CV
Education
- Ph.D. in School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2020–2024
- Thesis: Mitigation of vulnerabilities and incompatibility in open-source ecosystem
- M.Eng. in Communications and Networks System, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2016–2018
- B.Eng. in Telecommunications, Harbin Engineering University, China, 2012–2016
Employment History
- Research Fellow, Cyber Security Lab, Nanyang Technological University, 2024–present
- Research Associate, Temasek Laboratories @ NTU, 2018–2021
Awards and Grants
Awards and Achievements
- 2026 — Distinguished Paper Award at the 47th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P 2026)
- 2026 — Best Review Award at the 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER 2026)
- 2025 — NTU-Imperial Collaboration Fund Award
- 2023 — ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at the 45th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2023)
- 2022 — ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at the 37th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2022)
- 2020 — Ministry of Education Research Student Scholarship (~314k USD), Singapore
- 2024 — 6 Sigsoft CAPS Travel Grants (ASE22, ICSE23, ASE23, ICSE24, ICSE25, ISSTA25)
- 2023 — OpenAI Researcher Credit Award, 5k USD
- 2013 — National Undergraduate Electronics Design Contest Second Prize
Grants
- 2023 — Ministry of Education Tier 1 Academic Research Foundation, 78k USD, “Holistic and Practical Remediation of Software Vulnerability”. Independently prepared the entire proposal.
- 2024 — Ministry of Education Tier 2 Academic Research Foundation, 780k USD, “Detect, Assess, Mitigate, and Monitor Security Debts in Software Applications”. Under revision. Independently prepared the entire proposal.
- 2024 — National Research Foundation 33rd Competitive Research Programme, 2.6m USD. Under review. Jointly prepared the proposal.
Mentored Students
Solo Mentored Students
| Period | Student | Affiliation | Topic | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021– | Jinchang Hu, Lecturer | Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics | Golang analysis | Accepted at ICSE2024; new work aiming Usenix Security 2026 |
| 2023– | Rui Lu, Master | East China Normal University | Technical lag | Accepted at ICSE2026 |
| 2024–2025 | Nihdi, Bachelor | Nanyang Technological University | Final Year Project with a paper | — |
| 2024– | Jiaying Zhu, PhD | Nanyang Technological University | Fork in SE | Accepted at ISSTA2026 |
| 2024– | Kairan Sun, PhD | Nanyang Technological University | PoC migration | Accepted at ASE2025 |
| 2022–2025 | Jiahui Wu, Post-doc | Nanyang Technological University | SCA | Aiming ISSTA2026 |
| 2024– | Fangyuan Zhang, PhD | Nankai University | Patch quality | OOPSLA 2026 under review |
| 2024–2025 | Lingxiao Wang, Master | Tianjin University | PoC report | TIFS under review |
| 2025– | Jincheng Yang, PhD | Xidian University | Backporting Patch | Aiming ISSTA2026 |
| 2025– | Qianlu Wang, PhD | Nankai University | AVR | Aiming ISSTA2026 |
| 2025– | Xinpeng Yan, Master | Nankai University | Android SCA | Aiming ISSTA2026 |
Jointly Mentored Students
| Period | Student | Affiliation | Topic | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025– | Yinan Li, Master | Nankai University | New Remediation | Aiming ISSTA2026 |
| 2024– | Wenjing Dang, PhD | Tianjin University | PoC Study | TIFS under review |
| 2024– | Mengyao Zhao, Master | Tianjin University | PoC Generation | TIFS under review |
| 2025– | Yongji Wang, Master | Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications | Python security | FSE2026 under review |
| 2024– | Shiyang Zhang, Master | Tianjin University | Android JNI | SANER2026 under review |
| 2025– | Binsheng Hong, PhD | Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics | Rust vulnerability | Aiming Usenix Security 2026 |
| 2025– | Ruofan Zhu, PhD | Zhejiang University | GPU analysis | Accepted at S&P2026 |
| 2025– | Yifan Xia, PhD | Zhejiang University | Breaking Fixing | FSE2026 under review |
Publications
Talks
ICSE 2026 Conference Talk
Conference Talk at ICSE 2026, TBD
Invited Talk at Aalto University
Invited Talk at Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
Invited Talk at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Invited Talk at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Invited Talk at University College London
Invited Talk at University College London, London, UK
ISSTA 2025 Conference Talk
Conference Talk at Clarion Hotel & Congress, Trondheim, Norway
FSE 2025 Conference Talk
Conference Talk at Clarion Hotel & Congress, Trondheim, Norway
ICSE 2025 Conference Talk
Conference Talk at Shaw Centre, Ottawa, Canada
ICSE 2024 Conference Talk
Conference Talk at Lisbon Congress Centre, Lisbon, Portugal
ASE 2023 Conference Talk
Conference Talk at Hotel Melia Kirchberg, Kirchberg, Luxembourg
ICSE23 Conference Proceeding Talk
Talk at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia
ASE 2022 Conference Talk
Conference Talk at Suburban Collection Showplace, Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Teaching
Service
- 2026 — Programme Committee, ISSTA
- 2026 — Programme Committee, SANER
- 2025 — Shadow Programme Committee, ICSE
- 2024 — Programme Committee, ACSAC
- 2024 — Programme Committee, APSEC
- 2024 — Programme Committee, Internetware
- 2023 — Junior Programme Committee, MSR