Meng Xu

Meng Xu is an Assistant Professor in the Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He is affiliated with the Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) group and the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (CPI). His research focuses on system and software security, emphasizing secure-by-design languages (e.g., Rust, Move), automated program analysis, and runtime defense techniques.

Education:

• Ph.D., Computer Science (2020), Georgia Institute of Technology
• B.Eng. and B.Business (First Class Honors), Nanyang Technological University (2014)

Research Interests:

• Secure-by-design languages
• Automated security analysis (fuzzing, symbolic execution)
• Runtime defense mechanisms (moving target defense, secure hardware)

Key Awards:

• EAPLS Best Paper Award (2022)
• USENIX Security Distinguished Paper Award (2018)

Grants & Funding:

• BlackBerry Research Grant (CAD $200,000)
• Amazon Research Award (USD $60,000)
• NSERC Discovery Grant (CAD $170,000)

Labs & Collaborations:

• CrySP (Cryptography, Security, and Privacy Group)
• Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (CPI)