Dr. Houbing Song, Department of Information Systems.
The interplay between AI and cybersecurity introduces new opportunities and challenges in the cybersecurity of AI as well as AI for cybersecurity. However, operations and configurations of AI cyberinfrastructure (CI) with a security mindset are rarely covered in the typical AI curriculum. To fill this gap, this project intends to develop hands-on training materials and provide mentored training for the current and future research workforce in engineering and science-related disciplines. By transforming and integrating training materials into a course curriculum, this project aims to train potential cyberinfrastructure professionals in the CI community at large to handle AI with and for cybersecurity. This project has the potential to develop the research workforce in operating AI cyberinfrastructure with a security mindset to meet the national and economical needs and priorities of CI advancement.