Yan Zhang

14 papers A* 1B 3Journal 7Unranked 3

Year	Rank	Type	Title / Venue / Authors
2015	J	`jnl`	HERO: Hierarchical Energy Optimization for Data Center Networks. IEEE Syst. J. Yan Zhang, Nirwan Ansari
2015	J	`jnl`	Multi-sensor signal fusion-based modulation classification by using wireless sensor networks. Wirel. Commun. Mob. Comput. Yan Zhang, Nirwan Ansari, Wei Su
2014	J	`jnl`	On Protocol-Independent Data Redundancy Elimination. IEEE Commun. Surv. Tutorials Yan Zhang, Nirwan Ansari
2013	J	`jnl`	Fair Quantized Congestion Notification in Data Center Networks. IEEE Trans. Commun. Yan Zhang, Nirwan Ansari
2013	B	`conf`	Heterogeneity aware dominant resource assistant heuristics for virtual machine consolidation. GLOBECOM Yan Zhang, Nirwan Ansari
2013	J	`jnl`	On Architecture Design, Congestion Notification, TCP Incast and Power Consumption in Data Centers. IEEE Commun. Surv. Tutorials Yan Zhang, Nirwan Ansari
2012	—	`conf`	AFStart: An adaptive fast TCP slow start for wide area networks. ICC Yan Zhang, Nirwan Ansari, Mingquan Wu, Heather Yu
2012	—	`conf`	HERO: Hierarchical energy optimization for data center networks. ICC Yan Zhang, Nirwan Ansari
2012	J	`jnl`	On Wide Area Network Optimization. IEEE Commun. Surv. Tutorials Yan Zhang, Nirwan Ansari, Mingquan Wu, Heather Yu
2012	B	`conf`	SDRE: Selective data redundancy elimination for resource constrained hosts. GLOBECOM Yan Zhang, Nirwan Ansari, Mingquan Wu, Heather Yu
2011	—	`conf`	Multi-Sensor Signal Fusion Based Modulation Classification by Using Wireless Sensor Networks. ICC Yan Zhang, Nirwan Ansari, Wei Su
2011	A*	`conf`	On mitigating TCP Incast in Data Center Networks. INFOCOM Yan Zhang, Nirwan Ansari
2011	B	`conf`	Optimal Decision Fusion Based Automatic Modulation Classification by Using Wireless Sensor Networks in Multipath Fading Channel. GLOBECOM Yan Zhang, Nirwan Ansari, Wei Su
2010	J	`jnl`	Wireless telemedicine services over integrated IEEE 802.11/WLAN and IEEE 802.16/WiMAX networks. IEEE Wirel. Commun. Yan Zhang, Nirwan Ansari, Hiroshi Tsunoda

Nicolò Altamura is a security engineer and computer science researcher specializing in software protection, reverse engineering, program analysis, and binary deobfuscation. He holds a master's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Verona, graduating with honors, and works at emproof, focusing on software protection and the challenges of analyzing and understanding compiled software.

His research explores the relationship between program analysis and code obfuscation, with particular emphasis on how software transformations affect the ability of automated tools to recover program behavior. His interests span static analysis, binary analysis, decompilation, reverse engineering, and techniques for analyzing and simplifying obfuscated code.

In 2025, he co-authored Assessing the Effectiveness of the Tigress Obfuscator Against MOPSA and BinaryNinja, published at CheckMATE. The paper evaluates the effectiveness of obfuscation techniques and their impact on source-level static analysis and binary-level decompilation.

Beyond academic research, Nicolò develops and contributes to tools for reverse engineering and software analysis. His projects include obfuscation_analysis, a Binary Ninja plugin for analyzing and simplifying obfuscated code; Pocket, an obfuscator for mixed Boolean-arithmetic expressions; and ptxNinja, a tool for reverse engineering NVIDIA GPU code represented in the PTX virtual instruction set.

His research also extends to binary datasets and software evolution. In 2026, he co-authored ASSEMBLAGE-DEEPHISTORY: A Cross-Build Binary Dataset with Temporal Coverage, a research work addressing the availability of binary data across multiple software builds and points in time, supporting research into binary analysis and changes between program versions.

Across his research, engineering work, and open-source contributions, Nicolò focuses on advancing the understanding, analysis, and protection of software against increasingly sophisticated obfuscation and reverse-engineering challenges.

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