Scholar
Bonan Ruan
Google Scholar ID: uYAzh-gAAAAJ
National University of Singapore
Citations & Impact
Citations
63
H-index
3
i10-index
2
Publications
8
Co-authors
11
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- 1. Will serve on the USENIX Security 2026 Artifact Evaluation Committee (AEC).
- 2. Work on 'VPSS: Propagation-Based Vulnerability Impact Assessment for Software Supply Chains' accepted at ASE 2025.
- 3. 'FlowFusion' wins the Distinguished Paper Award at USENIX Security 2025.
- 4. MCP dataset (MCPCorpus) accepted at ASE 2025 Tool Demonstrations.
- 5. Passed the Qualifying Exam and became a Ph.D. candidate.
- 6. 'KernJC' presented at BlackHat Asia 2025.
- 7. Work on 'PHP vulnerability detection with fuzzing (FlowFusion)' accepted at USENIX Security 2025.
- 8. 'KernJC' wins the Best Practical Paper Award at RAID 2024.
- 9. Vulnerability intelligence dataset (VulZoo) accepted at ASE 2024 Tool Demonstrations.
- 10. Work on 'kernel vulnerability reproduction (KernJC)' accepted at RAID 2024.
Research Experience
- Worked as a security researcher in the Xingyun Lab of NSFOCUS from 2019 to 2022.
Education
- Ph.D. student at School of Computing, National University of Singapore (advised by Prof. Zhenkai Liang); Master of Computing degree from NUS; B.E. degree in Information Security from Tongji University (advised by Prof. Zhijun Ding)
Background
- Research interests: Interactions of system security, program analysis, and AI, with a focus on developing practical and effective solutions to improve the security of various real-world systems. Specifically, his work centers around vulnerability intelligence, including vulnerability discovery, analysis, assessment, and defense, by leveraging and advancing various techniques, such as program analysis, fuzzing, and AI. He also has a strong interest in interdisciplinary research that bridges technical and societal perspectives, such as AI governance and social implications of cybersecurity risks and incidents.
Miscellany
- Motto: Life is like carrying a heavy burden on a long journey; one must not be hasty.
