publications

Selected Publications

2025

  1. TSE
    Improving Data Curation of Software Vulnerability Patches through Uncertainty Quantification
    Hui Chen, Yunhua Zhao, and Kostadin Damevski
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Sep 2025
  2. JSS
    Towards higher quality software vulnerability data using LLM-based patch filtering
    Charlie Dil, Hui Chen, and Kostadin Damevski
    Journal of Systems and Software, Sep 2025
    In press
  3. FIE
    WIP: How Effective Are LLM-Implemented Autograders for Programming Assignments Compared to Human Graders?
    Kevin Lewis and Hui Chen
    In Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Sep 2025
    Accepted and to appear

2024

  1. FIE
    Utilizing Real-World Software Vulnerabilities to Enhance Secure Programming Education
    Denise Daniels, Joon Suk Lee, Hui Chen, and 1 more author
    In 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Sep 2024

2023

  1. Detecting network-based internet censorship via latent feature representation learning
    Shawn P. Duncan and Hui Chen
    Computers & Security, Sep 2023
  2. Active Learning for Efficient Soil Monitoring in Large Terrain with Heterogeneous Sensor Network
    Hui Chen and Ju Wang
    Sensors, Sep 2023
  3. A Systematic Survey of Just-in-Time Software Defect Prediction
    Yunhua Zhao, Kostadin Damevski, and Hui Chen
    ACM Computing Surveys, Feb 2023
  4. Supplementary Material for: A Systematic Survey of Just-in-time Software Defect Prediction
    Yunhua Zhao, Kostadin Damevski, and Hui Chen
    ACM Computing Surveys, Feb 2023
    Online only: \urlhttps://dl.acm.org/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1145%2F3567550&file=3567550-supp.pdf

2019

  1. Modeling hierarchical usage context for software exceptions based on interaction data
    Hui Chen, Kostadin Damevski, David Shepherd, and 1 more author
    Automated Software Engineering, Dec 2019
  2. JSS
    Modeling Stack Overflow tags and topics as a hierarchy of concepts
    Hui Chen, John Coogle, and Kostadin Damevski
    Journal of Systems and Software, Oct 2019
  3. Prototyping Flow-Net Logging for Accountability Management in Linux Operating Systems
    Y. Xiao, L. Zeng, H. Chen, and 1 more author
    IEEE Access, Aug 2019
  4. Using Automated Prompts for Student Reflection on Computer Security Concepts
    Hui Chen, Agnieszka Ciborowska, and Kostadin Damevski
    In Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, Aberdeen, Scotland Uk, Aug 2019

2018

  1. TSE
    Predicting Future Developer Behavior in the IDE Using Topic Models
    Kostadin Damevski, Hui Chen, David C. Shepherd, and 2 more authors
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Nov 2018
  2. FNF: Flow-net based fingerprinting and its applications
    Bo Fu, Yang Xiao, and Hui Chen
    Computers & Security, Jun 2018


earlier publications

earlier publications before lab formation

2017

  1. FNF: Flow-net Based Fingerprinting
    Bo Fu, Yang Xiao, and Hui Chen
    In Proceedings of the ACM Turing 50th Celebration Conference - China, Shanghai, China, 2017

2016

  1. Computer operating system logging and security issues: a survey
    Lei Zeng, Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, and 2 more authors
    Security and Communication Networks, 2016
  2. Exploring Computer Science Students’ Learning of Sensor-Driven Mobile App Design: A Case Study
    Joon-Suk Lee, Kostadin Damevski, and Hui Chen
    International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies, 2016
  3. Interactive Exploration of Developer Interaction Traces Using a Hidden Markov Model
    Kostadin Damevski, Hui Chen, David Shepherd, and 1 more author
    In Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Mining Software Repositories, Austin, Texas, 2016

2015

  1. Auditing overhead, auditing adaptation, and benchmark evaluation in Linux
    Lei Zeng, Yang Xiao, and Hui Chen
    Security and Communication Networks, 2015
  2. Sensor data modeling and validating for wireless soil sensor network
    Ju Wang, Kostadin Damevski, and Hui Chen
    Computers and Electronics in Agriculture , Mar 2015
    Special Issue in Precision Agriculture
  3. Linux Auditing: Overhead and Adaptation
    Lei Zeng, Yang Xiao, and Hui Chen
    In Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC ’15) - Communication and Information Systems Security Symposium, Jun 2015
  4. Accountable Logging in Operating Systems
    Lei Zeng, Yang Xiao, and Hui Chen
    In Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC ’15) - Communication and Information Systems Security Symposium, Jun 2015

2014

  1. An Accountable Framework for Sensing-oriented Mobile Cloud Computing
    Zhifeng Xiao, Yang Xiao, and Hui Chen
    Journal of Internet technology, Sep 2014
  2. A Teaching Model for Development of Sensor-driven Mobile Applications
    In Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, Uppsala, Sweden, Sep 2014

2013

  1. An update-based step-wise optimal cache replacement for wireless data access
    Hui Chen, Yang Xiao, and Susan V. Vrbsky
    Computer Networks, Sep 2013
  2. Infusing cyber-physical systems concepts into an introductory computer science course
    Hui Chen, Kostadin Damevski, and Willie M. Edwards
    In the 18th Annual Conference of the Northeast region of the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (J. Comput. Sci. Coll.), Jun 2013
  3. Teaching cyber-physical systems to computer scientists via modeling and verification
    Kostadin Damevski, Badreldin Altayeb, Hui Chen, and 1 more author
    In Proceeding of the 44th ACM technical symposium on Computer science education, Denver, Colorado, USA, Jun 2013

2012

  1. TMC
    Optimal Pipeline Paging Load Balancing for Hierarchical Cellular Networks
    Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, Mohsen Guizani, and 1 more author
    IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Jun 2012
  2. Mobility-Tolerant, Efficient Multicast in Mobile Cloud Applications
    Ju Wang, Hui Chen, Kostadin Damevski, and 1 more author
    In Mobile Wireless Middleware, Operating Systems, and Applications, Jun 2012
  3. Sensor Distribution on Coverage in Sensor Networks
    Miao Peng, Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, and 3 more authors
    In Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Networks, Jun 2012

2011

  1. Performance analysis of ALOHA and p-persistent ALOHA for multi-hop underwater acoustic sensor networks
    Yang Xiao, Yanping Zhang, John H. Gibson, and 2 more authors
    Cluster Computing, Mar 2011
  2. Model refinement and data filtering in high-tunnel greenhouse sensor network
    Ju Wang, Kostadin Damevski, and Hui Chen
    In Proceedings of the 7th ACM symposium on QoS and security for wireless and mobile networks, Miami, Florida, USA, Mar 2011
  3. Accountable Administration and Implementation in Operating Systems
    Lei Zeng, Hui Chen, and Yang Xiao
    In Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM 2011), 2011 IEEE, Mar 2011

2010

  1. A Survey of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
    Jing Liu, Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, and 3 more authors
    IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, Third quarter 2010
  2. TC
    Coverage and Detection of a Randomized Scheduling Algorithm in Wireless Sensor Networks
    Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, Kui Wu, and 4 more authors
    IEEE Transactions on Computers, Apr 2010

2009

  1. TWC
    On hierarchical pipeline paging in multi-tier overlaid hierarchical cellular networks
    Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, Xiaojiang Du, and 3 more authors
    IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Sep 2009
  2. A survey of anonymity in wireless communication systems
    Hui Chen, Yang Xiao, Xiaoyan Hong, and 2 more authors
    Security and Communication Networks, Sep 2009
  3. Two and three-dimensional intrusion object detection under randomized scheduling algorithms in sensor networks
    Yang Xiao, Yanping Zhang, Miao Peng, and 4 more authors
    Computer Networks, Sep 2009
  4. Reducing component contract overhead by offloading enforcement
    Kostadin Damevski, Hui Chen, and Tamara L. Dahlgren
    In Proceedings of the 2009 Workshop on Component-Based High Performance Computing, Portland, Oregon, Sep 2009
  5. Automated Provenance Collection for CCA Component Assemblies
    In Computational Science . ICCS 2009, Sep 2009

2008

  1. Scalability study of cache access mechanisms in multiple-cell wireless networks
    Hui Chen, Yang Xiao, and Susan V. Vrbsky
    Computer Networks, Sep 2008
  2. Intrusion Objects with Shapes under Randomized Scheduling Algorithm in Sensor Networks
    Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, Yanping Zhang, and 3 more authors
    In Distributed Computing Systems Workshops, 2008. ICDCS ’08. 28th International Conference on, Sep 2008

2007

  1. On-Bound Selection Cache Replacement Policy for Wireless Data Access
    IEEE Transactions on Computers, Dec 2007
  2. TVT
    Performance Analysis of Blanket Paging, Sequential Probability Paging, and Pipeline Probability Paging for Wireless Systems
    Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, Xiaojiang Du, and 1 more author
    IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Sep 2007
  3. Non-Blocking Pipeline Paging with Known Location Probabilities for Wireless Systems
    Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, and M. Guizani
    IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Oct 2007
  4. Optimal Utilization and Effects of Inaccurate Estimation in Mobile Database Failure Restoration
    Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, Hsiao-Hwa Chen, and 2 more authors
    IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Jun 2007
  5. Invalidation Report Scalability of Cache Access Mechanisms in Future Multiple-Cell Wireless Internet
    Hui Chen, Yang Xiao, and S.V. Vrbsky
    In Global Telecommunications Conference, 2007. GLOBECOM ’07. IEEE, Jun 2007
  6. Paging Schemes Performance for Wireless Systems
    Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, Xiaojiang Du, and 1 more author
    In Global Telecommunications Conference, 2007. GLOBECOM ’07. IEEE, Jun 2007
  7. A Decision-tree Approach to Analyzing Channel Allocation Algorithms for Two-tier Wireless Local Loops
    Xihui Zhang, Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, and 1 more author
    In Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Conference of the Midwest United States Association for Information Systems (MWAIS.2007), Springfield, Illinois, May 2007
  8. Analyzing the Performance of Multi-hop Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks
    J.H. Gibson, G.G. Xie, Yang Xiao, and 1 more author
    In OCEANS 2007 - Europe, May 2007
  9. Asymptotic Coverage and Detection in Randomized Scheduling Algorithm in Wireless Sensor Networks
    Yang Xiao, Ying Zhang, Xinyu Sun, and 1 more author
    In Communications, 2007. ICC ’07. IEEE International Conference on, May 2007
  10. Modeling Detection Metrics in Randomized Scheduling Algorithm in Wireless Sensor Networks
    Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, Kui Wu, and 2 more authors
    In Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 2007.WCNC 2007. IEEE, May 2007
  11. An Analytical Model of the ODPLAU Scheme for Telecommunication Networks
    In Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 2007.WCNC 2007. IEEE, May 2007

2006

  1. TMC
    Update-Based Cache Access and Replacement in Wireless Data Access
    Hui Chen, Yang Xiao, and Xuemin Shen
    IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Dec 2006
  2. Optimal callback with two-level adaptation for wireless data access
    IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Aug 2006
  3. Cache access and replacement for future wireless Internet
    IEEE Communications Magazine, May 2006
  4. Optimal periodic location area update for mobile telecommunications networks
    IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Apr 2006
  5. A Simple Algorithm for Local Earthquake Location Using 3D Vp and Vs Models: Test Examples in the Central United States and in Central Eastern Taiwan
    Hui Chen, Jer-Ming Chiu, Jose Pujol, and 5 more authors
    Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Apr 2006
  6. TMC
    Performance evaluation of pipeline paging under paging delay constraint for wireless systems
    Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, and M. Guizani
    IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Jan 2006
  7. On Evaluating and Optimizing Pipeline Probability Paging under QoS constraints in Wireless Systems
    Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, and M. Guizani
    In Global Telecommunications Conference, 2006. GLOBECOM ’06. IEEE, Jan 2006
  8. Hierarchical Pipeline Paging in Hierarchical Wireless Networks
    Yang Xiao, M. Guizani, and Hui Chen
    In Global Telecommunications Conference, 2006. GLOBECOM ’06. IEEE, Jan 2006
  9. Maximizing Network Lifetime under QoS Constraints in Wireless Sensor Networks
    Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, Kui Wu, and 2 more authors
    In Global Telecommunications Conference, 2006. GLOBECOM ’06. IEEE, Jan 2006
  10. Step-wise Optimal Cache Replacement for Wireless Data Access In Next Generation Wireless Internet
    Hui Chen, Yang Xiao, and Xuemin Shen
    In Global Telecommunications Conference, 2006. GLOBECOM ’06. IEEE, Jan 2006
  11. Asymptotical keep-best Cache Replacement Policy for Wireless Data Access
    In Communications, 2006. ICC ’06. IEEE International Conference on, Jan 2006
  12. Pipeline Probability Paging for Wireless Systems
    Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, and M. Guizani
    In Communications, 2006. ICC ’06. IEEE International Conference on, Jan 2006
  13. Periodic Location Area Update Schemes for UMTS 3G Mobile Networks: Optimality and Comparison
    In Communications, 2006. ICC ’06. IEEE International Conference on, Jan 2006

2005

  1. Analytically modeling pipeline paging for wireless systems
    Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, and M. Guizani
    In Global Telecommunications Conference, 2005. GLOBECOM ’05. IEEE, Jan 2005
  2. An adaptive callback cache access for wireless Internet
    In Global Telecommunications Conference, 2005. GLOBECOM ’05. IEEE, Jan 2005
  3. Performance analysis of server-based poll-each-read in wireless Internet
    Hui Chen, Yang Xiao, and Xuemin Shen
    In Global Telecommunications Conference, 2005. GLOBECOM ’05. IEEE, Jan 2005
  4. Update-based cache replacement policies in wireless data access
    Hui Chen, Yang Xiao, and Xuemin Shen
    In 2nd International Conference on Broadband Networks, 2005., Oct 2005
  5. Pipeline paging for wireless systems
    Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, and M. Guizani
    In Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 2005 IEEE, Oct 2005

2004

  1. Optimal dynamic periodic location update for UMTS mobile networks - a simulation approach
    In Global Telecommunications Conference Workshops, 2004. GlobeCom Workshops 2004. IEEE, Oct 2004

2003

  1. Efficiency and Reliability of DNA-Based Memories
    MaxH. Garzon, Andrew Neel, and Hui Chen
    In Genetic and Evolutionary Computation . GECCO 2003, Oct 2003