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CAREER: Defending Machine Learning Models from Adversarial Threats via Unified Interpretab — NSF Award to Rochester Institute of T

Machine learning models increasingly power critical systems in healthcare, finance, and national security. However, their increasing complexity introduces serious risks, as attackers can embed hidden vulnerabilities or exploit obscure failure modes. The project’s novelties are bridging the gap between powerful modern s

Award titleCAREER: Defending Machine Learning Models from Adversarial Threats via Unified Interpretab
Award ID2543795
AwardeeRochester Institute of Tech
CityROCHESTER
StateNY
Amount obligated$344,911
Principal investigatorWeijie Zhao
ProgramSecure &Trustworthy Cyberspace
Start date04/01/2026
AbstractMachine learning models increasingly power critical systems in healthcare, finance, and national security. However, their increasing complexity introduces serious risks, as attackers can embed hidden vulnerabilities or exploit obscure failure modes. The project’s novelties are bridging the gap between powerful modern systems and classical, understandable frameworks to build machine learning models that are both secure and interpretable. Instead of treating simpler models as mere baselines, the r
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