Felix Mächtle
Felix Mächtle

Research Assistant/PhD Student

About Me

I am a research assistant/PhD student at the Institute for IT-Security at the University of Lübeck. I am intrigued by the intersection of AI for Security and Security for AI.

Interests
  • Machine Learning
  • Adversarial Attacks
  • Code Analysis
Education
  • PhD Student

    University of Lübeck

  • MSc in Computer Science

    University of Lübeck

  • BSc in Computer Science

    University of Lübeck

About Me

I’m using advanced natural language processing (NLP) to improve software security by identifying vulnerabilities, detecting malicious patterns, inferring authorship, or adding context-aware components to traditional analysis. To this end, I’m exploring optimized code representations to improve the performance of these models. By integrating machine learning and large language models (LLMs) into software engineering, I aim to create more efficient security tools. Currently, I’m developing a multi-agent framework for automated program repair and investigating adversarial attacks on AI systems, such as prompt stealing in generative models like stable diffusion.

Please reach out to collaborate 😃

Recent Publications
(2026). Beyond Accuracy: Characterizing Code Comprehension Capabilities in (Large) Language Models. IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Deep Learning for Testing and Testing for Deep Learning (DeepTest@ICSE 2026).
(2026). Coverage-Guided Multi-Agent Harness Generation for Java Library Fuzzing. ACM/IEEE International Workshop on Search-Based and Fuzz Testing (SBFT 2026).
(2026). DASA: Fully Gradient-based Program Analysis (Competition Contribution). Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems – 32nd International Conference (TACAS 2026).
(2026). SWAT: Improvements to the symbolic executor (competition contribution). Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems – 32nd International Conference (TACAS 2026).
(2026). Trace Gadgets: Minimizing Code Context for Machine Learning-Based Vulnerability Prediction. 21st ACM ASIA Conference on Computer and Communications Security (ACM ASIACCS 2026).