A software engineer who studied computer science in Australia after graduating from a university linked to the Chinese military has emerged as one of the key figures behind the groundbreaking and controversial artificial intelligence platform, DeepSeek. Zizheng Pan, who describes himself as a researcher for the Chinese AI company, first began a masters in computer science at the University of Adelaide in 2018 before eventually completing a PhD in the same subject at Monash University last year. What is DeepSeek? Why the AI startup is up-ending the US stock market Photo shows A phone with DeepSeek on it. Behind it…