Vasileios P. Kemerlis Source Confirmed
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John Brown University
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Vasileios Kemerlis is an Associate Professor of Computer Science whose work has influenced major technology vendors and open-source projects, including Intel, Microsoft, Apple, the Linux kernel, and Mozilla Firefox. An expert in systems and software security, Kemerlis focuses on OS kernel protection, automated software hardening, fuzz testing, and hardware-assisted security. His research into kernel exploitation and defense has been recognized with awards and presentations at venues such as Black Hat and USENIX. Recent work includes methodologies for analyzing least-privilege compartmentalization and techniques for fine-grain control-flow enforcement. Kemerlis also develops adaptive system call filters and hybrid protection mechanisms against native Node.js add-ons, along with methods to hinder deserialization attacks.
His primary research interests encompass security and verification in computing, advanced malware detection, network security, wireless protocols, and cloud data security.
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- h-index: 23
- Publications: 65
- Citations: 1,827
Selected Publications
- IUBIK: Isolating User Bytes in Commodity Operating System Kernels via Memory Tagging Extensions (2025) DOI
- QUACK: Hindering Deserialization Attacks via Static Duck Typing (2024) DOI
- FineIBT: Fine-grain Control-flow Enforcement with Indirect Branch Tracking (2023) DOI
- BinWrap: Hybrid Protection against Native Node.js Add-ons (2023) DOI
- EPI: Efficient Pointer Integrity For Securing Embedded Systems (2021) DOI
- μSCOPE: A Methodology for Analyzing Least-Privilege Compartmentalization in Large Software Artifacts (2021) DOI
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