Jifeng Xuan

Dr. Jifeng Xuan is a Professor and Deputy Dean at the School of Computer Science, Wuhan University, China. He founded the CSTAR (Centre of Software Testing, Analysis and Reliability) and holds editorial roles at Empirical Software Engineering and PLOS One. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at INRIA Lille-Nord Europe (France) and earned his PhD from Dalian University of Technology.

Research Interests: His work focuses on software testing, debugging, automated program repair, software data analysis, and search-based software engineering. He integrates AI/ML techniques for tasks like log analysis, fuzz testing, and vulnerability detection, with applications in robotics, microservices, and Android development.

Publication Trends: Recent articles (2022–2025) emphasize AI-driven software engineering, including LLM-based repair, reinforcement learning for testing, and deep learning surveys. Security (vulnerability logs) and empirical studies on industrial challenges (e.g., C program repair) are recurring themes.

Awards & Honors:

• ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award (2025)
• IEEE TCSE Distinguished Paper Award (2025)
• CCF NASAC Youth Software Innovation Award (2024)
• Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, China Computer Federation (2014)
• Luojia Young Scholar (2015)

Student Advising & Labs: Actively recruits PhD and master students for CSTAR Lab. Research areas include automated debugging, testing tools (e.g., Mergebot, FastLog), and AI-generated code assessment. No specific grants listed.