Publications

Author name denotes that the first author is/was a student in my lab.

Selected

1. TunneLs for Bootlegging: Fully Reverse-Engineering GPU TLBs for Challenging Isolation Guarantees of NVIDIA MIG
   Z. Zhang, T. Allen, F. Yao, X. Gao, R. Ge
   ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS), 2023
   


2. Graphics Peeping Unit: Exploiting EM Side-Channel Information of GPUs to Eavesdrop on Your Neighbors
   Z. Zhan*, Z. Zhang*, S. Liang, F. Yao, X. Koutsoukos
   (* indicates co-first authors)
   IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (Oakland), 2022
   


3. Leveraging EM Side-Channel Information to Detect Rowhammer Attacks
   Z. Zhang*, Z. Zhan*, D. Balasubramanian, B. Li, P. Volgyesi, X. Koutsoukos
   (* indicates co-first authors)
   IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (Oakland), 2020
   

Full List

1. TunneLs for Bootlegging: Fully Reverse-Engineering GPU TLBs for Challenging Isolation Guarantees of NVIDIA MIG
   Z. Zhang, T. Allen, F. Yao, X. Gao, R. Ge
   ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS), 2023
   


2. BeKnight: Guarding Against Information Leakage in Speculatively Updated Branch Predictors
   M. Chowdhuryy, Z. Zhang, F. Yao
   IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), 2023
   


3. A Vision Transformer Architecture for Open Set Recognition
   F. Cai, Z. Zhang, J, Liu, X. Koutsoukos
   IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA), 2022
   


4. LockedDown: Exploiting Contention on Host-GPU PCIe Bus for Fun and Profit
   M. Side, F. Yao, Z. Zhang
   IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy (EuroS&P), 2022
   


5. Clairvoyance: Exploiting Far-field EM Emanations of GPU to "See" Your DNN Models through Obstacles at a Distance
   S. Liang, Z. Zhan, F. Yao, L. Cheng, Z. Zhang
   IEEE Workshop on Offensive Technologies (WOOT), 2022
   


6. Graphics Peeping Unit: Exploiting EM Side-Channel Information of GPUs to Eavesdrop on Your Neighbors
   Z. Zhan*, Z. Zhang*, S. Liang, F. Yao, X. Koutsoukos
   (* indicates co-first authors)
   IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (Oakland), 2022
   


7. A High-Speed, Long-Distance and Wall-Penetrating Covert Channel Based on EM Emanations from DRAM Clock
   Z. Zhan, Z. Zhang, X. Koutsoukos
   Journal of Hardware and Systems Security, 2022
   


8. Log4shell: Redefining the Web Attack Surface
   D. Everson, L. Cheng, Z. Zhang
   Workshop on Measurements, Attacks, and Defenses for the Web (MADWeb), 2022
   


9. NMT-Stroke: Diverting Neural Machine Translation through Hardware-based Faults
   K. Cai, M. Chowdhuryy, Z. Zhang, F. Yao
   IEEE International Symposium on Secure and Private Execution Environment Design (SEED), 2021
   


10. Red Alert for Power Leakage: Exploiting Intel RAPL-Induced Side Channels
    Z. Zhang, S. Liang, F. Yao, X. Gao
    ACM Asia Conference on Computer and Communications Security (ASIACCS), 2021
    (Acceptance Rate: 18.9%) (Preprint)


11. Data Space Randomization for Securing Cyber-Physical Systems
    B. Potteiger, F. Cai, Z. Zhang, X. Koutsoukos
    International Journal of Information Security, 2021
    


12. Leveraging EM Side-Channel Information to Detect Rowhammer Attacks
    Z. Zhang*, Z. Zhan*, D. Balasubramanian, B. Li, P. Volgyesi, X. Koutsoukos
    (* indicates co-first authors)
    IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (Oakland), 2020
    (Acceptance Rate: 12.3%) (Preprint)


13. BitJabber: The World’s Fastest Electromagnetic Covert Channel
    Z. Zhan, Z. Zhang, X. Koutsoukos
    IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust (HOST), 2020
    (Acceptance Rate: 28.8%) (Best Paper Nominee) (Preprint)


14. Security in Mixed Time and Event Triggered Cyber-Physical Systems using Moving Target Defense
    B. Potteiger, F. Cai, A. Dubey, Z. Zhang, X. Koutsoukos
    IEEE International Symposium on Real-Time Distributed Computing (ISORC), 2020
    (Best Paper Nominee)


15. Integrated Moving Target Defense and Control Reconfiguration for Securing Cyber-Physical Systems
    B. Potteiger, Z. Zhang, X. Koutsoukos
    Microprocessors and Microsystems, 2020


16. A Model-Based Design Approach for Simulation and Virtual Prototyping of Automotive Control Systems Using Port-Hamiltonian Systems
    S. Dai, Z. Zhang, X. Koutsoukos
    Software & Systems Modeling, 2020


17. Integrated Data Space Randomization and Control Reconfiguration for Securing Cyber-Physical Systems
    B. Potteiger, Z. Zhang, X. Koutsoukos
    Annual Symposium and Bootcamp on Hot Topics in the Science of Security (HoTSoS), 2019
    (Best Paper Award)


18. Dynamic Symbolic Execution for the Analysis of Web Server Applications in Java
    D. Balasubramanian, Z. Zhang, D. McDermet, G. Karsai
    ACM/SIGAPP Symposium On Applied Computing (SAC), 2019
    


19. Triggering Rowhammer Hardware Faults on ARM: A Revisit
    Z. Zhang, Z. Zhan, D. Balasubramanian, X. Koutsoukos, G. Karsai
    Workshop on Attacks and Solutions in Hardware Security (ASHES), 2018
    


20. Integrated Instruction Set Randomization and Control Reconfiguration for Securing Cyber-Physical Systems
    B. Potteiger, Z. Zhang, X. Koutsoukos
    Annual Symposium and Bootcamp on Hot Topics in the Science of Security (HoTSoS), 2018


21. Integrating Cache-Related Preemption Delay into Global-EDF Analysis for Multiprocessor Scheduling
    Y. Zhang, Z. Guo, L. Wang, H. Xiong, Z. Zhang
    IEEE International Conference On Embedded Software and Systems (ICESS), 2017


22. Handling Write Backs in Multi-Level Cache Analysis for WCET Estimation
    Z. Zhang, Z. Guo, X. Koutsoukos
    International Conference on Real-Time Networks and Systems (RTNS), 2017


23. Cache-Related Preemption Delay Analysis for Multi-Level Inclusive Caches
    Z. Zhang, X. Koutsoukos
    ACM SIGBED International Conference on Embedded Software (EMSOFT), 2016
    (Acceptance Rate: 25%)


24. Precise Multi-Level Inclusive Cache Analysis for WCET Estimation
    Z. Zhang, X. Koutsoukos
    IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS), 2015
    (Acceptance Rate: 22.5%)


25. Top-Down and Bottom-Up Multi-Level Cache Analysis for WCET Estimation
    Z. Zhang, X. Koutsoukos
    IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium (RTAS), 2015
    (Acceptance Rate: 21.8%)


26. Improving the Precision of Abstract Interpretation Based Cache Persistence Analysis
    Z. Zhang, X. Koutsoukos
    ACM SIGPLAN/SIGBED Conference on Languages, Compilers and Tools for Embedded Systems (LCTES), 2015
    (Acceptance Rate: 25%)


27. Generic Value-Set Analysis on Low-Level Code
    Z. Zhang, X. Koutsoukos
    Analytic Virtual Integration of Cyber-Physical Systems Workshop (AVICPS), 2014


28. A Co-Simulation Framework for Design of Time-Triggered Automotive Cyber Physical Systems
    Z. Zhang, E. Eyisi, X. Koutsoukos, J. Porter, G. Karsai, J. Sztipanovits
    Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 2014


29. Modeling Time-Triggered Ethernet in SystemC/TLM for Virtual Prototyping of Cyber-Physical Systems
    Z. Zhang, X. Koutsoukos
    International Embedded Systems Symposium (IESS), 2013


30. Co-Simulation Framework for Design of Time-Triggered Cyber Physical Systems
    Z. Zhang, E. Eyisi, X. Koutsoukos, J. Porter, G. Karsai, J. Sztipanovits
    ACM/IEEE International Conference on Cyber Physical Systems (ICCPS), 2013
    (Acceptance Rate: 23.3%)


31. A Case Study on the Model-Based Design and Integration of Automotive Cyber-Physical Systems
    D. Shang, E. Eyisi, Z. Zhang, X. Koutsoukos, J. Porter, G. Karsai, J. Sztipanovits
    Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), 2013


32. Model-Based Control Design and Integration of Cyber-Physical Systems: An Adaptive Cruise Control Case Study
    E. Eyisi, Z. Zhang, X. Koutsoukos, J. Porter, G. Karsai, J. Sztipanovits
    Journal of Control Science and Engineering, 2013


33. A Simulation Framework for Design of Mixed Time/Event-Triggered Distributed Control Systems with SystemC/TLM
    Z. Zhang, J. Porter, X. Koutsoukos, J. Sztipanovits
    Analytic Virtual Integration of Cyber-Physical Systems Workshop (AVICPS), 2012


34. High Confidence Embedded Software Design: A Quadrotor Helicopter Case Study
    Z. Zhang, J. Porter, N. Kottenstette, X. Koutsoukos, J. Sztipanovits
    ACM SIGBED Review, 2011