About Me
Yilu Dong is a Ph.D. student from the SyNSec Lab at Penn State University, supervised by Dr. Syed Rafiul Hussain. He has experience with 4G and 5G systems on both the UE (user equipment) side and the network (base stations and core) side, and found multiple vulnerabilities in cellular protocol implementations. He also has a broad interest in the computer security area and enjoys exploring new topics.
Interests
- Systems Security
- Communication Protocols Security
- Software Testing
- Applied Cryptography
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering
Penn State University
M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering
Penn State University
B.S. in Computer Science
Penn State University
Recent Publications
(2026).
A Systematic Threat Analysis and Practical Attacks on Automated Frequency Coordination Systems.
In NSDI 25.
(2025).
GPS Spoofing Attacks on Automated Frequency Coordination System in Wi-Fi 6E and Beyond.
In EW 25.
(2025).
CoreCrisis: Threat-Guided and Context-Aware Iterative Learning and Fuzzing of 5G Core Networks.
In USENIX Security 25.
(2025).
Evaluating Time-Bounded Defense Against RRC Relay in 5G Broadcast Messages.
In WiSec 25.
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