Vasso Reppa

45 papers A* 1B 2C 2Journal 21Unranked 19
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Abhishek Dhyani, Amirreza Haqshenas Mojaveri, Chengqian Zhang, Dhanika Mahipala, Hoang Anh Tran, Yan-Yun Zhang, Zhongbi Luo, Vasso Reppa
2025 conf
ECC
Andrea Caspani, Rudy R. Negenborn, Vasso Reppa
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst.
Pablo Segovia, Vicenç Puig, Rudy R. Negenborn, Vasso Reppa
2025 conf
SysTol
Andrea Caspani, Rudy R. Negenborn, Vasso Reppa
2025 conf
ECC
Anastasios Tsolakis, Laura Ferranti, Vasso Reppa
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol.
Nikos Kougiatsos, Vasso Reppa
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst.
Anastasios Tsolakis, Rudy R. Negenborn, Vasso Reppa, Laura Ferranti
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Anastasios Tsolakis, Laura Ferranti, Vasso Reppa
2023 conf
CCTA
Pablo Segovia, Vicenç Puig, Vasso Reppa
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol.
Zhe Du, Rudy R. Negenborn, Vasso Reppa
2023 J jnl
Annu. Rev. Control.
Zhe Du, Rudy R. Negenborn, Vasso Reppa
2023 conf
SSCI
Nikos Kougiatsos, Jesper Zwaginga, Jeroen Pruyn, Vasso Reppa
2022 conf
CCTA
Zhe Du, Rudy R. Negenborn, Vasso Reppa
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst.
Qingrui Zhang, Wei Pan, Vasso Reppa
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst.
Zhe Du, Rudy R. Negenborn, Vasso Reppa
2021 J jnl
IEEE CAA J. Autom. Sinica
Zhe Du, Rudy R. Negenborn, Vasso Reppa
2021 conf
ECC
M. J. van Pampus, Ali Haseltalab, Vittorio Garofano, Vasso Reppa, Y. H. Deinema, Rudy R. Negenborn
2021 conf
CDC
Qingrui Zhang, Xinyu Zhang, Bo Zhu, Vasso Reppa
2021 conf
ECC
Zhe Du, Vasso Reppa, Rudy R. Negenborn
2021 J jnl
IEEE CAA J. Autom. Sinica
Jun Ye, Spandan Roy, Milinko Godjevac, Vasso Reppa, Simone Baldi
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Qingrui Zhang, Wei Pan, Vasso Reppa
2020 conf
CDC
Qingrui Zhang, Wei Pan, Vasso Reppa
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Qingrui Zhang, Wei Pan, Vasso Reppa
2020 J jnl
IEEE CAA J. Autom. Sinica
Panayiotis M. Papadopoulos, Vasso Reppa, Marios M. Polycarpou, Christos G. Panayiotou
2018 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol.
Alexis Kyriacou, Michalis P. Michaelides, Vasso Reppa, Stelios Timotheou, Christos G. Panayiotou, Marios M. Polycarpou
2018 conf
CDC
Panayiotis M. Papadopoulos, Vasso Reppa, Marios M. Polycarpou, Christos G. Panayiotou
2018 conf
ECC
Franco Blanchini, Daniele Casagrande, Giulia Giordano, Stefano Miani, Sorin Olaru, Vasso Reppa
2018 conf
CDC
Alexis Kyriacou, Stelios Timotheou, Vasso Reppa, Francesca Boem, Christos G. Panayiotou, Marios M. Polycarpou, Thomas Parisini
2017 J jnl
SIAM J. Control. Optim.
Franco Blanchini, Daniele Casagrande, Giulia Giordano, Stefano Miani, Sorin Olaru, Vasso Reppa
2017 conf
CDC
Vasso Reppa, Stelios Timotheou, Marios M. Polycarpou, Christos G. Panayiotou
2016 J jnl
Found. Trends Syst. Control.
Vasso Reppa, Marios M. Polycarpou, Christos G. Panayiotou
2015 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol.
Vasso Reppa, Panayiotis M. Papadopoulos, Marios M. Polycarpou, Christos G. Panayiotou
2015 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Vasso Reppa, Marios M. Polycarpou, Christos G. Panayiotou
2015 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Control. Netw. Syst.
Vasso Reppa, Marios M. Polycarpou, Christos G. Panayiotou
2015 conf
CDC
Panayiotis M. Papadopoulos, Vasso Reppa, Marios M. Polycarpou, Christos G. Panayiotou
2015 conf
AuCC
Abid Rahman Kodakkadan, Vasso Reppa, Sorin Olaru
2014 B conf
IJCNN
Vasso Reppa, Panayiotis M. Papadopoulos, Marios M. Polycarpou, Christos G. Panayiotou
2014 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Neural Networks Learn. Syst.
Vasso Reppa, Marios M. Polycarpou, Christos G. Panayiotou
2013 conf
CDC
Vasso Reppa, Marios M. Polycarpou, Christos G. Panayiotou
2013 conf
MED
Vasso Reppa, Panayiotis M. Papadopoulos, Marios M. Polycarpou, Christos G. Panayiotou
2013 conf
ECC
Vasso Reppa, Marios M. Polycarpou, Christos G. Panayiotou
2012 B conf
IJCNN
Vasso Reppa, Marios M. Polycarpou, Christos G. Panayiotou
2007 C conf
CCA
Vasso Reppa, Marialena Vagia, Anthony Tzes
2007 C conf
CCA
Vasso Reppa, Anthony Tzes
2006 A* conf
ICRA
Vasso Reppa, Anthony Tzes
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