Lancaster University

We seek a one-year Senior Research Associate (EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) Fellow) to work in Lancaster Environment Centre and drive knowledge transfer to Ordnance Survey (the British National Mapping Agency). 

18/12/2024
Full time
Lancaster University Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK
We are seeking candidates to join our AI security group at Lancaster University, and become part of this rapidly growing research field. This position focuses on ShadowAI cyber security. ShadowAI – the deployment and use of Artificial Intelligence within an organization without knowledge or approval from security teams – is a major issue within companies, given with the rapid uptake of Generative AI technologies within business. ShadowAI is often hidden or embedded within software applications, and introduces cyber threats spanning model backdoors, coordinated attacks, and data leakage. This is particularly problematic given the introduction of ShadowAI at the computing edge to the wider organization. Current tools and methods proposed across both academia and industry are unable to address this issue. In this project, you will research how defend from ShadowAI cyber attacks. This research will provide opportunities resources atypical to a postdoctoral post, including a...