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Huazheng Wangمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Reinforcement Learning
• Information Retrieval
• Machine Learning
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Huazheng Wang is an Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University. His research focuses on reinforcement learning, information retrieval, and trustworthy AI. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia (2021) and B.E. from the University of Science and Technology of China (2015). He holds awards including the 2025 EECS Fabulous Teacher Recognition and SIGIR 2019 Best Paper Award. His work addresses challenges in robust reinforcement learning, adversarial attacks on bandit systems, and applications in scientific discovery. Education: Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Virginia (2021) B.E., Computer Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China (2015) Research interests emphasize developing efficient algorithms for reinforcement learning, multi-armed bandits, and their applications in recommendation systems, protein optimization, and security. Notable contributions include provably efficient risk-aware reinforcement learning frameworks and adversarial attack analysis on bandit systems. Recent work includes NSF-funded research on neural bandits (IIS-2403401) and publications in top venues like ICML, NeurIPS, and AAAI. His lab explores embodied LLM agents for team cooperation and federated collaborative online monitoring frameworks.

• Computer Security
• Cryptography
• Privacy
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Matteo Maffei is a Full Professor at TU Wien, leading the Security and Privacy group. He joined in 2017 after 11 years at Saarland University's CISPA. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (2006). He coordinates the TU Wien Cybersecurity Center, the SecInt Doctoral School, and the FWF Special Research Program SPyCoDe. His research focuses on formal methods for security and privacy, blockchain technologies, and web security. Roles: Full Professor, Coordinator of TU Wien Cybersecurity Center, Module Head of Christian Doppler Lab for Blockchain Technologies (CDL-BOT), Board Member of Vienna Cybersecurity and Privacy Research Cluster (ViSP). His work emphasizes formal verification of cryptographic protocols, smart contracts, and decentralized systems. Key achievements include ERC Advanced (2024) and Consolidator (2018) Grants, and leadership roles in conferences like IEEE Computer Security Foundations Symposium (CSF). Research Interests: Formal methods, smart contracts, blockchain scalability, web security, privacy-preserving protocols, and decentralized systems. His recent projects include optimizing Lightning Network channels, secure multi-hop payments, and AI-driven robustness verification. Publications: Over 200 publications in top venues like CCS, IEEE S&P, and CRYPTO. Recent work includes advancements in blockchain interoperability (e.g., Alba bridges), light client protocols (Blink), and neural network verification techniques. Grants & Awards: ERC Advanced Grant (2024), ERC Consolidator Grant (2018), DFG Emmy Noether Fellowship (2009). Led projects funded by EU Horizon, FWF, and industry partners like ABC Research GmbH. Advising & Labs: Supervised over 20 PhD/Master theses. Active in the Christian Doppler Lab for Blockchain Technologies and the SPyCoDe SFB. Collaborates with institutions like SBA Research and Stanford University.

Vasileios Mavroeidisمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Cybersecurity
• Security Automation and Orchestration (SOAR)
• Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Vasileios Mavroeidis is an Associate Professor in Digital Security at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo (UiO). He specializes in security automation and orchestration (SOAR) and cyber threat intelligence (CTI) representation, reasoning, and sharing. He actively contributes to European cybersecurity initiatives, including Horizon Europe, Connecting Europe Facility, and the European Defense Fund, and serves as the primary representative of UiO at the OASIS standards development organization since 2017. Role : Associate Professor Department : Digital Security (SEC), University of Oslo Standardization Involvement : Chairman of OASIS Threat Actor Context (TAC), Leading Contributor to CACAO and OpenC2 Projects : Concordia, CyberHunt, JCOP (Joint Cyber Security Operations Platform), Oslo Analytics, P4C (Partnership for Cybersecurity) His research focuses on cyber threat intelligence (CTI), exploring its taxonomies, sharing standards (STIX, CACAO), and ontologies, with contributions to the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) Cybersecurity Playbooks task force. He analyzes quantum computing's impact on cryptography, develops automated threat detection systems using machine learning (e.g., recurrent neural networks for malware-generated domains), and investigates privacy issues under GDPR. Recent publications highlight his work on LLMs for code stylometry , neurosymbolic AI for cyber defense , and knowledge management systems for CACAO playbooks . His articles span 2017–2025, emphasizing formal verification, biometric data protection, and incident response automation. He collaborates with organizations like OASIS (Threat Actor Context, CACAO, OpenC2) and FIRST (Traffic Light Protocol), and participates in European research projects. His work includes standardization efforts in cybersecurity playbooks , MITRE ATT&CK representation, and quantum-resistant cryptography .

Hima Lakkarajuمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Trustworthy AI
• Machine Learning
• Fairness
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Hima Lakkaraju is an Assistant Professor at Harvard University with dual appointments in the Harvard Business School and the Department of Computer Science. Her research focuses on trustworthy AI, including machine learning interpretability, fairness, privacy, and safety. She holds a PhD from Stanford University and has received accolades such as the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship and NSF CAREER Award. Her work bridges algorithmic foundations and societal implications of AI, with applications in healthcare, policy, and business. Education: PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University (2013-2017). Academic background includes roles at IBM Research, Microsoft Research, and Adobe. Research Interests: Algorithmic Foundations of AI Interpretability and Explainable AI Fairness and Bias Mitigation Privacy-Preserving ML Generative Models and LLMs Ethical AI Policy and Regulation Key Achievements: Over 100 publications in top venues like NeurIPS and ICML; co-founder of the Trustworthy ML Initiative; featured in MIT Tech Review, Forbes, and Harvard Business Review. Current projects include the AI4LIFE research group and work on regulatory frameworks for AI. Advising and Grants: Supervises over 30 students across PhD, master's, and postdoc levels. Research supported by NSF, Sloan Foundation, Schmidt Sciences, Google, Amazon, and others. Initiatives include the Regulatable ML workshop and NeurIPS ethics co-chair roles. Labs and Collaborations: Leads Harvard's AI4LIFE group and collaborates with industry partners like Fiddler AI. Active in policy discussions on AI regulation and societal impact.

Claudio J. Tessoneمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Blockchain Technology
• Cryptocurrency Systems
• Complex Socio-Economic Systems
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Prof. Claudio J. Tessone is a Professor of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies at the Department of Informatics, University of Zurich. He serves as Head of the Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies group, Chairman of the UZH Blockchain Center, and is incharge of the NetSci Society. His academic background includes a PhD in Physics (Complex Systems) and an Habilitation in Complex Socio-Economic Systems from ETH Zurich. Education: PhD in Physics (2006): Thesis on synchronization in stochastic systems, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain Habilitation (2015): Thesis on agent-based modeling of socio-economic systems, ETH Zurich Master in Physics (1999): Thesis on stochastic resonance, Instituto Balseiro, Argentina Research Interests: Prof. Tessone specializes in modeling complex socio-economic and socio-technical systems, with a focus on blockchain-based systems. His work explores crypto-economics, blockchain scalability, decentralized finance (DeFi), and the interplay between micro-level agent behavior and macro-level emergent properties. Notable areas include transaction network analysis in Bitcoin/Ethereum, consensus mechanisms (Proof-of-Stake/Work), and blockchain governance models. Publications Trends: Recent articles emphasize empirical blockchain analysis (e.g., Ethereum microvelocity, Bitcoin mesoscopic structure), DeFi arbitrage strategies, and privacy-preserving blockchain applications in healthcare. His work bridges theoretical agent-based models with real-world blockchain datasets, addressing both technical and socio-economic dimensions of distributed ledger technologies. Grants & Labs: Director of the UZH Summer School on Blockchain and Certificate of Advanced Studies program. Active in interdisciplinary collaborations through the URPP Social Networks (2015–2021) and ETH Zurich’s Systems Design group (2007–2014). Labs/Initiatives: Leads the UZH Blockchain Center, a hub for academic-industry research on blockchain applications in finance, governance, and digital transformation.

Noman Mohammedمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Data Security
• Privacy-Preserving Techniques
• Healthcare Data Privacy
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Noman Mohammed is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Science, leading the Data Security & Privacy (DSP) laboratory. He specializes in privacy-preserving techniques for data sharing, addressing challenges in healthcare, genomic, and financial data. In 2020, he received the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award for his contributions to bridging privacy and data utility gaps. His research focuses on balancing data accessibility and individual privacy through technical solutions like federated learning, differential privacy, and secure genomic data processing. He emphasizes integrating policy guidelines with advanced technologies to mitigate privacy risks from interconnected data sources. Notable achievements include developing toolkits for data anonymization and federated learning frameworks, as well as advancing methods to secure cloud-based data storage and analysis. His work aligns with societal needs for robust privacy mechanisms in an era of expanding personal data collection. Future objectives involve addressing privacy challenges in emerging technologies, such as heterogeneous data integration and scalable systems for personal data management. Despite his research focus, he notably avoids social media platforms.

Richard M. Sternمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Speech Recognition
• Audio Signal Processing
• Music Information Retrieval
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Richard M. Stern is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), holding courtesy appointments in the Language Technologies Institute and Department of Computer Science, and serving as an Artist Lecturer in the School of Music since 2007. His interdisciplinary work bridges engineering and music technology through the School of Music's programs. Education: Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 1976 Professor Stern's research spans sound, speech, hearing, and music, with core emphases on robust speech processing in variable acoustic environments, music information retrieval, automated accompaniment, and foundational contributions to binaural perception theory. His work integrates psychoacoustic principles with machine learning to address challenges in speech recognition and human-robot interaction. Recent publications (2022-2025) reveal intensified focus on deep learning for speech enhancement in reverberant/noisy conditions, human-robot interaction scenarios, and music tagging—highlighting innovations in beamforming, source separation, and temporal modulation modeling. Awards and Honors: Fellow of the IEEE Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America Fellow of the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA) ISCA Distinguished Lecturer Allen Newell Award for Research Excellence (1992) Lutron Award for Teaching Excellence (2018) Professor Stern has advised numerous graduate students in speech and audio research, though specific names are unlisted in source materials. His grant portfolio includes significant National Science Foundation and industry-funded projects in speech technology, with leadership roles in initiatives like Interspeech 2006. He actively collaborates with CMU's Language Technologies Institute and Music and Technology program. He maintains strong ties to CMU's interdisciplinary ecosystem through the Language Technologies Institute and School of Music's Music and Technology program, contributing to research that merges acoustic engineering with musical applications.

Bryan Pardoمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Machine Learning
• Generative Modeling
• Signal Processing
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Bryan Pardo is a Professor of Computer Science at Northwestern University and head of the Interactive Audio Lab. He co-directs the Northwestern Center for Human Computer Interaction + Design and chairs the Computer Science Diversity Committee. He teaches courses in Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Generative Modeling, and Digital Music Instrument Design. PhD in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan MMus in Jazz and Improvisation, University of Michigan MS in Computer Science, Ohio State University BMus in Jazz Composition, Ohio State University His research focuses on machine understanding and manipulation of sound, particularly in music and speech domains. Key areas include Machine Learning (e.g., automated gradient clipping), Signal Processing (e.g., Multi-scale Common-fate Transform), and Human Computer Interaction. Applications involve inclusive audio interfaces, audio search engines, source separation, natural language-controlled audio effects, privacy-preserving adversarial attacks on voice recognition, and music co-creation tools. Recent publications highlight advancements in neural watermarking (MaskMark), masked acoustic modeling (VampNet), and real-time adversarial privacy systems for speech. His lab's work has been applied in Adobe's AI-powered audio editor and Lexie B2 hearing aids. Scientific Awards: $1.8 million NSF Future of Work award $440K NSF grant for accessible music programming $200K Toyota grant $100K Sony grant TorchCrepe pitch tracker: 20 million+ downloads Bryan Pardo advises PhD student Max Morrison and collaborates with researchers like Patrick O'Reilly, Zeyu Jin, and Prem Seetharaman. His lab develops technologies for blind and visually impaired audio creators, including HaptEQ and Eyes-free tools.

• Network Security
• Privacy-Preserving Technologies
• Machine Learning for Networking
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Ke Xu is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Tsinghua University's School of Information Science and Technology. With extensive research contributions in network security, privacy-preserving technologies, and machine learning applications for networking, Professor Xu has established himself as a leading researcher in computer science. Professor Xu's research interests span network security, privacy-preserving technologies, machine learning for networking, federated learning, internet protocols, encrypted traffic analysis, blockchain applications, and AI in networking. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical implementations, focusing on real-world security challenges and network optimization problems. He has developed novel frameworks for secure network operations, privacy-preserving data sharing, and efficient AI deployment in distributed environments. Professor Xu's publication record shows a clear trend toward integrating artificial intelligence with traditional networking challenges. His recent work explores federated learning security, encrypted traffic analysis using deep learning, and novel approaches to network security that leverage machine learning techniques. The interdisciplinary nature of his research spans computer networking, security, privacy, and artificial intelligence. Professor Xu has received recognition for his contributions to network security and privacy-preserving technologies through publications in top-tier venues including IEEE journals, ACM conferences, and security symposia. His work has appeared in IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, and security conferences like CCS and NDSS. Professor Xu actively collaborates with researchers across institutions, supervising students and junior researchers in exploring cutting-edge problems in network security and AI. His research has been supported by significant grants focusing on network security, privacy, and intelligent networking infrastructure. He leads projects that address fundamental challenges in secure communication, privacy-preserving data analysis, and intelligent network management. Professor Xu is involved with research laboratories focusing on network security and intelligent systems at Tsinghua University. His team works on developing practical security solutions, privacy frameworks, and AI-enhanced networking protocols that address real-world challenges in today's increasingly connected world.

Xia Ben Huمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Machine Learning
• Automated Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Xia Ben Hu is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Rice University's Brown School of Engineering. He leads research in automated and interpretable machine learning algorithms with applications across social informatics, health informatics, and information security. His work has resulted in widely adopted systems including AutoKeras, TODS, and RLCard. Education: PhD from Arizona State University (supervised by Dr. Huan Liu) Master and Bachelor degrees from Beihang University Prof. Hu's research focuses on developing automated and interpretable machine learning algorithms for large-scale, networked, dynamic and sparse data. His work spans automated machine learning (AutoML), deep learning, fairness in AI, time series analysis, and interpretable AI. He has made significant contributions to neural architecture search, collaborative filtering, anomaly detection, and reinforcement learning in imperfect information games. His publication record shows a clear progression from foundational work in network embedding and collaborative filtering (2017) to more recent work on LLM optimization, quantization, and extending context windows (2024). A consistent thread throughout his research is the focus on making complex machine learning systems more accessible, efficient, and interpretable. Selected Awards: ACM SIGKDD Rising Star Award (2021) NSF CAREER Award (2018) Teaching + Research Excellence Award, Rice University (2023) Multiple Best Paper Awards at top venues including ICML, CIKM, and AMIA Prof. Hu has successfully mentored numerous graduate students, with recent graduates securing tenure-track positions at major universities. His research is generously supported by federal agencies including DARPA (XAI, D3M, NGS2), NSF (CAREER, III, SaTC), NIH, and industrial sponsors such as Adobe, Apple, Google, LinkedIn, and JP Morgan. He has served as General Co-Chair for WSDM 2020 and ICHI 2023, and Program Chair for AIHC 2024. He leads the DATA Lab at Rice University, which develops open-source systems for automated machine learning and reinforcement learning. The lab's AutoKeras system has over 8,000 GitHub stars and 1,000 forks, and their work has been integrated into TensorFlow, Apple production systems, and Bing production systems.

Yves-Alexandre de Montjoyeمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Computational Privacy
• AI Safety
• Machine Learning
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Yves-Alexandre de Montjoye is an Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at Imperial College London, where he leads the Computational Privacy Group. He holds a joint affiliation between the Department of Computing and the Data Science Institute. His roles include serving as a Special Adviser on AI and Data Protection to the EC Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders, a Parliament-appointed Commissioner for the Belgian Data Protection Agency, and a Special Adviser to EC Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, co-authoring the 'Competition Policy for the Digital Era' report. He earned his PhD from MIT in 2015 under Alex 'Sandy' Pentland. His master's degrees include an M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from UCLouvain, an M.Sc. (Centralien) from École Centrale Paris, and an M.Sc. in Mathematical Engineering from KU Leuven. He also holds a B.Sc. in Engineering from UCLouvain. His research interests focus on computational privacy, anonymization techniques, AI safety, and machine learning attacks. He develops methods to 'red team' AI systems and create privacy-preserving mechanisms. His work addresses vulnerabilities such as membership inference, attribute inference, and re-identification risks in datasets, with applications to location tracking, synthetic data, and LLMs. His articles analyze adversarial attacks against privacy systems, emphasizing robustness and practical guarantees. He advocates for privacy-by-design approaches in big data analytics and has explored ethical AI, competition policy in digital markets, and humanitarian uses of mobile data. While no scientific awards are explicitly listed, his contributions have been widely covered in media. He is currently recruiting motivated PhD students for his group at Imperial College. His advising and grants narrative includes work on privacy-preserving technologies and policy implications of AI, with collaborations across academia and public institutions. He is affiliated with the Computational Privacy Group and contributes to platforms like OPAL for privacy analytics. His office is in the ACE Extension building (ACEX 259), accessible via Exhibition Road.

Kassem Fawazمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Security & Privacy
• Machine Learning
• Mobile Computing
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Kassem Fawaz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on security, privacy, and mobile computing, with applications in social robotics, generative AI, and adversarial machine learning. He teaches graduate-level courses including Advanced Computer Security, Master's Research, and Independent Study in Electrical & Computer Engineering. Education: PhD (2017) and MS (2011) from the University of Michigan, BE (2009) from the American University of Beirut His work addresses challenges in privacy-preserving analytics, model robustness, and ethical AI, leveraging commodity devices for secure systems. Recent publications explore social media algorithms, black-box attacks, and family dynamics in generative AI use. Key scientific awards include the NSF CAREER Award (2020), Caspar Bowden Award (2019), and multiple student travel grants from ACM, PETS, and USENIX. He has supervised graduate research projects and taught core security courses since 2023.

Christian Rossowمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Software Security
• System Security
• Network Security
• +۱۵ مورد دیگر

Christian Rossow is Faculty at CISPA – Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Dortmund, Germany, where he leads the System Security research group. He holds dual academic appointments as a professor in the Computer Science department at Saarland University and as an honorary professor at TU Dortmund University. His research spans systems, software, and network security, with a focus on cyber attacks, defenses, and privacy. Research Interests: His primary research areas include software and system security (e.g., exploitation techniques, compiler-assisted defenses, AI-assisted (in)security), network security (e.g., DDoS mitigation, attack attribution, traffic analysis), and cybercrime (e.g., malware analysis, data-driven studies). He emphasizes foundational research with practical applications. Publication Trends: His recent work (2023–2025) shows a strong focus on microarchitectural attacks (e.g., cache side-channels, prefetcher analysis), browser and web security (e.g., sandbox escapes, CSS fingerprinting), network protocol vulnerabilities (e.g., TCP spoofing, infinite loops), and applied cryptography (e.g., ISA extensions for key management). His research consistently targets top-tier venues like IEEE S&P, USENIX Security, ACM CCS, and NDSS. Distinguished Paper Award at IEEE EuroS&P 2021 Best Student Paper Award at MIT Spam Conference 2010 Advising and Grants: He actively supervises PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, with alumni placed in industry (NVIDIA, Crowdstrike, Continental) and academia. His research is supported by major grants including EU H2020 SISSDEN, BMBF-funded BOB, DFG-funded anonymous communication, and RAMSES. He regularly serves in leadership roles in the community, including PC Chair for RAID 2022/2023 and USENIX WOOT 2018, and Track Chair for ACM CCS 2026. Labs and Teams: He leads the System Security research group at CISPA, a world-leading institution for security and privacy. The group comprises talented full-time researchers and focuses on cutting-edge research with strong individual supervision and worldwide collaborations.

Roberto Tamassiaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Cryptography
• Information Security
• Algorithm Design
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Roberto Tamassia is the James A. and Julie N. Brown Professor of Computer Science and Chair of the Computer Science Department at Brown University. He is also Director of Brown's Center for Geometric Computing. His research focuses on information security, cryptography, algorithms, graph drawing, and computational geometry. He has authored six textbooks and over 250 publications, and his work has been funded by ARO, DARPA, NATO, NSF, and industry sponsors. Education: PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Research Interests: Cryptography and Secure Systems Algorithm Design and Optimization Graph Drawing and Geometric Computing Encrypted Database Security Awards and Honors: IEEE Fellow Technical Achievement Award from IEEE Computer Society Listed among the 360 most cited computer science authors by ISI Grants and Funding: His research has been supported by major agencies and organizations including ARO, DARPA, and NSF, as well as industry partnerships. Labs and Affiliations: Directs Brown's Center for Geometric Computing, a hub for interdisciplinary research in computational geometry and graph algorithms.

Franziska Boenischمشاهده پروفایل

عضو هیئت علمی

• Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning
• Trustworthy Machine Learning
• Differential Privacy
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Franziska Boenisch is a tenure-track faculty member at the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security , where she co-leads the SprintML lab for Secure, Private, Robust, Interpretable, and Trustworthy Machine Learning. Her research lies at the intersection of privacy-preserving machine learning and trustworthy ML , with a focus on differential privacy , model inversion attacks , and privacy risks in federated learning . She completed her PhD at Freie Universität Berlin and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence under Prof. Nicolas Papernot. Her work has been recognized with awards such as the Academics Rising Start Award (3rd Prize) and the GI Junior-Fellow honor. Her research spans a wide range of topics including memorization in diffusion models , watermarking generative models , membership inference attacks , and privacy-preserving federated learning . She has published extensively in top-tier venues like ICML , NeurIPS , ICLR , and CVPR . She is actively involved in the academic community, serving as an Area Chair for NeurIPS , Track Chair for ACM AsiaCCS , and co-organizing workshops at ICML . She is currently hiring PhDs, postdocs, and research interns for her group.