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Information on ACTION's Annual Review and Knowledge Expo

The ACTION Institute is pleased to announce the dates for our first annual Knowledge Expo, which will take place on June 20-21 in UC Santa Barbara's Henley Hall. The Expo, which will include a series of "Birds of a Feather" sessions on topics related to AI and Cybersecurity, will follow a day of posters, presentations, and updates on ACTION research.  The event will also serve as the Institute's first annual review. 

ACTION featured in the University of California 2023 Cyber Risk Program Annual Report

The recently-published 

ACTION Distinguished Lecture: Dr. Nicholas Carlini

Making Adversarial ML Practical

Nicholas Carlini
Google DeepMind

Thursday, 22 February 2024
11:00 AM PST

This lecture was recorded and posted to YouTube:
https://youtu.be/dV6-cqyMzUs

ACTION at the School for Scientific Thought

ACTION Institute researchers participated in UC Santa Barbara's School for Scientific Thought (SST) to teach high school students about cybersecurity principles and Artificial Intelligence (AI) basics. 

Applications for Summer Research Program

As part of the ACTION AI Institute's plan for outreach, education, and broadening participation, we are now welcoming applications from both graduate and undergraduate students to participate in an 8-week research experience at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Selected students will collaborate as teams with ACTION personnel on research related to Computer Security and Artificial Intelligence. All participants will receive stipends, provided by the National Science Foundation, as well as opportunities for housing in a UCSB-owned apartment. 

Christopher Kruegel named as ACM Fellow

Dr. Christopher Kruegel was recently named to the 2023 Class of ACM Fellows for "contributions to systems security, malware detection, and vulnerability analysis." The full announcement from ACM is linked here.

Congratulations Chris!

Congratulations to the 2023 iCTF Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 International Capture the Flag! 

The top undergraduate team, the b01lers, hailed from Purdue University. This assembly of ten ambitious students climbed the ranks after a slow start, but then retained the lead, solidifying their reputation as formidable hackers.

UVA CS Distinguished Speaker: Z. Berkay Celik, Purdue

In an example of cross-pollination and collaboration, Purdue's Dr. Berkay Celik will deliver a distinguished lecture at the University of Virginia. 

December 1, 2023
8:00 am PST
University of Virginia