About Me

On the academic job market

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the TECH4HSE project, jointly affiliated with the University of Queensland and CSIRO's Data61, and I am currently on the academic job market.

Before that, I received my Ph.D. from UQ under the supervision of Prof. Guangdong Bai, where my research focused on privacy and security in software systems.

My research interests include Software Privacy and Testing, specifically focusing on Virtual Personal Assistant (VPA) services. I'm also broadly interested in applying black-box testing and natural language processing techniques to assess and enhance the privacy compliance of software systems.

Software Privacy Privacy Testing Privacy Compliance

Selected Publications

1. [Privacy Compliance & Analysis] My core research investigates whether software systems (e.g., Virtual Personal Assistant apps) honour the privacy promises they make to users, and how privacy practices evolve across platforms over time.

Scrutinizing Privacy Policy Compliance of Virtual Personal Assistant Apps [ASE'22] · PDF · DOI
Are Your Requests Your True Needs? Checking Excessive Data Collection in VPA Apps [ICSE'24] · PDF · DOI
On the Quality of Privacy Policy Documents of Virtual Personal Assistant Applications [PETS'24] · PDF · DOI
Investigating Documented Privacy Changes in Android OS [FSE'24]
· PDF · DOI

2. [Software Testing] Testing and quality assurance underpin much of my privacy research. I also collaborate on broader software testing projects, applying similar analytical approaches to different software ecosystems.

Identifying Multi-Parameter Constraint Errors in Python Data Science Library API Documentations [ISSTA'25] · PDF · DOI
VUI Testing of VPA Apps via Behavior Model-Enhanced LLM Agents [TOSEM’25] · PDF · DOI
When Voice Meets Touch: Conflict Analysis in Mobile Applications [TSE’26] · PDF · DOI

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, 2022 – 2026
The University of Queensland, Australia
· Supervisors: Guangdong Bai (primary), Guowei Yang, and Zi (Helen) Huang
· Visiting PhD student of Prof. Yi Li, Nanyang Technological University, 2023
Master of Engineering in Software, 2021
The University of Queensland, Australia
· Receive the Dean’s Commendation for Academic Excellence
Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours), 2016 – 2020
The University of Queensland, Australia

Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher, 2025 – Present
UQ & CSIRO, Australia
· Advisors: Zhenchang Xing, Mohan Baruwal Chhetri, and Naipeng Dong
Research Assistant, 2025
UQ & CSIRO, Australia
Thesis Mentor, 2023 – Present
The University of Queensland, Australia

Selected Awards & Grants

UQ-TUM Travel Grant Scheme, 2025, UQ Global Partnerships
ACM SIGSOFT CAPS Scholarship, ICSE'24
ACM Student Mentor Workshop Scholarship, ICSE'23
ACM SIGSOFT CAPS Scholarship, ASE'22
Best Paper Runner-Up, ADMA'21
Dean's Commendation for Academic Excellence, 2021, The University of Queensland

Talks & Visits

Guest Lecture, 2026, University of Queensland
· "AI for Text Analysis"
Conference Presentation, PoPETs'24
· "On the Quality of Privacy Policy Documents of Virtual Personal Assistant Applications"
Conference Presentation, ICSE'24
· "Are Your Requests Your True Needs? Checking Excessive Data Collection in VPA Apps"
Conference Presentation, ASE'22
· "Scrutinizing Privacy Policy Compliance of Virtual Personal Assistant Apps"
Research Visit, Nanyang Technological University, 2023
· Worked at NTU's SRSLab under the supervision of A/Prof. Yi Li

Academic Services

Organizing Committee

Publicity Co-chair, ICECCS'26
Area Chair, TheWebConf 2026 Workshop TIME (TIME'26)
Volunteer, IWQoS'25, ICSE'23, ICFEM'23, ADMA'22

Program Committee & Reviewers

TDSC'25 (Journal Reviewer)
NDSS'26, NDSS'25, NDSS'24, ICSE'24 (Artifact Evaluation Track)
MSR'25 (Technical PC Track)
ICSE'25 (Shadow PC Track), MSR'23 (Junior PC Track)
Sub-reviewer: ASE'24, NDSS'24, ICSE'24, ICSE'25, ISSTA'25, ICSE'26