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Smart Contract Security

Finding, fixing and formally ruling out exploitable bugs in contracts and protocols.

Smart contracts hold real value and cannot easily be patched. We analyse contracts and protocol designs for exploitable behaviour and use formal methods to rule whole classes of bugs out.

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  1. 012026JournalDOI

    zk-HTLCA formally verified defense against linkability attacks in trust-minimized cross-chain networks

    Tuan-Dung Tran, Bao Huynh, Van-Hau Pham

    Computer Networks

  2. 022026JournalDOI

    CrossGuardA multi-modal few-shot learning framework for detecting cross-chain smart contract vulnerabilities

    Tuan-Dung Tran, Khoi Le Quoc, Van-Hau Pham

    Cluster Computing

  3. 032026JournalDOI

    The fire tries goldEvaluating pre-trained language models for multi-label vulnerability detection in ethereum smart contracts

    Trung Kien Luu, Doan Minh Trung, Tuan-Dung Tran, Phan The Duy, Van-Hau Pham

    Journal of Systems and Software

  4. 042026JournalDOI

    Evolutionary soft computing for interpretable exploit generation in cross-chain bridges

    Tuan-Dung Tran, Phuong-Dai Bui, Van-Hau Pham

    Applied Soft Computing

  5. 052026JournalDOI

    FedvulnScalable and privacy-preserving federated graph learning for smart contract vulnerability detection on parallel systems

    Tuan-Dung Tran, Phuong-Dai Bui, Nguyen Tan Cam, Van-Hau Pham

    Future Generation Computer Systems

  6. 062026ConferenceDOI

    DynaGuardA Dynamic Trust-Weighted Mechanism for BFT Attack Resilience in Cross-Shard Blockchain Networks

    Tuan-Dung Tran, Phuong-Dai Bui, Thinh Le, Van-Hau Pham

    Communications in Computer and Information Science (Computational Intelligence in Engineering Science)

  7. 072026ConferenceDOI

    SplitSightMulti-Dimensional Verification for Client-Side TLS Interception

    Quang Nguyen Minh Vu, Quoc Tan Gia Pham, Vu Quang Phan, Toan Ngoc Khuong, Dung Tuan Tran

    Proceedings of the 2026 11th International Conference on Intelligent Information Technology

  8. 082024ConferenceDOI

    ChainSniperA Machine Learning Approach for Auditing Cross-Chain Smart Contracts

    Tuan-Dung Tran, Kiet Anh Vo, Duy The Phan, Cam Nguyen Tan, Van-Hau Pham

    Proceedings of the 2024 9th International Conference on Intelligent Information Technology

  9. 092023JournalDOI

    FedChain-HunterA reliable and privacy-preserving aggregation for federated threat hunting framework in SDN-based IIoT

    Phan The Duy, Nguyen Huu Quyen, Nghi Hoang Khoa, Tuan-Dung Tran, Van-Hau Pham

    Internet of Things

  10. 102023ConferenceDOI

    Contextual Language Model and Transfer Learning for Reentrancy Vulnerability Detection in Smart Contracts

    Bằng Lê Hồng, Thắng Lê Đức, Trung Đoàn Minh, Dũng Trần Tuấn, Duy Phan Thế, Hậu Phạm Văn

    Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Information and Communication Technology