Faculty
Dr. Yu Jiang Professor
Dr. Yu Jiang is a tenured professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Software, Tsinghua University. He received his B.Eng. degree in Software Engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in September 2010, and his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Technology from Tsinghua University in January 2015. From April 2015 to August 2016, he conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the United States. His research focuses on security testing and protection for large-scale system software, including operating systems and database management systems. He has published more than 100 papers in CCF-A conferences such as SOSP, IEEE S&P, USENIX ATC, and SIGMOD. He has received five Distinguished Paper Awards from top-tier conferences including USENIX Security and FSE. As the primary contributor, he has won several major awards, including the First Prize of the Beijing Science and Technology Progress Award and the First Prize of the CCF Technical Invention Award. He has also led more than 20 research projects, including National Key R&D Program projects and Class A and Class B Young Scientists Fund projects from the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Dr. Fuchen Ma Postdoc
Dr. Fuchen Ma is currently conducting postdoctoral research at Tsinghua University. He received his Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in June 2019 and his Ph.D. in Software Engineering from Tsinghua University in June 2024. In the same year, he joined as a postdoctoral researcher and was awarded the "Shuimu Scholar" by Tsinghua University, and was selected for the Chinese Institute of Electronics Doctoral Dissertation Incentive Program. His main research focus is on system vulnerability mining based on fuzz testing, with particular emphasis on security testing and analysis of fundamental software such as blockchain systems, distributed systems, and network communication protocols. He has discovered over 50 high-risk vulnerabilities in the consensus protocols of commonly used blockchain platforms such as FISCO BCOS and Ethereum. He was selected as a Tencent Rhino Bird Elite Talent and received the 2021 FISCO BCOS Community Annual MVP award. His research findings have been published in top conferences and journals including USENIX Security, CCS, NDSS, TSE, and TOSEM.
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. Chi Zhang Postdoc
Dr. Chi Zhang is currently conducting postdoctoral research at Tsinghua University. He received his Bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and Technology and Financial Engineering from Sichuan University in June 2018, and his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Technology from Nanjing University in March 2025. During his doctoral studies, his main research direction was software system defect detection technology, with a focus on fuzz testing techniques for embedded device firmware and database systems, as well as machine learning-based defect prediction technology. His testing work on database systems has led to the discovery of over 75 defects in widely used systems such as MySQL and SQLite. His research findings have been published in top conferences including OOPSLA and SIGMOD. In April 2025, he began his postdoctoral position, primarily focusing on database system testing.
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.
Dr. Ming Yan Postdoc
Yan Ming is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Tsinghua University. He received his B.E. degree in Software Engineering from Tianjin University in June 2018, his M.E. degree in Software Engineering from Tianjin University in June 2021, and his Ph.D. degree in Software Engineering from Tianjin University in June 2025. During his doctoral studies, his research focused on intelligent software testing, with particular emphasis on testing foundational software systems such as deep learning frameworks and chip design programs. His work has been published in leading venues including FSE, ICSE, TOSEM, and TSE. He has identified over 100 software bugs in widely used open-source deep learning frameworks, including TensorFlow, PyTorch, and MindSpore. He received one ACM Distinguished Paper Award and one Distinguished Paper Award nomination. He joined Tsinghua University as a postdoctoral researcher in January 2026, where he primarily conducts research on fuzz testing for chip design systems.
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
Yuanfei Xu
Ph.D. student
Beihang University
Research Interest: Model-driven Development
Hao Ding
Master's student
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Research Interest: Model-driven Development
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
YanYang Zhao
Postdoc, intake: 2023
First job::CASIC