Wenxiao Zhang

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Wenxiao Zhang

PhD Candidate & Teaching Assistant

Advancing AI safety through PhD research while sharing knowledge as a Teaching Assistant at UWA. Experienced Data Science Specialist with expertise in GraphRAG systems and enterprise AI applications.

4+

Years Experience

3+

Publications

8+

Projects

1

Best Demo Award

Perth, Western Australia

moebutamail@gmail.com

0422 297 752

My Journey

My passion for technology began during my undergraduate studies in Electronic and Information Engineering. What started as curiosity about how systems work evolved into a deep commitment to making AI systems safer and more reliable for everyone.

Currently pursuing my PhD in Computer Science at the University of Western Australia, I focus on a critical challenge in AI safety: investigating prompt injection attacks against LLM-integrated mobile robotic systems. My research has already shown promising results, achieving over 30% improvement in attack detection.

Recently, I completed a valuable internship as a Data Science Specialist at Telstra, where I designed and implemented cutting-edge GraphRAG pipelines. This experience allowed me to bridge theoretical research with practical enterprise applications, creating systems that serve real users at scale.

Beyond technical work, I'm passionate about education and knowledge sharing. As a Teaching Assistant at UWA, I help shape the next generation of technologists through hands-on cybersecurity labs, cloud computing projects, and full-stack development courses.

Current Focus

PhD Research

AI Safety

Investigating prompt injection attacks in LLM-integrated robotic systems and developing robust defense mechanisms for mission-critical applications.

  • Prompt Injection
  • LLM Security
  • Robotics

Teaching & Education

Academia

Teaching cybersecurity, cloud computing, and web development courses while mentoring the next generation of technologists at UWA.

  • Cybersecurity
  • Cloud Computing
  • Web Development

Technical Expertise

AI & Machine Learning

Large Language Models (LLM)

95%

GraphRAG & Knowledge Graphs

90%

Prompt Engineering

88%

TensorFlow & PyTorch

85%

Multimodal AI Systems

82%

AI Safety & Security

90%

Software Development

Python

95%

JavaScript/TypeScript

85%

Vue.js & React

88%

Spring Boot

82%

RESTful APIs

90%

Test-Driven Development

85%

Cloud & Data

Azure ML Studio

88%

AWS (Certified)

85%

Docker & Containerization

82%

Neo4j & Graph Databases

90%

Data Pipeline Design

88%

CI/CD Pipelines

80%

Research & Academia

Academic Research

92%

Technical Writing

88%

Peer Review Process

85%

Conference Presentations

80%

Teaching & Mentoring

90%

Grant Writing

75%

Professional Experience

PhD Candidate

University of Western Australia

Perth, WA

Mar 2024 – Present

Conducting cutting-edge research in AI safety, specifically investigating prompt injection attacks against LLM-integrated mobile robotic systems. Developing robust defense mechanisms and advancing AI safety in embodied systems.

Key Achievements:

Researching prompt injection vulnerabilities in robotic systems

Developing defense mechanisms for LLM-robot integration

Achieved 30% improvement in attack detection accuracy

Publishing research in top-tier AI safety conferences

Technologies:

  • Python
  • LLM Security
  • Robotics
  • AI Safety
  • Research

Teaching Assistant

University of Western Australia

Perth, WA

Feb 2024 – Present

Facilitating lab sessions and delivering tutorial lectures for undergraduate and postgraduate students across cybersecurity, cloud computing, web development, and database courses.

Key Achievements:

Designed Capture-the-Flag cybersecurity labs

Created AWS cloud infrastructure projects (EC2, S3, DynamoDB)

Built full-stack web applications with CI/CD pipelines

Improved course completion rates and student satisfaction

Technologies:

  • Python
  • AWS
  • HTML/CSS/JS
  • GitHub
  • Cybersecurity

Data Science Specialist (Internship)

Telstra

Perth, WA

Nov 2024 – Jul 2025

Designed and implemented end-to-end GraphRAG pipelines for Telstra Frontline salesforce data within the Data & AI department. Developed automated RAG evaluation systems and LLM-based classification tools.

Key Achievements:

Built GraphRAG pipeline with Neo4j and Docker containerization

Developed AutoEval system with 28 metrics for RAG evaluation

Implemented LLM question classification for response routing

Leveraged Azure ML Studio for scalable deployment

Technologies:

  • Python
  • Neo4j
  • Docker
  • Azure ML
  • GraphRAG
  • LLM

Software Engineer

China Telecom

China

Nov 2021 – Feb 2022

Rebuilt legacy CMS frontend using Vue.js, developed RESTful APIs with Spring Boot, and implemented Test-Driven Development practices.

Key Achievements:

Improved system performance and maintainability

Built scalable RESTful APIs with Spring Boot

Used MyBatis for SQL mapping and query handling

Followed TDD to ensure high code quality

Technologies:

  • Vue.js
  • Spring Boot
  • MyBatis
  • Java
  • JavaScript

Software Developer

Gillion Technologies

China

Dec 2019 – May 2020

Maintained and enhanced enterprise maritime transport management system serving multiple clients using AngularJS and Spring Boot.

Key Achievements:

Enhanced enterprise maritime transport system

Built scalable frontend with AngularJS

Optimized deployment processes with DevOps teams

Served multiple enterprise clients

Technologies:

  • AngularJS
  • Spring Boot
  • Java
  • DevOps

Educational Background

University of Western Australia

Ph.D. in Computer Science

Research Focus: AI Safety, LLM Security, Prompt Injection Attacks

Mar 2024 – Present

University of Western Australia

Master of Software Engineering

GPA: 6.42/7.0 | WAM: 80.42

Feb 2021 – July 2023

Xiamen University of Technology

Bachelor of Electronic and Information Engineering

WAM: 85.69

Sept 2016 – July 2020

Let's Build the Future Together

Whether you're interested in AI safety research, data science opportunities, or educational initiatives, I'm always excited to collaborate with like-minded individuals and organizations.

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