James Edward Steck

34 papers B 6C 1Misc 2Journal 18Unranked 6
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
Inf.
Diego Fuentealba, Jackson Dahn, James Edward Steck, Elizabeth C. Behrman
2021 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
Sima Esfandiarpour Borujeni, Saideep Nannapaneni, Nam H. Nguyen, Elizabeth C. Behrman, James Edward Steck
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Ramkumar Harikrishnakumar, Saideep Nannapaneni, Nam H. Nguyen, James Edward Steck, Elizabeth C. Behrman
2020 Misc conf
QCE
Nathan L. Thompson, James Edward Steck, Elizabeth C. Behrman
2020 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Neural Networks Learn. Syst.
Nam H. Nguyen, Elizabeth C. Behrman, Mohamed A. Moustafa, James Edward Steck
2020 Misc conf
QCE
Sima Esfandiarpour Borujeni, Nam H. Nguyen, Saideep Nannapaneni, Elizabeth C. Behrman, James Edward Steck
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Sima Esfandiarpour Borujeni, Nam H. Nguyen, Saideep Nannapaneni, Elizabeth C. Behrman, James Edward Steck
2020 J jnl
Quantum Inf. Process.
Nathan L. Thompson, Nam H. Nguyen, Elizabeth C. Behrman, James Edward Steck
2020 conf
IEEE BigData
Sam Heim, Jason Clemens, James Edward Steck, Christopher Basic, David Timmons, Kourtney Zwiener
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Sima Esfandiarpour Borujeni, Saideep Nannapaneni, Nam H. Nguyen, Elizabeth C. Behrman, James Edward Steck
2020 J jnl
Quantum Mach. Intell.
Nam H. Nguyen, Elizabeth C. Behrman, James Edward Steck
2017 B conf
SMC
James Edward Steck, Elizabeth C. Behrman
2017 J jnl
Quantum Inf. Comput.
Elizabeth C. Behrman, James Edward Steck, Mohamed A. Moustafa
2017 B conf
SMC
Elizabeth C. Behrman, James Edward Steck
2014 J jnl
J. Aerosp. Inf. Syst.
Geethalakshmi S. Lakshmikanth, Radhakant Padhi, John M. Watkins, James Edward Steck
2014 C conf
ACC
Venkatasubramani S. R. Pappu, James Edward Steck, Viswanathan Shanmugham, Guruganesh Ramamurthi
2014 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Neural Networks Learn. Syst.
Elizabeth C. Behrman, Richard E. F. Bonde, James Edward Steck, Joanna F. Behrman
2013 conf
SIS
Elizabeth C. Behrman, James Edward Steck
2013 J jnl
Quantum Inf. Comput.
Elizabeth C. Behrman, James Edward Steck
2012 conf
Infotech@Aerospace
James Edward Steck, Geethalakshmi S. Lakshmikanth, John M. Watkins
2011 conf
NaBIC
Elizabeth C. Behrman, James Edward Steck
2011 conf
ISIC
Geethalakshmi S. Lakshmikanth, Radhakant Padhi, John M. Watkins, James Edward Steck
2008 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Part B
Silvia Ferrari, James Edward Steck, Rajeev Chandramohan
2008 ch.
Quantum Inspired Intelligent Systems
Raheel Allauddin, Stuart Boehmer, Elizabeth C. Behrman, Kavitha Gaddam, James Edward Steck
2008 J jnl
Quantum Inf. Comput.
Elizabeth C. Behrman, James Edward Steck, Prem Kumar, K. A. Walsh
2006 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
Binod Pant, Steven R. Skinner, James Edward Steck
2006 B conf
IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation
Elizabeth C. Behrman, James Edward Steck, Preethika K. Gagnebin, Steven R. Skinner
2000 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Neural Networks Learn. Syst.
Alvaro A. Cruz-Cabrara, Mingtao Yang, Guoqi Cui, Elizabeth C. Behrman, James Edward Steck, Steven R. Skinner
2000 J jnl
Inf. Sci.
Elizabeth C. Behrman, L. R. Nash, James Edward Steck, V. G. Chandrashekar, Steven R. Skinner
1999 B conf
IJCNN
Elizabeth C. Behrman, James Edward Steck, Steven R. Skinner
1999 B conf
IJCNN
Steven R. Skinner, James Edward Steck, Alvaro A. Cruz-Cabrara, Mingtao Yang, Elizabeth C. Behrman
1994 conf
NIPS
James Edward Steck, Steven R. Skinner, Alvaro A. Cruz-Cabrara, Elizabeth C. Behrman
1993 J jnl
J. Parallel Distributed Comput.
James Edward Steck, Bruce M. McMillin, K. Krishnamurthy, Gary G. Leininger
1990 B conf
IJCNN
James Edward Steck, Bruce M. McMillin, K. Krishnamurthy, M. R. Ashouri, Gary G. Leininger
redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/cfg.py
← Index redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/cfg.py python
from binaryninja.enums import LowLevelILOperation as LLIL_OP

# Support both package and standalone imports
try:
    from . import cfg_features
except ImportError:
    from redb.extractors.decompiler.bninja.analysis import cfg_features


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Task 2.2: Build LLIL operation maps at import time using real enum values
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Prime product map: LLIL operation integer value -> small prime
cfg_features.LLIL_OP_PRIMES = {
    # SET_REG, SET_REG_SPLIT
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_SET_REG.value: 2,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_SET_REG_SPLIT.value: 2,
    # SET_FLAG
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_SET_FLAG.value: 3,
    # LOAD
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_LOAD.value: 5,
    # STORE
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_STORE.value: 7,
    # PUSH, POP
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_PUSH.value: 11,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_POP.value: 13,
    # CALL, TAILCALL, SYSCALL
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CALL.value: 17,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_TAILCALL.value: 17,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_SYSCALL.value: 19,
    # RET, NORET
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_RET.value: 23,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_NORET.value: 23,
    # IF, GOTO
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_IF.value: 29,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_GOTO.value: 31,
    # ADD, SUB
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_ADD.value: 37,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_SUB.value: 41,
    # AND, OR, XOR
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_AND.value: 43,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_OR.value: 47,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_XOR.value: 53,
    # LSL, LSR, ASR, ROL, ROR
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_LSL.value: 59,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_LSR.value: 61,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_ASR.value: 67,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_ROL.value: 71,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_ROR.value: 73,
    # MUL, DIVU, DIVS, MODU, MODS
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_MUL.value: 79,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_DIVU.value: 83,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_DIVS.value: 83,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_MODU.value: 89,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_MODS.value: 89,
    # NEG, NOT
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_NEG.value: 97,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_NOT.value: 101,
    # CMP_E, CMP_NE, CMP_SLT, CMP_ULT, CMP_SLE, CMP_ULE
    # CMP_SGT, CMP_UGT, CMP_SGE, CMP_UGE
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_E.value: 103,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_NE.value: 103,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_SLT.value: 107,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_ULT.value: 107,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_SLE.value: 109,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_ULE.value: 109,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_SGT.value: 113,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_UGT.value: 113,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_SGE.value: 127,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_UGE.value: 127,
    # NOP
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_NOP.value: 1,
    # SX, ZX, LOW_PART, BOOL_TO_INT
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_SX.value: 131,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_ZX.value: 137,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_LOW_PART.value: 139,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_BOOL_TO_INT.value: 149,
    # JUMP, JUMP_TO
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_JUMP.value: 151,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_JUMP_TO.value: 151,
}

# Category map: LLIL operation integer value -> category index
_ARITHMETIC = {
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_ADD, LLIL_OP.LLIL_ADC, LLIL_OP.LLIL_SUB, LLIL_OP.LLIL_SBB,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_MUL, LLIL_OP.LLIL_MULU_DP, LLIL_OP.LLIL_MULS_DP,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_DIVU, LLIL_OP.LLIL_DIVU_DP, LLIL_OP.LLIL_DIVS,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_DIVS_DP, LLIL_OP.LLIL_MODU, LLIL_OP.LLIL_MODS,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_NEG,
}
_LOGIC = {
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_AND, LLIL_OP.LLIL_OR, LLIL_OP.LLIL_XOR, LLIL_OP.LLIL_NOT,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_LSL, LLIL_OP.LLIL_LSR, LLIL_OP.LLIL_ASR,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_ROL, LLIL_OP.LLIL_RLC, LLIL_OP.LLIL_ROR, LLIL_OP.LLIL_RRC,
}
_TRANSFER = {
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_SET_REG, LLIL_OP.LLIL_SET_REG_SPLIT, LLIL_OP.LLIL_SET_FLAG,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_GOTO, LLIL_OP.LLIL_IF, LLIL_OP.LLIL_JUMP, LLIL_OP.LLIL_JUMP_TO,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_RET, LLIL_OP.LLIL_NORET, LLIL_OP.LLIL_PUSH, LLIL_OP.LLIL_POP,
}
_CALL = {
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CALL, LLIL_OP.LLIL_TAILCALL, LLIL_OP.LLIL_SYSCALL,
}
_COMPARISON = {
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_E, LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_NE,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_SLT, LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_ULT,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_SLE, LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_ULE,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_SGE, LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_UGE,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_SGT, LLIL_OP.LLIL_CMP_UGT,
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_TEST_BIT, LLIL_OP.LLIL_FLAG_COND,
}
_MEMORY = {
    LLIL_OP.LLIL_LOAD, LLIL_OP.LLIL_STORE,
}

cfg_features.LLIL_OP_CATEGORIES = {}
for _op in _ARITHMETIC:
    cfg_features.LLIL_OP_CATEGORIES[_op.value] = cfg_features.CAT_ARITHMETIC
for _op in _LOGIC:
    cfg_features.LLIL_OP_CATEGORIES[_op.value] = cfg_features.CAT_LOGIC
for _op in _TRANSFER:
    cfg_features.LLIL_OP_CATEGORIES[_op.value] = cfg_features.CAT_TRANSFER
for _op in _CALL:
    cfg_features.LLIL_OP_CATEGORIES[_op.value] = cfg_features.CAT_CALL
for _op in _COMPARISON:
    cfg_features.LLIL_OP_CATEGORIES[_op.value] = cfg_features.CAT_COMPARISON
for _op in _MEMORY:
    cfg_features.LLIL_OP_CATEGORIES[_op.value] = cfg_features.CAT_MEMORY

# Set of CALL operation values for counting
_CALL_OPS = {op.value for op in _CALL}


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Task 2.1 + 2.3: Rewritten CFGAnalysis
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

class CFGAnalysis:
    def __init__(self, function, llil_function=None):
        self.function = function
        self.llil_function = llil_function

    def extract_function_cfg(self):
        """Extract function-level CFG features as a flat dictionary."""

        if self.function is None:
            return None

        blocks = list(self.function.basic_blocks)
        if not blocks:
            return None

        n = len(blocks)

        # 1. Build index-based adjacency from Binary Ninja blocks
        addr_to_idx = {b.start: i for i, b in enumerate(blocks)}
        successors = [[] for _ in range(n)]
        predecessors = [[] for _ in range(n)]
        for i, block in enumerate(blocks):
            for edge in block.outgoing_edges:
                if edge.target is None:
                    continue
                target_idx = addr_to_idx.get(edge.target.start)
                if target_idx is not None:
                    successors[i].append(target_idx)
                    predecessors[target_idx].append(i)

        # 2. BFS order (reusable across multiple features)
        bfs = cfg_features.bfs_order(successors, n)

        # 3. Collect per-block LLIL operations (for prime product + ACFG features)
        block_llil_ops = self._collect_block_llil_ops(blocks, addr_to_idx, n)
        all_llil_ops = [op for block_ops in block_llil_ops for op in block_ops]

        # 4. Structural counts
        edge_count = sum(len(s) for s in successors)
        total_llil = sum(len(ops) for ops in block_llil_ops)
        call_count = sum(
            1 for ops in block_llil_ops for op in ops
            if op in _CALL_OPS
        )

        # 5. Compute all features
        bb_features = cfg_features.build_block_features(block_llil_ops, successors, n)

        return {
            "cfg_topology_hash": cfg_features.compute_topology_hash(successors, bfs, n),
            "block_count": n,
            "edge_count": edge_count,
            "llil_total_operations": total_llil,
            "call_count": call_count,
            "cyclomatic_complexity": edge_count - n + 2,
            "loop_count": cfg_features.count_back_edges(successors, n),
            "max_depth": cfg_features.bfs_max_depth(successors, n),
            "max_fan_out": max((len(s) for s in successors), default=0),
            "md_index_topdown": cfg_features.compute_md_index_topdown(successors, predecessors, bfs),
            "md_index_bottomup": cfg_features.compute_md_index_bottomup(successors, predecessors, n),
            "prime_product_llil": cfg_features.compute_prime_product(all_llil_ops),
            "cfg_feature_tlsh": cfg_features.compute_cfg_feature_tlsh(bb_features, bfs),
            "wl_minhash": cfg_features.compute_wl_minhash(successors, predecessors, bb_features, n),
            "bb_features": bb_features,
            "cfg_adjacency": cfg_features.pack_adjacency(successors),
        }

    def _collect_block_llil_ops(self, blocks, addr_to_idx, n):
        """
        Collect LLIL operation integers per native basic block.
        Walks the full expression tree of each instruction so that
        nested operations (e.g. ADD inside SET_REG) are captured.
        Returns list of n lists, one per block.
        """
        block_ops = [[] for _ in range(n)]

        if self.llil_function is None:
            return block_ops

        try:
            for llil_block in self.llil_function.basic_blocks:
                # Map LLIL block to native block via source_block
                if llil_block.source_block is not None:
                    native_idx = addr_to_idx.get(llil_block.source_block.start)
                    if native_idx is not None:
                        for instr in llil_block:
                            self._walk_llil_ops(instr, block_ops[native_idx])
        except Exception:
            pass  # Return empty ops — LLIL-dependent fields will be 0/null

        return block_ops

    @staticmethod
    def _walk_llil_ops(expr, ops_list):
        """Collect operation values from an LLIL expression tree iteratively."""
        stack = [expr]
        while stack:
            node = stack.pop()
            if hasattr(node, 'operation'):
                ops_list.append(node.operation.value)
            if hasattr(node, 'operands'):
                for operand in node.operands:
                    if hasattr(operand, 'operation'):
                        stack.append(operand)