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PostProc(html): \^\^(.*?)\^\^ \1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- === About === [[img/zlin.jpg] img/zlin.jpg] - I am an Assistant Professor of [Computer Science at The University of Texas, Dallas http://cs.utdallas.edu/] - I earned my PhD from [Computer Science Department of Purdue University http://www.cs.purdue.edu/] in 2011 - I established, and am directing the [Systems and Software Security (S^^3^^) Lab s3.html] under the [Cyber Security Research and Education Center http://csrc.utdallas.edu/] - I am also the technical advisor of the [UTD-CSG http://csg.utdallas.edu] - The best way to reach me is through my email: %!include: ''email.js'' - My office: ECSS 3.701 - Phone: (972)-883-4244 - Fax: (972)-883-2399 - Mail Address: ``` Zhiqiang Lin Department of Computer Science, EC31 The University of Texas at Dallas 800 W. Campbell RD Richardson, TX 75080 ``` --------------------------------------------------------------------------- === Research === - Current Interests: - **Software Security** (binary code analysis and its applications to vulnerability discovery, malicious code analysis, software hardening, and binary code reuses in new applications) [[ICDCS'13 file/ICDCS13.pdf], [ACSAC'12 file/ACSAC12.pdf], [CCS'12 file/CCS12.pdf], [DFRWS'12 file/DFRWS12.pdf], [NDSS'10 file/Rewards_NDSS10.pdf], [DSN'10 file/DCCS10.pdf], [NDSS'09 file/IntScope_NDSS09.pdf], [NDSS'08 file/AutoFormat_NDSS08.pdf], [FSE'08 file/FSE08.pdf], [DSN'08 file/FSE08.pdf]]. - **Systems Security** (protecting OS kernel control and data integrity) [[ISCA'13 file/ISCA13.pdf], [DSN'13 file/DSN13.pdf], [VEE'13 file/VEE13.pdf], [SOCC'12 file/SOCC12.pdf], [S&P'12 file/SP12.pdf], [NDSS'11 file/SigGraph_NDSS11.pdf]] - **Cloud Computing (and Virtualization)** (enhancing cloud security and the virtual machine management in the cloud) [[ISCA'13 file/ISCA13.pdf], [VEE'13 file/soon.txt], [SOCC'12 file/SOCC12.pdf], [S&P'12 file/SP12.pdf], [NDSS'11 file/SigGraph_NDSS11.pdf]] - **Memory Data Analysis (for Introspection, Digital Forensics)** (data structure guided memory as well as disk data analysis) [[ISCA'13 file/ISCA13.pdf], [DSN'13 file/DSN13.pdf], [SOCC'12 file/SOCC12.pdf], [DFRWS'12 file/DFRWS12.pdf], [NDSS'12 file/DIMSUM_NDSS12.pdf], [NDSS'11 file/SigGraph_NDSS11.pdf], [NDSS'10 file/Rewards_NDSS10.pdf]] - Groups: [S^^3^^ Lab s3.html] - I am (always) looking for self-motivated students with solid system (OS, virtualization, compiler, machine code) as well as security background. Interested students who wish to purse a PhD under my direction please drop me an email. - Recent Publications [[Complete list s3.html#toc4]] - "[CPU Transparent Protection of OS Kernel and Hypervisor Integrity with Programmable DRAM file/ISCA13.pdf]" - "[Automatically Extracting System Resource Constraints and Generating Vaccines for Malware Immunization file/ICDCS13.pdf]" - "[Manipulating Semantic Values in Kernel Data Structures: Attack Assessments and Implications file/DSN13.pdf]" - "[Exterior: Using a Dual-VM Based External Shell for Guest-OS Introspection, Configuration, and Recovery file/VEE13.pdf]" - "[Securing Untrusted Code via Compiler-Agnostic Binary Rewriting file/ACSAC12.pdf]" (Outstanding Student Paper Award) - "[OS-Sommelier: Memory-Only Operating System Fingerprinting in the Cloud file/SOCC12.pdf]" - "[Binary Stirring: Self-randomizing Instruction Addresses of Legacy x86 Binary Code file/CCS12.pdf]" - "[Bin-Carver: Automatic Recovery of Binary Executable Files file/DFRWS12.pdf]" - "[Space Traveling across VM: Automatically Bridging the Semantic Gap in Virtual Machine Introspection via Online Kernel Data Redirection file/SP12.pdf]" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- === Teaching === - Spring 2013 [CS 4393: Computer and Network Security spring2013.html] - Fall 2012 [CS 6324: Information Security fall2012.html] - Spring 2012 [CS 6V81-005: Systems security and binary code analysis spring2012.html] - Fall 2011 [CS 6V81-005: Advanced digital forensics and data reverse engineering fall2011.html] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- === Service === - Panelist: NSF proposal review panels, 2012 - Publication Chair: IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference ([IPCCC http://ipccc.org/ipccc2012/main.php?page=2]), 2012 - TPC Member: ACM Symposium on Information, Computer and Communications Security ([AsiaCCS http://hise.hznu.edu.cn/asiaccs/index.html]), 2013 - TPC Member: IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing ([CCGrid http://www.pds.ewi.tudelft.nl/ccgrid2013/]), 2013 - TPC Member: IEEE International Conference on Big Data ([BigData http://www.ischool.drexel.edu/bigdata/bigdata2013/index.htm]), 2013 - TPC Member: International Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust ([PST http://unescoprivacychair.urv.cat/pst2013/index.php]), 2013 - TPC Member: International Workshop on Security in Embedded Systems and Smartphones ([SESP http://doe.cs.northwestern.edu/SESP/]), 2013 - TPC Member: Annual Digital Forensics Research Conference ([DFRWS http://www.dfrws.org/2013/index.shtml]), 2013 - TPC Member: International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security ([ARES http://www.ares-conference.eu/conf/]), 2012, 2013 - TPC Member: IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference ([IPCCC http://ipccc.org/]), 2011, 2012 - TPC Member: IEEE Services Workshop on Security and Privacy Engineering ([SPE http://www.servicescongress.org/workshops/2012/workshop_webpage_SPE2012.html]), 2012, 2013 - TPC Member: Workshop on Hardware and Architectural Support for Security and Privacy ([HASP https://sites.google.com/site/haspworkshop2012/]), 2012, 2013 - TPC Member: IEEE Information Assurance Workshop ([IAW http://www.itoc.usma.edu/workshop/2007/index.htm]), 2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- === Misc === - [My calendar calendar.html] - [S^^3^^ member only s3/s3only.html] - [Some links might be useful resource.html] %!include: ''iff.js'' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [HOME index.html] [SOURCE %%infile]