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Yuzhe Tang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University. His research focuses on cybersecurity, systems security, and decentralized systems such as blockchains and smart contracts. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology and M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from Fudan University.
Professor Tang's research mission involves securing digital infrastructures, particularly in emerging domains like decentralized systems. His work addresses challenges in vulnerability discovery, formal security analysis, and performance optimization. He leads projects funded by the National Science Foundation, Ethereum Foundation, and industry partners, with notable grants including Ethereum Foundation Awards (2022–2025) and an Air Force Research Lab grant (2017).
Key research contributions include groundbreaking studies on Ethereum mempool security, blockchain DoS mitigation, and cost-effective transaction batching (iBatch). His work has led to patches in the Ethereum Go client (Geth) and collaborations with industry partners like CertiK and Chainlink. Tang advises Ph.D. students in cybersecurity and blockchain research, with notable alumni including Kai Li (San Diego State University) and Yibo Wang (University of Wyoming).
Teaching responsibilities include courses on computer security, blockchain foundations, and systems programming. Tang also develops educational labs (BADD Labs) for blockchain security and contributes to conferences as a program committee member for top venues like IEEE S&P, CCS, and NDSS. His honors include Best Paper Awards at Cluster/Cloud and Grid Computing (2015) and Cloud Computing (2012).
