Yu Zhao

Assistant Professor
Computer Science
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Email: ZHAO3Y3 AT UCMAIL.UC.EDU
Phone: (859)693-2220

About Me

My research interests include Software Testing, Natural Language Processing, Deep/Reinforcement Learning, Computer Networks, Wireless Sensor Network, Indoor localization.

I am looking for Ph.D. students in software engineering research direction.

My advisor is Dr. Tingting Yu.

Conference Publications

[ICSE'19] Yu Zhao, Tingting Yu, Ting Su, Yang Liu, Wei Zheng, Jingzhi Zhang, William G.J. Halfond, ReCDroid: Automatically Reproducing Android Application Crashes from Bug Reports, In IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software Software Engineering 2019.[pdf]

[ICSR'19] Yu Zhao, Kye Miller, Tingting Yu, Wei Zheng, Minchao Pu, Automatically Extracting Bug Reproducing Steps from Android Bug Reports, In IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software Software Engineering 2019.[pdf]

[ICDCS'17] Yu Zhao, Huazhe Wang, Xin Li, Tingting Yu, Chen Qian, Pronto: Efficient Test Packet Generation for Dynamic Network Data Planes, In IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems, 2017.[pdf]

[ICCCN'17] Yu Zhao, Tingting Yu, Channel Quality Correlation-based Channel Probing in Multiple Channels, In IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, 2017.[pdf]

[CyberC'15] Yuanyuan Wu, Yu Zhao, Yunhuai Liu, Channel Adjustment for Performance Enhancement in Wireless Networks, In IEEE International Conference on Cyber-enabled distributed computing, 2015.[pdf]

[ICALIP'14] Yu Zhao, Yuanyuan Wu, Jiang Wang, Xuexia Zhong, Lin Mei, Wavelet Transform for Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks, In IEEE International Conference on Audio, Language and Image Processing, 2014.

[INFOCOM'13] Yu Zhao, Yunhuai Liu, Tian He, Athanasios V. Vasilakosy, Chuanping Hu, FREDI: Robust RSS-based Ranging with Multipath Effect and Radio Interference, In IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications, 2013. [pdf]

Journal Publications

Yu Zhao, Ting SU, Yang Liu, Wei Zheng, Xiaoxue Wu, Ramakanth Kavuluru, William G.J. Halfond, Tingting Yu, ReCDroid+: Automated end-to-end crash reproduction from bug reports for Android apps, In ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM), 2022 .[pdf]

Xiaoxue Wu, Wei Zheng, Xiang Chen, Yu Zhao, Tingting Yu, Dejun Mu, Improving high-impact bug report prediction with combination of interactive machine learning and active learning, In Information and Software Technology, 2021 .

Justin Chu, Tingting Yu, Jane H. Hayes, Xue Han, Yu Zhao, Effective Fault Localization and Context-Aware Debugging for Concurrent Programs, In Software Testing, Verification & Reliability, 2021 .

Huazhe Wang, Xin Li, Yang Wang,, Yu Zhao, Ye Yu, Hongkun Yang, Chen Qian , SICS: Secure and Dynamic Middlebox Outsourcing, In IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON), 2020. .

Yu Zhao, Yunhuai Liu, Tingting Yu, Chen Qian, Tian He, FREDI: Robust RSS-based Ranging with Multipath Effect and Radio Interference, In Computer Networks, 2018.[pdf]

Jie Dai, Yu Zhao, Yunhuai Liu, Li Qi, Chuanping Hu, Cloud-assisted Analysis for Energy Efficiency in Intelligent Video Systems, Jie Dai, Yu Zhao, Yunhuai Liu, Li Qi, Chuanping Hu. In Journal of Supercomputing, 2014,

Workshop Publications

Yu Zhao, Tarannum Shaila Zaman, Tingting Yu, Jane Huffman Haye, Using Deep Learning to Improve the Accuracy of Requirements to Code Traceability, In Grand Challenges in Traceability (GCT), Abstract, 2017.[pdf]

Patents

Yu Zhao, Yunhuai Liu, Yuanyuan Wu, Cognitive Radio Spectrum Sensing based on Wavelet. CN103051401A.

Yunhuai Liu, Yu Zhao, Li Qi, Chuanping Hu, An Indoor Localization Method under the Multipath Effect and Environment Noise. CN103257335A.

Teaching

Lecturer

SE 4930 Software Testing and Quality Assurance, University of Central Missouri, Fall 2021, Fall 2022

SE 5930 Advanced Software Testing and Quality Assurance, University of Central Missouri, Spring 2022

SE 4950 Secure Software Engineering, University of Central Missouri, Fall 2021, Fall 2022

SE 5950 Advanced Secure Software Engineering, University of Central Missouri, Fall 2021, Fall 2022

SE 4960 Software Project Management, University of Central Missouri, Spring 2022

CS 4120 Adv Applic Programming in Java, University of Central Missouri, Spring 2022, Summer 2022

Teaching Assistance

CS 378 Introduction to Cryptology (Spring 2019)

CS 270: Systems Programming (Fall 2018)

Guest Lecturer

CS 685/585: Adv Software Eng (Fall 2018)

CS498: Software Engineering For Senior Project (Fall 2017)

Open Source Software Projects

ReCDroid Automatically Reproducing Android Application Crashes from Bug Reports

S2RMiner Automatically Extracting Bug Reproducing Steps from Android Bug Reports

Honors and Awards

Computer Science Department University of Kentucky, Outstanding Paper. 2 papers awarded in Dep, 2020

Outstanding student volunteering service at the 41st International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2019). 2019

Student travel Awards: IEEE/ACM ICSE, 2019

Computer Science Department University of Kentucky, Thaddeus B. Curtz Memorial Scholarship award. 0.14%, 2019.

Honorable paper in International Conference on Cyber-enabled distributed computing. Top 1.7%, 2015.

The Shanghai International Technology & Trade United Co., Ltd Outstanding Employee. Top 5%, 2015.

Changchun University of Science and Technology, Social Practice Activities scholarship. Top 10%, 2012.

Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Outstanding Research Scholarship. Top 10%, 2011.

Jinlin university, Outstanding Graduation Thesis in B.S. degree. Top 15%, 2009.

Internal Reviewer

COMPSAC 2020, ACMSE 2019, ACMSE 2020, International Journal of Communication Systems,Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, Knowledge-Based Systems