Personal and academic profile

Behkish Nassirzadeh, at a glance

I work at the intersection of AI, blockchain security, and distributed systems. This is a short guide to my research and engineering background.

The essentials

Current role: CTO & Founding Principal Architect at AdPrompt, working on an AI-native advertising automation platform.
Education: PhD in Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2025. I also hold MASc and BASc degrees in Computer Engineering from Waterloo.
Research focus: Smart contract vulnerability detection and repair, gas-related denial of service, decentralized oracle networks, and secure, scalable blockchain systems.
Engineering focus: AI platforms, software architecture, data pipelines, backend systems, and translating research into working products.

Selected research

These are entry points into my published work. My DBLP and Google Scholar profiles provide fuller publication records.

GasGauge: A Security Analysis Tool for Smart Contract Out-of-Gas Vulnerabilities, MARBLE 2022.
CountChain: A Decentralized Oracle Network for Counting Systems, IEEE Blockchain 2024.
AdChain: Decentralized Header Bidding, MARBLE 2024.
Security Analysis Methods for Detection and Repair of DoS Vulnerabilities in Smart Contracts, MASc thesis, University of Waterloo, 2021.

See the profile publication list for additional work, including GasGuard and Security of Blockchain Technologies. This summary does not assign a new publication status to those works.

Research and industry

My experience includes graduate research and teaching at the University of Waterloo, technical leadership at AdPrompt, IT leadership at Endeavour Consulting, and co-founding Factiphi. The experience section and CV give the full context.

My PhD was co-supervised by Professors Vijay Ganesh and Anwar Hasan. My profile covers talks about GasGauge, GasGuard, AdChain, and CountChain at blockchain research conferences and APEX 2025.

A few useful answers

What is this website for?

This is my personal and academic website. It brings together my research, publications, talks, education, and engineering experience.

Where can I find the full publication record?

Start with DBLP, Google Scholar, and the source links above. The homepage includes a selected list.

How do I ask about consulting?

Visit Behkish Advisory for consulting services, pricing, and the initial meeting process.

How can I contact you about research?

Email bnassirz@uwaterloo.ca for academic correspondence, or behkish.nz@outlook.com for other inquiries.

Sources and profile links

Prepared from the public profile on October 17, 2026. For an exact title, date, or publication status, follow the original source.