary Code Semantics Towards Achieving Software Segmentation
Michail Alexiou, Zeezoo Ryu, Grace Abawe, Sukarno J Mertoguno

IEEE 36th International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI), 2024.

DeepDISE: DNA Binding Site Prediction Using a Deep Learning Method
Samuel Godfrey Hendrix, Kuan Y. Chang, Zeezoo Ryu, Zhong-Ru Xie

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021.

Leadership and Involvement

IT Specialist — Korean Student Association at UGA
January 2020 - December 2020

Developed, managed, and solved security issues of the website for the KSA (http://ugaksa.org/).

Public Relations Chair - UGA ACM-W
September 2019 – April 2020

Built a social media marketing strategy to promote the organization internally and externally.

Student Volunteer — UGA Girls who code
September 2019 – December 2019

Organized and facilitated lessons at Coile Middle School to help students work on coding projects using Scratch.

General Affairs Chair — Ewha International Law Club
September 2014 – August 2015

Managed general affairs, including the website and Facebook page of the club.

Student Ambassador — Korean Association for Supporting SDGs for the United Nations
September 2014 – December 2014

Promoted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through various social media platforms by writing articles and creating video content.

Event Coordinator — Ewha Debating Society
March 2012 – December 2013

Represented the school as a selected participant and an adjudicator in domestic and international competitions.