Mengfei Ren
Scholar

Mengfei Ren

Google Scholar ID: De1VnzoAAAAJ
Assistant Professor of CS at Baylor University
Software TestingCybersecurityFuzzingIoT Wireless Protocol
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
68
 
H-index
3
 
i10-index
3
 
Publications
8
 
Co-authors
8
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Paper accepted at FSE 2025: 'Revisiting Optimization-Resilience Claims in Binary Diffing Tools: Insights from LLVM Peephole Optimization Analysis'.
  • Paper accepted at HOST 2025: 'Low-entropy Packed Binary Detection via Accurate Hardware Events Profiling'.
  • Published at ESORICS 2023: 'Intelligent Zigbee Protocol Fuzzing via Constraint-Field Dependency Inference'.
  • Published at ASPLOS 2022: 'One Size Does Not Fit All: Security Hardening of MIPS Embedded Systems via Static Binary Debloating for Shared Libraries' — awarded Artifact Badges (Available, Functional, Reproduced) and shortlisted for IEEE Top Picks in Hardware and Embedded Security 2023.
  • Published in ACM DTRAP: 'Security Analysis of Zigbee Protocol Implementation via Device-Agnostic Fuzzing'.
  • Co-authored 'An AI-based Security Solution for DevSecOps' in ISICN 2025.
  • Served on Technical Program Committees for IEEE SoutheastCon (2024, 2025) and as reviewer for The Journal of Systems & Software.