About Me
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Tulane University. My research lies at the intersection of Computer Security, Programming Languages, Software Engineering, and Systems, with a primary focus on Software and Systems Security. I develop practical techniques to analyze and secure complex software, from low-level binaries to emerging AI-driven systems.
- Software Security
- Systems Security
- Language-based Security
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PhD Information Sciences and Technology
Pennsylvania State University
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MEng Software Engineering
Peking University
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BSc Information Security
Wuhan University
I am always looking for self-motivated Ph.D. students interested in conducting research in Software and Systems Security. Candidates should have strong programming skills and a solid background in at least one of the following areas: compilers, operating systems, program analysis, or reverse engineering.
Please contact me if you are interested. 😃
- 🏆 Distinguished Reviewer Award, USENIX Security 2026
- 🎀 Google Research Scholar Award, 2024
- 🏅 IEEE Top Picks in Hardware and Embedded Security Shortlist, 2023
- 🎀 Carol Lavin Bernick Faculty Grant, 2023
- 🥈 2nd Place in ACM SRC Grand Finals (Faculty Advisor), 2022
- 🎀 Cisco Research Gift, 2021
- 🏆 ACM SIGPLAN Distinguished Paper Award, PLDI 2021
- 🏅 CSAW Best Applied Security Paper Award TOP-10 Finalists, 2017
Conference Publications in CSRankings
- 📧: jming[at]tulane[dot]edu
- 🏫: 303C Stanley Thomas Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118
- 📅: Email for appointment