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Xiangyu Zhang publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiangyu Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 248 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Xiangyu Zhang D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiangyu Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Overview

Xiangyu Zhang is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research output spans primarily the field of Computer Science, with a substantial number of publications totaling 118.

Their work covers several subfields within Computer Science, including:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Information Systems
  • Software
  • Signal Processing
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

Key research topics addressed by Zhang include:

  • Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
  • Software Engineering Research
  • Software Testing and Debugging Techniques
  • Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
  • Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications
  • Topic Modeling
  • Natural Language Processing Techniques

Zhang's publication record is documented in various venues, with a strong presence in the following journals and conferences:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Software Engineering
  • Empirical Software Engineering
  • ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Guanhong Tao
  • Yingqi Liu
  • Xiangzhe Xu
  • Zhuo Zhang
  • Shiqing Ma

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Zhang are:

  • "Video Captioning Using Global-Local Representation" (2022) published in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology
  • "Daedalus: Breaking Nonmaximum Suppression in Object Detection via Adversarial Examples" (2021) published in IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
  • "Black-box adversarial sample generation based on differential evolution" (2020) published in Journal of Systems and Software
  • "Model Orthogonalization: Class Distance Hardening in Neural Networks for Better Security" (2022) published in 2022 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (SP)
  • "Backdoor Scanning for Deep Neural Networks through K-Arm Optimization" (2021) published on arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

  • Trojaning Attack on Neural Networks

    Yingqi Liu;Shiqing Ma;Yousra Aafer;Wen-Chuan Lee

  • Automatic reverse engineering of data structures from binary execution

    Zhiqiang Lin;Xiangyu Zhang;Dongyan Xu

  • Locating faults through automated predicate switching

    Xiangyu Zhang;Neelam Gupta;Rajiv Gupta

  • ABS: Scanning Neural Networks for Back-doors by Artificial Brain Stimulation

    Yingqi Liu;Wen-Chuan Lee;Guanhong Tao;Shiqing Ma

  • Automatic Protocol Format Reverse Engineering through Context-Aware Monitored Execution.

    Zhiqiang Lin;Xuxian Jiang;Dongyan Xu;Xiangyu Zhang

  • Precise dynamic slicing algorithms

    Xiangyu Zhang;Rajiv Gupta;Youtao Zhang

  • AsDroid: detecting stealthy behaviors in Android applications by user interface and program behavior contradiction

    Jianjun Huang;Xiangyu Zhang;Lin Tan;Peng Wang

  • Locating faulty code using failure-inducing chops

    Neelam Gupta;Haifeng He;Xiangyu Zhang;Rajiv Gupta

  • Z3-str: a z3-based string solver for web application analysis

    Yunhui Zheng;Xiangyu Zhang;Vijay Ganesh

  • NIC: Detecting Adversarial Samples with Neural Network Invariant Checking.

    Shiqing Ma;Yingqi Liu;Guanhong Tao;Wen-Chuan Lee

  • ProTracer: Towards Practical Provenance Tracing by Alternating Between Logging and Tainting.

    Shiqing Ma;Xiangyu Zhang;Dongyan Xu

  • Experimental evaluation of using dynamic slices for fault location

    Xiangyu Zhang;Haifeng He;Neelam Gupta;Rajiv Gupta

  • MODE: automated neural network model debugging via state differential analysis and input selection

    Shiqing Ma;Yingqi Liu;Wen-Chuan Lee;Xiangyu Zhang

  • Pruning dynamic slices with confidence

    Xiangyu Zhang;Neelam Gupta;Rajiv Gupta

  • Detecting Attacks Against Robotic Vehicles: A Control Invariant Approach

    Hongjun Choi;Wen-Chuan Lee;Yousra Aafer;Fan Fei

  • Composite Backdoor Attack for Deep Neural Network by Mixing Existing Benign Features

    Junyu Lin;Lei Xu;Yingqi Liu;Xiangyu Zhang

  • High Accuracy Attack Provenance via Binary-based Execution Partition.

    Kyu Hyung Lee;Xiangyu Zhang;Dongyan Xu

  • Cost effective dynamic program slicing

    Xiangyu Zhang;Rajiv Gupta

  • LogGC: garbage collecting audit log

    Kyu Hyung Lee;Xiangyu Zhang;Dongyan Xu

  • Precise Calling Context Encoding

    W. N. Sumner;Yunhui Zheng;D. Weeratunge;Xiangyu Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Dongyan Xu
Dongyan Xu Purdue University West Lafayette
Rajiv Gupta
Rajiv Gupta University of California, Riverside
Zhiqiang Lin
Zhiqiang Lin The Ohio State University
Patrick Eugster
Patrick Eugster Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Baowen Xu
Baowen Xu Nanjing University
Lin Tan
Lin Tan Purdue University West Lafayette
Suresh Jagannathan
Suresh Jagannathan Purdue University West Lafayette
Youtao Zhang
Youtao Zhang University of Pittsburgh
Xuxian Jiang
Xuxian Jiang PeckShield
Shing-Chi Cheung
Shing-Chi Cheung Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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