Zhen Yao

19 papers A* 6Misc 2Journal 10Unranked 1
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Yushan Zhu, Wen Zhang, Yajing Xu, Zhen Yao, Mingyang Chen, Huajun Chen
2023 Misc conf
ISWC
Long Jin, Zhen Yao, Mingyang Chen, Huajun Chen, Wen Zhang
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Long Jin, Zhen Yao, Mingyang Chen, Huajun Chen, Wen Zhang
2023 A* conf
AAAI
Zhen Yao, Wen Zhang, Mingyang Chen, Yufeng Huang, Yi Yang, Huajun Chen
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Zhen Yao, Wen Zhang, Mingyang Chen, Yufeng Huang, Yi Yang, Huajun Chen
2023 A* conf
AAAI
Mingyang Chen, Wen Zhang, Zhen Yao, Yushan Zhu, Yang Gao, Jeff Z. Pan, Huajun Chen
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Mingyang Chen, Wen Zhang, Zhen Yao, Yushan Zhu, Yang Gao, Jeff Z. Pan, Huajun Chen
2023 Misc conf
ISWC
Xiangnan Chen, Wen Zhang, Zhen Yao, Mingyang Chen, Siliang Tang
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Xiangnan Chen, Wen Zhang, Zhen Yao, Mingyang Chen, Siliang Tang
2023 A* conf
SIGIR
Wen Zhang, Zhen Yao, Mingyang Chen, Zhiwei Huang, Huajun Chen
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Wen Zhang, Zhen Yao, Mingyang Chen, Zhiwei Huang, Huajun Chen
2023 — conf
ICANN (4)
Yufeng Huang, Zhuo Chen, Jiaoyan Chen, Jeff Z. Pan, Zhen Yao, Wen Zhang
2023 A* conf
ICDE
Zhuo Chen, Wen Zhang, Yufeng Huang, Mingyang Chen, Yuxia Geng, Hongtao Yu, Zhen Bi, Yichi Zhang, Zhen Yao, Wenting Song, Xinliang Wu, Yi Yang, Mingyi Chen, Zhaoyang Lian, Yingying Li, Lei Cheng, Huajun Chen
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Yufeng Huang, Zhuo Chen, Wen Zhang, Jiaoyan Chen, Jeff Z. Pan, Zhen Yao, Yujie Xie, Huajun Chen
2022 A* conf
IJCAI
Mingyang Chen, Wen Zhang, Zhen Yao, Xiangnan Chen, Mengxiao Ding, Fei Huang, Huajun Chen
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Mingyang Chen, Wen Zhang, Zhen Yao, Xiangnan Chen, Mengxiao Ding, Fei Huang, Huajun Chen
2022 A* conf
SIGIR
Wen Zhang, Xiangnan Chen, Zhen Yao, Mingyang Chen, Yushan Zhu, Hongtao Yu, Yufeng Huang, Yajing Xu, Ningyu Zhang, Zezhong Xu, Zonggang Yuan, Feiyu Xiong, Huajun Chen
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Wen Zhang, Xiangnan Chen, Zhen Yao, Mingyang Chen, Yushan Zhu, Hongtao Yu, Yufeng Huang, Zezhong Xu, Yajing Xu, Ningyu Zhang, Zonggang Yuan, Feiyu Xiong, Huajun Chen
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Zhuo Chen, Wen Zhang, Yufeng Huang, Mingyang Chen, Yuxia Geng, Hongtao Yu, Zhen Bi, Yichi Zhang, Zhen Yao, Wenting Song, Xinliang Wu, Yi Yang, Song Jiang, Zhaoyang Lian, Yingying Li, Huajun Chen

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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