(Incoming) Assistant Professor @ SUTD

Hi, I am Thanh Le-Cong (Lê Công Thành in Vietnamese).

I am an (incoming) tenure-track Assistant Professor at ISTD Pillar, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), and a third-year Ph.D. student at CIS, advised by Dr. Bach Le and Prof. Toby Murray.

My research focuses on trustworthy automated programming for developing reliable and secure software systems. To this end, I am mainly working on two orthogonal research directions: (i) Understanding and improving the trustworthiness of AI techniques for code synthesis and analysis, especially large language models for code. (ii) Developing AI-driven techniques for automated software debugging, particularly focusing on bug detection and repair. My research has been recognized by Google PhD Fellowship and published at top-tier venues of software engineering (ICSE, FSE, ASE, TOSEM, TSE) and natural language processing (ACL).

📌 I am currently seeking motivated RAs and PhD students, and I am eager to explore new collaborations. If you are interested in working together, please feel free to reach out to me at thanhlc@ieee.org.

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New Appointment at SUTD

I am thrilled to share that I will be joining the ISTD Pillar, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) as an Assistant Professor, following the completion of my PhD early next year. I am deeply grateful to everyone who has supported me throughout this journey. Looking ahead, I am excited to start building my research group at SUTD. I am currently seeking motivated RAs and PhD students, and I am eager to explore new collaborations. If you are interested in working together, please feel free to reach out to me at thanhlc@ieee.org.

Dec 23, 2025

Accepted Paper by ICSE 2026 - Second Round

I am excited to share that our work on ‘How Do Semantically Equivalent Code Transformations Impact Membership Inference on LLMs for Code?’ has been accepted by Research Track of ICSE 2026.

Dec 17, 2025

PhD Completion Seminar

I’m thrilled to share that after three incredible years at The University of Melbourne, I have presented my PhD completion seminar! 🎓 This has been a journey of massive growth. Thank you to my supervisors, Dr. Bach Le and Prof. Toby Murray, for being not just mentors but true role models. And to my family and friends–thank you for keeping me grounded and celebrating the small wins. I’m really excited for what comes next!

Nov 18, 2025

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