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Danfeng Zhang

Associate Professor of Computer Science
Computer Science
308 Research Drive Box 90129, Durham, NC 27704

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Computer Science · 2024 - Present Computer Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Recent Publications


Agora: Trust Less and Open More in Verification for Confidential Computing

Journal Article Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages · October 9, 2025 Confidential computing (CC), designed for security-critical scenarios, uses remote attestation to guarantee code integrity on cloud servers. However, CC alone cannot provide assurance of high-level security properties (e.g., no data leak) on the code. In t ... Full text Cite

Can Large Language Models Verify System Software? A Case Study Using FSCQ as a Benchmark

Conference HOTOS 2025 Proceedings of the 2025 Workshop in Hot Topics in Operating Systems · June 6, 2025 Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable coding capabilities. They excel in code synthesis benchmarks across diverse domains and have become ubiquitous in coding tools. Recently, they have also shown promise in generating mathematical proo ... Full text Cite

Click Without Compromise: Online Advertising Measurement via Per User Differential Privacy

Conference Proceedings IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy · January 1, 2025 Online advertising is a cornerstone of the Internet ecosystem, with advertising measurement playing a crucial role in optimizing efficiency. Ad measurement entails attributing desired behaviors, such as purchases, to ad exposures across various platforms, ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Collaborative Proposal: SaTC: Frontiers: Center for Distributed Confidential Computing (CDCC)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2027

CAREER: Building Secure Applications with Non-Static Information Flow Policies

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


Cornell University · 2015 Ph.D.

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