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Author IDs
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0163-2846
Scopus Author ID: 57194059470
Impact
Qualifications (Brief)
PhD (OSU), MS (UF), BEng (SCUT)
Biography
Dr. Qingchuan Zhao is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU). His research primarily focuses on the security and privacy of mobile systems, with an emphasis on applying both static and dynamic program analysis on mobile apps to identify various security and privacy vulnerabilities including privacy leakage, privilege escalation, and vulnerable access control. In addition, his research interests also include IoT and BLE security and reverse engineering. He earned his M.S. degree from the University of Florida (UF) and B.E. degree from South China University of Technology (SCUT).
Position(s) Available
I am looking for highly self-motivated students who have strong interests in system, mobile, and IoT security. If you are interested, please send me an Email with your CV.
Research Interests/Areas
Mobile Security; IoT and BLE Security; Program Analysis; Reverse Engineering
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations from the last five years
Research output
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A Thorough Security Analysis of BLE Proximity Tracking Protocols
Liu, X., Zuo, C., Hou, Q., Ren, P., Wu, J., Zhao, Q. & Guo, S., Aug 2025, Proceedings of the 34th USENIX Security Symposium. USENIX Association, p. 5347-5364 18 p.Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review
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Characterizing Contactless Side-channel Eavesdropping on Wireless Chargers
Ni, T., Zhang, X., Zuo, C., Li, J., Wang, W., Xu, W., Luo, X. & Zhao, Q., 19 Nov 2025, (Online published) In: IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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CSFuzzer: A grey-box fuzzer for network protocol using context-aware state feedback
Song, X., Zeng, Y., Wu, J., Li, H., Zuo, C., Zhao, Q. & Guo, S., Oct 2025, In: Computers & Security. 157, 15 p., 104581.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Deploying Intrusion Detection on In-Vehicle Networks: Challenges and Opportunities
Wang, L., Zhao, Q., Lee, W.-B. & Wang, C., Jan 2025, In: IEEE Network. 39, 1, p. 306-312 7 p.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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HeadSonic: Usable Bone Conduction Earphone Authentication via Head-conducted Sounds
He, Z., Chen, J., He, K., Gu, Y., Deng, Q., Zhang, Z., Du, R., Zhao, Q. & Wu, C., Sept 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 24, 3, p. 7914-7928Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Projects
- 6 Active
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ITF: Towards Security Assessment and Privacy Enhancement of Artificial Intelligence Algorithms in Finance
WANG, C. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator) & ZHAO, Q. (Co-Investigator)
1/09/24 → …
Project: Research
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DON: Toward Large-scale Vulnerability Detection in AR/VR Apps and Defence
ZHAO, Q. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/24 → …
Project: Research
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DON_RMG: Toward Large-scale Vulnerability Detection in AR/VR Apps and Defence
ZHAO, Q. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/24 → …
Project: Research
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ECS: Contactless Side Channels on Mobile Wireless Charging: Exploration and Mitigation
ZHAO, Q. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/10/23 → …
Project: Research
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CRF: Enabling Metadata-private and Accountable Networks at Scale
WANG, C. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), AU, M. H. A. (Co-Principal Investigator), JIA, X. (Co-Principal Investigator), Li, B. (Co-Principal Investigator), Li, B. (Co-Principal Investigator) & ZHAO, Q. (Co-Principal Investigator)
1/06/23 → …
Project: Research
Prizes
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Cybersecurity Best Practical Paper Award 2024
NI, T. (Recipient), Zhang, X. (Recipient) & ZHAO, Q. (Recipient), Sept 2024
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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People's Choice ASSET Poster Award
NI, T. (Recipient), Zhang, X. (Recipient) & ZHAO, Q. (Recipient), 5 Jun 2024
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award
CHEN, Y. (Recipient), TANG, R. (Recipient) & ZHAO, Q. (Recipient), 20 Apr 2024
Prize: Other distinction
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Supervised Students
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Mr. Ruoqin TANG, 唐若欽
- Department of Computer Science - P/T Research Assistant
Person: P/T Research Assistant, Doctor of Philosophy (Student)
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Miss Jiayimei WANG, 王家伊妹
- Department of Computer Science - P/T Research Assistant
Person: P/T Research Assistant, Master of Philosophy (Student)
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Miss Yihe ZHOU, 周弋訶
- Department of Computer Science - P/T Research Assistant
Person: P/T Research Assistant, Master of Philosophy (Student)