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System Security Lab
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The lab studies system security with the aim of making computers people can use with confidence.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring security technology for information systems.
The System Security Lab studies the security of software systems.
Computers around the world are exposed to threats from malicious software (malware) and attacks.
So that people can use computers with confidence, the lab works on malware analysis, preventing attacks in IoT environments, and virtualization software technology.
It is especially interested in technologies related to system software and malware analysis.
Key terms
- Malware
- Software created with malicious intent. Analysis examines its behavior, such as the files it reads and writes and the destinations it communicates with
- IoT
- Short for Internet of Things. Some of these devices can control equipment such as motors and lighting
- Virtualization software
- Software that creates virtual computers on top of a real computer
NewsLab news
A student received the Best Young Researcher Presentation Award at ComSys 2025
A student received the Best Young Researcher Presentation Award at ComSys 2024
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies the security of software systems with the aim of letting people use computers with confidence. Its main research themes are malware analysis, preventing attacks in IoT environments, and virtualization software specialized for providing advanced functions.
*Illustrative imageAnalyzing Sophisticated Malware
The lab aims to develop techniques for efficiently carrying out analysis that reveals malware's characteristics, behavior, level of threat, structure, and origin. Recently, it has focused in particular on understanding anti-analysis techniques (processing that hinders analysis) and developing countermeasures.
*Illustrative imagePreventing Attacks in IoT Environments
In IoT environments, many devices have very limited computing resources, so the security assumptions differ from those for PCs and smartphones. The lab examines the characteristics of malware and attacks in this environment and explores how to build devices and software that reduce threats.
*Illustrative imageAdvanced Virtualization Software
The lab studies virtualization software specialized for providing advanced functions. It explores software that analyzes, detects, and prevents attacks efficiently, as well as software that provides virtual hardware with special behavior.
MembersFaculty
The System Security Lab consists of faculty members, students in the doctoral, master's, and undergraduate programs, and research students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorYoshihiro Oyama
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “LC-P computer keyboard - IC encapsulated on printed circuit board-3464” Raimond Spekking / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Analyzing Sophisticated Malware: “2.5 Inch Hard Drive Mechanism” RetroEditor / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Preventing Attacks in IoT Environments: “Outdoor wireless security IP camera at Nuthurst, Sussex 2” Acabashi / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Advanced Virtualization Software: “Diagramme ArchiHyperviseur” Primalmotion / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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