Secure and Reliable System Research Lab

Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

This lab aims to enhance the security and reliability of systems through novel solutions at the compiler, OS, and communication layers. We target systems that include microcontroller- and microprocessor-based platforms. We explore various types of cybersecurity challenges, including but not limited to control-flow integrity, side-channel attacks, and usability issues.

Dr. Xi Tan is the director of the lab. She is an Assistant Professor int the Department of Computer Science at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS).

We have RA openings starting from Fall 2025. Please check details here.

News

Jan 20, 2025

[Teaching] Xi serves as the instructor of CS 2160 Comp Org & Assembly Language and CS 4910 Intro to Computer Security.

Dec 13, 2024

[Service] Xi serves as a reviewer of TCPS 2025.

Aug 26, 2024

[Teaching] Xi serves as the instructor of CS 5220 Computer Communication.

Aug 22, 2024

[Service] Xi serves as a committee member of the UCCS PhD Cybersecurity program.

Aug 19, 2024

[Job] Xi joined the University of Colorado Colorado Springs as an Assistant Professor!

May 13, 2024

[Paper] New paper entitled "SoK: Where's the “up”?! A Comprehensive (bottom-up) Study on the Security of Arm Cortex-M Systems" will appear in USENIX WOOT '24! Check out the open-source repo [here]!

Dec 12, 2023

[Award] Xi won the 2nd place of Russell L. Agrusa CSE Student Innovation Competition!

Nov 15, 2023

[Paper] New paper entitled "Is the Canary Dead? On the Effectiveness of Stack Canaries on Microcontroller Systems" will appear in SAC'24!

Aug 10, 2023

[Paper] New paper entitled "SHERLOC: Secure and Holistic Control-Flow Violation Detection on Embedded Systems" will appear in CCS'23! Check out the open-source repo [here]!