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Kangjie Lu

Information Security Software Security Formal Verification Secure Systems

About

Kangjie Lu joined the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in 2017 as an assistant professor. He received his Ph.D. (2017) in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to his time at the University, he served as a visiting scholar at MPI-SWS & CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security (Germany), as a research intern at NEC Labs America and at Samsung Research America, and as a research assistant at Singapore Management University from 2010-12. He received the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award in 2021.

Research Performance Summary

85
Total Papers
3553
Total Citations
34
H-Index
2011-2026
Active Research Span

First Recorded Paper

deRop: removing return-oriented programming from malware

Year: 2011

Citations: 28

Venue: Proceedings of the 27th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference

Latest Recorded Paper

SQLaser: Detecting database management system (DBMS) logic bugs with clause-guided fuzzing

Year: 2026

Citations: 0

Venue: Journal of Computer Security 34 (1)

Last 10 Years Publication Activity

This timeline shows the professor's yearly publication activity.

2026
1
2025
10
2024
15
2023
7
2022
10
2021
13
2020
6
2019
3
2018
3
2017
4
2016
5

Publication Venues and Collaboration

Journal, Conference, and Book Publication Breakdown

Conference 58
Journal 6
Book 0

Top Coauthors

Liu Zhang Wang

Research Impact by Period

2025-2026

Period Stats
Papers 11
Citations 15
Avg. Citations / Paper 1.4
H-Index 2

2020-2024

Period Stats
Papers 51
Citations 1429
Avg. Citations / Paper 28
H-Index 24

2015-2019

Period Stats
Papers 19
Citations 1823
Avg. Citations / Paper 95.9
H-Index 17

2010-2014

Period Stats
Papers 4
Citations 286
Avg. Citations / Paper 71.5
H-Index 4

Contact and Professional Links

Contact Information

kjlu@umn.edu
6123012197

Detected Research Keywords

Return Oriented Programming Bugs Os Kernels Bunshin Compositing Security Compositing Security Mechanisms Security Mechanisms Diversification Demons Shared Kernel Abstract Resource Attacks Detecting Kernel Memory Automatic Cryptographic Api Cryptographic Api Misuse