Tian Tan

Tian Tan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University, where he co-runs the PASCAL Research Group. He previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Aarhus University (CASA) and earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of New South Wales (CORG) in 2017, advised by Prof. Jingling Xue.

His research focuses on program analysis techniques and tools for programming languages, software engineering, and security. He has developed frameworks like Tai-e for static analysis and contributed to understanding Java reflection and pointer analysis.

• Education: Ph.D. (UNSW), B.Eng. (Northwestern Polytechnical University)
• Teaching: Courses on compilers and program analysis

Recent work spans compiler design, cross-language pointer analysis, and security frameworks. His publications emphasize context sensitivity, artifact evaluation, and practical implementations.

Scientific Awards:

• Distinguished Artifact Award (OOPSLA'23)
• Best Artifact Award (ICSE'25)
• Distinguished Paper Award (ECOOP'16)
• Distinguished Paper Award Nominee (ISSRE'17)

He serves on program committees for SAS'25, ESEC/FSE'25, and SOAP'25, and has reviewed for top-tier venues like TOPLAS, SAS, and ISSTA.