Weihang Wang

Weihang Wang is the WiSE Gabilan Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southern California, located in Los Angeles. His research focuses on software engineering, security, and systems, with an emphasis on improving the reliability and efficiency of complex software systems through testing and analysis techniques. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University (2018).

His work spans WebAssembly security, static analysis frameworks, decompilation techniques, and automated detection of vulnerabilities like intrusive ads and business flow tampering. Key contributions include tools like WaSCR (side channel repair), WBSan (bug detection), and Jasmine (static analysis for Spring technologies).

• Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Purdue University (2018)

Recent research trends reflect a strong focus on WebAssembly's security challenges, leveraging AI and neurosymbolic approaches (e.g., StackSight). His grants include NSF support for static analysis frameworks and industry awards from Facebook and Mozilla.

• Awards: N2Women Rising Stars (2024), NSF CAREER (2021), and multiple industry recognitions

Advising and grants highlight collaborations with NSF and tech companies. He advises students/post-docs on topics like automated testing and cybersecurity. His work bridges theoretical software analysis with practical system implementations.