NKSSecLab

Software Security Team at Nankai University

Trustworthy software, software supply chain security, mobile security & related research

Who we are About

NKSSecLab is the Software Security Team at Nankai University. We conduct research in software security, with a focus on trustworthy software, software supply chain security, and mobile security, among other related topics.

The lab currently has 3 professors, 5 associate professors, and 2 lecturers. We have published over 100 papers in CCF-A tier venues such as S&P and ICSE, and have received 7 CCF-A Distinguished Paper Awards.

Our workSelected Publications

  • USENIX Security 2026 Cutting the Gordian Knot: Detecting Malicious PyPI Packages via a Knowledge-Mining Framework
  • USENIX Security 2026 Revealing the Dark Side of Smart Accounts: An Empirical Study of EIP-7702 Incurred Risks in Blockchain Ecosystem
  • CCS 2025 ForeDroid: Scenario-Aware Analysis for Android Malware Detection and Explanation
  • USENIX Security 2024 Using My Functions Should Follow My Checks: Understanding and Detecting Insecure OpenZeppelin Code in Smart Contracts
  • FSE 2024 Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Tools for Smart Contracts: How Far Are We? Distinguished Paper Award
  • ASE 2023 EndWatch: A Practical Method for Detecting Non-Termination in Real-World Software Distinguished Paper Award
  • ICSE 2023 Compatible Remediation on Vulnerabilities from Third-Party Libraries for Java Projects Distinguished Paper Award
  • ASE 2022 Has My Release Disobeyed Semantic Versioning? Static Detection Based On Semantic Differencing Distinguished Paper Award