Xiaoyin Wang

Xiaoyin Wang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, with affiliations to the College of AI, Cyber and Computing. She previously held a PostDoc position at UC Berkeley's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Peking University (2012)
• B.Eng. in Computer Science, Harbin Institute of Technology

Her research focuses on Natural Language Processing, Program Analysis, Software Engineering, and Software Security. Key sub-areas include:

• Software migration and compatibility
• Build system automation
• Testing and debugging methodologies
• Privacy policy enforcement in mobile apps
• Deep learning for software analysis
• Augmented/Virtual Reality testing

Recent publications (2022-2024) emphasize automated oracle prediction for AR/VR testing, data-sensitive analysis, and DevOps toolchain optimization. Trends include:

• Adaptation of program analysis to immersive environments
• Privacy-preserving software engineering
• Empirical studies on testing frameworks

Academic accolades include:

• NSF CAREER Award (2019)
• President's Research Achievement Award (UTSA, 2019)
• Multiple best paper awards at ICSE, TOSEM

She has advised 7 graduate students, including:

• Current: Rodney Rodriguez, Xueling Zhang, Sunzhou Huang
• Graduated: Xue Qin (Villanova), Foyzul Hassan (UM-Dearborn), Shaikh Mostafa (Amazon/Microsoft)

Laboratory work involves tools like:

• TranStrL: Software internationalization
• Hima: API mapping for framework evolution
• NetworkProfiler: Android app fingerprinting
• DOVAR: AR/VR visualization for education
• Uniloc: CI failure diagnosis