Jing Tian Jing (Dave) Tian is a research assistant working under Dr. Kevin Butler in the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research in the CISE Department at the University of Florida, where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in computer science. Mr. Tian earned his master’s degree in signal and information processing at the Ocean University of China. His research interests include system infrastructure, security and storage, Linux kernel hacking, compilers, and machine learning. Technologies Binary Analysis of USB Device Firmware to Detect Malicious Activity