Yi Chen Associate Member

E-mail: chenyi2023(AT)tsinghua.edu.cn

Education background

Sep. 2019 – Jul. 2023, Tsinghua University, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Computer Science and Technology

Sep. 2016 – Jul. 2018, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, School of Electronic Information and Communications, Electronic and Communication Engineering

Sep. 2012 – Jul. 2016, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, School of Electronic Information and Communications, Electronic Information Engineering

Experience

Aug. 2026 – Present, Institute for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University, Associate Member

Jul. 2023 – Jul. 2026, Institute for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University, Postdoctoral Fellow (Collaborating Supervisor: Prof. Xiaoyun Wang)

Areas of Research Interests/ Research Projects

Interdisciplinary Research in AI and Cryptography

Honors And Awards

Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST (2024)

Shuimu Tsinghua Scholar Program (2023)

Academic Achievement

In recent 5 years (*: corresponding author):

[1] Jiashuo Liu, Ruijie Ma, Manman Li, Yi Chen*, Shaozhen Chen. Extracting CNNs in the Unknown-Architecture and Feedback-Agnostic Setting. arXiv

[2] Yantian Shen, Yi Chen*, Anyu Wang, Hongbo Yu, Xiaoyun Wang. Cryptanalytic Extraction of Neural Networks Without Known Architecture Assumption. IACR eprint

[3] Ruijie Ma, Yi Chen*, Jiarui Zhang, Hongbo Yu. Breaking Slope and Structure Restrictions: Broadening Hard-Label Cryptanalytic Extraction of PReLU Neural Networks. IACR eprint

[4] Fei Yuan, Yantian Shen, Qingyuan Yu, Yi Chen*, Binghui Wang*, Hongbo Yu, Anyu Wang, Xiaoyun Wang. GuidedRay: Diversity-Guided Direction Discovery for Targeted Hard-Label Black-Box Attacks. arXiv

[5] Yanna Jiang, Guangsheng Yu, Qingyuan Yu, Yi Chen*, Qin Wang. Why Neural Structural Obfuscation Can't Kill White-Box Watermarks for Good! arXiv

[6] Yi Chen, Xiaoyang Dong, Ruijie Ma, Yantian Shen, Anyu Wang, Hongbo Yu, Xiaoyun Wang*.

Delving into Cryptanalytic Extraction of PReLU Neural Networks. ASIACRYPT (2) 2025: 576-607

[7] Yi Chen, Xiaoyang Dong, Jian Guo, Yantian Shen, Anyu Wang, Xiaoyun Wang*. Hard-Label Cryptanalytic Extraction of Neural Network Models. ASIACRYPT (8) 2024: 207-236

[8] Yi Chen, Yantian Shen, Hongbo Yu*, Sitong Yuan. A New Neural Distinguisher Considering Features Derived From Multiple Ciphertext Pairs. Comput. J. 66(6): 1419-1433 (2023)

[9] Yi Chen, Yantian Shen, Hongbo Yu*. Neural-Aided Statistical Attack for Cryptanalysis. Comput. J. 66(10): 2480-2498 (2023)

[10] Yi Chen, Zhenzhen Bao, Hongbo Yu*. Differential-Linear Approximation Semi-unconstrained Searching and Partition Tree: Application to LEA and Speck. ASIACRYPT (3) 2023: 223-255

[11] Yi Chen, Zhenzhen Bao, Yantian Shen, Hongbo Yu*. A Deep Learning aided Key Recovery Framework for Large-State Block Ciphers. SCIENCE CHINA Information Sciences 2022

[12] Anubhab Baksi, Jakub Breier, Yi Chen, Xiaoyang Dong. Machine Learning Assisted Differential Distinguishers For Lightweight Ciphers. DATE 2021: 176-181