NEWS
2026-03-31I delivered a guest lecture on AI for text analysis (AI4SE) topic at the University of Queensland. 2026-01-16Our paper on conflict analysis in mobile applications was accepted to IEEE TSE. 2025-12-19I am happy to serve as an area chair at TIME 2026. 2025-12-14I am happy to serve as a reviewer at TDSC. 2025-09-30Our paper on VUI testing of VPA Apps via behavior model-enhanced LLM agents was accepted to ACM TOSEM. 2025-08-05Our paper on large-scale analysis of privacy labels in child-accessible mobile applications was accepted to ADMA 2025. 2025-05-12I am glad to have received the UQ-TUM Research Grant Scheme. 2025-03-30Our paper on identifying multi-parameter constraint errors in Python documentation was accepted to ISSTA 2025. 2024-09-30I am happy to serve as a technical track PC at MSR 2025. 2024-08-05I am glad to be selected as a Shadow PC Member at ICSE 2025.
Fuman Xie
Fuman Xie
The University of Queensland

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