V. Kumar

45 papers B 1Journal 32Unranked 12
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Engineering Management
Ali B. Mahmoud, V. Kumar, Stavroula Spyropoulou
2024 conf
ISOCC
S. Kumar, V. Kumar, A. Antonyan, B. Prickett, U. K. Bobbili, D. Chakraborty, D. Nguyen, S. Sharma, H. Harshul, A. Dang
2024 J jnl
Int. J. Inf. Manag.
V. Kumar, Abdul R. Ashraf, Waqar Nadeem
2024 conf
ICC
Mian Guo, Mithun Mukherjee, Xuan Wang, V. Kumar, Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis, Qi Zhang
2024 J jnl
Astron. Comput.
V. Kumar, R. Aggarwal, S. K. Marig
2022 J jnl
Comput. Syst. Sci. Eng.
V. Kumar, N. Jayapandian, P. Balasubramanie
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Abdul Jalal, Ravi Kant, Arjun Kumar, V. Kumar
2018 conf
PRIME
Andrea Ragni, Giuseppe Sciortino, Marco Sampietro, Giorgio Ferrari, F. Crisafi, V. Kumar, Dario Polli
2018 conf
RAIT
Routu Santosh, V. Kumar
2017 conf
ITQM
Irfan Butt, Uma Kumar, V. Kumar
2016 conf
PHOTOPTICS
Devendra Chack, V. Kumar, Dev Prakash Singh
2016 J jnl
MIS Q.
Alok R. Saboo, V. Kumar, Insu Park
2015 conf
MedInfo
Humberto Fernán Mandirola Brieux, Jakir Hossain Bhuiyan Masud, Sushil Kumar Meher, V. Kumar, F. Portilla, S. Indarte, Daniel R. Luna, Carlos Otero, Paula Otero, Fernán Gonzalez Bernaldo de Quirós
2015 J jnl
Mark. Sci.
V. Kumar, Amalesh Sharma, Naveen Donthu, Carey Rountree
2015 J jnl
IBM J. Res. Dev.
Danish Contractor, Sumit Negi, Kashyap Popat, Shajith Ikbal, Bhanu Prasad, S. Vedula, S. Kakaraparthy, Bikram Sengupta, V. Kumar
2014 J jnl
Mark. Sci.
V. Kumar, Nita Umashankar, Kihyun Hannah Kim, Yashoda Bhagwat
2014 J jnl
J. Intell. Manuf.
Ala Qattawi, Ahmad Mayyas, H. Thiruvengadam, V. Kumar, S. Dongri, Mohammed A. Omar
2013 J jnl
Mark. Sci.
V. Kumar, Vikram Bhaskaran, Rohan Mirchandani, Milap Shah
2012 J jnl
Manag. Sci.
Joseph Pancras, S. Sriram, V. Kumar
2011 J jnl
Mark. Sci.
V. Kumar, S. Sriram, Anita Luo, Pradeep K. Chintagunta
2011 J jnl
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation
V. Kumar, G. Venkataramana, Kjell Arild Høgda
2011 J jnl
Mark. Sci.
V. Kumar, Denish Shah
2010 J jnl
CoRR
S. S. Sonavane, B. P. Patil, V. Kumar
2010 J jnl
J. Vis.
I. Ng, V. Kumar, Gregory J. Sheard, Kerry Hourigan, Andreas Fouras
2009 J jnl
Mark. Sci.
V. Kumar, Jia Fan, Rohit Gulati, P. Venkat
2008 conf
ICON
S. S. Sonavane, V. Kumar, B. P. Patil
2008 J jnl
Mark. Sci.
V. Kumar, Rajkumar Venkatesan, Tim Bohling, Denise Beckmann
2007 J jnl
Digit. Signal Process.
Praveen Pankajakshan, V. Kumar
2007 conf
FSKD (4)
Abdul Quaiyum Ansari, Tapasya Patki, A. B. Patki, V. Kumar
2007 J jnl
Int. J. Satell. Commun. Netw.
V. Ramachandran, V. Kumar
2005 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
George C. Giakos, N. Patnekar, S. Sumrain, Luay Fraiwan, V. Kumar
2005 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
George C. Giakos, N. Shah, Samir Chowdhury, Sankararaman Suryanarayanan, S. Sumrain, R. Guntupalli, A. Medithe, Srinivasan Vedantham, V. Kumar, Robert J. Endorf
2004 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
George C. Giakos, Sankararaman Suryanarayanan, R. Guntupalli, J. Odogba, N. Shah, Srinivasan Vedantham, Samir Chowdhury, K. Mehta, S. Sumrain, N. Patnekar, A. Moholkar, V. Kumar, Robert J. Endorf
2004 B conf
SOFSEM
V. Kumar
2003 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
George C. Giakos, R. Guntupalli, J. Alexis De Abreu Garcia, N. Shah, Srinivasan Vedantham, Sankararaman Suryanarayanan, Samir Chowdhury, N. Patnekar, S. Sumrain, K. Mehta, Edward A. Evans, A. Orozco, V. Kumar, Okechukwu C. Ugweje, A. Moholkar
2003 J jnl
Parallel Comput.
Athanasios Migdalas, Gerardo Toraldo, V. Kumar
2003 J jnl
Parallel Comput.
Athanasios Migdalas, Gerardo Toraldo, V. Kumar
2003 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
George C. Giakos, Samir Chowdhury, N. Shah, S. Guntupalli, Srinivasan Vedantham, Sankararaman Suryanarayanan, Richard Nemer, Amlan Dasgupta, K. Mehta, Edward A. Evans, A. Orozco, V. Kumar, Luay Fraiwan, N. Patnekar
2002 conf
MWCN
V. Kumar, P. Venkataram
2002 J jnl
Int. J. Syst. Sci.
S. C. Saxena, V. Kumar, S. T. Hamde
2001 J jnl
Algorithmica
V. Kumar
2000 conf
ADBIS-DASFAA
V. Kumar
2000 conf
DAGM-Symposium
Nassir Navab, Mirko Appel, Yakup Genc, Benedicte Bascle, V. Kumar, M. Neuberger
1998 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
Suresh Chandra, V. Kumar
1990 J jnl
Oper. Res.
James S. Dyer, Richard N. Lund, John B. Larsen, V. Kumar, Robert P. Leone
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