Ralph Schroeder

48 papers A* 2B 1C 1Journal 36Unranked 5
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Mike Thelwall, Ralph Schroeder, Meena Dhanda
2025 J jnl
Digit. Soc.
Ralph Schroeder
2025 J jnl
New Media Soc.
Taberez Ahmed Neyazi, Khai Ee Tan, Arif Hussain Nadaf, Ralph Schroeder
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Jakob Mökander, Ralph Schroeder
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Jakob Mökander, Ralph Schroeder
2024 J jnl
Gov. Inf. Q.
Taberez Ahmed Neyazi, Arif Hussain Nadaf, Khai Ee Tan, Ralph Schroeder
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Manuel Tonneau, Diyi Liu, Samuel Fraiberger, Ralph Schroeder, Scott A. Hale, Paul Röttger
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Aliaksandr Herasimenka, Xianlingchen Wang, Ralph Schroeder
2022 J jnl
AI Soc.
Jakob Mökander, Ralph Schroeder
2021 J jnl
Telematics Informatics
Pu Yan, Ralph Schroeder
2018 C conf
ISI
Johan Fernquist, Lisa Kaati, Ralph Schroeder
2016 J jnl
New Media Soc.
Eric T. Meyer, Ralph Schroeder, Josh Cowls
2015 ch.
Immersed in Media, Telepresence Theory, Measurement & Technology
Anthony Steed, Ralph Schroeder
2014 J jnl
Big Data Soc.
Ralph Schroeder
2014 J jnl
New Media Soc.
Ralph Schroeder, Rich Ling
2014 J jnl
Big Data Soc.
Linnet Taylor, Ralph Schroeder, Eric T. Meyer
2014 J jnl
CoRR
Scott A. Hale, Taha Yasseri, Josh Cowls, Eric T. Meyer, Ralph Schroeder, Helen Z. Margetts
2014 conf
WebSci
Scott A. Hale, Taha Yasseri, Josh Cowls, Eric T. Meyer, Ralph Schroeder, Helen Z. Margetts
2014 J jnl
New Media Soc.
Mark Graham, Ralph Schroeder, Greg Taylor
2013 J jnl
Virtual Real.
Geetika Sharma, Ralph Schroeder
2013 J jnl
New Media Soc.
Mark Graham, Ralph Schroeder, Greg Taylor
2013 J jnl
J. Comput. Mediat. Commun.
Franz Barjak, Kathryn Eccles, Eric T. Meyer, Simon Robinson, Ralph Schroeder
2012 conf
Future Internet Assembly
Anne-Marie Oostveen, Isis Hjorth, John Brian Pickering, Michael J. Boniface, Eric T. Meyer, Cristobal Cobo, Ralph Schroeder
2012 A* conf
VR
Ajay Surendernath, Geetika Sharma, Ralph Schroeder, Basant Kumar Pandey
2010 J jnl
New Media Soc.
Ralph Schroeder
2010 ch.
World Wide Research
Jenny Fry, Ralph Schroeder
2010 ch.
World Wide Research
Paul A. David, Matthijs den Besten, Ralph Schroeder
2009 J jnl
J. Documentation
Jenny Fry, Ralph Schroeder, Matthijs den Besten
2009 J jnl
CoRR
Eric T. Meyer, Ralph Schroeder
2009 J jnl
J. Informetrics
Eric T. Meyer, Ralph Schroeder
2008 J jnl
J. Comput. Mediat. Commun.
Alexandre Caldas, Ralph Schroeder, Gustavo S. Mesch, William H. Dutton
2007 J jnl
J. Comput. Mediat. Commun.
Ralph Schroeder, Jenny Fry
2006 J jnl
Presence Teleoperators Virtual Environ.
Ralph Schroeder
2006 J jnl
New Media Soc.
Ralph Schroeder
2006 B conf
e-Science
Paul A. David, Matthijs den Besten, Ralph Schroeder
2006 J jnl
Presence Teleoperators Virtual Environ.
Jeremy N. Bailenson, Nick Yee, Dan Merget, Ralph Schroeder
2006 J jnl
Presence Teleoperators Virtual Environ.
Ralph Schroeder, Ilona Heldal, Jolanda G. Tromp
2005 A* conf
VR
Ilona Heldal, Ralph Schroeder, Anthony Steed, Ann-Sofie Axelsson, Maria Spante, Josef Wideström
2005 J jnl
Presence Teleoperators Virtual Environ.
Ilona Heldal, Anthony Steed, Maria Spante, Ralph Schroeder, Sophia Bengtsson, Marja Partanen
2003 J jnl
New Media Soc.
Ann-Sofie Axelsson, Åsa Abelin, Ralph Schroeder
2003 conf
WWW (Posters)
Ilona Heldal, Lars Bråthe, Ralph Schroeder
2003 conf
SI3D
Anthony Steed, Maria Spante, Ilona Heldal, Ann-Sofie Axelsson, Ralph Schroeder
2001 J jnl
Comput. Graph.
Ralph Schroeder, Anthony Steed, Ann-Sofie Axelsson, Ilona Heldal, Åsa Abelin, Josef Wideström, Alexander Nilsson, Mel Slater
2001 J jnl
Cyberpsychology Behav. Soc. Netw.
Ann-Sofie Axelsson, Åsa Abelin, Ilona Heldal, Ralph Schroeder, Josef Wideström
2000 J jnl
Presence Teleoperators Virtual Environ.
Mel Slater, Amela Sadagic, Martin Usoh, Ralph Schroeder
2000 conf
CVE
Josef Wideström, Ann-Sofie Axelsson, Ralph Schroeder, Alexander Nilsson, Ilona Heldal, Åsa Abelin
1998 J jnl
J. Comput. Mediat. Commun.
Ralph Schroeder, Noel Heather, Raymond M. Lee
1995 J jnl
Virtual Real.
Ralph Schroeder
redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/cfg_features.py
← Index redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/cfg_features.py python
import struct
from collections import deque
from typing import Optional

import blake3
import mmh3


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Task 1.1: Core Graph Utilities
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

def bfs_order(successors: list[list[int]], n: int) -> list[int]:
    """
    BFS traversal from node 0 (entry block), returns node indices in visit order.
    Unreachable nodes appended at the end.
    """
    if n == 0:
        return []

    visited = set()
    order = []
    queue = deque([0])
    visited.add(0)

    while queue:
        idx = queue.popleft()
        order.append(idx)
        for target in successors[idx]:
            if target not in visited:
                visited.add(target)
                queue.append(target)

    # Append unreachable blocks (dead code)
    for i in range(n):
        if i not in visited:
            order.append(i)

    return order


def bfs_max_depth(successors: list[list[int]], n: int) -> int:
    """
    Maximum BFS depth from entry block (node 0).
    Replaces the per-block depth column with a single scalar.
    """
    if n == 0:
        return 0

    depth = {0: 0}
    max_d = 0
    queue = deque([0])

    while queue:
        node = queue.popleft()
        for s in successors[node]:
            if s not in depth:
                depth[s] = depth[node] + 1
                if depth[s] > max_d:
                    max_d = depth[s]
                queue.append(s)

    return max_d


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Task 1.2: Back-Edge Detection (Iterative DFS)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

def count_back_edges(successors: list[list[int]], n: int) -> int:
    """
    Count natural loops via iterative DFS back-edge detection.
    A back edge is an edge to a GRAY (in-stack) node.

    Iterative to avoid stack overflow on functions with 1000+ blocks
    (common in obfuscated malware, VM dispatchers, unrolled loops).
    """
    if n == 0:
        return 0

    WHITE, GRAY, BLACK = 0, 1, 2
    color = [WHITE] * n
    back_edges = 0

    stack = [(0, iter(successors[0]))]
    color[0] = GRAY

    while stack:
        u, children = stack[-1]
        try:
            v = next(children)
            if color[v] == GRAY:
                back_edges += 1
            elif color[v] == WHITE:
                color[v] = GRAY
                stack.append((v, iter(successors[v])))
        except StopIteration:
            color[u] = BLACK
            stack.pop()

    return back_edges


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Task 1.3: Topology Hash
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

def compute_topology_hash(
    successors: list[list[int]],
    bfs: list[int],
    n: int,
) -> bytes:
    """
    BLAKE3 hash of BFS-ordered canonical adjacency.
    Pure graph shape — ignores all block content.
    Two functions with identical control flow structure produce identical hashes.

    Returns 16 bytes (128-bit).
    """
    if n == 0:
        return b'\x00' * 16

    # Remap: original index -> BFS position
    remap = {original: position for position, original in enumerate(bfs)}

    canonical = bytearray()
    for position in range(n):
        original_idx = bfs[position]
        remapped_succs = sorted(
            remap[s] for s in successors[original_idx] if s in remap
        )
        # Pack: node_index (2 bytes) + num_successors (1 byte) + successor indices (2 bytes each)
        canonical.extend(struct.pack('<HB', position, len(remapped_succs)))
        for s in remapped_succs:
            canonical.extend(struct.pack('<H', s))

    return blake3.blake3(bytes(canonical)).digest(length=16)


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Task 1.4: MD-Index (Top-Down and Bottom-Up)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

def compute_md_index_topdown(
    successors: list[list[int]],
    predecessors: list[list[int]],
    bfs: list[int],
) -> int:
    """
    BinDiff-style top-down MD-index.
    Hash of (in_degree, out_degree) sequence in BFS order from entry.
    Returns UInt64.
    """
    if not bfs:
        return 0

    degree_bytes = bytearray()
    for idx in bfs:
        in_deg = min(len(predecessors[idx]), 255)
        out_deg = min(len(successors[idx]), 255)
        degree_bytes.extend(struct.pack('<BB', in_deg, out_deg))

    h = blake3.blake3(bytes(degree_bytes)).digest(length=8)
    return struct.unpack('<Q', h)[0]


def compute_md_index_bottomup(
    successors: list[list[int]],
    predecessors: list[list[int]],
    n: int,
) -> int:
    """
    Bottom-up MD-index: BFS from exit blocks (no successors),
    traversing edges in reverse.
    Returns UInt64.
    """
    if n == 0:
        return 0

    exits = [i for i in range(n) if len(successors[i]) == 0]
    if not exits:
        exits = [n - 1]  # Fallback: use last block

    visited = set(exits)
    order = []
    queue = deque(exits)

    while queue:
        idx = queue.popleft()
        order.append(idx)
        for pred in predecessors[idx]:
            if pred not in visited:
                visited.add(pred)
                queue.append(pred)

    # Append unreachable blocks
    for i in range(n):
        if i not in visited:
            order.append(i)

    degree_bytes = bytearray()
    for idx in order:
        in_deg = min(len(predecessors[idx]), 255)
        out_deg = min(len(successors[idx]), 255)
        degree_bytes.extend(struct.pack('<BB', in_deg, out_deg))

    h = blake3.blake3(bytes(degree_bytes)).digest(length=8)
    return struct.unpack('<Q', h)[0]


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Task 1.5: Prime Product
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Small primes assigned to LLIL opcode categories.
# Keys are the integer values of binaryninja.LowLevelILOperation enum members.
# We use integer keys so this module doesn't import binaryninja.
#
# Mapping rationale: same operation class -> same prime.
# Using LLIL (not native asm) makes this architecture-independent.
#
# Populated at import time by cfg.py using the real LowLevelILOperation enum values.
# Unknown ops map to prime 1 (identity element) in compute_prime_product().
LLIL_OP_PRIMES: dict[int, int] = {}


def compute_prime_product(llil_operations: list[int]) -> int:
    """
    Product of small primes assigned to each LLIL opcode.
    Position-independent: block reordering doesn't change the result.
    Mod 2^64 for fixed-size storage.

    Args:
        llil_operations: flat list of LLIL operation enum integer values
                         for all instructions in the function.
    Returns:
        UInt64 prime product, or 0 if no instructions.
    """
    if not llil_operations:
        return 0

    product = 1
    for op in llil_operations:
        prime = LLIL_OP_PRIMES.get(op, 1)
        product = (product * prime) % (2**64)

    return product


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Task 1.6: ACFG Block Features
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Instruction category indices for ACFG feature vectors
CAT_ARITHMETIC = 0
CAT_LOGIC = 1
CAT_TRANSFER = 2
CAT_CALL = 3
CAT_COMPARISON = 4
CAT_MEMORY = 5
CAT_OTHER = 6

# Maps LLIL operation integer values to category indices.
# Populated at import time by cfg.py using the real LowLevelILOperation enum.
LLIL_OP_CATEGORIES: dict[int, int] = {}


def build_block_features(
    block_llil_ops: list[list[int]],
    successors: list[list[int]],
    n: int,
) -> list[list[int]]:
    """
    Extract Gemini-style ACFG features per block.

    Args:
        block_llil_ops: per-block list of LLIL operation integer values.
                        block_llil_ops[i] is the list of ops for block i.
                        Empty list if LLIL unavailable for that block.
        successors: index-based adjacency list.
        n: number of blocks.

    Returns:
        List of [instr_count, arithmetic, logic, transfer, call, comparison,
                 memory, successor_count] per block. All values capped at 65535.
    """
    features = []
    for i in range(n):
        cats = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
        ops = block_llil_ops[i] if i < len(block_llil_ops) else []
        for op in ops:
            cat = LLIL_OP_CATEGORIES.get(op, CAT_OTHER)
            cats[cat] += 1

        instr_count = len(ops)
        features.append([
            min(instr_count, 65535),
            min(cats[CAT_ARITHMETIC], 65535),
            min(cats[CAT_LOGIC], 65535),
            min(cats[CAT_TRANSFER], 65535),
            min(cats[CAT_CALL], 65535),
            min(cats[CAT_COMPARISON], 65535),
            min(cats[CAT_MEMORY], 65535),
            min(len(successors[i]), 65535),
        ])

    return features


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Task 1.7: CFG Feature TLSH
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

def compute_cfg_feature_tlsh(
    bb_features: list[list[int]],
    bfs: list[int],
) -> Optional[str]:
    """
    TLSH hash of BFS-ordered per-block feature vectors.
    Captures both structure (BFS ordering) and instruction distribution.

    Returns TLSH hex string or None if too few bytes for TLSH (< 50).
    """
    import tlsh as _tlsh

    feature_bytes = bytearray()
    for idx in bfs:
        feats = bb_features[idx]
        feature_bytes.extend(struct.pack(
            '<HBBBBBBB',
            min(feats[0], 65535),
            min(feats[1], 255),
            min(feats[2], 255),
            min(feats[3], 255),
            min(feats[4], 255),
            min(feats[5], 255),
            min(feats[6], 255),
            min(feats[7], 255),
        ))

    if len(feature_bytes) < 50:
        return None

    try:
        h = _tlsh.hash(bytes(feature_bytes))
        return h if h and h != 'TNULL' else None
    except Exception:
        return None


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Task 1.8: WL-MinHash
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Pre-computed seeds for MinHash permutations.
NUM_WL_MINHASH_PERMS = 128
_WL_MINHASH_SEEDS = list(range(NUM_WL_MINHASH_PERMS))  # Seeds 0..127


def compute_wl_minhash(
    successors: list[list[int]],
    predecessors: list[list[int]],
    bb_features: list[list[int]],
    n: int,
    iterations: int = 3,
) -> list[int]:
    """
    Weisfeiler-Leman MinHash for fuzzy topology similarity.

    Initial labels: mmh3 hash of per-block ACFG feature tuple (content-aware).
    WL refinement: incorporate sorted neighbor labels at each iteration.
    MinHash: 128-permutation signature over shingle set.

    Returns list of 128 uint8 values, or [255]*128 sentinel for empty functions.
    """
    if n == 0:
        return [255] * NUM_WL_MINHASH_PERMS

    # Initial labels: hash of instruction category tuple per block
    labels = []
    for i in range(n):
        feats = bb_features[i] if i < len(bb_features) else [0] * 8
        # mmh3 with seed=0 for initial labels
        label = mmh3.hash(str(tuple(feats)), 0) & 0xFFFFFFFF
        labels.append(label)

    # Collect shingles: (iteration, label) pairs as strings for mmh3
    shingles: set[str] = set()

    # Iteration 0: individual block labels
    for label in labels:
        shingles.add(f"0:{label}")

    # WL iterations: refine labels by neighborhood aggregation
    for iteration in range(1, iterations + 1):
        new_labels = []
        for i in range(n):
            succ_labels = tuple(sorted(labels[s] for s in successors[i]))
            pred_labels = tuple(sorted(labels[p] for p in predecessors[i]))
            composite = f"{labels[i]}|{succ_labels}|{pred_labels}"
            new_label = mmh3.hash(composite, 0) & 0xFFFFFFFF
            new_labels.append(new_label)
            shingles.add(f"{iteration}:{new_label}")
        labels = new_labels

    if not shingles:
        return [255] * NUM_WL_MINHASH_PERMS

    # Compute MinHash signature using mmh3 with different seeds
    shingle_list = list(shingles)
    signature = []
    for seed in _WL_MINHASH_SEEDS:
        min_val = 0xFFFFFFFF
        for s in shingle_list:
            h = mmh3.hash(s, seed) & 0xFFFFFFFF
            if h < min_val:
                min_val = h
        # Compress to uint8 for storage
        signature.append(min_val & 0xFF)

    return signature


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Task 1.9: Packed Adjacency
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

def pack_adjacency(successors: list[list[int]]) -> list[int]:
    """
    Pack CFG edges as Array(UInt32).
    Each UInt32 = (source_index << 16) | target_index.
    Supports up to 65,535 blocks per function.
    """
    edges = []
    for src, targets in enumerate(successors):
        for tgt in targets:
            if src < 65536 and tgt < 65536:
                edges.append((src << 16) | tgt)
    return edges