Zao Zhang

13 papers A* 2A 2B 1Journal 6Unranked 2
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 A* conf
AAAI
Zao Zhang, Liguo Sun, Pin Lyu
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Yuting Wan, Liguo Sun, Jiuwu Hao, Zao Zhang, Pin Lv
2025 A conf
WACV
Xiaowei Yu, Zhe Huang, Zao Zhang
2024 A* conf
ICDM
Zao Zhang, Huaming Chen, Pei Ning, Nan Yang, Dong Yuan
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Zao Zhang, Huaming Chen, Pei Ning, Nan Yang, Dong Yuan
2024 J jnl
Future Gener. Comput. Syst.
Zao Zhang, Yuning Zhang, Wei Bao, Changyang Li, Dong Yuan
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Xiaowei Yu, Zhe Huang, Zao Zhang
2023 — conf
AI (1)
Yu Zhang, Huaming Chen, Zhongzheng Lai, Zao Zhang, Dong Yuan
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Yu Zhang, Huaming Chen, Wei Bao, Zhongzheng Lai, Zao Zhang, Dong Yuan
2023 B conf
ICPP
Yuning Zhang, Zao Zhang, Wei Bao, Dong Yuan
2023 A conf
ICME
Zao Zhang, Dong Yuan, Yu Zhang, Wei Bao
2022 — conf
MobiArch
Zao Zhang, Yuning Zhang, Dong Yuan, Wei Bao
2020 J jnl
Complex.
Zao Zhang, Yuan Dong

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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