Research Group -- Software Reliability and Security (SRest) Lab

My research group is hiring!

PhD Students:: Multiple fully funded RA positions are available starting Spring 2025 or Fall 2025. Candidates are expected to be highly self-motivated, strong at application/system programming, and fluent in English (written and oral) communication. Background/experience on software engineering and/or software/systems security in general is preferable but not mandatory. If you are interested, please email me with your CV (including your research/project experience, publications if any, technical/programming skills, test scores, and contact info for referees) and a statement of motivation/goals for research.
Undergraduate students/research interns:: REU student and research internship openings are available during Fall 2024 through Spring 2025. If you are interested in our research, please send me an email with your resume.

Current Students

Yu Nong (Ph.D. student, Fall 2020-)

Haoran Yang (Ph.D. student, Fall 2021-)

Jiawei Guo (Ph.D. student, Fall 2023-)

Group Alumni

Wen Li (Ph.D. student, Fall 2019-Fall 2023; first job: tenure-track assistant professor in CS@Utah State)

Xiaoqin Fu (Ph.D. student, Fall 2017-Spring 2022; now a research engineer@JDC)

Shlok Tomar (M.S. student, co-advisor with Prof. Jana Doppa; Fall 2023-Fall 2024)

Dheeraj Vurukuti (M.S. student, co-advisor with Prof. Jana Doppa; Fall 2023-Fall 2024)

Asif Zaman (M.S. student, Fall 2022-Spring 2024)

Pallavi Arivukkarasu (M.S. student, Spring 2021-Spring 2023; now SDE@Truveta)

Jinyang Ruan (M.S. student, Fall 2021-Spring 2022; now developer@FNZ Group)

Rainy Sharma (M.S. student, Fall 2020-Spring 2021; now SQE@Matilda Cloud Solutions)

Weile Lian (M.S. student, Fall 2020-Spring 2021; now SDE@Ruiyun Network Technology)

John Jenkins (M.S. student, Spring 2017-Fall 2017; now SDE@SEL)

Yu Nong (M.S. student, Spring 2019-Spring 2020; now PhD student@WSU)

Ziyi Zhang (M.S. student, Fall 2017-Spring 2019; now PhD student@WSU)

Haridhar Pulivarthy (REU student from WSU, Summer 2023)

Pradyumna Kotla (REU student from University of Maryland, Summer 2023)

Guangbei Yi (REU student from WSU, Summer--Fall 2022)

Bella (Yihui) Fang (REU student from WSU, Summer 2022; now MS student@NEU)

Richard Fang (high school student researcher, Summer 2022, Summer 2023; now CS major@UIUC)

Boxiang Lin (REU student from WSU, Spring 2022)

Megan Jung (undergraduate researcher from Cornell University, Fall 2020)

Alissa Cielecki (REU student from Arcadia University, Summer 2020; now Tech Specialist@Wharton)

Sophya Wu (high school student researcher from Pullman High School, now CS major@Columbia University)

Austin Marino (REU student from WSU, Summer 2019; now SDE@GM)

Malinda Dilhara (Undergrad researcher from University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka, 2017; now PhD student@CU Boulder)

Brandon Campbell (Undergraduate researcher from WSU, Fall 2018; now SDE@CapitalOne)

Linh Nguyen (Undergraduate researcher from WSU, Summer 2017)