Thomas Pasquier
tfjmp.bsky.social
Thomas Pasquier
@tfjmp.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca

Systopia: https://systopia.cs.ubc.ca

UBC Security & Privacy Group: https://spg.cs.ubc.ca
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Our paper on provenance-based intrusion detection has been accepted at USENIX Security 2025!

📄 Preprint: tfjmp.org/publications...
🛠️ Artifact: github.com/ubc-provenan...

Check it out! #CyberSecurity #IntrusionDetection #USENIXSecurity @cs.ubc.ca
We’ve released a new version of PIDSMaker, first introduced in our USENIX Security paper [a]!

Special thanks to our first external contributor, Lorenzo Guerra [b] (Telecom Paris), for Apptainer/Singularity support.

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October 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Interested in joining my group as a visiting PhD student?

Working on a topic closely related to my research, reach out!

Details on visiting UBC: goglobal.ubc.ca/go-global/c...
September 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I’m recruiting funded PhD students to work on intrusion detection at the intersection of machine learning, systems, and security. Deadline is Dec 15.

Learn about our group at UBC: spg.cs.ubc.ca/
Some information about the application process: tfjmp.org/#phd
September 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Our USENIX login; article presenting our two recent articles at USENIX Security is out:
www.usenix.org/publication...
Toward Practical and Usable Provenance-based Intrusion Detection Systems
www.usenix.org
August 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Our two papers are being presented today at USENIX Security.

Paper 1: www.usenix.org/conference/...
Paper 2: www.usenix.org/conference/...

A big thanks to the two fantastic graduate students Baoxiang and Tristan who are presenting!
August 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Our paper is being presented today at ACM REP (acm-rep.github.io/2025/).

You can the pre-print online here: tfjmp.org/publication...
July 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I am pleased to announce that our paper, which attempts to reproduce provenance-based intrusion detection, has been accepted at ACM REP 2025.

This is a collaboration spearheaded by Ashish Gehani from SRI!

Paper: tfjmp.org/publication...
July 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Security & Privacy Group will be hiring multiple fully-funded Master's and PhD students next year.

For more information about funding: www.cs.ubc.ca/students/gr...

To apply: www.cs.ubc.ca/students/gr...

Explore our latest publications: spg.cs.ubc.ca/publication/
Publications | UBC Security & Privacy Group
UBC Security & Privacy Group
spg.cs.ubc.ca
July 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Joyeuse fête nationale à tous!
July 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Happy Canada Day everyone!
July 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The agenda for the ACM Conference on Reproducibility and Replicability is online! Join us in Vancouver on July 29-31!

Agenda: acm-rep.github.io/2025/agenda/
Keynotes: acm-rep.github.io/2025/keynotes/
Featured Keynote Speakers | ACM REP 2025
acm-rep.github.io
June 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We have three fantastic keynote speakers lined up for the ACM Conference on Reproducibility and Replicability (Jul 29-31):

- Edward Miguel from UC Berkeley
- Etienne Roesch from the University of Reading
- Margo Seltzer from UBC

Find out more online: acm-rep.github.io/2025/keynotes/
Featured Keynote Speakers | ACM REP 2025
acm-rep.github.io
June 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I am honored to share (a bit late) that I have received a teaching award from UBC CS department! A big "thank you" to the fantastic TAs and students.

The course covers advanced topics in operating systems.

Website: tfjmp.org/UBC-CPSC-436A/
CPSC 436A 2024
4th year Operating Systems Design and Implementation course at UBC.
tfjmp.org
June 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The ACM Conference on Reproducibility and Replicability will take place at UBC on July 29-31 (acm-rep.github.io/2025/).

Early conference registration is open until July 7: acm-rep.github.io/2025/regist...

Discounted accommodation is available until June 27: reserve.suitesatubc.com/vancouver/a...
Registration | ACM REP 2025
Registrations will be online only and will close on July 25, 2025. On-site registrations will not be available. Register Registration fees ACM Full member: 500 USD (late: 600 USD) ACM Student Member: 250 USD (late: 300 USD) Full Non-member: 600 USD (late: 720 USD) Student Non-member: 300 USD (late: 360 USD) Dinner reception: 90 USD (late: 110 USD) In-person registration includes: access to all sessions and tutorials, breaks and lunches on each day.
acm-rep.github.io
June 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
1/3 Along with our latest paper, accepted at USENIX Security, we have released an open-source framework to facilitate the evaluation of provenance-based intrusion detection systems.

Paper: tfjmp.org/publication...
Framework: github.com/ubc-provena...
GitHub - ubc-provenance/PIDSMaker: An ML framework for building provenance-based intrusion detection systems (USENIX Sec'25)
An ML framework for building provenance-based intrusion detection systems (USENIX Sec'25) - ubc-provenance/PIDSMaker
github.com
June 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Privacy & Security Group at @cs.ubc.ca will be recruiting fully funded graduate students again next year!

We welcome Canadian and International students from all backgrounds!

More information on our website: spg.cs.ubc.ca/
June 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I am pleased to announce that our second paper got accepted at #USENIX Security 2025!

Two fantastic visiting students conducted the work
Tristan Bilot and Baoxiang Jiang at ‪@cs.ubc.ca‬ with the help of Zefeng Li.

Paper: tfjmp.org/publication...
Code: github.com/ubc-provena...
June 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It is my pleasure to announce that Anastasiia Beheni successfully defended her Bachelor's thesis on memory management at the
Ukrainian Catholic University. It was a great pleasure and honor to be her thesis advisor.

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June 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Thanks to the two visiting students, Baoxiang Jiang and Tristan Bilot, for their fantastic work on this project!

To find more information about the visiting student status at
@cs.ubc.ca , check here: goglobal.ubc.ca/go-global/co...
Our paper on provenance-based intrusion detection has been accepted at USENIX Security 2025!

📄 Preprint: tfjmp.org/publications...
🛠️ Artifact: github.com/ubc-provenan...

Check it out! #CyberSecurity #IntrusionDetection #USENIXSecurity @cs.ubc.ca
January 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Our paper on provenance-based intrusion detection has been accepted at USENIX Security 2025!

📄 Preprint: tfjmp.org/publications...
🛠️ Artifact: github.com/ubc-provenan...

Check it out! #CyberSecurity #IntrusionDetection #USENIXSecurity @cs.ubc.ca
January 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM