New Tool Automates the Formal Verification of Systems Software
The Software Systems Laboratory developed Spoq, a tool that significantly reduces the time and manual effort needed to verify software systems.
The Software Systems Laboratory developed Spoq, a tool that significantly reduces the time and manual effort needed to verify software systems.
Gu received the OSDI 2023 Early-Career VMware Systems Research Award for developing fundamental system verification theory and bug-free, and hacker-resistant systems software.
As one of the highest honors for young faculty, the NSF CAREER award recognizes outstanding research. Meet the Columbia Engineering professors who earned the award.
The award supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.
Ronghui Gu is recognized for fundamental theory underlying systems verification and for synthesizing the results into realistic bug-free and hacker-resistant systems software.
Programming errors on the blockchain can mean $100 million lost in the blink of an eye. Ronghui Gu and his company CertiK are trying to help.
The award will help fund research and support the work of a graduate student.
CS researchers demonstrate the first formally verified Arm Confidential Compute Architecture prototype
Another high-profile hack has raised more questions about the vulnerabilities of the blockchain.
Assistant Professor Ronghui Gu’s blockchain security firm CertiK is considered a unicorn company.
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President Bollinger announced that Columbia University along with many other academic institutions (sixteen, including all Ivy League universities) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York challenging the Executive Order regarding immigrants from seven designated countries and refugees. Among other things, the brief asserts that “safety and security concerns can be addressed in a manner that is consistent with the values America has always stood for, including the free flow of ideas and people across borders and the welcoming of immigrants to our universities.”
This recent action provides a moment for us to collectively reflect on our community within Columbia Engineering and the importance of our commitment to maintaining an open and welcoming community for all students, faculty, researchers and administrative staff. As a School of Engineering and Applied Science, we are fortunate to attract students and faculty from diverse backgrounds, from across the country, and from around the world. It is a great benefit to be able to gather engineers and scientists of so many different perspectives and talents – all with a commitment to learning, a focus on pushing the frontiers of knowledge and discovery, and with a passion for translating our work to impact humanity.
I am proud of our community, and wish to take this opportunity to reinforce our collective commitment to maintaining an open and collegial environment. We are fortunate to have the privilege to learn from one another, and to study, work, and live together in such a dynamic and vibrant place as Columbia.
Sincerely,
Mary C. Boyce
Dean of Engineering
Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor