Hi there! I'm @StengoS/Steven Ngo, a third-year software engineering Ph.D. student at the University of California, Irvine (UCI)’s Informatics Department with Dr. Joshua Garcia as my advisor (SORA Lab). I did my undergrad in software engineering with a minor in psychology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. I particularly enjoy research in the areas of software security, developer-centered security, and software engineering & security education.

I have previous experience with threat modeling processes, Android program analysis, open-source security, software mutation testing, cyber-physical systems, and IoT security.

• J. Ayala, S. Ngo, J. Garcia. "A Deep Dive Into How Open-Source Project Maintainers Review and Resolve Bug Bounty Reports". Proceedings of the 46th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P 2025). (Acceptance rate: 14.8%)
• S. Ngo, J. Garcia. "Poster: Upcycling Computing Hardware Equipment for Security Education". Poster Presented at the 46th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P 2025).
• S. Ngo, D. DeAngelis, L. Garcia. "Modeling Human-Cyber Interactions in Safety-Critical Cyber-Physical/Industrial Control Systems". Poster Presented at the 8th National Workshop for REU Research in Networking and Systems (REUNS 2022).

For any questions on what's going on above or if you'd like to reach out for any reason, here are the best ways to contact me:

• Emails: skngo1@uci.edu
• Social: @stevenkngo (Twitter)
• My online handle is stengo. If you are an aspiring grad student that randomly stumbled upon my profile, I'd be happy to answer any questions or give insights into what I did! And don't hesitate just because we haven't connected yet :)