Zedong Peng ๅฝญๆณฝๆ
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Department of Computer Science
University of Montana ยท Missoula, Montana, USA
Dr. Zedong Peng is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Montana, specializing in software engineering, requirements engineering, and automated testing. His current work studies the security and reliability of LLM-generated code, and uses AI to bridge the gap between software requirements and quality assurance.
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Best Paper Runner-up Award
IEEE 27th International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration for Data Science (IRI 2026)
For "Cross-Cutting Security Analysis of LLM-Generated Code via Metamorphic Testing and Association Rule Mining".
Read the paperTwo papers accepted at IEEE IRI 2026
Seattle, WA, USA
"Cross-Cutting Security Analysis of LLM-Generated Code" and "Evaluating and Improving Pedagogical Fit in LLM-Based AI Tutors with the Pedagogical Suitability Index".
See publicationsPaper accepted at IEEE SANER 2026
March 2026Limassol, Cyprus
"Failure-Aware Enhancements for Large Language Model (LLM) Code Generation: An Empirical Study on Decision Framework".
Best Reviewer Award
August 2025IEEE 26th International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration for Data Science
Outstanding Service Award
August 2024IEEE 25th International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration for Data Science
Graduate Student Engineer of the Month Award
2022-2023Outstanding CEAS graduate student at University of Cincinnati
Robert J. Herbold Fellowship
2021-2022College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Cincinnati ($10,000)
Best Emerging Results and Vision Paper Award
October 202115th ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM 2021)
Best Research Paper Award
September 202129th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE 2021)
Student Volunteer Outstanding Service Award
August 202021st IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration for Data Science (IEEE IRI 2020)
Looking for a PhD student
I am recruiting a PhD student to join my group in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Montana. Beyond a strong technical background, here is what I hope you bring:
A life outside research
You enjoy life and have hobbies of your own, and you know how to keep research and the rest of your life in balance.
Patience and genuine curiosity
You are patient and enthusiastic about research, and willing to sit down and read the literature in the field carefully and thoroughly.
Open communication
You communicate thoughtfully, including about how you are feeling. When you run into difficulty, you raise it early and ask for support rather than struggling alone.
If that sounds like you, I would be glad to hear from you. Please get in touch with your CV and a short note about what you would like to work on.
Research Interests
Software Engineering
Security of LLM-Generated Code
AI for Software Engineering
Requirements Engineering
Requirements Traceability
Automated Vulnerability Detection
Metamorphic Testing
RAG & NL-to-Test Bidirectional Chain
Software Engineering Education