Nadia Fawaz

50 papers A* 2A 4B 9Journal 27Unranked 8
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2023 conf
FAccT
Pedro Silva, Bhawna Juneja, Shloka Desai, Ashudeep Singh, Nadia Fawaz
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Pedro Silva, Bhawna Juneja, Shloka Desai, Ashudeep Singh, Nadia Fawaz
2019 B conf
CANS
Amit Datta, Marc Joye, Nadia Fawaz
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Nadia Fawaz
2019 conf
IUI Workshops
Snigdha Panigrahi, Nadia Fawaz, Ajith Pudhiyaveetil
2015 J jnl
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Signal Process.
Salman Salamatian, Amy Zhang, Flávio du Pin Calmon, Sandilya Bhamidipati, Nadia Fawaz, Branislav Kveton, Pedro Oliveira, Nina Taft
2015 J jnl
IEEE Softw.
Sandilya Bhamidipati, Nadia Fawaz, Branislav Kveton, Amy Zhang
2015 conf
AAAI Workshop: Computational Sustainability
Murat A. Erdogdu, Nadia Fawaz, Andrea Montanari
2015 B conf
ISIT
Murat A. Erdogdu, Nadia Fawaz
2015 J jnl
CoRR
Vijay Kamble, Nadia Fawaz, Fernando Silveira
2014 B conf
ITW
Ali Makhdoumi, Salman Salamatian, Nadia Fawaz, Muriel Médard
2014 J jnl
CoRR
Ali Makhdoumi, Salman Salamatian, Nadia Fawaz, Muriel Médard
2014 J jnl
CoRR
Amy Zhang, Nadia Fawaz, Stratis Ioannidis, Andrea Montanari
2014 J jnl
CoRR
Salman Salamatian, Amy Zhang, Flávio du Pin Calmon, Sandilya Bhamidipati, Nadia Fawaz, Branislav Kveton, Pedro Oliveira, Nina Taft
2014 J jnl
ACM Trans. Economics and Comput.
Pranav Dandekar, Nadia Fawaz, Stratis Ioannidis
2014 J jnl
CoRR
Stratis Ioannidis, Andrea Montanari, Udi Weinsberg, Smriti Bhagat, Nadia Fawaz, Nina Taft
2014 A* conf
SIGMETRICS
Stratis Ioannidis, Andrea Montanari, Udi Weinsberg, Smriti Bhagat, Nadia Fawaz, Nina Taft
2014 A conf
UAI
Salman Salamatian, Nadia Fawaz, Branislav Kveton, Nina Taft
2013 conf
GlobalSIP
Salman Salamatian, Amy Zhang, Flávio du Pin Calmon, Sandilya Bhamidipati, Nadia Fawaz, Branislav Kveton, Pedro Oliveira, Nina Taft
2013 J jnl
CoRR
Nadia Fawaz, S. Muthukrishnan, Aleksandar Nikolov
2013 A conf
ESA
Nadia Fawaz, S. Muthukrishnan, Aleksandar Nikolov
2013 conf
Allerton
Ali Makhdoumi, Nadia Fawaz
2013 A conf
ICDT
Jean Bolot, Nadia Fawaz, S. Muthukrishnan, Aleksandar Nikolov, Nina Taft
2012 J jnl
CoRR
Amy Zhang, Nadia Fawaz, Stratis Ioannidis, Andrea Montanari
2012 A conf
UAI
Amy Zhang, Nadia Fawaz, Stratis Ioannidis, Andrea Montanari
2012 J jnl
CoRR
José Bento, Nadia Fawaz, Andrea Montanari, Stratis Ioannidis
2012 J jnl
CoRR
Flávio du Pin Calmon, Nadia Fawaz
2012 conf
WINE
Pranav Dandekar, Nadia Fawaz, Stratis Ioannidis
2012 conf
Allerton Conference
Flávio du Pin Calmon, Nadia Fawaz
2012 J jnl
CoRR
Mohit Thakur, Nadia Fawaz, Muriel Médard
2012 B conf
ISIT
Mohit Thakur, Nadia Fawaz, Muriel Médard
2011 B conf
ITW
Nadia Fawaz, Muriel Médard
2011 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory
Nadia Fawaz, Keyvan Zarifi, Mérouane Debbah, David Gesbert
2011 J jnl
CoRR
Mohit Thakur, Nadia Fawaz, Muriel Médard
2011 B conf
ISIT
Mohit Thakur, Nadia Fawaz, Muriel Médard
2011 A* conf
INFOCOM
Mohit Thakur, Nadia Fawaz, Muriel Médard
2011 J jnl
CoRR
Pranav Dandekar, Nadia Fawaz, Stratis Ioannidis
2011 J jnl
CoRR
Jean Bolot, Nadia Fawaz, S. Muthukrishnan, Aleksandar Nikolov, Nina Taft
2010 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Signal Process.
Samir Medina Perlaza, Nadia Fawaz, Samson Lasaulce, Mérouane Debbah
2010 J jnl
CoRR
Nadia Fawaz, Muriel Médard
2010 B conf
ISIT
Nadia Fawaz, Muriel Médard
2010 J jnl
CoRR
Mohit Thakur, Nadia Fawaz, Muriel Médard
2009 J jnl
CoRR
Nadia Fawaz, Keyvan Zarifi, Mérouane Debbah, David Gesbert
2009 J jnl
CoRR
Samir Medina Perlaza, Nadia Fawaz, Samson Lasaulce, Mérouane Debbah
2008 J jnl
CoRR
Nadia Fawaz, Keyvan Zarifi, Mérouane Debbah, David Gesbert
2008 B conf
ITW
Nadia Fawaz, Keyvan Zarifi, Mérouane Debbah, David Gesbert
2008 conf
VTC Spring
Nadia Fawaz, Zafer Beyaztas, David Gesbert, Mérouane Debbah
2008 B conf
WiOpt
Laura Cottatellucci, Terence Chan, Nadia Fawaz
2008 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Wirel. Commun.
Nadia Fawaz, David Gesbert, Mérouane Debbah
2007 J jnl
CoRR
Nadia Fawaz, David Gesbert, Mérouane Debbah
redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/cfg-old.py
← Index redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/cfg-old.py python
from collections import deque
from enum import Enum

from binaryninja.enums import (
    BranchType,
    InstructionTextTokenType,
)

# Support both package and standalone imports
try:
    from ..utils.hashes import calculate_md5, calculate_sha256
except ImportError:
    # Fallback to absolute imports (for multiprocessing spawned processes)
    from redb.extractors.decompiler.bninja.utils.hashes import calculate_md5, calculate_sha256


class CFGAnalysis:
    def __init__(self, function):
        self.function = function

    def determine_block_type(self, block) -> str:
        """Determine the type of a basic block."""
        # Check if it's a thunk function (usually just a jump or call)
        if len(block.disassembly_text) <= 2 and any(
            "jmp" in line.tokens[0].text.lower() for line in block.disassembly_text
        ):
            return "THUNK"

        # Check if it contains only data (no valid instructions)
        if all(not line.tokens for line in block.disassembly_text):
            return "DATA"

        # Default to code
        return "CODE"

    def extract_cyclomatic_complexity(self):
        """
        Cyclomatic complexity (McCabe’s metric) measures the number of linearly independent paths
        through a function’s control flow graph (CFG).
        The standard formula is:

            M = E - N + 2

        where:
            - E = number of edges in the CFG
            - N = number of nodes (basic blocks)
            - 2 accounts for the entry and exit nodes of a single connected graph
        """
        if self.function is None:
            return 0

        # number of basic blocks
        num_blocks = len(self.function.basic_blocks)
        # number of edges in the graph
        num_edges = sum(
            len(basic_block.outgoing_edges)
            for basic_block in self.function.basic_blocks
        )
        return num_edges - num_blocks + 2

    def extract_function_cfg(self):
        """Extract information about a function CFG and return it as a dictionary."""

        function = self.function
        function_data = {
            "function_address": self.function.start,
            "blocks": [],
            "measures": {
                "cyclomatic_complexity": self.extract_cyclomatic_complexity(),
            },
        }

        if self.function is None:
            return function_data

        # Get the map of the depth associated to every block
        depths = self.get_map_depth()

        # Get the map of the positions associated to every block
        id_maps = self.get_block_id_map()

        # Extract block data with graph structure information
        for block in function.basic_blocks:
            # dominators per every block translated
            dominators = sorted(self.extract_dominators(block, id_maps))

            # post dominators
            post_dominators = sorted(self.extract_post_dominators(block, id_maps))

            # Build block instructions string
            block_instructions = "\n".join(str(line) for line in block.disassembly_text)

            # Determine block type
            block_type = self.determine_block_type(block)

            # Extract successors directly from basic block
            successor_blocks = [edge.target.start for edge in block.outgoing_edges]
            # We ensure a canonical order and we sort the edges
            successor_blocks.sort()

            # Extract predecessors directly from basic block
            predecessor_blocks = [edge.source.start for edge in block.incoming_edges]
            # We ensure a canonical order and we sort the edges
            predecessor_blocks.sort()

            # Determine branch type from outgoing edges
            branch_type = self.determine_branch_type(block)

            instructions_count = len(block.disassembly_text)

            # Create block record
            block_json = {
                "function_address": self.function.start,
                "block_start_address": block.start,
                "block_end_address": block.end,
                "block_size": block.end - block.start,
                "instructions_count": instructions_count,
                "block_instructions_hash": calculate_sha256(block_instructions),
                "predecessor_blocks": predecessor_blocks,
                "successor_blocks": successor_blocks,
                "depth": depths[block.start],
                "position": id_maps[block.start],
                "branch_type": branch_type,
                "block_type": block_type,
                "flags": self.extract_block_flags(block),
                "dominators": dominators,
                "post_dominators": post_dominators,
            }
            function_data["blocks"].append(block_json)

        return function_data

    def extract_dominators(self, bb, id_maps):
        """Extract the dominators normalized"""
        dom_idx = [id_maps[d.start] for d in bb.dominators]
        return dom_idx

    def extract_post_dominators(self, bb, id_maps):
        """Extract the post-dominators normalized"""
        post_dom_idx = [id_maps[d.start] for d in bb.post_dominators]
        return post_dom_idx

    def determine_branch_type(self, block):
        """
        Determine the type of branch at the end of a basic block.
        This combines edge type information with instruction analysis.
        """
        # If no outgoing edges, it might be a return or terminal block
        if not block.outgoing_edges:
            # Check if the last instruction is a return
            for line in reversed(list(block.disassembly_text)):
                if line.tokens and any(
                    token.text.lower() in ["ret", "retn"] for token in line.tokens
                ):
                    return "RETURN"
            return "UNKNOWN"

        # Collect branch types from all outgoing edges
        branch_types = []
        for edge in block.outgoing_edges:
            edge_type = edge.type
            # Map edge type to our branch type enum
            if isinstance(edge_type, str):
                if edge_type == "IndirectCall":
                    branch_types.append("CALL")
                else:
                    branch_types.append("UNKNOWN")
            else:
                # Use our mapping for integer/enum values
                type_mapping = {
                    BranchType.UnconditionalBranch: "DIRECT",
                    BranchType.FalseBranch: "CONDITIONAL",
                    BranchType.TrueBranch: "CONDITIONAL",
                    BranchType.CallDestination: "CALL",
                    BranchType.FunctionReturn: "RETURN",
                    BranchType.SystemCall: "CALL",
                    BranchType.IndirectBranch: "INDIRECT",
                    BranchType.ExceptionBranch: "UNKNOWN",
                    BranchType.UnresolvedBranch: "UNKNOWN",
                    BranchType.UserDefinedBranch: "UNKNOWN",
                }
                branch_types.append(type_mapping.get(edge_type, "UNKNOWN"))

        # Determine overall branch type (prioritize CALL > RETURN > CONDITIONAL > DIRECT)
        if "CALL" in branch_types:
            return "CALL"
        elif "RETURN" in branch_types:
            return "RETURN"
        elif "CONDITIONAL" in branch_types:
            return "CONDITIONAL"
        elif "DIRECT" in branch_types:
            return "DIRECT"
        elif len(block.outgoing_edges) == 1:
            return "FALLTHROUGH"

        # If edge analysis was inconclusive, fall back to instruction analysis
        last_instr = None
        for line in reversed(list(block.disassembly_text)):
            if line.tokens:
                last_instr = line
                break

        if last_instr:
            mnemonic = None
            for token in last_instr.tokens:
                if token.type == InstructionTextTokenType.InstructionToken:
                    mnemonic = token.text.lower()
                    break

            if mnemonic:
                if mnemonic == "call":
                    return "CALL"
                elif mnemonic == "jmp":
                    return "DIRECT"
                elif mnemonic.startswith("j") and mnemonic != "jmp":
                    return "CONDITIONAL"
                elif mnemonic in ["ret", "retn"]:
                    return "RETURN"

        return "UNKNOWN"

    def get_map_depth(self):
        """
        Run a BFS on the basic blocks of the function to assign a depth to every block
        """

        depths = {}
        entry = self.function.get_basic_block_at(self.function.start)

        ### Simple BFS
        q = deque()
        q.append(entry)
        depths[entry.start] = 0

        while q:
            b = q.popleft()
            b_depth = depths[b.start]
            for edge in b.outgoing_edges:
                tgt = edge.target

                if tgt is None:
                    continue

                if tgt.start not in depths:
                    depths[tgt.start] = b_depth + 1
                    q.append(tgt)

        return depths

    def get_block_id_map(self):
        """
        Assign a unique, sequential ID to each basic block of the function using a BFS starting from the entry block.
        """

        id_map = {}
        entry = self.function.get_basic_block_at(self.function.start)

        q = deque()
        q.append(entry)

        current_id = 0
        id_map[entry.start] = current_id

        while q:
            b = q.popleft()
            for edge in b.outgoing_edges:
                tgt = edge.target

                if tgt is None:
                    continue

                if tgt.start not in id_map:
                    current_id += 1
                    id_map[tgt.start] = current_id
                    q.append(tgt)

        return id_map

    def extract_block_flags(self, block):
        """
        Get the flags for every basic block. Currently, we implemented these heuristics:
            - if a basic block is the entry node for a function
            - if a basic block is the exit block for a function
            - if a basic block is part of a natural loop
        """
        flags = []

        if block.start == self.function.start:
            flags.append(BlockFlags.EntryBlock.value)

        if any(edge.type == BranchType.FunctionReturn for edge in block.outgoing_edges):
            flags.append(BlockFlags.ExitBlock.value)

        # if this block is in its dominance frontier, then it's part of a natural loop
        if block in block.dominance_frontier:
            flags.append(BlockFlags.LoopBlock.value)

        return flags


class BlockFlags(Enum):
    # generally, the basic block identifying the entry point of the function
    EntryBlock = "EntryBlock"
    # any basic blocks that makes the control flow exiting from the current function
    ExitBlock = "ExitBlock"
    # any block is in a natural loop if it is in its own dominance frontier
    LoopBlock = "LoopBlock"


class BlockType(Enum):
    THUNK = "THUNK"
    DATA = "DATA"
    PADDING = "PADDING"
    CODE = "CODE"