Ming Shao

Ming Shao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science within the College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. With seven years of experience at the institution, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses while leading significant research initiatives in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Dr. Shao's research focuses on critical vulnerabilities in AI systems, particularly:

• Computer Vision and Machine Learning
• Adversarial attacks that deceive AI models
• Developing secure, trustworthy AI systems
• Multi-source data integration for robust learning

His work addresses the critical need for reliable AI in human-centered applications where failures could have serious consequences. Dr. Shao's research aims to create AI systems that maintain performance in changing environments and resist malicious manipulation.

Dr. Shao maintains extensive interdisciplinary collaborations:

• With Professor Pingguo He from UMass Dartmouth's School for Marine Science and Technology on electronic monitoring for New England groundfish
• With Dr. Yalda Shahriari from the University of Rhode Island on brain signal analysis for ALS patients
• With Harvard Medical School faculty on multi-sensor organ-on-chip technology

As an educator, Dr. Shao has supervised six PhD students and led the NSF-REU program for three years. Many of his former advisees work at Amazon as data scientists or pursue PhDs, while his graduate students often leverage industry experience to accelerate their research.