cv

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Basics

Name Seongmin Lee
Email seongminlee@sigsoft.org
Url https://nimgnoeseel.github.io/
Summary A postdoctoral researcher at UCLA's SEAL lab, specializing in scalable program analysis and statistical software testing

Education

  • 2016.09 - 2022.08

    Daejeon, South Korea

    Doctor of Philosophy
    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    School of Computing
  • 2012.02 - 2016.08

    Daejeon, South Korea

    Bachelor of Science
    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    School of Computing
    • Double major in Department of Mathematical Sciences

Academic positions

  • 2025.06 - Present

    Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    UCLA
    Working as a postdoctoral researcher at UCLA's SEAL lab, focusing on statistical software engineering.
  • 2022.09 - 2025.06

    Bochum, Germany

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP)
    Worked as a postdoctoral researcher at MPI-SP's Software Security group, focusing on statistical software testing and program analysis.
    • Developed estimation techniques for residual risk in software testing.
    • Contributed to missing mass estimation in statistics, leading to a Spotlight presentation at ICLR 2025.

Publications

Grants and fellowships

  • 2024.01 - 2025.06
    Statistical Security Analysis for Large, Evolving Software
    • Funding Agency: CASA - Cyber Security in the Age of Large-Scale Adversaries
    • Grant ID: DFG under Germany's Excellence Strategy - EXC 2092 CASA - 390781972
    • Amount: Salary according to the remuneration group E 14 TV-L (full time, ~ €136,000)
    • Role: Sole Principal Investigator (PI)

Awards and honors

Services

Academic Services
Organizing committee
SBST'26, SSBSE'25 (RENE/NIER Track)
Program comittee
FSE'26, ICSE'26, QUATIC'25, FUZZING'25, LLanMER'25, CauSE'25, ASE'24, ISSTA'24, FUZZING'24, SCAM'24, ASE'23
Journal reviewer
TOSEM'25, TOSEM'24, TSE'24, IST'24, ASE'24, TOSEM'22, JSS'21, JSS'20
Community & Institutional Services
  • 2024.08 - 2025.06
    Early Career Researcher (ECR) Board
    @ CASA - Cyber Security in the Age of Large-Scale Adversaries
    The ECR Board decides all funding allocations for the CASA Graduate School (CGS). The board has its own budget and the autonomy to dynamically adapt the programs to the changing needs of ECR members. Representing ECRs in CASA governance, the board organizes activities and meets quarterly to address priorities.
  • 2023.08 - 2025.06
    Open Science Ambassador
    @ Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP)
    As representatives of the institute, Open Science Ambassadors raise awareness and provide valuable information to their colleagues about Open Science practices. They meet annually, in person or online, to discuss strategies, participate in workshops, and evaluate the status of Open Science within and beyond the Society.

Invited talks

    • Please check the talks tab for the latest updates.

References

Professor Shin Yoo
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
shin.yoo@kaist.ac.kr
Dr. Marcel Böhme
Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP)
marcel.boehme@acm.org