I am a senior undergraduate student at Tsinghua University majoring in Electronic Engineering. My primary research focus is on AI security, particularly developing robust defenses against emerging threats to large language models and AI systems. I am also broadly interested in AI safety, alignment, interpretability, explainability, code generation, and human-AI interaction.
I recently completed a research position at UC Berkeley, where I collaborated with Sizhe Chen under the guidance of Prof. David Wagner. During this time, I worked on building deployable defenses against prompt injection attacks targeting LLMs, focusing on creating practical security solutions for real-world AI systems.
I spent a great time during my six-month research experience at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), where I worked on developing anti-phishing LLM agents and exploring human factors in phishing attacks under the supervision of Prof. Gang Wang. This work resulted in a publication at SOUPS 2025. Prior to this, I conducted research about intelligent city with Prof. Yong Li at Tsinghua University.
I aim to contribute to the development of safer and more trustworthy AI systems for real-world deployment, bridging the gap between theoretical security research and practical applications in cybersecurity.
Education
BEng in Electronic Engineering
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Sep. 2021 - Jun. 2026 (Expected)
Undergraduate Exchange in Computer Science
University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada
Sep. 2023 - Dec. 2023
Research Experience
Research Assistant - LLM Security
University of California Berkeley, CA, USA
June. 2025 - Sep. 2025
Advisor: Prof. David Wagner (Prompt Injection Defense)
Research Assistant - AI4Security
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), IL, USA
Jul. 2024 - Jan. 2025
Advisor: Prof. Gang Wang (Phishing Detection & LLM Agents)
Publications
Defending Against Prompt Injection With DataFilter
Yizhu Wang, Sizhe Chen, Raghad Alkhudair, Basel Alomair, David Wagner.