Faculty
            
            
            
            
            
            
                    
                    Dr. Yanyang Zhao
                    Postdoc
                  
                  
                      
                      Dr. Yanyang Zhao is a researcher who is currently conducting postdoctoral research at Tsinghua University. She received her Master's degree in Control Science and Engineering from Henan University of Technology in June 2018 and her Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Technology from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in November 2022. She is engaged in static code analysis and defect prediction based on machine learning, and her work has been published in EXSY and IST journals. She joined as a postdoctoral researcher in March 2023 and mainly focuses on vulnerability mining in software engineering and industrial control protocols, with a particular emphasis on research on protocol reverse engineering based on artificial intelligence technology.
                    
                  
                    
                    Dr. Taotao Gu
                    Postdoc
                  
                  
                      
                      Dr. Taotao Gu is currently conducting postdoctoral research at Tsinghua University. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Technology from the Academy of Military Sciences in December 2024. His main research focuses on code vulnerability mining technologies. He has discovered over 100 vulnerabilities in fundamental open-source projects and domestic software including PHP, Wireshark, WPS, VirtualBox, and VMware. His research findings have been published in conferences and journals such as FSE, TOSEM, NDSS, and ISSTA. The fuzz testing tools he developed have been integrated into LLVM. During his doctoral studies, he served as a key participant in several important military projects.
                    
                  
                  
                  Dr. Xuelian Cao
                  Postdoc
                
                
                    
                    Dr. Xuelian Cao is currently conducting postdoctoral research at Tsinghua University. She received her Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Technology from Southwest University in June 2018, her Master's degree in Computer Application Technology from Southwest University in June 2021, and her Ph.D. in Computer Science and Technology from Southwest University in June 2025. During her doctoral studies, her research focused on applied cryptography, particularly on lightweight authentication schemes with provable security. Her research findings have been published in journals and conferences including IEEE TIFS, IEEE TDSC, and ACM AsiaCCS. In July 2025, she joined Tsinghua University as a postdoctoral researcher and mainly focuses on fuzz testing of cryptographic libraries.
                  
                Student
            
Wenqian Deng
                  
                  Master, intake: 2023
                  2019.9-2023.6 East China Normal University
                  Reserch Interest: Database System Security
                
Qi Xu
                  
                  Master, intake: 2023
                  2019.9-2023.6 Nanjing University
                  Reserch Interest: Industrial Control Protocol Security
                
Zongkang Ding
                  
                  Master, intake: 2024
                  2020.9-2024.6 Sichuan University
                  Reserch Interest: Industrial Control Protocol Security
                
Yujue Wang
                  
                  Master, intake: 2024
                  2020.9-2024.6 Southeast University
                  Reserch Interest: Industrial Control Protocol Security
                
Zhen Yan
                  
                  Master, intake: 2024
                  2020.9-2024.6 Beihang University
                  Reserch Interest: Blockchain System Security
                
Yifei Chu
                  
                  Master, intake: 2024
                  2020.9-2024.6 Northwestern Polytechnical University
                  Reserch Interest: OS Kernel Security
                
Zhensheng Xian
                  
                  Master, intake: 2024
                  2020.9-2024.6 Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
                  Reserch Interest: Cryptographic Library Security
                
Haowei Qiu
                  
                  Master, intake: 2025
                  2021.9-2025.6 Tsinghua University
                  Reserch Interest: Model-driven Development
                
Zongrui Peng
                  
                  Master, intake: 2025
                  2021.9-2025.6 Tsinghua University
                  Reserch Interest: Database System Security
                
Jinxiao Pu
                  
                  Master, intake: 2025
                  2021.9-2025.6 Northeastern University
                  Reserch Interest: Model-driven Development
                
Qingpeng Du
                  
                  Master, intake: 2025
                  2021.9-2025.6 Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
                  Reserch Interest: Industrial Control Protocol Security
                Research Assistant
            
Yanting Xu
                  
                  
                  Reseach Affairs Assistant
                Visiting Student
            
Cundi Fang
                    
                    Ph.D. student
                    National University of Defense Technology
                    Reserch Interest: Database System Security
                  
Qiang Zhang
                    
                    Ph.D. student
                    Hunan University
                    Reserch Interest: OS Kernel Security
                  
Jinhui Lai
                    
                    Ph.D. student
                    Nanchang University
                    Reserch Interest: Database System Security
                  
Liqian Chen
		      
		      Ph.D. student
		      National University of Defense Technology
                    Reserch Interest: Access Control System Security
                  
Yuqiao Yang
                    
                    Master's student
                    University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
                    Reserch Interest: Industrial Control Protocol Security
                  
Qifan Liu
                    
                    Ph.D. student
                    Beihang University
                    Research Interest: Database System Security
                  
Yuxiao Guo
                    
                    Ph.D. student
                    Beihang University
                    Research Interest: Database System Security
                  
Zhengshu Wang
                    
                    Master's student
                    Hubei University
                    Research Interest: Communication Protocol Security
                  Alumni
            
Xin Yang
                  
                  Master, intake: 2016
                  First Job: Nanjing Nanrui Group Company
                
Chengpeng Wang
                  
                  Master, intake: 2016
                  Ph.D: HKUST
                
Zhiqiang Yang
                  
                  Master, intake: 2016
                  First Job: Oxford (Hainan) Blockchain Research Institute
                
Qian Ren
                  
                  Master, intake: 2016
                  First Job: Oxford (Hainan) Blockchain Research Institute
                
Cong Wang
                  
                  Ph.D, intake: 2015
                  First Job: ByteDance
                
Heyuan Shi
                  
                  Ph.D, intake: 2015
                  First Job: Central South University
                
Ying Fu
                  
                  Master, intake: 2017
                  Ph.D. : NUDT
                
Yue Zhao
                  
                  Master, intake: 2017
                  Current Job: Kong Inc
                
Jingwen Chi
                  
                  Master, intake: 2017
                  First Job: Perfect World Co., Ltd
                
Jian Gao
                  
                  Ph.D., intake: 2016
                  
                  First Job: Huawei
                
Yixiao Yang
                  
                  Ph.D., intake: 2014; Post-doc
                  First Job: Capital Normal University
                
Feilong Zuo
                  
                  Master, intake: 2019
                  First Job: Tencent
                
Zijing Yin
                  
                  Master, intake: 2020
                  Ph.D.:ETH
                
Yiwen Xu
                
                Master, intake: 2020
                First job:Aliyun
              
Hao Sun
                
                Master, intake: 2020
                Ph.D.:ETH
              
Yiru Xu
                
                Master, intake: 2021
                First job: Tencent
              
Jie Liang
                  
                  Ph.D., intake: 2017; Post-doc
                  First job: Beihang University
                
Zhuo Su
                
                Ph.D., intake: 2018; Post-doc
                First job: Beihang University
               
                    
                    
















