Tevfik Bultan

Verification Laboratory

Short Biography

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Previously Committed, Sofar Sonear

Professional Activities

ICSE 2022, ICSE 2021, CAV 2021, ISSTA 2021, ICSE, ISSTA, ASE, ACM TOSEM

Undergraduate Courses:

• CS 16: Problem Solving with Computers I (S'14) (S'16)
• CS 160: Translation of Programming Languages (W'99) (F'99) (F'00) (F'01) (W'04) (F'10) (W'11) (F'11) (W'12) (W'13) (F'13) (F'15) (S'17) (F'17)
• CS 189A//189B/172: Capstone Project/Software Engineering (W'00) (W'02) (W'03) (W'04) (W'06) (W'07) (W'08) (W'09) (W'10) (W'19)

Graduate Courses:

• CS 292: Quantitative Information Flow and Side Channels
• CS 290C/292C: String Analysis (W'16) (W'18)
• CS 290C: Formal Models for Web Software (S'10) (S'13)
• CS 267: Automated Verification (S'99) (W'01) (F'02) (S'06) (S'08) (F'09) (S'10) (S'11) (S'12) (W'14) (W'17)
• CS 272: Software Engineering (S'03) (S'07) (F'08) (F'12) (F'18)
• CS 260: Advanced Topics in Translation (S'04) (S'02)
• CS 290: Concurrent Program Design and Verification (S'00)
  

Seminars:

• CS 595C: Neural Network Verification
• CS 595C: Quantitative Verification
• CS 595I: Testing and Verification Techniques for Machine Learning
• CS 595C: Side Channel Analysis via Model Counting Constraint Solvers (F'16)
  
• CS 595C: Automated Worst Case and Side Channel Analysis for Software (F'15)
  
• INT 94PL Freshman Seminar: What is Computing? (S'14)
  
• INT 94PL Freshman Seminar: What is Computing? (S'13)
  
• CS 595C: Automated Decision Procedures (W'13)
• INT 94PL:Freshman Seminar: What is Computing? (S'12)
  I have a blog for this seminar: http://whatiscomputing.blogspot.com/
• CS 595C: Analysis and Verification Techniques for Improving Dependability of Web Software (F'11)
• CS 595C: Domain Specific Languages and Analyses for Web Applications (S'10)
• CS 595C: Dependable Web Applications via String Analysis (S'09)
• CS 595C: Static String Analysis (S'08)
• CS 595C: Architectural Support for Dynamic Software Analysis (S'07)
• CS 595: Environment Generation and Model Based Testing (S'06)
• CS 595: Web Services and Security (W'06)
• CS 595: Topics in Automated Verification (F'00) (S'02) (S'04)
• CS 595: Web Services (S'03) (F'03)
• CS 595: Interfaces, Web Services and Verification (W'03)
• CS 595: Faculty Research Seminar (W'00)
• CS 595: Automated Verification of Infinite State Systems (F'99)
• CS 595: Workflow Specification Languages (W'99)

Current Students and Postdocs

• William Eiers, PhD candidate
• Mara Dawning, PhD candidate
• Laboni Sarkar, PhD student
• MD Shafiuzzaman, PhD student

Past Students, Postdocs

Postdoc

• Yilmaz Vural, Postdoctoral researcher, 2019-2021.
• Nicolas Rosner, Postdoctoral researcher, 2016-2019.
• Nestan Tsiskaridze, Postdoctoral researcher, 2016-2018.
• Sylvain Hallé, Postdoctoral researcher, 2008-2010.
  Current position: Associate Professor, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Canada

PhD

• Burak Kadron, Ph.D. 2022
• Seemanta Saha, Ph.D. 2022
• Tegan Brennan, Ph.D. 2020
  Dissertation: Static and Dynamic Software Side-Channels
  Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Stevens Institute fo Technology
• Lucas Bang, Ph.D. 2018
  Dissertation: Software Side-Channel Analysis
  Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Harvey Mudd College
• Abdulbaki Aydin, Ph.D. 2017
  Dissertation: "Automata-based Model Counting String Constraint Solver for Vulnerability Analysis."
  Position after graduation: Software Engineer, Microsoft.
• Ivan Bocic, Ph.D. 2016
  Dissertation: "Data Model Verification via Theorem Proving."
  Position after graduation: Software Engineer, Google.
• Muath Alkhalaf, Ph.D. 2014
  Dissertation: "Automatic Detection and Repair of Input Validation and Sanitization Bugs." Defense presentation.
  Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, King Saud University.
• Jaideep Nijjar, Ph.D. 2014.
  Dissertation: "Analysis and Verification of Web Application Data Models."
• Fang Yu, Ph.D. 2010.
  Dissertation: "Automatic Verification of String Manipulating Programs."
  Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Management Information Systems, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
• Graham Hughes, Ph.D. 2009.
  Dissertation: "Interface Grammars for Modular Software Verification."
  Position after graduation: Research Scientist, Acelot, Inc.
• Aysu Betin Can, Ph.D., 2005.
  Dissertation: "Design for Verification for Concurrent and Distributed Programs."
  Current position: Associate Professor, Informatics Institute, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
• Constantinos Bartzis, Ph.D., 2004.
  Dissertation: "Symbolic Representations for Integer Sets in Automated Verification."
  Position after graduation: Post Doctoral Fellow, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University.
• Xiang Fu, Ph.D., 2004, co-advised with Jianwen Su.
  Dissertation: "Formal Specification and Verification of Asynchronously Communicating Web Services."
  Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Hofstra University.
• Tuba Yavuz-Kahveci, Ph.D., 2004.
  Dissertation: "Specification and Automated Verification of Concurrent Software Systems."
  Current Position: Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville.
• Zhe Dang, Ph.D., 2000, co-advised with Richard A. Kemmerer.
  Dissertation: "Verification and Debugging of Infinite State Real-time Systems."
  Current position: Associate Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University.

MS

• Ganesh Sankaran, M.S. 2022.
• Albert Li, M.S. 2022.
• Nicholas Chen, M.S. 2019.
  Project Title: Pattern-Based Alignment for Network Traces
• Abhabongse Janthong, M.S. 2017.
  Project Title: Safety Checking for Domain Relational Calculus Queries Using Alloy Analyzer
• Zachary Stengel, M.S. 2010.
  Project Title: Analyzing Singularity Channel Contracts
• Ben Rubinger, M.S. 2010.
  Project Title: A Code Contracts Case Study for a Facebook Application
• Muath Alkhalaf, M.S. 2008.
  Project title: Automated Web Service Testing Using Interface Grammars
• Chris Ferguson, M.S. 2008.
  Project title: Collaboration Diagram Analysis Toolkit.
• Elliot Barlas, B.S./M.S., 2007.
  Project title: A Framework for Verification of Distributed Java Programs Using Java PathFinder.
  Current position: Citrix Online
• Jennifer Choe, M.S., 2006.
  Project title: An Extended Finite State Machine Approach to Automated GUI Testing.
  Current position: Veeco Systems

Contact Information:

Department of Computer Science
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5110