Miaoqian Lin
Postdoctoral Researcher at The University of Hong Kong
Github: yuuoniy
Email: miaoqian@hku.hk
Miaoqian Lin
Postdoctoral Researcher at The University of Hong Kong
Github: yuuoniy
Email: miaoqian@hku.hk
I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at The University of Hong Kong, working with Prof. Ho Chen. I received my Ph.D. from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, where I was advised by Prof. Kai Chen.
My research focuses on software security, program analysis, and AI for security, with the goal of enhancing software security to protect users from severe threats. Specifically, I have designed and implemented automated analysis tools for large-scale bug detection. My work has detected hundreds of previously unknown security bugs in widely used programs, including the Linux kernel and QEMU. Additionally, I collaborate closely with developers to address these bugs to mitigate potential threats.
Education
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D. in Cyber Security (2020.09– 2025.06)
Sun Yat-Sen University, B.S. in Software Engineering (2016.09 – 2020.06)
Publications
[S&P 2026] Miaoqian Lin, Hao Chen. "SpecAuditor: Generating Audit Specifications for LLM-Driven Bug Detection"
[NDSS 2025] Miaoqian Lin, Kai Chen, Yi Yang, Jinghua Liu. "Uncovering the iceberg from the tip: Generating API Specifications for Bug Detection via Specification Propagation Analysis." [PDF][CODE]
[USENIX Security 2023] Miaoqian Lin, Kai Chen, Yang Xiao. "Detecting API Post-Handling Bugs Using Code and Description in Patches" [PDF][CODE]
Teaching
Spring 2024: Software Security (TA)