Alon Shakevsky

Alon Shakevsky

I am pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science at UC Berkeley, where I am fortunate to be advised by Prof. Raluca Ada Popa.

My research focuses on AI security and AI for critical open-source software security. I am affiliated with Sky Computing Lab and BAIR.

Previously, I completed an M.Sc. in Computer Science at Tel Aviv University, where I was fortunate to be advised by Prof. Avishai Wool and Prof. Eyal Ronen.

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Publications

Talks

Trust Dies in Darkness: Shedding Light on Samsung's TrustZone Keymaster Design

Awards

  • Samsung Bug Bounty CVE-2021-25444, CVE-2021-25490
    Recognized for uncovering IV reuse vulnerabilities and keyblob downgrade attacks in Samsung's Keymaster Trusted Application.
  • Pwnie Award “Best Mobile Bug” Finalist
    Recognized for identifying severe design flaws that allow full recovery of hardware-protected keys that were encrypted by the TrustZone on Samsung flagship devices.

Experience

2025 - Present
UC Berkeley
Ph.D. in Computer Science, UC Berkeley.
2025
Wiz Research
Vulnerability Researcher, Wiz Research.
2018 - 2022
Tel Aviv University
M.Sc. in Computer Science, Tel Aviv University, magna cum laude.
2017 - 2022
Unit 8200
Security Researcher, Unit 8200.
2017
PTC
Software Engineer, PTC.
2013 - 2017
Tel Aviv University
B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science, Tel Aviv University.
"Beno Arbel Program for Gifted Young Students", alongside high school.