Jiachi Chen

Jiachi Chen is an Associate Professor at the School of Software Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, China. He received his Ph.D. from Monash University, Australia, and has established himself as a leading researcher in blockchain security and Web3 technologies.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Information Technology from Monash University (2019-2022)
• Research Assistant at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2016-2018)

Dr. Chen's research spans software security, program analysis, smart contracts, and Web3 technologies. His work bridges traditional software engineering with blockchain, focusing on security vulnerabilities, large language models for code generation, and empirical studies of smart contract development. Recent publications show increasing integration of AI techniques to address blockchain security challenges.

His publication trends reveal deep expertise in smart contract security, with numerous papers on vulnerability detection and code analysis. Recent work has expanded into LLM applications for software engineering, particularly examining code generation quality and security implications in Web3 contexts.

Dr. Chen has received significant recognition:

• Multiple ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Awards (ICSE 2025, ISSTA 2024, Internetware 2024)
• Best Paper Award at IEEE CSCloud/EdgeCom 2023
• Best Paper Award at IEEE INFOCOM 2018
• Best Paper Award at ISPEC 2017

He serves on program committees for top software engineering conferences (ICSE, FSE, ASE, ISSTA) and is actively recruiting students in Web3/Blockchain/Smart Contract research areas. His work appears consistently in premier venues including IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering and ACM conferences, demonstrating sustained research impact.