Zane Ma

Zane Ma is an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University's School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), focusing on network security and privacy. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois and a B.A. in Chemistry from Princeton University.

Research interests include network security, internet measurement, applied cryptography, and web security, with emphasis on

• Web authentication and trust systems
• 5G network security
• Blockchain infrastructure
• IoT botnet mitigation
• DNS reputation analysis

Recent research trends show expertise in analyzing

• TLS certificate vulnerabilities
• WebPKI trust relationships
• Covert cryptocurrency mining
• Malware ecosystem mapping
• Secure transport protocol evaluation

Scientific awards include

• Best paper at WWW 2019
• NSF SFS Award (co-PI) 2024

Actively recruiting Ph.D. students for research projects related to network security systems and emerging internet technologies.