Florida International University scientists have deployed a fleet of autonomous surface vessels and sensor‑equipped buoys to monitor and protect Biscayne Bay after a dramatic fish kill in the summer of 2020, which revealed the bay's vulnerability to high water...
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“Poisoned” AI models can unleash real-world chaos. Can these attacks be prevented?
Florida International University cybersecurity researchers warn that AI's insatiable demand for data makes it vulnerable to subtle “data poisoning” attacks, where bad actors inject misleading or false examples into training sets to distort AI behavior in dangerous...
Computer scientists create algorithm to protect videos from quantum hacking
Florida International University computer scientists, led by Distinguished University Professor Dr. S. S. Iyengar, have developed a new algorithm designed to protect video content from the looming threat of quantum hacking. The algorithm, created in collaboration with...
Dr. Fahad Saeed receives prestigious NIH MIRA $1.75 Million grant to develop machine-learning models to study hidden peptides
KFSCIS Associate Professor Fahad Saeed received the prestigious National Institute of Health (NIH) Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) award. The US$ 1.75 million award is a single-PI grant that will fund Dr. Saeed and his Lab for the next 5 years. The...
Securing Internet-of-Things Scientific Cyberinfrastructure
Securing the nation's scientific data, workflows, and infrastructure is an area of significant concern for our nation's continued economic success. Dr. Ruimin Sun recently received a new National Science Foundation cybersecurity innovation for cyberinfrastructure...
Dr. Ananda Mondal Receives National Institute of Health Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant for Lung Cancer
KFSCIS Assistant Professor Ananda Mondol received the prestigious National Institute of Health (NIH) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) from the National Cancer Institute and will serve as the project principal investigator (PI). The proposed...
FIU Global Forensics and Justice Center Appoints KFSCIS Professor as Asian Digital Forensics Education and Research Director (Hon.)
FIU Global Forensics and Justice Center (GFJC) appointed KFSCIS Distinguished University Prof. S.S. “Ram” Iyengar as the Asian Digital Forensics Education and Research Director (Honorary). In this new position, Professor Iyengar will be leading efforts to develop...
KFSCIS Professors Develop New Cancer Subtype Prediction Framework
KFSCIS Professors Ananda Mondal and Dongshen Luo recently published, “MOGAT: A Multi-Omics Integration Framework Using Graphic Tension Networks for Cancer Subtype Prediction in the prestigious International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Their work represents the...
Professor awarded new AI grant to develop water level forecasting models for the Everglades
Dr. Giri Narasimhan received a new research award, “Integrative Forecasting for Everglades Water Levels: A Machine Learning Approach,” from the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service. The project will develop and implement a comprehensive water level...
Professor Ashiq Rahman Receives new NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Grant
Undergraduate students will soon be conducting summer research in Artificial Intelligence-Driven Resilient Health and Biological Systems, thanks to a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant awarded to Prof. Ashiq Rahman. The Research Experience for Undergraduates...