Quancheng Wang, Ming Tang, Ke Xu, Han Wang
BranchGauge: Modeling and Quantifying Side-Channel Leakage in Randomization-Based Secure Branch Predictors
[AsiaCCS, CCF-C, CORE A] ACM ASIA Conference on Computer and Communications Security (AsiaCCS), 2025.
[Paper], [Preprint], [Code], [Slides]

Quancheng Wang, Ming Tang, Ke Xu, Han Wang
Unveiling and Evaluating Vulnerabilities in Branch Predictors via a Three-Step Modeling Methodology
[TACO, CCF-A, JCR Q2] ACM Transactions on Architecture and Code Optimization (TACO), 2025.
[Paper]

Quancheng Wang, Ming Tang, Ke Xu, Han Wang
Modeling, Derivation, and Automated Analysis of Branch Predictor Security Vulnerabilities
[HPCA, CCF-A, CORE A*] IEEE International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA), 2024.
[Paper], [Preprint], [Code], [Slides], [Poster], [News]

Quancheng Wang, Ming Tang, Jianming Fu
EavesDroid: Eavesdropping User Behaviors via OS Side-Channels on Smartphones
[IoT-J, CCF-C, JCR Q1] IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoT-J), 2024.
[Paper], [Preprint], [Code]

Quancheng Wang, Ming Tang
Survey of Attack Techniques for Microarchitecture Security Vulnerabilities (微架构安全漏洞攻击技术综述 in Chinese)
[JCR, CCF-T2] Journal of Cryptologic Research (密码学报 in Chinese), 2024.
[Paper]

• Co-author

Han Wang, Ming Tang, Quancheng Wang, Ke Xu, Yinqian Zhang
ZenLeak: Practical Last-Level Cache Side-Channel Attacks on AMD Zen Processors
[DAC, CCF-A, CORE A] ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC), 2025.
[Paper], [AMD Response], [News] Best Paper Award Nominee

Ke Xu, Ming Tang, Quancheng Wang, Han Wang
Microarchitectural Attacks and Mitigations on Retire Resources in Modern Processors
[TC, CCF-A, JCR Q2] IEEE Transactions on Computers (TC), 2025.
[Paper]

Ke Xu, Ming Tang, Quancheng Wang, Han Wang
Exploitation of Security Vulnerability on Retirement
[HPCA, CCF-A, CORE A*] IEEE International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA), 2024.
[Paper], [Preprint], [News]

Han Wang, Ming Tang, Ke Xu, Quancheng Wang
Cache Bandwidth Contention Leaks Secrets
[DATE, CCF-B, CORE B] Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE), 2024.
[Paper], [Preprint]

Yuzhe Gu, Ming Tang, Quancheng Wang, Han Wang, Haili Ding
One more set: Mitigating conflict-based cache side-channel attacks by extending cache set
[JSA, CCF-B, JCR Q1] Journal of Systems Architecture (JSA), 2023.
[Paper]

• Under Review

Quancheng Wang, Ming Tang, Han Wang, Ke Xu
A Defense Method and System for L1 Data Cache Side-Channel Attacks Based on Backup Cache (基于备份缓存的一级数据缓存侧信道攻击防御方法及系统 in Chinese)
[Patent, Under Review] Patent (in Chinese) CN202311693095.5
[Patent]

Quancheng Wang, Xige Zhang, Han Wang, Yuzhe Gu, Ming Tang
BackCache: Mitigating Contention-Based Cache Timing Attacks by Hiding Cache Line Evictions
[Preprint, Under Review] CoRR, abs/arXiv:2304.10268
[Preprint]

Services

• Reviewer

  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE (since 2023)
  • International Journal of Information Security, Springer (since 2025)
  • The Journal of Supercomputing, Springer (since 2025)

• Member

  • ACM Student Member (Jun 2025 – May 2026)
  • IEEE Graduate Student Member (Jan 2024 – Dec 2024)
  • CCF Student Member (Jul 2024 – Dec 2024)

Scholarships and Awards

• Scholarships

  • Lei Jun Computer Breakthrough Scholarship (雷军计算机突破奖学金，5W RMB), Wuhan University, 2025
  • National Scholarship (博士研究生国家奖学金，3W RMB), Ministry of Education of China, 2025
  • National Scholarship (博士研究生国家奖学金，3W RMB), Ministry of Education of China, 2024
  • Lei Jun Computer Scholarship (雷军计算机奖学金，1W RMB), Wuhan University, 2023
  • Second Prize Scholarship（研究生二等奖学金）, Wuhan University, 2025
  • First Prize Scholarship（研究生一等奖学金）, Wuhan University, 2024
  • Second Prize Scholarship（研究生二等奖学金）, Wuhan University, 2022
  • First Prize New Graduate Scholarship（研究生新生一等奖学金）, Wuhan University, 2021
  • First Prize Scholarship（本科生一等奖学金）, Shandong University, 2020
  • Second Prize Scholarship（本科生二等奖学金）, Shandong University, 2019
  • Third Prize Scholarship（本科生三等奖学金）, Shandong University, 2018

• Awards

  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award（优秀研究生）, Wuhan University, 2025
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award（优秀研究生）, Wuhan University, 2024
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Award（优秀毕业生）, Shandong University, 2021