Ying Zhang

Ying Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Wake Forest University (WFU) since 2025. Her research focuses on bridging theoretical security knowledge with practical implementation in open-source projects through program analysis and large language models (LLMs).

• Current Affiliation: Wake Forest University
• Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
• Department: Computer Science
• Office: Room 236, Manchester Hall

Research Interests: Dr. Zhang’s work centers on software security, program analysis, and LLM vulnerabilities. She conducts empirical studies to explore secure coding challenges and develops tools to mitigate vulnerabilities in open-source applications.

Scientific Awards:

• Google Cloud Research Credits Award (Sole PI)
• Wake Forest Research Fellowship (URECA) Award (for student Ruicheng Miao)

Advising and Grants: Dr. Zhang supervises students in the SE Lab and has secured grants such as the Google Cloud Research Credits Award. She welcomes self-motivated students with programming proficiency to join her research team.