Shin Hong

Shin Hong is an Associate Professor at the School of Computer Science, Chungbuk National University (CBNU) in South Korea. He leads the SDEV lab (소프트웨어 개발검증 연구실) and maintains active roles in major software engineering conferences including ASE 2025 (Local Arrangement Co-Chair), ICST 2026 (General Co-Chair), and SSBSE 2025 (General Chair).

His research focuses on Software Testing, Automated Debugging, and Program Analyses, with specific expertise in test case generation, debugging automation, and static/dynamic/neural program analysis techniques. Dr. Hong's work bridges theoretical advances with practical applications, as evidenced by his industrial case study with SAP HANA.

Analysis of his recent publications reveals strong trends in fuzzing techniques (ZigZagFuzz, BUGOSS), regression bug benchmarking, mutation analysis, and GUI test case repair. His research demonstrates increasing sophistication in combining traditional software engineering approaches with machine learning methods for test optimization and fault diagnosis.

• Research Focus Areas:
• Advanced test generation techniques
• Automated debugging and fault localization
• Machine learning applications in software testing
• Empirical evaluation of testing techniques

Dr. Hong actively contributes to the academic community through program committee service at top conferences and mentorship of graduate students at CBNU. His leadership roles in major conferences reflect his standing in the software engineering research community.