Zhoulai Fu
Zhoulai Fu
Research Associate Professor

Department of Computer Science
Data & Intelligent Computing Lab
State University of New York, Korea

Phone
032-626-1217
Interests
Programming Language Theory and Implementation, Program Analysis, Testing and Verification, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Security, Scientific Computing, and Abstract Interpretation. Special focus on improving software reliability through formal methods, numerical error analysis, and scalable verification techniques.
Biography

Zhoulai Fu is a tenured Associate Professor at the State University of New York (SUNY), Korea, and jointly serves as a Research Associate Professor at Stony Brook University, New York, United States. He is also affiliated with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech. His academic background spans France, Denmark, Spain, and the United States, with prior positions at Virginia Tech, IT University of Copenhagen, University of California, Davis, and INRIA, France. 

Research

Zhoulai Fu's research focuses on approaching software engineering problems through mathematical and programming language techniques. His work spans abstract interpretation, numerical error analysis, automated testing, formal verification, and machine learning. He has published extensively at top-tier Programming Language/Software Engineering conferences such as PLDI, POPL, OOPSLA, ICSE, and CAV. His research contributions include developing innovative analysis, testing, and verification tools that outperform the state-of-the-art. His work has led to significant solutions in system security, software robustness, and scalable analysis tools. 

Teaching Summary
CSE 215: Foundations of Computer Science (Spring & Fall 2022, 2023, 2024); CSE 216: Programming Abstractions (Spring & Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025); CSE 487: Research in Computer Science (Spring 2022, Fall 2023).