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Vincent WeaverView profile

Associate Professor

• Hardware Performance Counters
• Computer Architecture
• High Performance Computing
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Vincent Weaver is an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Maine's College of Engineering. He leads the VMW Research Group, focusing on low-level systems research including hardware performance counters, computer architecture, and operating systems. Weaver received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland College Park in December 2000, followed by MS (January 2009) and PhD (May 2010) degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University. He joined the University of Maine faculty in July 2012 as an Assistant Professor and earned tenure and promotion to Associate Professor in September 2018. His research centers on hardware performance analysis, architectural simulation, and systems programming with emphasis on Linux kernel development and embedded systems. Weaver's work bridges theoretical computer architecture with practical systems implementation, often resulting in open-source tools that advance the field. His publications reveal a consistent focus on performance analysis techniques, code optimization, and security through low-level system understanding. Weaver maintains an active teaching schedule including courses in embedded systems, operating systems, and network engineering. He values students with strong programming skills and encourages open source contributions as part of the learning process. His research group provides hands-on experience with cutting-edge processor architectures and performance analysis tools.

Babak D. BeheshtiView profile

Professor

• Wireless Sensor Networks
• Cybersecurity
• Internet of Things
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Babak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., is Professor and Dean of the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences at New York Institute of Technology, where he has served since 1986. His 35-year tenure includes roles as faculty member, Academic Senate President, Associate Dean, and Dean. Under his leadership, the college introduced its first PhD programs (Computer Science and Engineering), new bachelor's/master's degrees, and climbed to #49 in U.S. News undergraduate engineering rankings. He established industry partnerships with NASA, IBM, and cybersecurity firms, and launched a co-op program for computer science/IT students. His research focuses on: Wireless sensor networks and IoT security Cryptographic frameworks for resource-constrained devices Cybersecurity penetration testing methodologies Adaptive algorithms for anomaly detection Honors include: IEEE MGA Leadership Award (2014) IEEE Millennium Medal IEEE LI Educator Award (2013) IEEE Region 1 Technical Innovation Award (2008) Ellis College Teaching Excellence Award (2007) He drives experiential learning through industry co-ops and serves on boards for IEEE, LISTnet, and manufacturing/transportation consortia.

Zhiyun QianView profile

Professor

• System Security
• Network Security
• Vulnerability Analysis
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Zhiyun Qian is the Everett and Imogene Ross Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California Riverside. His research bridges academic security research with practical hacking techniques, focusing on vulnerability discovery and analysis across operating systems, networks, and mobile platforms. His primary research interests include: System security: Automated cyber attacks/defenses, kernel vulnerability discovery, and security tool development Network security: TCP side channels, multi-path TCP flaws, and firewall evasion techniques AI/ML applications for security: LLM-integrated static analysis and reinforcement-learning-based fuzzing His work has led to critical discoveries including unfixable TCP side channel vulnerabilities (CVE-2016-5696) recognized with GeekPwn awards. His research methodology combines program analysis, reverse engineering, fuzzing, model checking, and machine learning to build practical security systems. Notable scientific awards include: GeekPwn 2016 most creative idea award Geekpwn 2017 winner award Applied Networking Research Prize Professor Qian actively mentors students in security competitions including Pwn2Own and GeekPwn. He serves on prestigious program committees including IEEE Security and Privacy (Oakland), ACM CCS, and USENIX Security. His teaching portfolio includes graduate courses CS 254 (Network Security) and CS 255 (Computer Security), along with undergraduate courses CS 153 (Operating Systems) and CS 165 (Computer Security). He leads the SecLab research group at UCR (GitHub: seclab-ucr, 3824★) developing security tools for kernel and Android ecosystems. Current projects focus on LLM-enhanced static analysis, precise vulnerability detection, and automated patch testing.

Jie LuView profile

Associate Professor

• Software Security
• Program Analysis
• Vulnerability Detection
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Jie Lu is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICT, CAS), where he leads research in software security and program analysis. His work focuses on developing advanced program analysis techniques to improve software reliability and security, with applications in cloud systems, distributed environments, and modern web applications. Dr. Lu's research interests include: Software Security: Focusing on vulnerability detection and prevention in open-source software Program Analysis: Specializing in static/dynamic analysis techniques and context-sensitive pointer analysis Cloud Systems: Researching distributed system security, crash-recovery, and concurrency bug detection His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on practical security solutions for real-world systems. The research spans Kubernetes ecosystems, PHP applications, Linux kernel security, Java web applications, and Windows IPC systems. A notable trend is the development of precise static analysis techniques that balance efficiency with accuracy, addressing the longstanding challenge in program analysis. His work often bridges theoretical advances with practical implementations that have been adopted by industry. Dr. Lu has received several prestigious awards: ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award 2025 Best Paper Honorable Mention at CCS 2022 Chinese Academy of Sciences Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation 2021 Chinese Academy of Sciences President's Special Award 2020 ICT New Hundred Stars 2020 Dr. Lu actively mentors students and researchers, recruiting PhD candidates, Master students, and research interns interested in software security and program analysis. His research has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, CCF-Huawei Innovation Research Plan, and CCF-Ant Research Fund. The Program Analysis Group (ICT-PAG) at the National Key Laboratory of Processor has successfully identified numerous errors and vulnerabilities in popular open-source applications, with over 200 severe bugs confirmed by the open-source community and assigned more than 100 CVE numbers. His research group, the Program Analysis Group (ICT-PAG), is based in the National Key Laboratory of Processor at ICT, CAS. The group has achieved significant impact through both academic publications in top venues (SOSP, CCS, USENIX Security, NDSS, OOPSLA, ISSTA, FSE, ASE, TSE) and practical applications in leading IT companies and government organizations.

Djamel Eddine KhelladiView profile

Researcher

• Software engineering
• Model-Driven Engineering
• Software Evolution
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Djamel Eddine Khelladi is a CNRS Researcher at the IRISA laboratory within the DIVERSE team at University of Rennes, specializing in software engineering with emphasis on model-driven techniques and empirical validation. His work bridges theoretical frameworks and industrial-scale applications, particularly in evolving software ecosystems. His academic foundation includes a Ph.D. from Sorbonne University (formerly University Pierre et Marie Curie) at the Laboratory of Computer Science of Paris 6 (LIP6), followed by postdoctoral research at Johannes Kepler University Linz's Institute for Software Systems Engineering. This trajectory established his expertise in software evolution and model-driven approaches. Khelladi's research centers on software evolution challenges, particularly model-code co-evolution in highly-configurable systems like the Linux kernel. He develops scalable analysis tools (e.g., HyperAST, HyperDiff) and investigates empirical phenomena in build systems, configuration management, and polyglot programming environments. Recent work increasingly integrates large language models for automated co-evolution tasks while maintaining rigorous empirical validation. His publication trends reveal a consistent focus on practical tooling for software evolution, with growing exploration of AI-assisted engineering. Key themes include scalability in software history analysis, reproducibility in configurable systems, and debugging multi-language environments, often using Linux kernel ecosystems as testbeds. As an active community contributor, Khelladi serves on program committees for ASE, ICSE, and ESEC/FSE while advancing research through the DIVERSE team at IRISA. This group specializes in variability-intensive software systems, providing the collaborative environment for his empirical and tool-building research.

• Operating Systems
• Computer Science Education
• Unix/Linux System Administration
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Sukanya Suranauwarat serves as an Assistant Professor at Johnson & Wales University in Providence since 2022, teaching foundational and advanced computer science courses including Problem Solving for Computing, Computer Science I/II, Introduction to Operating Systems, Network Protocols I, and Information Security with Cryptography. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science & Communication Engineering from Kyushu University, Japan M.Eng. in Computer Science & Communication Engineering from Kyushu University, Japan B.Eng. in Computer Science & Communication Engineering from Kyushu University, Japan Research Interests: Her scholarly work emphasizes Operating Systems and Computer Science Education , with deep expertise in Unix/Linux system administration, Linux kernel development, and multi-language programming (Assembly, C, Java, Python). Additional focus areas include networking protocols, MySQL database systems, and cybersecurity fundamentals, leveraging over two decades of academic instruction and industry-aligned professional certifications.