Dr. Yinzhi Cao

Associate Professor

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Biography

Yinzhi Cao is an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute. He joined Johns Hopkins in 2018 after serving as an Assistant Professor at Lehigh University. Cao received his PhD in Computer Science from Northwestern University in 2014 and holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University in China, which he completed in 2008. His research interests include browser fingerprinting, online tracking technologies, and developing innovative tools that expose vulnerabilities within AI systems. He has contributed significantly to the field, focusing on security and privacy issues in computing.

Research Interests

Security Privacy Browser Fingerprinting Online Tracking AI Vulnerabilities

Requirements for Johns Hopkins University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Inorganic Chemistry with Lab Organic Chemistry with Lab General Biology with Lab
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • CV
  • Personal statement
  • Three letters of recommendation
Specialization Notes

Department of Pathology - PhD in Pathobiology. GRE is not required.