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Research Directions and Objectives


Our group is dedicated to advancing Neuro-Symbolic AI , bridging the strengths of learning-based and logic-based approaches. We focus on developing AI techniques that enhance the scalability and efficiency of automated reasoning systems, while also enabling AI models themselves to acquire reasoning and verification capabilities.

Beyond fundamental research, we develop specialized Neuro-Symbolic AI methods for reliable software, focusing on enhancing the reliability and robustness of systems ranging from large-scale cloud infrastructures to modern AI applications (which themselves can be viewed as complex software systems). We also explore verifiable code generation to make software development more trustworthy, transparent, and error-resistant.


Current Group Members


Faculty


PhD Students


Zichen Xie

Zichen Xie (Summer 2025 - )

Research: Neuro-Symbolic AI for Verifiable Code Generation;

Improving reasoning and verification capability of LLMs

Lize Shao

Lize Shao (Summer 2025 - )

Research: Neuro-Symbolic AI for Specification Refinement

Master Students


Chaitanya Rajendra Shahane

Chaitanya Rajendra Shahane (Fall 2024 - )

Research: LLMs for Software Testing, Software Testing for Deep Learning Libraries

Undergraudate Students


Carter Opperman

Carter Opperman (Fall 2024 - )

Research: Online and offline learning for SAT Solving

Internship Students


Tianyi Huang

Tianyi Huang (Fall 2024 - )

Research: LLMs and Deep Learning for SAT Solving

Mrigank Pawagi

Mrigank Pawagi (Spring 2025 - )

Research: LLMs for Bug Detection in Network Procotol Specifications

Omar Muhammad

Omar Muhammad (Summar 2025 - )

Research: Improving reasoning and verification capability of LLMs

Publications from Our Group


  1. Mrigank Pawagi , Lize Shao , Hyeonmin Lee, Yixin Sun, Wenxi Wang
    RFCScope: Detecting Logical Ambiguities in Internet Protocol Specifications
    The 40th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2025)
    (To appear)