Zhifei Song

I’m a software developer specializing in algorithm design, with a 3.91 GPA over my last two years, encompassing 18 upper-level CS courses (including 3 graduate-level).📚 I have 16 months of SDET experience at IBM, where I placed second in the 2021 North America IBM Intern Challenge.💼

I’ve led seven tech teams across multiple universities, guiding over 22 members to successful project outcomes.🤝 My research collaborations with professors have resulted in two upcoming papers (ACNS 2025, SIGCSE TS 2025) on security, privacy, LLMs, and CS education.🔬

My communication skills are honed through pitches to industry guests from companies like Shopify, Stripe, TD Bank, Gameloft, Ubisoft, Snowman Games, and Uken Games. I’ve presented at events such as Level UP, UofT CMS Research Symposium, and UofT MScAC Applied Research in Action 2023.🎙️

And here’s a memory anchor, in case my profile seems plain to you:

Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. —— Edsger Dijkstra

If you’re interested in collaborating, feel free to reach out via email!

news

Nov 16, 2023	Presenter at Applied Research in Action 2023 (ARIA) by MScAC, UofT.
Oct 27, 2023	Presented my research project on Proof of Location at the 2023 CMS Research Symposium.
May 8, 2023	Joined the UTAP project as a backend developer at the University of Toronto Mississauga.
Apr 19, 2023	Presented our game project, Illucid, at the Level Up Showcase 2023.
Jan 5, 2023	My idea was chosen, and I started working on the capstone game project: Illucid, as team leader.
Sep 13, 2022	Created the startup project B2ST at UofT’s Department of Computer Science Innovation Lab (DCSIL).
Jul 29, 2021	Awarded 2nd place in the North America 2021 IBM Intern Challenge (Hackathon).
May 3, 2021	Excited to start as a backend developer at IBM!
May 23, 2017	Apps I built became available on the Apple Store and received more than 4k downloads in the first year.