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I am Zhenhua Xu, a second‑year M.S. student (since Sep. 2024) in the College of Software at Zhejiang University, affiliated with the Intelligence Fusion Research Center (IFRC) (Lab Homepage) and advised by Meng Han.

My research interests center on copyright protection for large language models, including model watermarking and fingerprinting. I also work on broader topics in AI security—such as risks in agentic systems—and maintain an active interest in reinforcement learning.

During my first year of graduate study, I coauthored several publications across conferences and journals with outstanding collaborators, including interns in our group. I am actively seeking collaborations with research‑minded peers (undergraduates and master’s students preparing for further study are welcome) and with fellow researchers.

If you are interested in my work, please contact me at xuzhenhua0326@zju.edu.cn.

Chinese Bio (click to expand)
Hi~我是徐振华,浙江大学软件学院科研练习长达“一年半”的研二选手(2024级)!,隶属于浙江大学数智融合研究中心实验室 (实验室主页),导师为 韩蒙 老师。 我的研究方向主要为大模型版权保护(模型水印与模型指纹),以及在此之上的更广泛的人工智能安全议题(如智能体系统的安全风险等),同时也涉猎强化学习相关内容。 在硕士第一年,我与多位优秀同学(包含组内实习生)合作,在多个国际会议与期刊发表了若干成果。目前我也在寻找对科研有热情的合作者(欢迎有保研/升学计划的本科生与硕士生),并期待与更多研究者开展合作。 如对我的工作感兴趣,欢迎邮件联系:xuzhenhua0326@zju.edu.cn
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News

2025.08 🎉 Four papers accepted by EMNLP 2025 · 2 Main, 2 Findings
2025.08 🎉 One paper accepted by SCIENTIA SINICA Informationis
2025.05 🎉 One paper accepted by ACL 2025 Main Conference

🚀 Projects

📝 Publications

Conference Papers

Jingxuan Zhang and Zhenhua Xu (co-first authors), Rui Hu, Wenpeng Xing, Xuhong Zhang, Meng Han

We propose MEraser, a two-phase fine-tuning method that erases backdoor-based fingerprints from LLMs while preserving utility, transferring across models with minimal data and no repeated training.

Zhenhua Xu, Meng Han, Wenpeng Xing

We propose EverTracer, a gray-box probabilistic fingerprint that leverages calibrated probability shifts from MIA-style memorization to enable stealthy, robust provenance tracing against input and model-level modifications.

Zhenhua Xu, Xixiang Zhao, Xubin Yue, shengwei tian, Changting Lin, Meng Han

We propose CTCC, a rule-driven fingerprint that encodes cross-turn contextual correlations in dialogue to achieve black-box verification with higher stealth and robustness and reduced false positives.

LoRA-FP Framework

Zhenhua Xu, Zhaokun Yan, Binhan Xu, Xin Tong, Haitao Xu, Yourong Chen, Meng Han

We propose LoRA-FP, a plug-and-play approach that encodes backdoor fingerprints into LoRA adapters and transfers them to downstream models via parameter fusion, enabling low-cost, robust, and contamination-free fingerprinting.

Xubin Yue and Zhenhua Xu (co-first authors), Wenpeng Xing, Jiahui Yu, Mohan Li, Meng Han

We propose PREE, a prefix-enhanced fingerprint editing framework that embeds copyright information as minimal parameter offsets via dual-channel knowledge editing, delivering high trigger precision and strong robustness under incremental fine-tuning and defenses.

Journal Papers

Zhenhua Xu, Meng Han, Xubin Yue, Wenpeng Xing

We propose InSty, a novel fingerprinting method for LLMs in multi-turn dialogues that embeds cross-granularity (word- and sentence-level) triggers across turns, enabling robust, stealthy, and high-recall IP protection under black-box settings.

Key Preprints

Zhenhua Xu, Xubin Yue, Zhebo Wang, Qichen Liu, Xixiang Zhao, et al.

Zhenhua Xu, Qichen Liu, Zhebo Wang, Wenpeng Xing, Dezhang Kong, Mohan Li, Meng Han

💻 Internships

Research Intern - AI Security | July 2024 - Present | Zhejiang University Binjiang Institute & Gentel Future Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Primary Responsibilities: Conducting research on large language model security and AI ecosystem governance, focusing on model copyright protection (digital watermarking and model fingerprinting), jailbreak attacks and defenses, adversarial attack strategies, hallucination detection frameworks, and multi-agent system security.

Key Contributions:

  • Led 10+ high-quality research projects as first author and co-first author, with 10+ papers submitted to top-tier conferences and journals including ACL, EMNLP, AAAI, NDSS, and SCIENTIA SINICA
  • Independently mentored multiple interns through complete research workflows, from topic selection and methodology design to experimental replication and paper writing
  • Filed 8 invention patents (3 granted, 5 under review), achieving initial industrial transformation and intellectual property implementation of research outcomes
Java Backend Development Engineer | November 2023 - May 2024 | LianLianPay, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Primary Responsibilities: As a backend development engineer, participated in the development and maintenance of the "Account+" payment system. This system is one of the company's core business platforms, primarily responsible for managing merchant partnerships and associated user information, handling financial operations between the company and merchants including account recharge, internal fund transfers, withdrawals, and reconciliation processes.

📖 Educations

College of Software, Zhejiang University June 2024 - Present Master of Software Engineering GPA: 4.27/5.0
Zhejiang University of Technology September 2020 - June 2024 Bachelor of Digital Media Technology GPA: 3.84/5.0
Selected Honors and Notes (click to expand)

Honors and Awards: Comprehensive Assessment: 100/100 (Ranked 1st in Major), Outstanding Graduate of Zhejiang Province, Outstanding Student Award

Scholarships: Zhejiang Provincial Government Scholarship (Top 5%), First-Class Scholarship for Outstanding Students (Top 2%), First-Class Academic Scholarship

Note: Digital Media Technology is a computer science major covering fundamental courses including Computer Networks, Data Structures, Operating Systems, and Computer Architecture. While the program later specializes in game design, human-computer interaction, and 3D animation programming, my academic focus shifted toward artificial intelligence and software development, leading to my current pursuit in software engineering.