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Furong Huang is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland's Department of Computer Science, with affiliations at the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, Center for Machine Learning, Maryland Robotics Center, and Applied Mathematics, Statistics, and Scientific Computation Program. Her research bridges trustworthy machine learning, sequential decision-making, and foundation models for robotics, emphasizing reliability, interpretability, and ethical standards. Research Interests: Trustworthy AI Generative AI Reinforcement Learning AI Security Algorithmic Fairness Foundation Models for Robotics Recent Publications span leading conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR) and journals, focusing on: Robustness in Vision-Language Systems Trustworthy Generative AI Foundation Models for Sequential Decision-Making AI Security and Watermarking Scientific Awards MIT TR35 Innovator Under 35 (Asia Pacific 2022) Best Paper Award, AdvML Frontier Workshop, NeurIPS 2024 NSF NAIRR Pilot Awardee Microsoft Accelerate Foundation Models Research Award (2023) JP Morgan Faculty Research Awards (2019–2022) Advising and Grants : Her lab has graduated students to roles at OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Netflix. Research funded by DARPA, NSF, ONR, AFOSR, and industry partners like Microsoft, Adobe, and Capital One. Labs & Teams : Leads research groups focused on Trustworthy AI and Robotics at the University of Maryland, collaborating with the Maryland Robotics Center and Applied Mathematics Program.

• Machine Learning
• Trustworthy Machine Learning
• Generative AI
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Heng Huang is the Brendan Iribe Endowed Professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park . He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Dartmouth College and holds prior degrees from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research focuses on advancing the foundations and applications of artificial intelligence, particularly in machine learning, data mining, natural language processing, computer vision, and biomedical informatics . His work integrates large-scale optimization, fairness, and robustness in deep learning systems. Heng Huang’s recent publications demonstrate a strong trend in large language models, federated learning, model watermarking, continual learning, and medical image analysis . His work appears consistently in top venues like NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ICLR, and MICCAI, reflecting a broad impact across theoretical and applied AI. He actively mentors students and postdocs, seeking highly motivated researchers in machine learning and related domains. His work has significant implications for healthcare, privacy, and trustworthy AI.

• Machine Learning
• Data Mining
• Big Data Computing
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Robin Jia is an Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science at the University of Southern California (USC) , where he leads the AI, Language, Learning, Generalization, and Robustness (Allegro) Lab . His research focuses on enhancing the reliability and robustness of large language models (LLMs) through mechanistic understanding, benchmarking under distribution shifts, and neurosymbolic integration. Key affiliations include collaborations with the USC Keck School of Medicine and contributions to legal frameworks like the EU's Digital Services Act. Robin's research spans multiple domains, including: Scientific analysis of LLM capabilities in in-context learning , data memorization , and numerical reasoning Advancements in robust NLP systems , emphasizing uncertainty estimation and calibration Development of methods combining LLMs with symbolic solvers for complex reasoning tasks Interdisciplinary applications in medicine and law , such as privacy-preserving synthetic data generation and medical misconception evaluation . His recent publications (2024-2025) address Fourier-based numerical embeddings (NeurIPS), neurosymbolic planning (NAACL), and multimodal benchmarking (COLM), with a strong emphasis on privacy , fairness , and transparency . Scientific awards include the Google Research Scholar Award (2023) , SoCalNLP Symposium Best Paper Awards , and ACL/EMNLP outstanding papers . He advises PhD students like Johnny Wei and Ameya Godbole, and has secured grants from the NSF , USC-Capital One , and USC-Amazon .

• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Deep Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
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Florian Tramèr is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, leading research at the intersection of machine learning security, privacy, and AI safety. His work focuses on identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities in machine learning systems, particularly in large language models and other AI systems. Tramèr's primary research interests include adversarial machine learning, membership inference attacks, privacy-preserving AI, and the security implications of large language models. His work has significantly advanced our understanding of how machine learning models memorize training data, how this memorization creates privacy risks, and how to evaluate the robustness of machine learning systems against various attacks. His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on practical security challenges in deployed AI systems, including data extraction from language models, adversarial attacks against generative AI, and developing more rigorous evaluation methodologies for machine learning security. Tramèr's research has been published in top venues including ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML, and IEEE Security & Privacy. Tramèr is actively collaborating with leading researchers in the field including Nicholas Carlini, Matthew Jagielski, and Javier Rando, contributing to important initiatives like the International AI Safety Report. His work bridges theoretical security concepts with practical implications for real-world AI deployment.

• Machine Learning Security
• AI Safety
• Privacy in Machine Learning
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Dai Zhongxiang is an Assistant Professor and Presidential Young Fellow at the School of Data Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHKSZ), where he joined in August 2024. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Associate at MIT's Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (January-June 2024) and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National University of Singapore's Department of Computer Science (April 2021-December 2023). He completed his Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence at NUS under the supervision of Bryan Kian Hsiang Low and Patrick Jaillet. Dr. Dai's research focuses on the intersection of theoretical and practical AI, with particular emphasis on large language models (LLMs) and optimization techniques. His work spans both theoretical foundations of multi-armed bandits and Bayesian optimization, as well as practical applications in LLM inference, including prompt optimization, in-context learning, personalization of LLMs, LLM-based agents, and scaling up test-time computation of LLMs. His research approach often bridges theoretical principles with real-world applications, particularly in AI4Science problems. His recent publications demonstrate a clear trend toward advancing LLM capabilities through optimization techniques, with increasing focus on practical deployment challenges. The research spans both theoretical contributions to optimization theory and applied work on enhancing LLM performance in real-world scenarios. His work on dueling bandits, neural bandits, and zeroth-order optimization has been consistently published in top-tier venues including NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, and ACL. Presidential Young Fellow, CUHKSZ (2024) Dean's Graduate Research Excellence Award, NUS (2021) Research Achievement Award × 2, NUS (2019 & 2020) Singapore-MIT Alliance Graduate Fellowship (2017) Dr. Dai actively mentors multiple Ph.D. students and research assistants, with several of his students' papers accepted to top conferences. His research has received significant attention, with invitations to serve as Area Chair for NeurIPS 2025 and ICLR 2025, reflecting his growing influence in the machine learning community. His work bridges theoretical machine learning with practical applications in large-scale AI systems.

• Large Language Models Inference
• Prompt Optimization
• In-context Learning
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Virginia Smith is the Leonardo Associate Professor of Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She holds a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley and undergraduate degrees from the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on developing efficient, privacy-preserving machine learning systems, particularly in federated learning, distributed optimization, and resource-constrained settings. Key areas include federated learning frameworks like CoCoA and Ditto, unlearning algorithms, and privacy amplification techniques. Smith's work bridges theory and practice, addressing challenges such as data heterogeneity, fairness, and robustness. She has led initiatives like the LEAF benchmark for federated learning and has contributed to open-source tools for scalable ML systems. Her awards include the Sloan Research Fellowship, Samsung AI Researcher of the Year (2023), and an NSF CAREER Award. She is actively involved in curriculum development, teaching courses on federated learning and large-scale ML at CMU. Her research group explores cutting-edge topics like federated optimization with sparse communication, unlearning in LLMs, and secure ML pipelines. Collaborations span academia and industry, with applications in healthcare, IoT systems, and AI safety. Smith serves as Program Chair for ICML 2025 and frequently contributes to workshops on federated learning and trustworthy AI.

• Machine Learning
• Optimization
• Distributed Systems
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Giuseppe Ateniese is a Professor and Eminent Scholar in Cybersecurity at George Mason University, affiliated with the Department of Computer Science and Cyber Security Engineering. Formerly, he held the Farber Endowed Chair and chaired the Department of Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology. His research focuses on cloud security, applied cryptography, blockchain technology, and AI-driven cybersecurity solutions. He has received prestigious awards including the NSF CAREER Award and Google/IBM Faculty Awards. AIFurther, he teaches courses on blockchains, cryptography fundamentals, and cryptofinance. His work includes pioneering contributions to rewritable blockchains, password cracking via AI (e.g., PassGAN), and secure decentralized systems. Education: PhD in Computer Science, University of Genoa (2000) Laurea (M.Sc.), University of Salerno (1995) Master of Engineering (Honoris Causa), Stevens Institute of Technology (2020) Research Interests: Ateniese’s work bridges theoretical and applied cryptography, with emphasis on blockchain scalability, privacy-preserving machine learning, and secure data storage. He has developed foundational techniques like proxy re-cryptography and accountable storage systems. His recent efforts address AI’s dual role as both a cybersecurity tool and threat vector, including AI-based password cracking and defense strategies against LLM-driven attacks. Awards: NSF CAREER Award (for privacy/security research) Google Faculty Research Award (cloud security) IBM Faculty Award IEEE CISTC Technical Recognition Award Teaching & Labs: He teaches advanced courses on blockchains (CS695), cryptography fundamentals (CYSE/ECE476), and introductory cryptography (CS487/587). His research team focuses on cryptographic protocols, decentralized systems, and AI-security intersections. Collaborations include projects with Accenture on editable blockchain prototypes and NSF-funded work on password security.

• Cybersecurity
• Blockchain Technology
• Applied Cryptography
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Nasir Memon is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering and concurrently serves as the Dean of Engineering at NYU Shanghai. He has been a faculty member at NYU Tandon since September 1998. Memon is a co-founder of NYU's Center for Cyber Security (CCS) and NYU Abu Dhabi, and the founder of key initiatives such as the OSIRIS Lab, CyberSecurity Awareness Week (CSAW), the NYU Tandon Bridge program, and the Cyber Fellows program. His work focuses on advancing cybersecurity education and addressing systemic biases in AI-driven systems. Education: Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Nebraska Master of Science, Mathematics, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, BITS, Pilani Research Interests: Media Forensics and Authentication Biometric Security and Privacy Data Compression and Privacy-Preserving Techniques Network Security and Incident Response AI Ethics and Fairness in Machine Learning Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development Awards and Honors: IEEE Fellow (2010) SPIE Fellow (2014) Jacobs Excellence in Education Award (2002) NSF CAREER Award (1997) Advising and Grants: Advises Ph.D. students like Anubhav Jain and Govind Mittal, and mentors Master’s students such as Rishit Dholakia. Recipient of NSF grants and funding from NYU Abu Dhabi and Indiana University Bloomington for projects like computational tools for fact-checking and AI-driven bias mitigation. Labs and Teams: Directs the OSIRIS Lab, a leading research group in cybersecurity and AI. Leads initiatives at the NYU Center for Cybersecurity (CCS) and collaborates with NYU Abu Dhabi’s Center for Cyber Security.

• Digital Forensics
• Biometrics
• Authentication
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Reza Shokri is a Dean's Chair Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS), School of Computing. His research lies at the intersection of data privacy, security, and trustworthy machine learning, with a focus on quantifying privacy risks and developing robust, fair, and interpretable models. PhD in Computer Science, EPFL His research interests center on data privacy and trustworthy machine learning , particularly in the context of deep learning and federated systems. He investigates how machine learning models memorize training data, leading to privacy leakage, and designs frameworks to audit and mitigate such risks. His work bridges theoretical guarantees with practical applications, emphasizing the trade-offs among privacy, fairness, robustness, and utility. His recent publications (2023–2025) reveal a strong trend in analyzing privacy in large language models (LLMs), membership inference attacks, federated learning, and fairness. These works are published in top venues such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CCS, and FAccT, highlighting his leadership in both AI and security communities. Notable scientific awards include: Asian Young Scientist Fellowship (2023) Intel Outstanding Researcher Award (2023) Best Paper Award, ACM FAccT (2023) IEEE S&P Test-of-Time Award (2021) Caspar Bowden Award for Privacy Enhancing Technologies (2018) NUS Presidential Young Professorship (2019–2023) VMware Early Career Faculty Award (2021) He has advised numerous PhD and Master’s students, many of whom have contributed to high-impact publications. He has also received research grants from major industry partners including Meta, Google, Intel, and VMware. He leads the Data Privacy and Trustworthy Machine Learning Lab at NUS and has served on program committees for top conferences such as IEEE S&P, ACM CCS, and FAccT, including co-chairing roles at HotPETs and Shadow PC of IEEE S&P. He has delivered tutorials at ICML and CCS on privacy auditing in machine learning. His lab focuses on developing tools and frameworks—such as the ML Privacy Meter—for assessing and improving the privacy properties of machine learning models, with applications in regulatory compliance and secure AI deployment.

• Data Privacy
• Trustworthy Machine Learning
• Security
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Jiliang Tang is an MSU Foundation Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University (MSU), part of the College of Engineering. He holds a PhD from Arizona State University (2015) and previously worked as a research scientist at Yahoo Research. His research focuses on graph machine learning, trustworthy AI, and applications in education and biology. He has received numerous awards, including the 2022 AI's 10 to Watch, IAPR J.K. Aggarwal Award, and NSF CAREER Award. Education: PhD in Computer Science, Arizona State University, 2015 (Advisor: Huan Liu) Research Interests: Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) and Deep Learning on Graphs Trustworthy AI: Safety, Robustness, and Fairness AI+X Applications: Education Technology and Biological Data Analysis His work bridges theoretical advancements and practical applications, with contributions to graph representation learning, privacy in generative models, and educational AI systems. Awards & Recognition: Over 8 best paper awards (or runner-ups) Rock Star Award from Association of Chinese Scholars in Computing Extensive media coverage for innovations in AI education and biology Grants & Projects: NSF CAREER Award (2019) for research on signed networks Co-PI on a $1.7M grant for 5G research Leadership in projects like DSE Lab and Data Science initiatives Labs & Teams: Directs the Data Science and Engineering (DSE) Lab at MSU, focusing on advancing AI for real-world challenges. The lab collaborates with industry leaders and publishes widely in top conferences (e.g., KDD, SIGIR, ACL).

• Graph Machine Learning
• Trustworthy AI
• Deep Learning
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Shiyu Chang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara , focusing on machine learning with applications in natural language processing and computer vision . He previously worked as a research scientist at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab alongside Prof. Regina Barzilay and Prof. Tommi Jaakkola, and earned both his B.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , advised by Prof. Thomas S. Huang. Education : PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign BS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign His research centers on enhancing AI systems through human-AI interaction , aiming to improve interpretability , transferability , and adversarial robustness in LLMs. Recent work includes LLM watermarking defense , uncertainty decomposition , and self-denoised smoothing for model robustness. His publications span premier venues like ICML , NeurIPS , CVPR , and ACL , with recurring themes in diffusion models , LLM optimization , and ethical AI (e.g., hallucination detection, unlearning frameworks). He actively mentors students, several of whom are marked as advisees (☆) in his publications.

• Machine Learning
• Natural Language Processing
• Computer Vision
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Anil K. Jain is a University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University, where he has taught and conducted research for over 50 years. His work focuses on Pattern Recognition , Biometrics , and Machine Learning , with foundational contributions to fingerprint, face, and palmprint recognition. B.S., Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (1969) M.S. and Ph.D., The Ohio State University (1970, 1973) in Electrical Engineering His research spans Computer Vision , Deep Learning , and Biometric Security , addressing challenges in adversarial robustness , demographic bias , and generative models . Recent publications emphasize transformer-based architectures , domain adaptation , and contactless biometric systems . Scientific awards include: Inductee, National Academy of Engineering (2016) Inductee, The World Academy of Sciences (2019) BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2025) Fellowships: Guggenheim, Humboldt, Fulbright Doctor Honoris Causa: 3 universities He has authored seminal works like Introduction to Biometrics and Handbook of Face Recognition , and served as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence . His leadership in Forensic Science includes roles on the Defense Science Board and AAAS study teams.

• Pattern Recognition
• Biometrics
• Machine Learning
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Mohit Iyyer is an Associate Professor in Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), affiliated with the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) and the CLIP lab. Previously, he held roles at UMass Amherst, AI2, and completed his PhD at the University of Maryland. His research focuses on advancing NLP and machine learning, particularly in long-context LLMs, factuality evaluation, and human-LLM collaboration. Education : PhD, Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park (2017) MS, Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park (2014) BS, Computer Science, Washington University (2012) Research Interests : His work emphasizes improving instruction-following in LLMs, evaluating long-form text, detecting AI-generated content, and enhancing LLM robustness. He actively explores multilingual LLMs, literary translation, and creative writing support through AI. Key Contributions : Developed influential frameworks like ELMo and QuAC, and introduced benchmarks such as BEARCUBS and BooookScore. His work on watermarking (PostMark) and adversarial attacks (OverThink) addresses security and reliability in AI systems. Awards & Recognition : NSF CAREER Award (2021) Samsung AI Researcher of the Year (2022) Best Paper Awards at NAACL 2018 and CCS 2023 Advising & Grants : Advises a dynamic research group and has received grants for projects like multilingual QA and long-context LLM evaluation. Collaborates with industry partners like AI2 and DeepMind. Labs & Teams : Leads the CLIP lab at UMD, focusing on foundational NLP research and applications in literature, dialogue systems, and computational storytelling.

• Natural Language Processing
• Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
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Bo Han is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Hong Kong Baptist University's Faculty of Science, where he leads the Trustworthy Machine Learning and Reasoning (TMLR) Group. He also holds a visiting scientist position at the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (RIKEN AIP) in Japan. His research focuses on developing trustworthy and efficient machine learning systems, particularly under imperfect data conditions such as noisy labels, out-of-distribution data, and weak supervision. Bo Han's research interests span Machine Learning , Deep Learning , Foundation Models , Causal Representation Learning , Weakly and Self-supervised Learning , Robustness and Security in Machine Learning , Federated Learning , and AI for Science . His work aims to build intelligent systems that can reliably learn and reason from complex, imperfect real-world data. His recent publications reveal a strong trend toward trustworthy foundation models , robust reasoning with large language models , out-of-distribution detection , privacy-preserving learning , and causal robustness . His research integrates theoretical foundations with practical applications, often published in top-tier venues like NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, and TPAMI. Notable Awards and Honors: Outstanding Paper Award, NeurIPS Most Influential Paper, NeurIPS IEEE AI's 10 to Watch Award IJCAI Early Career Spotlight INNS Aharon Katzir Young Investigator Award Dean's Award for Outstanding Achievement RGC Early CAREER Scheme Bo Han has been actively involved in the academic community, serving as a Senior Area Chair and Area Chair for NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR, and as an Associate Editor for IEEE TPAMI, MLJ, and JAIR. He has advised numerous PhD and research students and leads a globally distributed research group. His work is supported by major grants from RGC, NSFC, GDST, RIKEN, and industry partners including Microsoft, Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu. He also leads research initiatives in Trustworthy Machine Learning , including projects on federated learning, model unlearning, privacy-preserving AI, and robust foundation models, often in collaboration with industry and international institutions.

• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• Foundation Models
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Yuxin Chen is a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania , holding joint appointments in the Department of Statistics and Data Science and the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering . Prior to UPenn, he was an Assistant Professor at Princeton University (2017-2021) and a Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University (2015-2017). His research spans statistics, optimization, reinforcement learning theory, diffusion models, and information theory , with a focus on theoretical foundations and practical algorithms for machine learning. Education : Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Stanford, 2015), M.S. in Statistics (Stanford, 2013), M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (UT Austin, 2010), B.E. in Electrical/Microelectronics (Tsinghua, 2008). Research Interests encompass theoretical and applied aspects of machine learning, including nonconvex optimization , sample complexity analysis , low-dimensional adaptation , and generative modeling . His work bridges mathematical rigor with real-world applications, particularly in scientific imaging and high-dimensional data analysis. Scientific Awards include the SIAM Activity Group on Imaging Science Best Paper Prize (2024) Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (2022) NSF Career Award (2022) Google Research Scholar Award (2022) IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Prize Paper Award (2024) Advising and Grants : He has mentored numerous students who have transitioned to academic roles at institutions like UIUC and UW-Madison. His research is supported by grants from the NSF , Amazon , and Google , with recent projects focusing on controllable diffusion models and efficient reinforcement learning algorithms .

• statistics
• optimization
• reinforcement learning
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