👤 Bio

I am currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Computer Science and Technology, Shandong University, where I am a member of Professor Yue Zhang (张悦)’s research team. I received my Ph.D. degree in Cyberspace Security from Xidian University in 2024, under the supervision of Professor Jinku Li (李金库).

My research interests span computer systems security and AI security. During my doctoral studies, I specialized in ransomware detection, with a particular focus on leveraging virtualization and trusted computing technologies to develop low-level, high-assurance defense systems that operate with enhanced security guarantees. Currently, my research extends to exploring security vulnerabilities within AI systems and harnessing AI techniques to address and optimize solutions for traditional system security challenges.

I am always open to academic collaborations and discussions. Please feel free to reach out via email at boyangma@sdu.edu.cn or maboyang@hotmail.com if you would like to connect or explore potential research opportunities together.

📝 Publications

• Boyang Ma, Linxuan Zhou, Chong Liao, Yajin Zhou, Jinku Li, and Jianfeng Ma. 2025. “RansomSentry: Runtime Detection of Android Ransomware With Compiler-Based Instrumentation.” IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC), January, 1–17. [JCR-Q1][CCF-A]

• Boyang Ma, Yilin Yang, Jinku Li, Fengwei Zhang, Wenbo Shen, Yajin Zhou, and Jianfeng Ma. 2023. “Travelling the Hypervisor and SSD: A Tag-Based Approach Against Crypto Ransomware with Fine-Grained Data Recovery.” In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS ‘23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 341–355. [CCF-A][BIG4]

• Tang, Fei, Boyang Ma, Jinku Li, Fengwei Zhang, Jipeng Su, and Jianfeng Ma. “RansomSpector: An introspection-based approach to detect crypto ransomware.” Computers & Security 97 (2020): 101997. [CCF-B]