Thomas Yang

Role: Founder

Founder of Phi Lab Foundation, leading the Foundation’s research program in AI security and trustworthy AI.

His research covers watermarking and provenance of model-generated content across text, image, audio, and DNA, detection of synthetic media, adversarial robustness, and red-teaming of foundation models, with broader interests in cybersecurity, model misuse and alignment, and information integrity. He directs the Foundation’s research agenda and external academic collaborations.

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Justin Zhang

Role: Capital Strategy

Finance and strategy specialist helping Phi Lab design responsible, long-term token and funding models.

Applies venture finance experience and rigorous market analysis to evaluate treasury strategies, ecosystem partnerships, and capital structures that keep public-benefit technology accessible and mission-aligned.

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Sannan Iqbal

Role: Security Engineering

Senior security engineer applying hands-on cyber defense expertise to Phi Lab’s public-good networks.

Leads end-to-end security reviews, threat modelling, and remediation across open-source protocols, translating enterprise defense practices into privacy-by-design tooling and runbooks for community operators.

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Peter Trinh

Role: Cybersecurity Analysis

Cybersecurity analyst and penetration tester advancing decentralized naming and compliance tooling.

Partners with builders and civic technologists to improve interoperability between Web2 domains and blockchain registries, while developing security assessments and compliance playbooks for responsible adoption.

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Elizabeth Zhang

Role: Human Factors Engineering

Human factors engineer specializing in human-robot collaboration, stress monitoring, and user experience research for medical devices and wearable technology.

Applies human-centered design and mixed-methods research to evaluate usability and safety, translating risk assessment and testing methodologies into more intuitive and accessible decentralized infrastructure.

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Mousumi De

Role: Peace & Arts Education

Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction advancing peace education, arts education, and culturally sustaining pedagogy.

Connects curriculum design, peacebuilding, and cultural heritage through arts-based learning, building partnerships that translate research into inclusive educational programs and resilient community practice.

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