REU-Related Publications

Publications for the current REU project (2024 - 2026) are in blue

Selected Publications from previous REU projects are in black

Journal Papers (11)

  1. Enhancing Deception Detection with Exclusive Visual Features using Deep Learning, V. Diaz, W. E. Wong, and Z. Chen, International Journal of Performability Engineering, 19(8), pp. 547-558, August 2023 [pdf]
  2. Automatic Test Case Generation using Many-Objective Search and Principal Component Analysis, D. Li, W. E. Wong, S. Pan, L.S. Koh, S. Li, and M. Chau, IEEE Access, 10, pp. 85518-85529, August 2022 [pdf]
  3. Empirical Research for Self-Admitted Technical Debt Detection in Blockchain Software Projects, Y. Qu, W. E. Wong, and D. Li, International Journal of Performability Engineering, 18(3), pp. 149-157, March 2022 [pdf]
  4. Improving Search-based Automatic Program Repair with Neural Machine Translation, D. Li, W. E. Wong, M. Jian, Y. Geng, and M. Chau, IEEE Access, 10, pp. 51167-51175, March 2022 [pdf]
  5. Quality-Oriented Hybrid Path Planning based on A* and Q-Learning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, D. Li, W. E. Wong, M. Jian, Y. Geng, and M. Chau, IEEE Access, 10, pp.7664-7674, December 2021 [pdf]
  6. Design Principles and Best Practices of Central Bank Digital Currency, D. Li, W. E. Wong, S. Pan, L.S. Koh, and M. Chau, International Journal of Performability Engineering, 17(5), pp.411-421, May 2021 [pdf]
  7. How Does Combinatorial Testing Perform in the Real World: An Empirical Study, L. Hu, W. E. Wong, D. Kuhn, and R. Kacker, Empirical Software Engineering, 25, pp. 2661-2693, July 2020 [pdf]
  8. Using Tri-Relation Networks for Effective Software Fault-Proneness Prediction, Y. Li, W. E. Wong, S. Y. Lee, and F. Wotawa, IEEE Access, 7, pp. 63066-63080, May 2019 [pdf]
  9. Genetic Algorithm-based Test Generation for Software Product Line with the Integration of Fault Localization Techniques, X. Li, W. E. Wong, R. Gao, L. Hu, Empirical Software Engineering, 23(1), pp. 1-51, February 2018 [pdf]
  10. Be More Familiar with Our Enemies and Pave the Way Forward: A Review of the Roles Bugs Played in Software Failures, W. E. Wong, X. Li, and P. A. Laplante, Journal of Systems and Software, 133, pp. 68-94, November 2017 [pdf]
  11. Integrating Safety Analysis with Functional Modeling, O. El Ariss, D. Xu, and W. E. Wong, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics - Part A: Systems and Humans, 41(4), pp. 610-624, July 2011 [pdf]

Conference Papers (21)

  1. An Analysis and Comparison of Mutation Testing Tools for Python, K. Diallo, Z. Chen, W.E. Wong, and S.Y. Lee in Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Dependable Systems and Their Applications, pp. 161-169, Suzhou, China, November 2024 [pdf]
  2. Exploring the Capability of ChatGPT in Test Generation, G. Yi, Z. Z. Chen, Z. Y. Chen, W. E. Wong, and N. Chau, in Proceedings of the IEEE 23rd International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability, and Security Companion, pp. 72-80, Chiang Mai, Thailand, October 2023 [pdf]
  3. Convolutional Neural Networks: Brain Computer Simulations for Potential Non-Invasive Schizophrenia and Psychiatric Treatment as Alternative to Medication, A. Kim, Z. Z. Chen, and W. E. Wong, IEEE MIT Undergraduate Research Technology Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, October 2023 [pdf]
  4. Automatic Generation of Solidity Test for Blockchain Smart Contract Using Many Objective Search and Dimensionality Reduction, D. Li, W. E. Wong, S. Pan, L.-S. Koh, and N. Chau, in Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Dependable Systems and Their Applications, pp. 418-430, Tokyo, Japan, August 2023 [pdf]
  5. Social Media Safety Practices and Flagging Sensitive Posts, L. M. DiSalvo, G. V. Saenz, D. Li, and W. E. Wong, in Proceedings of the IEEE 22nd International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability, and Security Companion, pp. 8-15, Guangzhou, China, December 2022 [pdf]
  6. Improving Search-Based Test Case Generation with Local Search using Adaptive Simulated Annealing and Dynamic Symbolic Execution, D. Li, W. E. Wong, S. Li, and M. Chau, in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Dependable Systems and Their Applications, pp. 290-301, Wulumuqi, China, August 2022 [pdf]
  7. Detection and Mitigation of Label-Flipping Attacks in Federated Learning Systems with KPCA and K-Means, D. Li, W. E. Wong, W. Wang, Y. Yao, and M. Chau, in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Dependable Systems and Their Applications, pp. 551-559, Yinchuan, China, September 2021 [pdf]
  8. A Survey of NFC Mobile Payment: Challenges and Solutions using Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies, D. Li, W. E. Wong, M. Chau, S. Pan, and L.S. Koh, in Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Dependable Systems and Their Applications, pp. 69-77, Xi'an, China, November 2020 [pdf]
  9. A Survey on Blockchain for Enterprise using Hyperledger Fabric and Composer, D. Li, W. E. Wong, and J. Guo, in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Dependable Systems and Their Applications, pp. 71-80, Harbin, China, January 2020 [pdf]
  10. Improving Software Testing Education via Industry Sponsored Contests, W. E. Wong, L. Hu, H. Wang, and Z. Chen, in Proceedings of the 48th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, pp. 1-5, San Jose, California, October 2018 [pdf]
  11. Teaching Secure Coding Practices in Introductory Programming Courses, W. E. Wong, T. Moranza, and T. Horcath, in Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference by The Association for Computer Educators in Texas, Beaumont, Texas, October 2016 [pdf]
  12. Evaluating Software Safety Standards: A Systematic Review and Comparison, W. E. Wong, T. Gidvani, A. Lopez, R. Gao, and M. Horn, in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Software Security and Reliability, pp. 78-87, San Francisco, California, July 2014 [pdf]
  13. Software Safety Standards: Evolution and Lessons Learned, S. Lee, R. Gao, and W. E. Wong, in Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Trustworthy Systems and Their Applications, pp. 44-50, Taichung, Taiwan, June 2014 [pdf]
  14. Roadmap for Involving Undergraduates in Research, W. E. Wong, in Proceedings of the 49th Annual Conference by The Association for Computer Educators in Texas, Waco, Texas, October 2013 [pdf]
  15. Undergraduates and Research: Motivations, Challenges, and the Path Forward, W. E. Wong, J. Ding, G. Fiorini, and C. Hansen, in Proceedings of the 26th IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, pp. 341-345, San Francisco, California, May 2013 [pdf]
  16. Improving the State of Undergraduate Software Testing Education, W. E. Wong, in Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Conference of American Society for Engineering Education, pp. 25.754.1-25.754.12, San Antonio, Texas, June 2012 [pdf]
  17. Safe Software: Does it Cost More to Develop?, W. E. Wong, A. Demel, V. Debroy, and M. F. Siok, in Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Secure Software Integration and Reliability Improvement, pp. 198-207, Jeju Island, Korea, June 2011 [pdf]
  18. Bridging the Gap Between Fault Trees and UML State Machine Diagrams for Safety Analysis, H, Kim, W. E. Wong, V. Debroy, and D. H. Bae, in Proceedings of the 17th Asia Pacific Software Engineering Conference, pp. 196-205, Sydney, Australia, December 2010 [pdf]
  19. An NSF-Sponsored Summer Research Program for Undergraduates: Evolution and Refinement, W. E. Wong, V. Debroy, and A. Restrepo, in Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Education Technology and Training, Wuhan, China, November 2010 [pdf]
  20. Recent Catastrophic Accidents: Investigating How Software Was Responsible, W. E. Wong, V. Debroy, A. Surampudi, H. Kim, and M. F. Siok, in Proceedings of the 4th IEEE International Conference on Secure Software Integration and Reliability Improvement, pp. 14-22, Singapore, June 2010 [pdf]
  21. An Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Software Safety, W. E. Wong and V. Debroy, in Proceedings of the 23rd Annual IEEE-CS Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, pp. 157-164, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 2010 [pdf]

One Bachelor Thesis

  1. Reducing the Cost of Safety Critical Software, Armand Halbert (2012 REU Alumnus), Bachelor's degree with honors in Computer Science, University of Texas at Dallas, May 2013

Poster Presentations by REU Students (18)

  1. Augmenting Deception Detection Leveraging Machine Learning; Exclusive Use of Visual Features, Victor Diaz (2023 REU Alumnus), 2023 Undergraduate Scientific Research Symposium, Arcata, California, October 23, 2023 (accepted)
  2. Augmenting Deception Detection Leveraging Machine Learning; Exclusive Use of Visual Features, Victor Diaz (2023 REU Alumnus), 2023 UCLA National McNair Conference, Los Angeles, California, August 1, 2023 (with a travel award from UCLA National McNair conference)
  3. How Software Affects Autonomous Driving in Terms of Safety, Adam Jalyo (2023 REU Alumnus), 2023 Idaho Conference on Undergraduate Research (ICUR), Boise, Idaho, July 20, 2023
  4. Integrating Functional Requirements and Safety Analysis for Detecting Faults in Safety-Critical Systems, Sheridan Ingram (2021 REU Alumna) and Shreya Soman (2021 REU Alumna), 2021 CUR's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Symposium, Online, October 25, 2021
  5. A Comparison in the Reliability between Traditional Machine Learning Techniques and Deep Learning in the Classification of Breast Cancer, Jacob Richardo (2019 Alumnus) and Josue Valdez (2019 Alumnus), 2019 Research Experiences for Undergraduates Symposium co-sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research and NSF (with a travel award from the Computer Science Department at UTD)
  6. Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Treatment: A Comprehensive 3D Dose Prediction Model for High-Precision Radiotherapy using Physician Desired Metrics and Patient Anatomy, Itzel Tapia (2018 Alumna), 2019 Green Fellow Symposium, University of Texas at Dallas
  7. Ensuring Privacy in Connected Intelligent Transportation Systems, Itzel Tapia (2018 Alumna), 2018 Research Experiences for Undergraduates Symposium co-sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research and NSF (with a travel award from the Computer Science Department at UTD)
  8. Evaluation of ISO 26262: Analysis of Critical Issues in the Automotive Industry, Yegor Shea (2017 Alumnus), 2017 Research Experiences for Undergraduates Symposium co-sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research and NSF (with a travel award from the Computer Science Department at UTD)
  9. Software Safety in Autonomous Cars: Emerging Research & Technology, Andrew Berry (2016 Alumnus), 2016 Research Experiences for Undergraduates Symposium co-sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research and NSF (with a travel award from the Computer Science Department at UTD)
  10. The Impact of Software Safety on the Software Development Process at the Architectural Level, Jamelle Jaudon (2015 Alumnus), 2016 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference, Washington DC, February 26, 2016 (with a travel award from ERN conference)
  11. Software Safety in the Machine Protection of the LHC: Its Significance and Evolution, Rebecca Barsotti (2015 Alumna), 2015 Research Experiences for Undergraduates Symposium co-sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research and NSF, Washington D. C., October 26, 2015 (with a travel award from the Computer Science Department at UTD)
  12. The Effects of Perceived Privacy and Security, and Intrinsic Reinforcement on Social Network Usage, Kristi Belcher (2014 Alumna), 2014 Grace Hopper Conference (with a travel award from NSF)
  13. Recent Accidents: Investigating How Software Was Responsible, Ingrid Soldevila (2014 Alumna), 2014 Research Experiences for Undergraduates Symposium co-sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research and NSF (with a travel award from the Computer Science Department at UTD)
  14. Online Social Network Analysis: Correlating Users' Personality with their Privacy Concerns in a Social Network Setting, Melissa Diaz Lopez (2013 Alumna), 2013 Grace Hopper Conference (with a travel award from NSF)
  15. Extracting an Individual's Social Preferences from Online Social Network Activity, André R. Rosete (2013 Alumnus), 2013 Research Experiences for Undergraduates Symposium co-sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research and NSF (with a travel award from the Computer Science Department at UTD)
  16. Probing Security Vulnerabilities in Smartphone Applications, Alfonso Lopez (2012 Alumnus), 2012 Undergraduate Research Scholar Award sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of Texas at Dallas, March 2013
  17. Techniques for Analyzing Software Safety: An Approach to Quality Safety, James Courtney (2011 Alumnus), 2012 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference, Washington DC, February 26, 2012 (with a travel award from ERN conference)
  18. Software Safety Analysis: An Integrated Approach, Manasa Guduru (2009 Alumna), 2009 Undergraduate Research Scholar Award sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of Texas at Dallas, March 2010

Panels (3)

  1. Safety, Security, and Reliability of Autonomous Vehicles, W. E. Wong (Chair), The 9th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Advanced Reliability and Maintenance Modeling (online), August 2020 [pdf]
  2. Software Reliability Technology Summit, W. E. Wong (Chair), The Fourth International Conference on Dependable Systems and Their Application, Beijing, China, November 2017
  3. Involving Undergraduates in Research: Motivations and Challenges, W. E. Wong (Chair), The 25th IEEE Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, Nanjing, China, April 2012 [pdf]

Two Special Sets of Videos by REU Students

  1. Timothy Simmons from The State University of New York, Potsdam (2013 Alumnus)
    Nine videos on "Software Safety Analysis: An Integrated Approach"
  2. John Chambers from The University of South Carolina, Aiken (2011 Alumnus)
    Eleven videos on "Exploring an Integrated Model for Safety Analysis of Software Dependable Systems"

These videos were made by the students in the semester after they finished the REU summer program at UTD and returned to their home institutions.

Selected Technical Reports by REU students since 2017

Since some REU students furthered projects that were previously explored by other REU students, the corresponding reports were revised with additional materials.

  1. Analyzing Ransomware Attack Trends, Tactics, and Mitigation Strategies, Thomas Longwell (August 2023)
    This is an extension of “Security Vulnerabilities and The Rise of Ransomware” (August 2021) by Jonathan Tiner and Alexander Acuna
  2. Zero Trust Paradigm for Ensuring Safety of Code Generated by Large Language Models, Tesfaye Alemu (August 2023)
  3. Exploring Machine Learning Vulnerabilities for Adversarial Image Security, Zaria Kangethe (August 2023)
  4. Leveraging Machine Learning Techniques for Network Based Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Alex Lemire (August 2023)
  5. Exit Criteria for Software Testing, Bablu Banik (August 2022)
  6. Analysis on the Culpability of Software in Recent Events, Nicholas Chau (August 2022)
    This is an extension of “An Analysis of Software Mishaps and Software Solutions” (August 2020) by Brionna Brown and Susana Cruz
  7. Violence Detection on Social Media using Machine Learning, Gabriela Saenz and Lisa DiSalvo (August 2022)
  8. Modeling Safe & Reliable Cyber Physical Systems, Ian Kollipara (August 2022)
  9. Comparative Analysis and Improved Model for Test Case Generation, Korey Pickering (August 2022)
  10. Software Safety Standards for Data Protection & Prevention of Data Loss or Theft, Teresa Reyna (August 2022)
  11. The Application of AI in Software Safety and Reliability, Belay Reggasa and Wakil Muzeyen (August 2022)
  12. Integrating Functional Requirements and Safety Analysis, Sheridan Ingram and Shreya Soman (August 2021)
    This is an extension of “An Integrated Approach for Software Safety Analysis” (January 2018) by Tangee Beverly and Fayokemi Ojo
  13. Impact of Privacy and Data Breaches, Briyanah Simmons and Taiyah Lockett (August 2021)
  14. Improving Driller's Performance by Changing the Way it Measures Code Coverage, Andrew Hatanpaa (August 2021)
  15. Improving Software Fault-Proneness Prediction, Donia and Jordan Youngberg (August 2020)
  16. Autonomous Vehicles: Safety, Privacy, Liability, Cybersecurity, and Regulations, Isha Perry (August 2020)
  17. Hunting for Integer Overflow in Ethereum Smart Contracts via Static Security Analysis, Adam Valencia and Antonio Ramos (August 2020)
  18. Quality Assurance in Safety Critical Software versus Non-Safety Critical Software, Maximilian Levine and Alisha Tapiawala (August 2019)
  19. Reliability and Security Analysis of Ethereum Smart Contracts, Daniel Mendez (August 2019)
  20. A Comparison of Commonly Used Cybersecurity Standards, Dante Moreno, Jala Johnson, and Liz Matos (August 2019)
  21. Security & Privacy in Connected Autonomous Cars, Michael Dominguez and Itzel Tapia (August 2018)
  22. Gamification of Driving in Connected Cars: A step towards an Intelligent Transportation System, Sergio Leon (August 2018)
  23. An Integrated Approach for Software Safety Analysis, Tangee Beverly and Fayokemi Ojo (January 2018)
  24. Fileless Malware and the Impact on Software Safety, John Chan and Carlos Hernandez (January 2018)
  25. Software Safety in Machine Protection Systems, Rebecca Ellen Barsotti and Kyle David Eastin (revised October 2017)
  26. The Introduction of a Safety-based State Machine for Improved Software Safety Analysis, Samuel Benton (revised October 2017) [pdf]
  27. Software Safety in Autonomous Cars: Emerging Research & Technology, Andrew Berry and Cindy Frias (revised October 2017)
  28. Common Safety Vulnerabilities and Security Threats, William Du and Brittany Safford (revised October 2017)
  29. Impact of Software Safety on the Architecture Level, Jamelle Jaudon and Daniel Ramírez (revised October 2017)
  30. Interactions between Fault Trees in an Integrated Safety Model, Jessica Jennings and Nazeera Siddiqui (revised October 2017)
  31. Software Safety Standards: Risk Management and Design Comparison, Delicia Roberson and Amy Vantrease (revised October 2017)