C. Ailie Fraser

17 papers A* 7A 2B 2Journal 1Unranked 4
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 A* conf
CHI
Mina Huh, C. Ailie Fraser, Dingzeyu Li, Mira Dontcheva, Bryan Wang
2025 A conf
Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Noor Hammad, C. Ailie Fraser, Erik Harpstead, Jessica Hammer, Mira Dontcheva
2020
C. Ailie Fraser
2020 J jnl
Interactions
C. Ailie Fraser, Mira Dontcheva, Joy O. Kim, Scott R. Klemmer
2020 A* conf
UIST
C. Ailie Fraser, Julia M. Markel, N. James Basa, Mira Dontcheva, Scott R. Klemmer
2020 A* conf
CHI
C. Ailie Fraser, Joy O. Kim, Hijung Valentina Shin, Joel Brandt, Mira Dontcheva
2019 conf
UIST (Adjunct Volume)
C. Ailie Fraser, Julia M. Markel, N. James Basa, Mira Dontcheva, Scott R. Klemmer
2019 A* conf
CHI
C. Ailie Fraser, Tricia J. Ngoon, Mira Dontcheva, Scott R. Klemmer
2019 B conf
Creativity & Cognition
C. Ailie Fraser, Joy O. Kim, Alison Thornsberry, Scott R. Klemmer, Mira Dontcheva
2018 A* conf
CHI
Tricia J. Ngoon, C. Ailie Fraser, Ariel S. Weingarten, Mira Dontcheva, Scott R. Klemmer
2018 conf
UIST (Adjunct Volume)
C. Ailie Fraser
2017 conf
UIST (Adjunct Volume)
C. Ailie Fraser, Tricia J. Ngoon, Ariel S. Weingarten, Mira Dontcheva, Scott R. Klemmer
2017 A* conf
CHI
C. Ailie Fraser, Tovi Grossman, George W. Fitzmaurice
2016 conf
CSCW Companion
C. Ailie Fraser, Mira Dontcheva, Holger Winnemoeller, Scott R. Klemmer
2016 A conf
Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
C. Ailie Fraser, Mira Dontcheva, Holger Winnemöller, Sheryl M. Ehrlich, Scott R. Klemmer
2016 A* conf
CHI
Catherine M. Hicks, Vineet Pandey, C. Ailie Fraser, Scott R. Klemmer
2015 B conf
L@S
Catherine M. Hicks, C. Ailie Fraser, Purvi Desai, Scott R. Klemmer
redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/scores.py
← Index redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/scores.py python
from collections import deque
from binaryninja import highlevelil
from binaryninja.enums import HighLevelILOperation


class ObfuscationScores:
    def __init__(self, hlil_function):
        self.function = hlil_function
        self._basic_blocks = list(hlil_function.basic_blocks) if hlil_function and hlil_function.basic_blocks else []
        self._block_count = len(self._basic_blocks)

    def flattened_score(self):
        """
        A heuristic for detecting control flow flattening from Tim Blazytko.
        Source: https://www.synthesis.to/2021/03/03/flattening_detection.html
        """
        if self._block_count == 0:
            return 0.0

        max_flattening_ratio = 0.0

        for basic_block in self._basic_blocks:
            dominated = get_dominated_by(basic_block)
            if not any(edge.source in dominated for edge in basic_block.incoming_edges):
                continue
            ratio = len(dominated) / self._block_count
            if ratio > max_flattening_ratio:
                max_flattening_ratio = ratio

        return max_flattening_ratio

    def MBA_score(self):
        """
        Score for MBA is obtained by the number of instructions that have at least one arithmetic operation and
        one logic operation DIVIDED by the number of instructions.
        """
        total = 0
        mba_count = 0

        for ins in self.function.instructions:
            total += 1
            if uses_mba(ins):
                mba_count += 1

        if total == 0:
            return 0.0

        return mba_count / total

def get_dominated_by(dominator):
    """
    Get the dominators that are dominated by the given dominator.
    (To recall the theory, a basic block B is called dominator for A if every path from START
    to A must include B)
    """
    result = set()
    worklist = deque([dominator])

    while worklist:
        block = worklist.popleft()
        if block in result:
            continue
        result.add(block)
        worklist.extend(block.dominator_tree_children)

    return result

_ARITHMETIC_OPS = frozenset({
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_ADD,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_NEG,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_SUB,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_MUL,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_DIVS,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_MODS,
})

_LOGIC_OPS = frozenset({
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_NOT,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_AND,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_OR,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_XOR,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_LSR,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_LSL,
})

_MBA_OPS = _ARITHMETIC_OPS | _LOGIC_OPS

def uses_mba(hlil_instruction):
    uses_logic = False
    uses_arithmetic = False
    stack = [hlil_instruction]

    while stack:
        instruction = stack.pop()

        if not isinstance(instruction, highlevelil.HighLevelILInstruction):
            continue

        op = instruction.operation

        if op not in _MBA_OPS:
            for operand in instruction.operands:
                if isinstance(operand, highlevelil.HighLevelILInstruction):
                    stack.append(operand)
            continue

        if op in _ARITHMETIC_OPS:
            uses_arithmetic = True
        else:
            uses_logic = True

        if uses_logic and uses_arithmetic:
            return True

        for operand in instruction.operands:
            if isinstance(operand, highlevelil.HighLevelILInstruction):
                stack.append(operand)

    return False