Lei Zhang

Assistant Professor
School of Computer Science, Fudan University

Email: zxl [AT] fudan.edu.cn
Office: Room A7009, NO.2 Interdisciplinary Building, NO.2005 Songhu Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai

I received my Ph.D degree from Fudan University at School of Computer Science in 2020. I focus on the System and Software Security in Fudan University. My current specific research interests include:

  • Mobile security, especially on Android security
  • Vulnerability detection & user privacy protection
  • Blockchain security, especially on Smart contracts

Background

  • 2020.09~now, Fudan University, Assistant Professor
  • 2014.09~2020.1, Fudan University, PhD

Publications (dblp)

  1. Component Security Ten Years Later: An Empirical Study of Cross-Layer Threats in Real-World Mobile Applications.
    Keke Lian, Lei Zhang, Guangliang Yang, Shuo Mao, Xinjie Wang, Yuan Zhang, Min Yang.
    The ACM on Software Engineering, FSE (FSE 2024), [Waiting for PDF]
  2. Efficient Detection of Java Deserialization Gadget Chains via Bottom-up Gadget Search and Dataflow-aided Payload Construction.
    Bofei Chen, Lei Zhang, Xinyou Huang, Yinzhi Cao, Keke Lian, Yuan Zhang, Min Yang.
    The 45th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P 2024). [PDF]
  3. NestFuzz: Enhancing Fuzzing with Comprehensive Understanding of Input Processing Logic.
    Peng Deng, Zhemin Yang, Lei Zhang, Guangliang Yang, Wenzheng Hong, Yuan Zhang, Min Yang.
    The 30th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security(CCS), 2023. [PDF]
  4. Identity Confusion in WebView-based Mobile App-in-app Ecosystems.
    Lei Zhang, Zhibo Zhang, Ancong Liu, Yinzhi Cao, Xiaohan Zhang, Yanjun Chen, Yuan Zhang, Guangliang Yang, Min Yang.
    USENIX Security Symposium 2022 [Distinguished Paper Award]. [PDF]
  5. Exploit the Last Straw That Breaks Android Systems.
    Lei Zhang, Keke Lian, Haoyu Xiao, Zhibo Zhang, Peng Liu, Yuan Zhang, Min Yang, Haixin Duan.
    IEEE Security & Privacy, Oakland'22. [PDF]
  6. TextExerciser: Feedback-driven Text Input Exercising for AndroidApplications.
    Yuyu He, Lei Zhang, Zhemin Yang, Yinzhi Cao, Keke Lian, Shuai Li, Wei Yang, Zhibo Zhang, Min Yang, Yuan Zhang, and Haixin Duan.
    IEEE Security & Privacy, Oakland'20,(Co-first author, Accepted). [PDF]
  7. App in the Middle: Demystify Application Virtualization in Android and its Security Threats.
    Lei Zhang, Zhemin Yang, Yuyu He, Mingqi Li, Sen Yang, Min Yang, Yuan Zhang, and Zhiyun Qian.
    Proceedings of the ACM on Measurement and Analysis of Computing Systems (POMACS), SIGMETRICS'19, Phoenix, USA, June 24-28, 2019. [PDF]
  8. Invetter: Locating Insecure Input Validations in Android Services.
    Lei Zhang, Zhemin Yang, Yuyu He, Zhenyu Zhang, Zhiyun Qian, Geng Hong, Yuan Zhang, Min Yang.
    In Proceedings of the 25th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, CCS'18, Toronto, Canada, October 15-19, 2018. [PDF]
  9. How You Get Shot in the Back: A Systematical Study about Cryptojacking in the Real World.
    Geng Hong, Zhemin Yang, Sen Yang, Lei Zhang, Yuhong Nan, Zhibo Zhang, Min Yang, Yuan Zhang, Zhiyun Qian, Haixin Duan.
    In Proceedings of the 25th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, CCS'18, Toronto, Canada, October 15-19, 2018. [PDF]

Services

  • Conference Reviewer
    • ACM CCS 2024

Last Modified: 2024/03/14, Contact: zxl [AT] fudan.edu.cn