Publications

Peer-reviewed papers, articles, and thesis work spanning fuzzing, reduction, evaluation, and JavaScript systems.

2026

FuzzMeter: An Experimental Platform for Systematic Fuzzer Benchmarking
Renáta Hodován, Ákos Kiss
ICSME 2026
FuzzingEvaluation
Accepted for publication
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FuzzMeter: An Experimental Platform for Systematic Fuzzer Benchmarking
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@InProceedings{hodovan2026fuzzmeter, author = {Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Kiss, {\'A}kos}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 42nd International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2026)}, title = {{FuzzMeter}: An Experimental Platform for Systematic Fuzzer Benchmarking}, topics = {Fuzzing, Evaluation}, year = {2026}, month = sep, publisher = {IEEE}, location = {Benevento, Italy}, }
Grammar-Aware Coverage-Guided Fuzzing with Grammarinator and AFL++
Renáta Hodován, Ákos Kiss
VST 2026, 365–372
FuzzingSecurity
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Grammar-Aware Coverage-Guided Fuzzing with Grammarinator and AFL++
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@InProceedings{hodovan2026grammar, author = {Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Kiss, {\'A}kos}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Validation, Analysis, and Evolution of Software Tests (VST 2026) in 2026 IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering - Companion (SANER-C 2026)}, title = {Grammar-Aware Coverage-Guided Fuzzing with {Grammarinator} and {AFL++}}, topics = {Fuzzing, Security}, year = {2026}, month = mar, pages = {365--372}, publisher = {IEEE}, doi = {10.1109/SANER-C67878.2026.00055}, location = {Limassol, Cyprus}, }

2025

Grammarinator Meets LibFuzzer: A Structure-Aware In-Process Approach
Renáta Hodován, Ákos Kiss
ICSOFT 2025, 178–189
FuzzingSecurity
Best paper award
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Grammarinator Meets LibFuzzer: A Structure-Aware In-Process Approach
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@InProceedings{hodovan2025grammarinator, author = {Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Kiss, {\'A}kos}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Software Technologies ({ICSOFT 2025})}, title = {{Grammarinator} Meets {LibFuzzer}: A Structure-Aware In-Process Approach}, topics = {Fuzzing, Security}, year = {2025}, month = jun, pages = {178--189}, publisher = {SciTePress}, doi = {10.5220/0013571500003964}, location = {Bilbao, Spain}, }
Targeted Testing of Compiler Optimizations via Grammar-Level Composition Styles
Zitong Zhou, Ben Limpanukorn, Hong Jin Kang, Jiyuan Wang, Yaoxuan Wu, Ákos Kiss, Renáta Hodován, Miryung Kim
arXiv
Fuzzing
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Targeted Testing of Compiler Optimizations via Grammar-Level Composition Styles
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@Misc{zhou2025targeted, author = {Zhou, Zitong and Limpanukorn, Ben and Kang, Hong Jin and Wang, Jiyuan and Wu, Yaoxuan and Kiss, {\'A}kos and Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Kim, Miryung}, title = {Targeted Testing of Compiler Optimizations via Grammar-Level Composition Styles}, topics = {Fuzzing}, year = {2025}, arxiv = {2512.04344}, doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2512.04344}, }

2022

The effect of hoisting on variants of Hierarchical Delta Debugging
Dániel Vince, Renáta Hodován, Daniella Bársony, Ákos Kiss
Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, 34(11), e2483:1–e2483:26
ReductionEvaluation
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The effect of hoisting on variants of Hierarchical Delta Debugging
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@Article{vince2022effect, author = {Vince, D\'aniel and Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and B\'arsony, Daniella and Kiss, {\'A}kos}, journal = {Journal of Software: Evolution and Process}, title = {The effect of hoisting on variants of Hierarchical Delta Debugging}, topics = {Reduction, Evaluation}, year = {2022}, month = nov, number = {11}, pages = {e2483:1--e2483:26}, volume = {34}, doi = {10.1002/smr.2483}, publisher = {Wiley}, }

2021

Extending Hierarchical Delta Debugging with Hoisting
Dániel Vince, Renáta Hodován, Daniella Bársony, Ákos Kiss
AST 2021, 60–69
Reduction
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Extending Hierarchical Delta Debugging with Hoisting
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@InProceedings{vince2021extending, author = {Vince, D\'aniel and Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and B\'arsony, Daniella and Kiss, {\'A}kos}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2nd {ACM}/{IEEE} International Conference on Automation of Software Test ({AST 2021})}, title = {Extending Hierarchical Delta Debugging with Hoisting}, topics = {Reduction}, year = {2021}, month = may, pages = {60--69}, publisher = {IEEE}, doi = {10.1109/AST52587.2021.00015}, location = {Madrid, Spain (Virtual)}, }
Reduction-assisted Fault Localization: Don't Throw Away the By-products!
Dániel Vince, Renáta Hodován, Ákos Kiss
ICSOFT 2021, 196–206
Reduction
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Reduction-assisted Fault Localization: Don't Throw Away the By-products!
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@InProceedings{vince2021reductionassisted, author = {Vince, D\'aniel and Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Kiss, {\'A}kos}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Software Technologies ({ICSOFT 2021})}, title = {Reduction-assisted Fault Localization: Don't Throw Away the By-products!}, topics = {Reduction}, year = {2021}, month = jul, pages = {196--206}, publisher = {SciTePress}, doi = {10.5220/0010560501960206}, location = {Online}, }

2019

Fuzz Testing and Test Case Reduction
Renáta Hodován
University of Szeged
FuzzingReductionSecurity
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Fuzz Testing and Test Case Reduction
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@PhdThesis{hodovan2019fuzztesting, author = {Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata}, school = {University of Szeged}, title = {Fuzz Testing and Test Case Reduction}, topics = {Fuzzing, Reduction, Security}, year = {2019}, doi = {10.14232/phd.10100}, }
Fuzzing JavaScript Environment APIs with Interdependent Function Calls
Renáta Hodován, Dániel Vince, Ákos Kiss
IFM 2019, 11918, 212–226
FuzzingJavaScriptSecurity
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Fuzzing JavaScript Environment APIs with Interdependent Function Calls
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@InProceedings{hodovan2019fuzzing, author = {Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Vince, D\'aniel and Kiss, {\'A}kos}, booktitle = {Integrated Formal Methods -- 15th International Conference, {IFM} 2019, Bergen, Norway, December 2-6, 2019, Proceedings}, title = {Fuzzing {JavaScript} Environment {API}s with Interdependent Function Calls}, topics = {Fuzzing, JavaScript, Security}, year = {2019}, pages = {212--226}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science ({LNCS})}, volume = {11918}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-34968-4_12}, }
Security-related Commits in Open Source Web Browser Projects
Ákos Kiss, Renáta Hodován
SEAD 2019, 57–60
Security
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Security-related Commits in Open Source Web Browser Projects
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@InProceedings{kiss2019security, author = {Kiss, {\'A}kos and Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Software Security from Design to Deployment ({SEAD 2019}) held as part of the 34th {IEEE}/{ACM} International Conference on Automated Software Engineering Workshops}, title = {Security-related Commits in Open Source Web Browser Projects}, topics = {Security}, year = {2019}, month = nov, pages = {57--60}, publisher = {IEEE}, doi = {10.1109/ASEW.2019.00029}, location = {San Diego, California, USA}, }

2018

Fuzzinator: An Open-Source Modular Random Testing Framework
Renáta Hodován, Ákos Kiss
ICST 2018, 416–421
Fuzzing
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Fuzzinator: An Open-Source Modular Random Testing Framework
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@InProceedings{hodovan2018fuzzinator, author = {Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Kiss, {\'A}kos}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 11th {IEEE} International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation ({ICST 2018})}, title = {Fuzzinator: An Open-Source Modular Random Testing Framework}, topics = {Fuzzing}, year = {2018}, month = apr, pages = {416--421}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, doi = {10.1109/ICST.2018.00050}, location = {V\"aster\r{a}s, Sweden}, }
Grammarinator: A Grammar-Based Open Source Fuzzer
Renáta Hodován, Ákos Kiss, Tibor Gyimóthy
A-TEST 2018, 45–48
FuzzingSecurity
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Grammarinator: A Grammar-Based Open Source Fuzzer
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@InProceedings{hodovan2018grammarinator, author = {Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Kiss, {\'A}kos and Gyim\'othy, Tibor}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 9th {ACM} {SIGSOFT} International Workshop on Automating Test Case Design, Selection, and Evaluation ({A-TEST 2018})}, title = {Grammarinator: A Grammar-Based Open Source Fuzzer}, topics = {Fuzzing, Security}, year = {2018}, month = nov, pages = {45--48}, publisher = {ACM}, doi = {10.1145/3278186.3278193}, location = {Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA}, }
HDDr: A Recursive Variant of the Hierarchical Delta Debugging Algorithm
Ákos Kiss, Renáta Hodován, Tibor Gyimóthy
A-TEST 2018, 16–22
Reduction
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HDDr: A Recursive Variant of the Hierarchical Delta Debugging Algorithm
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@InProceedings{kiss2018hddr, author = {Kiss, {\'A}kos and Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Gyim\'othy, Tibor}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 9th {ACM} {SIGSOFT} International Workshop on Automating Test Case Design, Selection, and Evaluation ({A-TEST 2018})}, title = {{HDDr}: A Recursive Variant of the Hierarchical Delta Debugging Algorithm}, topics = {Reduction}, year = {2018}, month = nov, pages = {16--22}, publisher = {ACM}, doi = {10.1145/3278186.3278189}, location = {Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA}, }

2017

Coarse Hierarchical Delta Debugging
Renáta Hodován, Ákos Kiss, Tibor Gyimóthy
ICSME 2017, 194–203
Reduction
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Coarse Hierarchical Delta Debugging
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@InProceedings{hodovan2017coarse, author = {Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Kiss, {\'A}kos and Gyim\'othy, Tibor}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 33rd {IEEE} International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution ({ICSME 2017})}, title = {Coarse Hierarchical Delta Debugging}, topics = {Reduction}, year = {2017}, month = sep, pages = {194--203}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, doi = {10.1109/ICSME.2017.26}, location = {Shanghai, China}, }
Tree Preprocessing and Test Outcome Caching for Efficient Hierarchical Delta Debugging
Renáta Hodován, Ákos Kiss, Tibor Gyimóthy
AST 2017, 23–29
Reduction
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Tree Preprocessing and Test Outcome Caching for Efficient Hierarchical Delta Debugging
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@InProceedings{hodovan2017tree, author = {Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Kiss, {\'A}kos and Gyim\'othy, Tibor}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 12th {IEEE}/{ACM} International Workshop on Automation of Software Testing ({AST 2017})}, title = {Tree Preprocessing and Test Outcome Caching for Efficient Hierarchical Delta Debugging}, topics = {Reduction}, year = {2017}, month = may, pages = {23--29}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, doi = {10.1109/AST.2017.4}, location = {Buenos Aires, Argentina}, }

2016

Fuzzing JavaScript Engine APIs
Renáta Hodován, Ákos Kiss
iFM 2016, 9681, 425–438
FuzzingJavaScriptSecurity
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Fuzzing JavaScript Engine APIs
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@InProceedings{hodovan2016fuzzing, author = {Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Kiss, {\'A}kos}, booktitle = {Integrated Formal Methods -- 12th International Conference, {iFM} 2016, Reykjav{\'\i}k, Iceland, June 1-5, 2016, Proceedings}, title = {Fuzzing {JavaScript} Engine {APIs}}, topics = {Fuzzing, JavaScript, Security}, year = {2016}, pages = {425--438}, publisher = {Springer}, series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science ({LNCS})}, volume = {9681}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-33693-0_27}, }
Modernizing Hierarchical Delta Debugging
Renáta Hodován, Ákos Kiss
A-TEST 2016, 31–37
Reduction
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Modernizing Hierarchical Delta Debugging
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@InProceedings{hodovan2016modernizing, author = {Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Kiss, {\'A}kos}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Automating Test Case Design, Selection, and Evaluation ({A-TEST 2016})}, title = {Modernizing Hierarchical Delta Debugging}, topics = {Reduction}, year = {2016}, month = nov, pages = {31--37}, publisher = {ACM}, doi = {10.1145/2994291.2994296}, location = {Seattle, Washington, USA}, }
Practical Improvements to the Minimizing Delta Debugging Algorithm
Renáta Hodován, Ákos Kiss
ICSOFT 2016, 241–248
Reduction
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Practical Improvements to the Minimizing Delta Debugging Algorithm
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@InProceedings{hodovan2016practical, author = {Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Kiss, {\'A}kos}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 11th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies ({ICSOFT 2016}) -- Volume 1: {ICSOFT-EA}}, title = {Practical Improvements to the Minimizing Delta Debugging Algorithm}, topics = {Reduction}, year = {2016}, month = jul, pages = {241--248}, publisher = {SciTePress}, doi = {10.5220/0005988602410248}, location = {Lisbon, Portugal}, }

2012

Security Evolution of the Webkit Browser Engine
Renáta Hodován, Ákos Kiss
WSE 2012, 17–19
Security
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Security Evolution of the Webkit Browser Engine
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@InProceedings{hodovan2012security, author = {Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Kiss, {\'A}kos}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 14th {IEEE} International Symposium on Web Systems Evolution ({WSE 2012})}, title = {Security Evolution of the {Webkit} Browser Engine}, topics = {Security}, year = {2012}, month = sep, pages = {17--19}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, doi = {10.1109/WSE.2012.6320527}, location = {Riva del Garda, Italy}, }

2010

Regular Expressions on the Web
Renáta Hodován, Zoltán Herczeg, Ákos Kiss
WSE 2010, 29–32
JavaScript
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Regular Expressions on the Web
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@InProceedings{hodovan2010regular, author = {Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Herczeg, Zolt\'an and Kiss, {\'A}kos}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 12th {IEEE} International Symposium on Web Systems Evolution ({WSE 2010})}, title = {Regular Expressions on the Web}, topics = {JavaScript}, year = {2010}, month = sep, pages = {29--32}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, doi = {10.1109/WSE.2010.5623572}, location = {Timi\c{s}oara, Romania}, }

2009

Separating JavaScript Applications by Processes
Zoltán Horváth, Renáta Hodován, Ákos Kiss
SPLST'09, 189–194
JavaScript
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Separating JavaScript Applications by Processes
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@InProceedings{horvath2009separating, author = {Horv\'ath, Zolt\'an and Hodov\'an, Ren\'ata and Kiss, {\'A}kos}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 11th Symposium on Programming Languages and Software Tools ({SPLST'09}) and 7th Nordic Workshop on Model Driven Software Engineering ({NW-MODE'09})}, title = {Separating {JavaScript} Applications by Processes}, topics = {JavaScript}, year = {2009}, month = aug, pages = {189--194}, publisher = {Tampere University of Technology}, location = {Tampere, Finland}, }

Publications

2026

FuzzMeter: An Experimental Platform for Systematic Fuzzer Benchmarking

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Separating JavaScript Applications by Processes