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Research interests
Prof. Chen obtained his bachelor at the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China and PhD at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2014 and 2018 respectively. He then started to work as a lecturer and tenured senior lecturer at Monash University, Australia from 2018 to 2024. In 2024, Prof. Chen was appointed to the professorship for Software Engineering & AI at TUM.
Prof Chen’s field of research is the area of the intersection of software engineering, human-computer interaction, software security and AI. Specifically, he applies data-driven methods including AI/ML, NLP and light-weight program analysis technology in the following directions:
1) AI/LLM-assisted automated mobile app development.
2) AI-empowered mining software repository.
3) Security of deep learning and mobile apps.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Exploring MLLMs Perception of Network Visualization Principles
Miller, J., Wallinger, M., Felder, L., Brand, T., Förster, H., Zink, J., Chen, C. & Kobourov, S., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Typhon Unleashed: Practical Adversarial Weight Attacks against On-Device Deep Learning Models
Huang, Y., Yuan, X., Chen, C. & Hwang, S. O., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A comparative study between android phone and TV apps
Liu, Y., Chen, X., Liu, Y., Kong, P., Bissyandé, T. F., Klein, J., Sun, X., Li, L., Chen, C. & Grundy, J., Nov 2025, In: Automated Software Engineering. 32, 2, 46.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Agent for User: Testing Multi-User Interactive Features in TikTok
Feng, S., Du, C., Liu, H., Wang, Q., Lv, Z., Huo, G., Yang, X. & Chen, C., 2025, Proceedings - 2025 IEEE/ACM 47th International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Practice, ICSE-SEIP 2025. 2025 ed. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 57-68 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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An Empirical Study on Challenges for LLM Application Developers
Chen, X., Gao, C., Chen, C., Zhang, G. & Liu, Y., 18 Aug 2025, In: ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology. 34, 7, 205.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
24 Scopus citations