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trowlett0.bsky.social
GUIFuzz++ is the first general-purpose fuzzer for desktop GUI software! Fuzzing by translating AFL++ random input into user interaction with GUIs, leading to the discovery of 23 new bugs!

Paper: futures.cs.utah.edu/papers/25ASE.pdf
Source: github.com/FuturesLab/GUIFuzzPlusPlus

Go test some GUIs!
September 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
gabriel-sherman.bsky.social
OGHarn mutationally generates harnesses and uses 3 oracles of behavior to determine both their utility and validity, leading to the discovery of 41 new bugs(with zero false-positive crashes)!

Paper: futures.cs.utah.edu/papers/25ICS...
Source: github.com/FuturesLab/O...

Happy Fuzzing! 🐛
March 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
snagycs.bsky.social
Super psyched to unveil GUIFuzz++: our grey-box fuzzer for desktop GUI applications, led by FuTURES³ Lab undergraduate researchers Dillon Otto and @trowlett0.bsky.social.

Coming soon to ASE 2025!

futures.cs.utah.edu/papers/25ASE...
github.com/FuturesLab/G...
September 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
yeaseen.bsky.social
Transcompiler lost in translation? Let TeTRIS uncover all its syntax frustrations! Happy to share my #ACSAC paper w/@snagycs.bsky.social:"TeTRIS: General-purpose Fuzzing for Translation Bugs in Source-to-Source Transpilers"!
PDF: futures.cs.utah.edu/papers/25ACS...
Code: github.com/FuturesLab/T...
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
snagycs.bsky.social
Fantastic job by my student @zaoyang.bsky.social presenting his decompiler fuzzing work Bin2Wrong at USENIX ATC! 🔥

Paper: futures.cs.utah.edu/papers/25ATC...
Slides: futures.cs.utah.edu/papers/25ATC...
Code: github.com/FuturesLab/B...
Impacts of Bin2Wrong-found bugs: binary.ninja/2024/06/19/r...
July 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
snagycs.bsky.social
Paper: futures.cs.utah.edu/papers/25ICSE-b.pdf
Slides: futures.cs.utah.edu/papers/25ICSE-b_slides.pdf
Code: github.com/FuturesLab/OGHarn

Happy fuzzing!
April 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
levelherup.bsky.social
We’re joining City of Swan Libraries to celebrate 10 years of the Futures Lab 🎉 We can’t wait to see you there 🤖🎮

📅 5.30-7pm, Friday November 14, Midland Town Hall

More info on the City of Swan website: coslibraries.com/FuturesLab
November 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
zaoyang.bsky.social
Check it out!
📄 Paper: futures.cs.utah.edu/papers/25ATC.pdf
🛠️ Bin2Wrong: github.com/FuturesLab/Bin2Wrong
💥Some impacts of bugs Bin2Wrong found: binary.ninja/2024/06/19/restructuring-the-decompiler.html

#fuzzing #decompilation
May 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
futures.csis.org
Congratulations to Nico Vacca on receiving the CSIS Pearce Achievement Award, a merit-based recognition presented to a select group of CSIS interns for exceptional contributions and impact.

#CSIS #FuturesLab #Achievement
May 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
futures.csis.org
A look at how narratives spread across Bluesky during conflict can shape the information environment.

Read: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tapping-americas-distaste-forever-wars-spread-iranian-narratives-bluesky

#Disinformation #GlobalSecurity #FuturesLab
May 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
futures.csis.org
As AI enters military and foreign policy decisionmaking, concerns around escalation bias and crisis instability are growing.

Read: https://www.csis.org/analysis/ai-escalation-danger-trump-and-xi-must-address

#AI #GlobalSecurity #FuturesLab
May 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM
futures.csis.org
New from CSIS Futures Lab: Testing the Future of Joint All-Domain Operations in Africa

How are emerging technologies reshaping military operations across domains?

Read: https://www.csis.org/analysis/testing-future-joint-all-domain-operations-africa

#GlobalSecurity #Defense #FuturesLab
May 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
futures.csis.org
The CSIS Futures Lab is moving to the offense—uncovering where, when, why, and how authoritarian regimes push in the gray zone. Transparency is power. 🔍⚡️

Check out the Competition Lab here:https://www.csis.org/programs/futures-lab/projects/competition-lab
#CSIS #FuturesLab #GrayZone
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
tciamn.bsky.social
As we read Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, we begin to see how important her Himba heritage is. Himbatribe.com is a great resource to learn more about the Himba. Check it out!

Join us Sep 27th as we dive deeper: app.youform.com/forms/ohwp8dkw

Photo: Tjingi Tjinginda

#FuturesLab #BookClub #Afrofuturism
September 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
snagycs.bsky.social
Awesome to see @yeaseen.bsky.social's work on transpiler testing recognized by the Go2Hx dev community! community.haxe.org/t/go2hx-work-in-progress/2821/24#p-14532-research-paper-review-1 😁

Interested in improving transpilers? Check out our fuzzer TeTRIS! github.com/FuturesLab/TeTRIS
Go2hx Work in Progress
@back2dos Thanks for the kind words! Your points are well reasoned, I think it is indeed paradoxically less ambitious. Though go2hx already use’s Go’s frontend, building a Go backend first to bootstra...
community.haxe.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
tewksgreenparty.bsky.social
🎭 Tewkesbury FuturesLab is a UWE Bristol research project made with community partners, including Severn Story Lab.

3 new films from the Roses Theatre event (18 March) are out now - trailer, full performance + audience response, performance alone.

Watch+fill in survey (in comments): #Tewkesbury
Two performers hold open umbrellas blue and gold umbrellas. The gold umbrella is held by a smiling woman in blue. The person holding the blue umbrellas is hidden behind a man in a red top, gesturing animatedly in the foreground. There are two more umbrellas at the bottom of the picture, one lilac and one pink, which are probably being held by two people who cannot be seen as they are crouching behind them. Four performers on a dimly lit stage bathed in blue light: a woman playing violin beside a bare tree silhouette, a man kneeling with his hand on a wooden block, and two women kneeling nearby, all looking upward, with a projected cloudy sky backdrop. Six performers on stage under purple lighting around a wooden tree silhouette; a violinist stands centre-back while three performers look on, one kneeling and two seated, with two more standing at the front, one in a yellow jumper and one in a red top speaking. A line of six performers on stage moving in sequence across a green-lit set, with a bare tree silhouette and a multi-level wooden platform decorated with greenery and sacks in the background.
August 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
bestofhn.bsky.social
A register-level, invariant-guided fuzzer for binaries.

Submit to upvote on HN
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GitHub - FuturesLab/Binvariants
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July 7, 2026 at 3:32 AM
ocean-climate.bsky.social
[#COP27] "What if we tried to think outside of the box? To do so, we need to be bold, we need to be creative, and we need all of you around the table" 🙌 @LPicourt
#OceanforClimate #TogetherforImplementation #FuturesLab
February 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
futures.csis.org
AI is changing more than technology—it is reshaping institutions, labor, and society. Pope Leo XIV argues governance should start there.

Read: https://www.csis.org/analysis/vatican-just-outmaneuvered-washington-ai
#AI #Technology #FuturesLab
June 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
futures.csis.org
Military power starts long before the battlefield. Economic warfare shapes how states convert capital, technology, and industry into strategic advantage.

Read: https://www.csis.org/analysis/economic-warfare-and-military-power
#GlobalSecurity #Defense #FuturesLab
June 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
futures.csis.org
Sea power begins with economic power. Maritime strength depends on the shipyards, ports, logistics networks, and workforce that sustain it.

Read: https://www.csis.org/analysis/revisiting-relationship-between-economic-and-sea-power
#MaritimeSecurity #GlobalSecurity #FuturesLab
June 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
futures.csis.org
Could Africa help shape the future of military innovation?

Read: https://www.csis.org/analysis/testing-future-joint-all-domain-operations-africa

#Defense #Africa #FuturesLab
June 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
futures.csis.org
Pope Leo XIV is reframing the AI debate around governance, human dignity, and the societal impacts already unfolding today.

Read: https://www.csis.org/analysis/vatican-just-outmaneuvered-washington-ai

#AI #Technology #FuturesLab
June 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
futures.csis.org
Maritime power depends on more than naval fleets—it also relies on the industrial and economic systems that sustain them.

Read: https://www.csis.org/analysis/revisiting-relationship-between-economic-and-sea-power

#MaritimeSecurity #GlobalSecurity #FuturesLab
May 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
futures.csis.org
Economic power is increasingly becoming a core element of military strength and strategic competition.

Read: https://www.csis.org/analysis/economic-warfare-and-military-power
#GlobalSecurity #Defense #FuturesLab
May 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM