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Book Chapters

Farhan K; Li Y; Xue J, 2027, 'Holmes: Forensic-Aware Design and Evaluation of Large Language Models for Procedurally Constrained Digital Investigations', in , pp. 3 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-92-2859-1_1

Xiao ZK; Wang Q; Li Y; Chen S, 2026, 'Prompt to Pwn: Automated Exploit Generation for Smart Contracts', in , pp. 445 - 473, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-92-3012-9_19

Journal articles

Feng W; Li X; Feng R; Zhang Y; Li Y; Zhou Z; Wang Y; Li Y, 2026, 'Determining the Unreachable: Constraint-Guided Reachability Analysis for Dependency Vulnerabilities', Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages, 10, pp. 1514 - 1541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3798255

Kan S; Li Y; He W; Xing Z; Zhu L; Sui Y, 2026, 'Spectre: Automated Aliasing Specification Generation for Library APIs with Fuzzing', ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3725811

Ge J; Zheng Y; Li Y; Ma W; Habib SM; Kakkolangara P; Byman GW; Liu Y, 2026, 'OptRCA: A More Efficient and Accurate Approach for Automated Root Cause Analysis and Explanation', ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3736718

Li N; Song Y; Li Y; Shi L; Liu Y; Wang H; Wang K, 2026, 'Detecting LLM Fact-conflicting Hallucinations Enhanced by Temporal-logic-based Reasoning', IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TSE.2026.3731191

Wang S; Li Y; Wang K; Liu Y; Li H; Liu Y; Wang H, 2025, 'MiniScope: Automated UI Exploration and Privacy Inconsistency Detection of MiniApps via Two-phase Iterative Hybrid Analysis', ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3709351

Li S; Xie K; Li Y; Li H; Ren Y; Sun L; Zhu H, 2025, 'TransferFuzz-Pro: Large Language Model Driven Code Debugging Technology for Verifying Propagated Vulnerability', IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 51, pp. 2396 - 2411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TSE.2025.3584774

Liu Y; Deng G; Ding J; Li Y; Zhang T; Sun W; Zheng Y; Ge J, 2025, 'Mission: Impossible – Image-Based Geolocation with Large Vision Language Models', Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies, 2025, pp. 410 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.56553/popets-2025-0137

Zhang X; Zhang C; Li X; Du Z; Mao B; Li Y; Zheng Y; Li Y; Pan L; Liu Y; Deng R, 2024, 'A Survey of Protocol Fuzzing', ACM Computing Surveys, 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3696788

Li N; Li Y; Liu Y; Shi L; Wang K; Wang H, 2024, 'Drowzee: Metamorphic Testing for Fact-Conflicting Hallucination Detection in Large Language Models', Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3689776

Li Y; Liu Y; Deng G; Zhang Y; Song W; Shi L; Wang K; Li Y; Liu Y; Wang H, 2024, 'Glitch Tokens in Large Language Models: Categorization Taxonomy and Effective Detection', Proceedings of the ACM on Software Engineering, 1, pp. 2075 - 2097, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3660799

Wei X; Xiao M; Wang B; Wang C; Li Y; Dou J; Cui Z; Dou J; Wang H; Ma S; Zhu C; Yuan G; Yang N; Song T; Zhou H; Chen H; Bai Y; Chen Q, 2022, 'Avoiding Structural Collapse to Reduce Lead Leakage in Perovskite Photovoltaics', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61, pp. e202204314, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202204314

Li S; Xie X; Lin Y; Li Y; Feng R; Li X; Ge W; Dong JS, 2022, 'Deep Learning for Coverage-Guided Fuzzing: How Far are We?', IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TDSC.2022.3200525

Yao S; Chen C; Chen Q; Zhang J; Li Y; Zeng Y, 2022, 'An integrated hydrodynamic and multicriteria evaluation Cellular Automata–Markov model to assess the effects of a water resource project on waterbird habitat in wetlands', Journal of Hydrology, 607, pp. 127561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.127561

Yao S; Li X; Liu C; Zhang J; Li Y; Gan T; Liu B; Kuang W, 2020, 'New assessment indicator of habitat suitability for migratory bird in wetland based on hydrodynamic model and vegetation growth threshold', Ecological Indicators, 117, pp. 106556, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106556

Luo H; Lou VWQ; Li Y; Chi I, 2019, 'Development and Validation of a Prognostic Tool for Identifying Residents at Increased Risk of Death in Long-Term Care Facilities', Journal of Palliative Medicine, 22, pp. 258 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2018.0219

Conference Papers

Li Y; Liu Y; Li Y; Shi L; Deng G; Chen S; Wang K, 2027, 'Uncovering Logit Suppression Vulnerabilities in LLM Safety Alignment', in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp. 61 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-31583-0_5

Ding Z; Xu S; Song W; Li Y, 2026, 'NgCaptcha: A CAPTCHA Bridging the Past and the Future', in Www Companion 2026 Companion Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference 2026, pp. 104 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3774905.3793112

Yu C; Li Y; Xiao Y; Lu J; Li Y; Bo D; Huo W, 2026, 'LifeFuzz: Lifecycle-Guided Fuzzing for Windows Driver Cross-Handler Vulnerabilities', in Eurosys 2026 Proceedings of the 2026 European Conference on Computer Systems, pp. 2022 - 2036, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3767295.3803624

Kan S; Li Y; Cheng X; Sui Y, 2026, 'SpecGuru: Hierarchical LLM-Driven API Points-to Specification Generation with Self-Validation', Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), pp. 1200 - 1212, presented at Proceedings of the 2026 IEEE/ACM 48th International Conference on Software Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3744916.3773209

Shrestha MM; Wong W; Al Zeidat O; Jiang Y; Li Y, 2026, 'Diverse Claire: An AI-Powered UDL Approach Bridging Educational Experience Gaps in CS1', Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), pp. 1714 - 1714, presented at Proceedings of the 57th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3770761.3777125

Cheng Z; Wan Y; Liu D; Li Y; Jiang Y; Gong D, 2026, 'CSTutorBench: Benchmarking Large Language Models for Realistic Computer Science Tutoring', in SIGCSE TS 2026 Proceedings of the 57th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V 2, pp. 1263 - 1264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3770761.3777333

Wong W; Jiang Y; Li Y, 2026, 'DiverseClaire: Simulating Students to Improve Introductory Programming Course Materials for All CS1 Learners', in SIGCSE TS 2026 Proceedings of the 57th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V 2, pp. 1585 - 1586, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3770761.3777340

Liao Y; Jiang Y; Bandara M; Li Y; Samarasekara I; Guo Z; Leuva D; Joukhadar G, 2026, 'Exploring Trust in Human-LLM Feedback Systems: Observation of Student Behaviour in Software Engineering Education', in SIGCSE TS 2026 Proceedings of the 57th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V 2, pp. 1419 - 1420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3770761.3777342

Xu Z; Liu Y; Li Y; Shi L; Wang K; Zhao Y, 2026, 'A Multi-Agent System for Inclusive Automatic Speech Recognition for People Who Stutter', in Proceedings of the Aaai Conference on Artificial Intelligence, pp. 39495 - 39503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v40i46.41300

Yu M; Rabhi F; Suleiman B; Liu N; Li Y, 2026, 'An Ontology-Driven Service-Oriented System for ESG Metric Computation and Reporting', in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Web Services Icws, pp. 347 - 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICWS72778.2026.00052

Xu S; Ding Z; Cheng X; Li Y; Sun N; Turnbull B; Kan S; Ma S, 2026, 'PufferDoS: Efficient and Effective Attack String Generation for Regular Expression Denial of Service Vulnerabilities', in Proceedings IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, pp. 3984 - 4002, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SP63933.2026.00169

Jiang L; Li Y; Zhang X; Ding Y; Pan L, 2026, 'SceneJailEval: A Scenario-Adaptive Multi-Dimensional Framework for Jailbreak Evaluation', in Proceedings of the Aaai Conference on Artificial Intelligence, pp. 35553 - 35561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v40i42.40866

Xu Z; Ding J; Lou Y; Zhang K; Gong D; Li Y, 2026, 'Socrates or Smartypants: Testing Logic Reasoning Capabilities of Large Language Models with Logic Programming-Based Test Oracles', in Proceedings of the Aaai Conference on Artificial Intelligence, pp. 19433 - 19440, http://dx.doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v40i23.39021

Ding Z; Deng G; Liu Y; Ding J; Chen J; Sui Y; Li Y, 2025, 'IllusionCAPTCHA: A CAPTCHA based on Visual Illusion', in Www 2025 Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference, pp. 3683 - 3691, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3696410.3714726

Shi J; Chen Y; Xiao Y; Li Y; Xu Z; Qiu S; Zhang C; Qi K; Li Y; Chen X; Zou Y; Liu Y; Huo W, 2025, 'A Large Scale Study of AI-based Binary Function Similarity Detection Techniques for Security Researchers and Practitioners', in Proceedings 2025 40th IEEE ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering Ase 2025, pp. 1070 - 1082, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ASE63991.2025.00093

Chen Z; Kemper P; Liu Y; Gorzny J; Siqueira D; Li Y; Pellegrino D; Derka M, 2025, 'A Methodology for Replicating Historical Exploits on EVM-Compatible Blockchains', in Proceedings 2025 IEEE ACM 7th International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Software Engineering for Blockchain Wetseb 2025, pp. 57 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WETSEB66605.2025.00014

Ding Z; Fu Q; Ding J; Deng G; Liu Y; Li Y, 2025, 'A Rusty Link in the AI Supply Chain: Detecting Evil Configurations in Model Repositories', in Proceedings 46th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops Spw 2025, pp. 260 - 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SPW67851.2025.00036

Xu Z; Liu Y; Deng G; Wang K; Li Y; Shi L; Picek S, 2025, 'Continuous Embedding Attacks via Clipped Inputs in Jailbreaking Large Language Models', in Proceedings 46th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops Spw 2025, pp. 270 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SPW67851.2025.00038

Zhao J; Li Y; Zou Y; Xiao Y; Jiang N; Li Y; Zhong N; Peng B; Jian K; Huo W, 2025, 'From Constraints to Cracks: Constraint Semantic Inconsistencies as Vulnerability Beacons for Embedded Systems', in Proceedings of the 34th Usenix Security Symposium, pp. 685 - 704

Jin D; Fu Q; Li Y, 2025, 'Good News for Script Kiddies? Evaluating Large Language Models for Automated Exploit Generation', in Proceedings 46th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops Spw 2025, pp. 278 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SPW67851.2025.00039

Wang Y; Li X; Feng R; Zhang Y; Li Y; Zhou Z, 2025, 'It Only Gets Worse: Revisiting DL-Based Vulnerability Detectors from a Practical Perspective', in Proceedings Asia Pacific Software Engineering Conference APSEC, pp. 947 - 956, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APSEC66846.2025.00109

Wang J; Li Y; Wang K, 2025, 'KRAKEN-FUZZ: Minimizing Corpus During Ensemble Fuzzing', in Proceedings 2025 IEEE ACM International Workshop on Search Based and Fuzz Testing Sbft 2025, pp. 47 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SBFT66712.2025.00017

Xuan W; Yang R; Qi H; Zeng Q; Xiao Y; Feng A; Liu D; Xing Y; Wang J; Gao F; Lu J; Jiang Y; Li H; Li X; Yu K; Dong R; Gu S; Li Y; Xie X; Juefei-Xu F; Khomh F; Yoshie O; Chen Q; Teodoro D; Liu N; Goebel R; Ma L; Marrese-Taylor E; Lu S; Iwasawa Y; Matsuo Y; Li I, 2025, 'MMLU-ProX: A Multilingual Benchmark for Advanced Large Language Model Evaluation', in Emnlp 2025 2025 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing Proceedings of the Conference, pp. 1513 - 1532, http://dx.doi.org/10.18653/v1/2025.emnlp-main.79

Sun W; Miao Y; Li Y; Zhang H; Fang C; Liu Y; Deng G; Liu Y; Chen Z, 2025, 'Source Code Summarization in the Era of Large Language Models', in Proceedings International Conference on Software Engineering, pp. 1882 - 1894, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICSE55347.2025.00034

Ding J; Zhang J; Liu Y; Ding Z; Deng G; Li Y, 2025, 'TOMBRAIDER: Entering the Vault of History to Jailbreak Large Language Models', in Emnlp 2025 2025 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing Proceedings of the Conference, pp. 5478 - 5493, http://dx.doi.org/10.18653/v1/2025.emnlp-main.279

Li S; Li Y; Chen Z; Dong C; Wang Y; Li H; Chen Y; Zhu H, 2025, 'TransferFuzz: Fuzzing with Historical Trace for Verifying Propagated Vulnerability Code', in Proceedings International Conference on Software Engineering, pp. 268 - 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICSE55347.2025.00061

Kute DV; Xu Z; Li Y; Rabhi F, 2025, 'Truman: A Large Language Model-based Multi-agent Simulator for Synthetic Money Laundering Data Generation', in Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems Aamas, pp. 2594 - 2596

Liu T; Deng Z; Meng G; Li Y; Chen K, 2024, 'Demystifying RCE Vulnerabilities in LLM-Integrated Apps', in Ccs 2024 Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Sigsac Conference on Computer and Communications Security, pp. 1716 - 1730, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3658644.3690338

Yang W; Gao C; Liu X; Li Y; Xue Y, 2024, 'Rust-twins: Automatic Rust Compiler Testing through Program Mutation and Dual Macros Generation', in Proceedings 2024 39th ACM IEEE International Conference on Automated Software Engineering Ase 2024, pp. 631 - 642, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3691620.3695059

Yu J; Xie X; Zhang C; Chen S; Li Y; Shen W, 2024, 'Bugs in Pods: Understanding Bugs in Container Runtime Systems', in Issta 2024 Proceedings of the 33rd ACM SIGSOFT International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis, pp. 1364 - 1376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3650212.3680366

Zhang C; Zheng Y; Bai M; Li Y; Ma W; Xie X; Li Y; Sun L; Liu Y, 2024, 'How Effective Are They? Exploring Large Language Model Based Fuzz Driver Generation', in Issta 2024 Proceedings of the 33rd ACM SIGSOFT International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis, pp. 1223 - 1235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3650212.3680355

Xu Z; Liu Y; Deng G; Li Y; Picek S, 2024, 'A Comprehensive Study of Jailbreak Attack versus Defense for Large Language Models', in Martins A; Srikumar V; Ku LW (eds.), FINDINGS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS: ACL 2024, ASSOC COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS-ACL, THAILAND, Bangkok, pp. 7432 - 7449, presented at 62nd Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Computational-Linguistics (ACL) / Student Research Workshop (SRW), THAILAND, Bangkok, 11 August 2024 - 16 August 2024

Liu Y; Deng G; Xu Z; Li Y; Zheng Y; Zhang Y; Zhao L; Zhang T; Wang K, 2024, 'A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Jailbreaking ChatGPT via Prompt Engineering', in Sea4dq 2024 Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Software Engineering and AI for Data Quality in Cyber Physical Systems Internet of Things Co Located with Esec Fse 2024, pp. 12 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3663530.3665021


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