Yanan (Yaya) Guo
Hi there! I am currently an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Rochester. I received my Ph.D. from Pitt, where I worked with my advisor Dr. Jun Yang on computer architecture and computer security.
Research Interests:
My research interests lie in computer architecture and cybersecurity, with a focus on the following areas:
GPU memory safety (e.g., [USENIX Seurity'24]).
CPU/GPU side channels (e.g., [NDSS'26]).
GPU microarchitecture characterization and optimization (e.g., [MICRO'25]).
Openings: I am looking for new PhD students to join my research team. If you are interested, please send me an email with your CV.
Office Hours: I dedicate 30 minutes every week to provide guidance or suggestions for undergraduate students. If you need help or wish to discuss topics such as life, career paths, graduate school applications, or research ideas, please send me an email to schedule a meeting.
Contact Info
3403 Wegmans Hall
585-275-5671
Recent News
07/2025: Our project on protecting GPU memory safety for AI workflows is awarded by NSF, thanks NSF!
07/2025: Our paper on vGPU side-channel attacks is accepted to NDSS'26.
07/2025: Our paper on the security/performance of GPU eviction hints is accepted to MICRO'25.
06/2024: Our paper on quantum circuit cutting is accepted to ASPLOS'24 (will be presented at ASPLOS 2025).
06/2024: Our paper on GPU memory corruption attacks is accepted to USENIX Security'24.
04/2024: Our paper on memory safety protection is accepted to ICS'24.
03/2024: Our paper on GPU side channels is accepted to USENIX Security'24.
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Recent Publications (Full List)
Exploiting TLBs in Virtualized GPUs for Cross-VM Side-Channel Attacks
Hongyue Jin, Yanan Guo, and Zhenkai Zhang
The Network and Distributed System Security Symposium 2026.
(NDSS'26)
Security and Performance Implications of GPU Cache Eviction Priority Hints
Qizhong Wang, Xiangyue Huang, Yanan Guo, and Yuanchao Xu
58th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Microarchitecture.
(MICRO'25)
GPU Memory Exploitation for Fun and Profit
Yanan Guo, Zhenkai Zhang, and Jun Yang
33rd USENIX Security Symposium.
(USENIX Security'24)
Invalidate+Compare: A Timer-Free GPU Cache Attack Primitive
Zhenkai Zhang, Kunbei Cai, Yanan Guo, Fan Yao, and Xing Gao
33rd USENIX Security Symposium.
(USENIX Security'24)
Recent PC Service
2026: USENIX Security'26, ASPLOS'26, HPCA'26
2025: ISCA'25, HPCA'25, MICRO'25, GLSVLSI'25, HASP'25