SoftSec Lab at KAIST
Software Security Research Lab
Working at the intersection of computer security and program analysis, our lab is actively developing systems and techniques for assuring software security. Our research interests include binary analysis, exploit verification, malware analysis, fuzzing, and symbolic execution. We use the following approaches:
- We analyze programs to find vulnerabilities.
- We study offensive hacking techniques in order to develop defensive mechanisms.
- We engineer software systems that are secure and reliable.
News
Mar. 2026
Soomin Kim is now appointed as an assistant professor at Ewha Womans University, Korea.
Soomin will lead the SWEETS Lab in Ewha Womans University.
Mar. 2026
Daeseok is joining CSRC as a research scientist.
Daeseok Kim, who earned his Master's degree in our lab, is joining Cyber Security Research Center (CSRC) at KAIST.
Dec. 2025
Prof. Cha received the Certificate of Merit in Academic Achievement
Cybersecurity Enhancement Conference, Korea.
In recognition of contributions to enhancing the academic standing of the security field in Korea.
Oct. 2025
Our paper will appear in CCS 2025
Walking The Last Mile: Studying Decompiler Output Correction in Practice
Josh Wiedemeier, Simon Klancher, Joel Flores, Max Zheng, Jaehyun Park, Sang Kil Cha, and Kangkook Jee
In Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, 2025
Sep. 2025
Our paper will appear in CBT 2025
EVMpress: Precise Type Inference for Next-Generation EVM Decompilation
Jung Hyun Kim, Soomin Kim, Jaeseung Choi, and Sang Kil Cha
In Proceedings of the International Workshop on Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology, 2025
Sep. 2025
Hyungseok Kim is now appointed as an assistant professor at Chungnam National University (CNU), Korea.
Hyungseok will lead the SWSec Laboratory in CNU.
Jul. 2025
Prof. Cha received the MSIT Minister Prize for Information Security
Information Security Day, Korea.
For his outstanding contributions to the advancement of security research in Korea as the director of Cyber Security Research Center (CSRC) and the chief professor of Graduate School of Information Security (GSIS).
May. 2025
Our paper will appear in FUZZING'25
On the Applicability of Benford's Law to Detect Saturation in Fuzzing
Jungwoo Lee, Haeun Lee, Sangjun Park, and Sang Kil Cha
In Proceedings of the International Workshop on Fuzzing, 2025
Apr. 2025
Prof. Cha is serving as a TPC Chair of ASE NIER 2025
ASE NIER will be held in Seoul, Korea in November 2025.
Please consider submitting your work!
Apr. 2025
A short paper published in Springer LNCS
Systematic Bug Reproduction with Large Language Model
Sanghyun Park, Haeun Lee, and Sang Kil Cha
In Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Engineering, 2025
Mar. 2025
Our work will appear in ICSE 2025
Fork State-Aware Differential Fuzzing for Blockchain Consensus Implementations
Won Hoi Kim, Hocheol Nam, Muoi Tran, Amin Jalilov, Zhenkai Liang, Sang Kil Cha, and Min Suk Kang
In Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Engineering, 2025
Feb. 2025
Our work will appear in ASPLOS 2025
Towards Sound Reassembly of Modern x86-64 Binaries
Hyungseok Kim, Soomin Kim, and Sang Kil Cha
In Proceedings of the International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems, 2025
Feb. 2025
Prof. Cha is serving as a TPC Chair of ISC 2025
The 28th Information Security Conference (ISC) will be held in
Seoul, Korea in October 2025.
Please consider submitting your work!
See more SoftSec Lab news and announcements.
People
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Sang Kil Cha Professor [homepage] |
Ph.D. Students
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JungHyun Kim Ph.D. Student [homepage] |
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Jungwoo Lee Ph.D. Student [homepage] |
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Steve Gustaman Ph.D. Student |
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Geonwoo Park Ph.D. Student |
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Sehoon Kim Ph.D. Student |
Master Students
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Zunnoor Awan Master Student |
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Dongwoo Kim Master Student [homepage] |
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Jinheon Lee Master Student [homepage] |
Former Ph.D. Students
- Jaeseung Choi (now at Sogang University)
- Hyungseok Kim (now at Chungnam National University)
- Soomin Kim (now at Ewha Womans University)
Publications
You may access a complete list of publications on DBLP profile, Google Scholar profile.
Contact
KAIST N5 #2310291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu
Daejeon 34141
South Korea