<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="3.10.0">Jekyll</generator><link href="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><link href="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" /><updated>2026-08-26T18:36:21+00:00</updated><id>https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/feed.xml</id><title type="html">Secure Reasoning Lab</title><subtitle>Research lab at NYU Abu Dhabi working on large language models, cyber reasoning systems, and AI security.</subtitle><author><name>Secure Reasoning Lab</name><email>jy5951@nyu.edu</email><uri>https://hubertyoo.github.io/</uri></author><entry><title type="html">NYU Tandon launches NSOC</title><link href="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2026/08/nsoc-launch/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="NYU Tandon launches NSOC" /><published>2026-08-24T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-08-24T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2026/08/nsoc-launch</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2026/08/nsoc-launch/"><![CDATA[<p>NYU Tandon has launched the <a href="https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/nyu-tandon-launches-initiative-close-critical-gap-open-source-security-and-train-students-who">NYU Software Supply Chain Security Operations Center (NSOC)</a>, an NYU Center for Cybersecurity initiative that embeds master’s students in open-source communities for a year of hands-on supply-chain security work. Prof. Jiahao Yu co-founded NSOC with Justin Cappos, Andrew Nesbitt, and Vlad-Stefan Harbuz. The first cohort starts in January 2027. More at <a href="https://nsoc.engineering.nyu.edu/">nsoc.engineering.nyu.edu</a>.</p>]]></content><author><name>Secure Reasoning Lab</name><email>jy5951@nyu.edu</email><uri>https://hubertyoo.github.io/</uri></author><category term="lab" /><category term="news" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[NYU Tandon has launched the NYU Software Supply Chain Security Operations Center (NSOC), an NYU Center for Cybersecurity initiative that embeds master’s students in open-source communities for a year of hands-on supply-chain security work. Prof. Jiahao Yu co-founded NSOC with Justin Cappos, Andrew Nesbitt, and Vlad-Stefan Harbuz. The first cohort starts in January 2027. More at nsoc.engineering.nyu.edu.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Jiahao Yu joins NYU Abu Dhabi</title><link href="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2026/06/joining-nyuad/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Jiahao Yu joins NYU Abu Dhabi" /><published>2026-06-04T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-04T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2026/06/joining-nyuad</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2026/06/joining-nyuad/"><![CDATA[<p>Jiahao Yu will join the Department of Computer Engineering at <a href="https://nyuad.nyu.edu/">New York University Abu Dhabi</a> as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor. The Secure Reasoning Lab is actively looking for self-motivated Ph.D. students and postdocs. See <a href="/join/">Join Us</a>.</p>]]></content><author><name>Secure Reasoning Lab</name><email>jy5951@nyu.edu</email><uri>https://hubertyoo.github.io/</uri></author><category term="lab" /><category term="recruiting" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Jiahao Yu will join the Department of Computer Engineering at New York University Abu Dhabi as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor. The Secure Reasoning Lab is actively looking for self-motivated Ph.D. students and postdocs. See Join Us.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">PatchAgent selected as a CSAW 2025 finalist</title><link href="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2025/10/patchagent-csaw/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="PatchAgent selected as a CSAW 2025 finalist" /><published>2025-10-06T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2025-10-06T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2025/10/patchagent-csaw</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2025/10/patchagent-csaw/"><![CDATA[<p>Our work <strong>PatchAgent</strong> was accepted as a CSAW 2025 finalist (Technical Impact Runner-up). We presented the work in New York City.</p>]]></content><author><name>Secure Reasoning Lab</name><email>jy5951@nyu.edu</email><uri>https://hubertyoo.github.io/</uri></author><category term="award" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Our work PatchAgent was accepted as a CSAW 2025 finalist (Technical Impact Runner-up). We presented the work in New York City.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">EntroPO ranks 1st on SWE-bench Lite (open-weight)</title><link href="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2025/10/entropo-leaderboard/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="EntroPO ranks 1st on SWE-bench Lite (open-weight)" /><published>2025-10-05T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2025-10-05T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2025/10/entropo-leaderboard</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2025/10/entropo-leaderboard/"><![CDATA[<p>The official SWE-bench Verified and SWE-bench Lite open-weight leaderboards were updated. <strong>EntroPO</strong> ranks 1st on SWE-bench Lite and 5th on SWE-bench Verified, behind only models about 10× larger.</p>]]></content><author><name>Secure Reasoning Lab</name><email>jy5951@nyu.edu</email><uri>https://hubertyoo.github.io/</uri></author><category term="results" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[The official SWE-bench Verified and SWE-bench Lite open-weight leaderboards were updated. EntroPO ranks 1st on SWE-bench Lite and 5th on SWE-bench Verified, behind only models about 10× larger.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">GPO covered by MIT Technology Review China</title><link href="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2025/10/gpo-mittr/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="GPO covered by MIT Technology Review China" /><published>2025-10-05T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2025-10-05T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2025/10/gpo-mittr</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2025/10/gpo-mittr/"><![CDATA[<p>Our work <strong>GPO: Learning from Critical Steps to Improve LLM Reasoning</strong> was covered by <a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/4wmqwyMJyfIfpZV8YvN70A">MIT Technology Review China</a>.</p>]]></content><author><name>Secure Reasoning Lab</name><email>jy5951@nyu.edu</email><uri>https://hubertyoo.github.io/</uri></author><category term="media" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Our work GPO: Learning from Critical Steps to Improve LLM Reasoning was covered by MIT Technology Review China.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Soft-label toxicity work covered by MIT Technology Review China</title><link href="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2025/03/soft-label-mittr/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Soft-label toxicity work covered by MIT Technology Review China" /><published>2025-03-18T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2025-03-18T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2025/03/soft-label-mittr</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2025/03/soft-label-mittr/"><![CDATA[<p>Our work <strong>Soft-Label Integration for Robust Toxicity Classification</strong> was covered by <a href="https://www.mittrchina.com/news/detail/14555">MIT Technology Review China</a>.</p>]]></content><author><name>Secure Reasoning Lab</name><email>jy5951@nyu.edu</email><uri>https://hubertyoo.github.io/</uri></author><category term="media" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Our work Soft-Label Integration for Robust Toxicity Classification was covered by MIT Technology Review China.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">GPTFuzzer wins the Geekcon 2023 Breakthrough Award</title><link href="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2024/04/gptfuzzer-geekcon/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="GPTFuzzer wins the Geekcon 2023 Breakthrough Award" /><published>2024-04-18T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2024-04-18T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2024/04/gptfuzzer-geekcon</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2024/04/gptfuzzer-geekcon/"><![CDATA[<p>Our GPTFuzzer work received the <a href="https://geekcon.top/2023/en/">Geekcon 2023 Annual Themed Debate Breakthrough Award</a> and was covered by <a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/MmTce9eEG3PihXvlhIwH_A">SECGEEK</a>.</p>]]></content><author><name>Secure Reasoning Lab</name><email>jy5951@nyu.edu</email><uri>https://hubertyoo.github.io/</uri></author><category term="award" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Our GPTFuzzer work received the Geekcon 2023 Annual Themed Debate Breakthrough Award and was covered by SECGEEK.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">BandFuzz wins first prize at SBFT 2024</title><link href="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2024/04/bandfuzz-sbft/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="BandFuzz wins first prize at SBFT 2024" /><published>2024-04-16T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2024-04-16T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2024/04/bandfuzz-sbft</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2024/04/bandfuzz-sbft/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>BandFuzz</strong> won first prize in the SBFT fuzzing competition and was covered by <a href="https://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/computer-science/news-events/news/articles/2024/pioneering-an-ai-driven-approach-to-cybersecurity-analysis.html">McCormick School of Engineering News</a>.</p>]]></content><author><name>Secure Reasoning Lab</name><email>jy5951@nyu.edu</email><uri>https://hubertyoo.github.io/</uri></author><category term="award" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[BandFuzz won first prize in the SBFT fuzzing competition and was covered by McCormick School of Engineering News.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Custom GPT prompt-injection work covered by WIRED</title><link href="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2023/11/wired-prompt-injection/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Custom GPT prompt-injection work covered by WIRED" /><published>2023-11-29T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2023-11-29T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2023/11/wired-prompt-injection</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://secure-reasoning-lab.github.io/posts/2023/11/wired-prompt-injection/"><![CDATA[<p>Our prompt-injection study on custom GPTs was covered by <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/openai-custom-chatbots-gpts-prompt-injection-attacks/">WIRED</a>.</p>]]></content><author><name>Secure Reasoning Lab</name><email>jy5951@nyu.edu</email><uri>https://hubertyoo.github.io/</uri></author><category term="media" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Our prompt-injection study on custom GPTs was covered by WIRED.]]></summary></entry></feed>