Xian Yang

52 papers A 1Journal 49Unranked 1
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron.
Jing Yan, Chenxu Pan, Xian Yang, Cailian Chen, Xinping Guan
2026 J jnl
IEEE CAA J. Autom. Sinica
Tianyi Guo, Jing Yan, Xian Yang, Tianyi Zhang, Xinping Guan
2026 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Ind. Informatics
Xian Yang, Sijie Yu, Junfeng Zhu, Jing Yan, Xinping Guan
2025 J jnl
IEEE Internet Things J.
Jing Yan, Xinping Guan, Xian Yang, Cailian Chen, Xiaoyuan Luo
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Neural Networks Learn. Syst.
Wenqiang Cao, Jing Yan, Xian Yang, Cailian Chen, Xinping Guan
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. II Express Briefs
Jianhang Zhou, Jing Yan, Xian Yang, Xiaoyuan Luo, Cailian Chen, Xinping Guan
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Jing Yan, Jingsheng Lin, Xian Yang, Cailian Chen, Xinping Guan
2025 J jnl
IEEE Embed. Syst. Lett.
Jing Yan, Lifang Cui, Xian Yang, Cailian Chen, Xinping Guan
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Syst.
Zexing Tian, Jing Yan, Xian Yang, Cailian Chen, Xiaoyuan Luo, Xinping Guan
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Fuzzy Syst.
Hongshuang Xu, Xian Yang, Junfeng Zhu, Jing Yan, Changchun Hua
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst.
Zexing Tian, Jing Yan, Xian Yang, Cailian Chen, Xinping Guan
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Forensics Secur.
Jing Yan, Yuhan Zheng, Xian Yang, Cailian Chen, Xinping Guan
2025 A conf
IROS
Tianyi Zhang, Jing Yan, Xian Yang, Cailian Chen, Xinping Guan
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst.
Xian Yang, Jing Yan, Chuanzhi Chen, Changchun Hua, Xinping Guan
2024 J jnl
Comput. Commun.
Chenlu Gao, Jing Yan, Xian Yang, Xiaoyuan Luo, Xinping Guan
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Intell. Veh.
Jing Yan, Kanglin You, Wenqiang Cao, Xian Yang, Xinping Guan
2024 J jnl
IEEE CAA J. Autom. Sinica
Wenqiang Cao, Jing Yan, Xian Yang, Cailian Chen, Xinping Guan
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Neural Networks Learn. Syst.
Jing Yan, Wenqiang Cao, Xian Yang, Cailian Chen, Xinping Guan
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Ind. Informatics
Tianyi Zhang, Jing Yan, Xian Yang, Cailian Chen, Xiaoyuan Luo, Xinping Guan
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron.
Tianming Gao, Jing Yan, Xian Yang, Cailian Chen, Xinping Guan
2024 J jnl
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Jing Yan, Chuang Wu, Xian Yang, Cailian Chen, Xinping Guan
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Intell. Veh.
Jing Yan, Haoyu Wang, Xian Yang, Xiaoyuan Luo, Xinping Guan
2023 J jnl
IEEE Internet Things J.
Jing Yan, Ming Yi, Xian Yang, Xiaoyuan Luo, Xinping Guan
2023 J jnl
IEEE CAA J. Autom. Sinica
Wenqiang Cao, Jing Yan, Xian Yang, Xiaoyuan Luo, Xinping Guan
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst.
Jing Yan, Liang Zhang, Xian Yang, Cailian Chen, Xinping Guan
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Syst.
Jing Yan, Silian Peng, Xian Yang, Xiaoyuan Luo, Xinping Guan
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst.
Jing Yan, Xuanji Zhou, Xian Yang, Zhigang Shang, Xiaoyuan Luo, Xinping Guan
2023 J jnl
IEEE CAA J. Autom. Sinica
Wenqiang Cao, Jing Yan, Xian Yang, Xiaoyuan Luo, Xinping Guan
2023 J jnl
IEEE CAA J. Autom. Sinica
Xian Yang, Jing Yan, Changchun Hua, Xinping Guan
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Netw. Sci. Eng.
Jing Yan, Zeqian Zhang, Xian Yang, Xiaoyuan Luo, Xinping Guan
2023 conf
CAIBDA
Tianming Gao, Jing Yan, Xian Yang, Xinping Guan
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Syst.
Jing Yan, Zhiwen Guo, Xian Yang, Xiaoyuan Luo, Xinping Guan
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Syst.
Jing Yan, Xin Li, Xian Yang, Xiaoyuan Luo, Changchun Hua, Xinping Guan
2021 book
Jing Yan, Xian Yang, Haiyan Zhao, Xiaoyuan Luo, Xinping Guan
2021 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Forensics Secur.
Jing Yan, Yuan Meng, Xian Yang, Xiaoyuan Luo, Xinping Guan
2021 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Syst.
Xian Yang, Jing Yan, Changchun Hua, Xinping Guan
2020 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol.
Jing Yan, Jin Gao, Xian Yang, Xiaoyuan Luo, Xinping Guan
2019 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Cybern.
Xian Yang, Changchun Hua, Jing Yan, Xin-Ping Guan
2019 J jnl
Int. J. Control
Xian Yang, Jing Yan, Changchun Hua, Xinping Guan
2018 J jnl
IEEE Syst. J.
Jing Yan, Xian Yang, Xiaoyuan Luo, Cailian Chen
2017 J jnl
IEEE Access
Jing Yan, Xian Yang, Xiaoyuan Luo, Cailian Chen, Xinping Guan
2017 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Changchun Hua, Xian Yang, Jing Yan, Xin-Ping Guan
2017 J jnl
Int. J. Syst. Sci.
Changchun Hua, Shuangshuang Wu, Xian Yang, Xinping Guan
2016 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Syst.
Xian Yang, Changchun Hua, Jing Yan, Xin-Ping Guan
2016 J jnl
Inf. Sci.
Jing Yan, Cailian Chen, Xiaoyuan Luo, Xian Yang, Changchun Hua, Xin-Ping Guan
2015 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol.
Xian Yang, Changchun Hua, Jing Yan, Xin-Ping Guan
2015 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Emerg. Top. Comput.
Cailian Chen, Jing Yan, Ning Lu, Yiyin Wang, Xian Yang, Xinping Guan
2014 J jnl
J. Intell. Robotic Syst.
Jing Yan, Xiaoyuan Luo, Xian Yang, Changchun Hua, Xin-Ping Guan
2013 J jnl
Inf. Sci.
Xian Yang, Changchun Hua, Jing Yan, Xinping Guan
2013 J jnl
Int. J. Artif. Intell. Tools
Jing Yan, Xin-Ping Guan, Xiao Yuan Luo, Xian Yang
2012 J jnl
Appl. Math. Comput.
Changchun Hua, Xian Yang, Jing Yan, Xinping Guan
2011 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. II Express Briefs
Changchun Hua, Xian Yang, Jing Yan, Xin-Ping Guan
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