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Mihai Christodorescu

Mihai Christodorescu

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Computer Science

D-Index
37
Citations
8497
World Ranking
10527
National Ranking
4409

Overview

Mihai Christodorescu is a researcher affiliated with Visa in the United States, with a focus on computer science and related fields. Their work spans multiple areas within this domain, contributing to both theoretical and applied research. The scientist's publications are concentrated in reputable venues, predominantly in the open access repository arXiv (Cornell University) and the journal Foundations and Trends® in Privacy and Security.

Their recent papers include:

  • "Identifying and Mitigating the Security Risks of Generative AI," 2023, published in Foundations and Trends® in Privacy and Security
  • "Towards a Two-Tier Hierarchical Infrastructure: An Offline Payment System for Central Bank Digital Currencies," 2020, published on arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Securing the Future of GenAI: Policy and Technology," 2024, published on arXiv (Cornell University)

Their scientific contributions cover a range of topics, including:

  • Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
  • Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
  • Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
  • Cryptography and Data Security
  • Advanced Data Storage Technologies
  • Cloud Data Security Solutions
  • Software Engineering Research

Mihai Christodorescu's main fields of study are within computer science. More specifically, they have contributed to the subfields of:

  • Information Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Signal Processing
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics

The researcher frequently publishes alongside coauthors including Somesh Jha, Ranjit Kumaresan, Srinivasan Raghuraman, Wanyun Catherine Gu, and Mohsen Minaei. These collaborations have appeared across various works, reflecting a network contributing to similar domains of study.

Mihai Christodorescu's research output includes 42 publications in computer science-centered venues, with 14 specifically in arXiv (Cornell University). Other outlets include Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies and the Directory of Open Access Journals. Their focus on privacy and security topics is evident across their work, especially around securing generative AI systems and infrastructure for digital currencies.

Best Publications

  • Semantics-aware malware detection

    M. Christodorescu;S. Jha;S.A. Seshia;D. Song

  • Static analysis of executables to detect malicious patterns

    Mihai Christodorescu;Somesh Jha

  • Malware Detection

    Mihai Christodorescu;Somesh Jha;Douglas Maughan;Dawn Song

  • Mining specifications of malicious behavior

    Mihai Christodorescu;Somesh Jha;Christopher Kruegel

  • Testing malware detectors

    Mihai Christodorescu;Somesh Jha

  • Mining specifications of malicious behavior

    Mihai Christodorescu;Somesh Jha;Christopher Kruegel

  • OmniUnpack: Fast, Generic, and Safe Unpacking of Malware

    L. Martignoni;M. Christodorescu;S. Jha

  • A semantics-based approach to malware detection

    Mila Dalla Preda;Mihai Christodorescu;Somesh Jha;Saumya Debray

  • Cloud security is not (just) virtualization security: a short paper

    Mihai Christodorescu;Reiner Sailer;Douglas Lee Schales;Daniele Sgandurra

  • Synthesizing Near-Optimal Malware Specifications from Suspicious Behaviors

    Matt Fredrikson;Somesh Jha;Mihai Christodorescu;Reiner Sailer

  • AccessMiner: using system-centric models for malware protection

    Andrea Lanzi;Davide Balzarotti;Christopher Kruegel;Mihai Christodorescu

  • A quantitative study of accuracy in system call-based malware detection

    Davide Canali;Andrea Lanzi;Davide Balzarotti;Christopher Kruegel

  • What matters to users?: factors that affect users' willingness to share information with online advertisers

    Pedro Giovanni Leon;Blase Ur;Yang Wang;Manya Sleeper

  • Protection of user data in hosted application environments

    Mihai Christodorescu;Dimitrios Pendarakis;Kapil K. Singh

  • A semantics-based approach to malware detection

    Mila Dalla Preda;Mihai Christodorescu;Somesh Jha;Saumya Debray

  • Strengthening software self-checksumming via self-modifying code

    J.T. Giffin;M. Christodorescu;L. Kruger

  • Cloud Security Is Not (Just) Virtualization Security

    Mihai Christodorescu;Reiner Sailer;Douglas Lee;Schales

  • Adaptive cyber-security analytics

    Lisa Amini;Mihai Christodorescu;Mitchell A. Cohen;Srinivasan Parthasarathy

  • Mining graph patterns efficiently via randomized summaries

    Chen Chen;Cindy X. Lin;Matt Fredrikson;Mihai Christodorescu

  • Optimizing performance of integrity monitoring

    Najwa Aaraj;Mihai Christodorescu;Dimitrios Pendarakis;Reiner Sailer

Frequent Co-Authors

Somesh Jha
Somesh Jha University of Wisconsin–Madison
Reiner Sailer
Reiner Sailer IBM (United States)
Ting Wang
Ting Wang Washington University in St. Louis
Lui Sha
Lui Sha University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Christopher Kruegel
Christopher Kruegel University of California, Santa Barbara
Dawn Song
Dawn Song University of California, Berkeley
Xifeng Yan
Xifeng Yan University of California, Santa Barbara
Barton P. Miller
Barton P. Miller University of Wisconsin–Madison

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