# Semantic embeddings for program behavior patterns

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.03635 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1804.03635/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 10 Apr 2018.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Complexity-based code embeddings](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2601.00924/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

In this paper, we propose a new feature extraction technique for program execution logs. First, we automatically extract complex patterns from a program's behavior graph. Then, we embed these patterns into a continuous space by training an autoencoder. We evaluate the proposed features on a real-world malicious software detection task. We also find that the embedding space captures interpretable structures in the space of pattern parts.