Chung Hwan Kim

Chung Hwan Kim serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he directs the Software & Systems Security Laboratory (S³ Lab). His research focuses on critical security challenges in cyber-physical systems, embedded devices, and cloud infrastructure, with recognition including the NSF CAREER Award and UT Dallas New Faculty Research Symposium Grant.

His expertise spans Computer Systems Security, Cyber-Physical Security, and Software Security and Reliability, emphasizing practical solutions for robotic vehicles, autonomous systems, and trusted execution environments. Current projects address signal injection attacks, resilience testing, and confidential computing through innovative fuzzing frameworks and hardware-assisted protections.

Recent publications (2020-2026) reveal three dominant research thrusts: (1) Security for autonomous/robotic systems (DriveFuzz, IMUFUZZER), (2) Trusted execution in constrained environments (Vessels, GEVisor), and (3) Automated vulnerability discovery (HFL, TZ-DATASHIELD), consistently appearing in top venues like IEEE S&P and USENIX Security.

Key honors include:

• NSF CAREER Award (premier early-career recognition)
• UT Dallas New Faculty Research Symposium Grant
• Top 10 finalist for CSAW Best Applied Research Paper Award (2018)

As principal investigator of the S³ Lab, Kim mentors graduate researchers and secures competitive funding for projects spanning robotic vehicle security, embedded systems hardening, and confidential computing. His teaching portfolio includes Operating Systems, Information Security, and specialized courses on CPS/IoT security.

The S³ Lab develops deployable security tools like TZ-DATASHIELD for embedded data protection and IMUFUZZER for resilience testing of aerial vehicles, collaborating with industry partners to translate research into real-world solutions for autonomous systems and critical infrastructure.