Guanhong Taoمشاهده پروفایل
استادیار
Guanhong Tao is an Assistant Professor at the Kahlert School of Computing, University of Utah. His research focuses on the security and safety of AI-enabled systems, particularly addressing adversarial attacks on machine learning models and large language models (LLMs). He has received notable awards, including the NVIDIA Academic Grant Award (2025) and the Maurice H. Halstead Memorial Award (2023). Educational Background: He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University under Dr. Xiangyu Zhang’s supervision. His work spans adversarial generative AI, LLM agent security, and machine learning for security applications. Research Interests: Tao’s research emphasizes securing AI systems against adversarial threats, including backdoor attacks, alignment loss in LLMs, and privacy-preserving techniques. His projects have been published in top venues like IEEE S&P, USENIX Security, and NeurIPS. Recent Contributions: Key publications include 'Alleviating the Fear of Losing Alignment in LLM Fine-tuning' (S&P 2025) and 'BAIT: Large Language Model Backdoor Scanning' (S&P 2025). His work often bridges cybersecurity and machine learning, addressing real-world vulnerabilities in AI systems. Grants & Awards: In addition to his NVIDIA grant, Tao has received the ACM SIGPLAN Distinguished Paper Award (2019) and multiple best-paper recognitions. His research is funded by leading industry and academic partnerships. Advising & Teaching: He advises students like Shih-Chieh Dai and co-advises Kang Yang (with Dr. Jun Xu). He teaches courses such as 'Machine Learning Security' at the University of Utah and has guest-lectured at institutions like Purdue and Rutgers. Professional Service: Tao serves on program committees for top conferences, including IEEE S&P, ACM CCS, NeurIPS, and CVPR. He chairs workshops like BANDS (ICLR) and AISCC (NDSS), fostering collaborative research in AI security.









