Xinye Zhao

Xinye Zhao

Ph.D. student in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, with research interests in AI for Software Engineering (AI4SE), Software Engineering Security, and Systems for Machine Learning.

STRATA: A Security Tactic-Aware Framework for LLM-Based Vulnerability Repair

Published in SSRN, 2026

STRATA combines WALA-based static analysis with LLM-based patch generation and iterative build, test, and policy validation to inject security mitigation tactics into vulnerable Java programs.

Recommended citation: Mohammed Latif Siddiq, Xinye Zhao, Joanna Cecilia da Silva Santos. (2026). "STRATA: A Security Tactic-Aware Framework for LLM-Based Vulnerability Repair." SSRN.
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