Yutian Tang

Dr. Yutian Tang is an Assistant Professor at the University of Glasgow's School of Computing Science. He holds a Ph.D. from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a B.Sc. from Jilin University. His research focuses on AI-driven software engineering, program analysis, and mobile app security, with over 40 publications in top venues like ESEC/FSE and IEEE TSE. He has received awards including the ISSRE'18 Best Industry Paper and Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program. Current research emphasizes automated testing, bug localization, and LLM applications in software engineering.

Education:

• Ph.D., Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• B.Sc., Computer Science, Jilin University

Research Interests:

His work spans AI+SE (Large Language Models in Software Engineering), automated testing, privacy protection, and malware detection. Notable contributions include XDebloat (app debloating) and tools for analyzing Android vulnerabilities. He actively explores LLM applications for code generation and test suite optimization.

Grants & Funding:

• EPSRC Peer Review College member
• National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) grant (2023-2025)
• OpenAI API Researcher Access Program (2024)
• Google Cloud Research Credits (2024)

Service & Leadership:

Editorial Board Member of Frontiers in Computer Science, PC member of ICSE, ESEC/FSE, ASE, and other top conferences. Active in reviewing for IEEE Transactions and ACM journals.

Future Directions: Tool support for automated bug detection, LLM integration in software lifecycle, and large-scale binary code analysis.