REU Site: AI-Empowered Cybersecurity

REU 网站：人工智能赋能的网络安全

• 批准号: 2349236
• 负责人: Yugyung Lee
• 金额: $ 46.5万
• 依托单位: University of Missouri-Kansas City
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-05-01 至 2027-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2349236&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; AI; Empowered; Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity continuously faces challenges arising from evolving infrastructures, emerging vulnerabilities, and human factors. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to emerge as a crucial tool in this scenario, significantly enhancing threat detection, refining the precision of attack identification, and expediting incident response. The University of Missouri-Kansas City will establish a new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site that orchestrates a summer program to engage undergraduate students in comprehensive AI and cybersecurity research. In this program, students will collaborate closely with faculty mentors on in-depth projects, participate in interactive labs and workshops, and present innovative research findings. Aiming to reach underrepresented groups and institutions with limited research resources, the program promotes diversity and inclusivity in cybersecurity.This project will investigate the forefront of AI technologies like Generative AI, Large Language Models, and Graph Neural Networks. These technologies will be applied to a spectrum of cybersecurity challenges, such as intrusion detection, advanced phishing detection, code vulnerability analysis, and the development of robust authentication systems. Under the guidance of expert mentors, REU students will significantly contribute to advancing AI-driven cybersecurity solutions. Furthermore, the project will collaborate with GenCyber summer camps, introducing high school students to these critical subjects. REU participants will share their research findings and experiences with camp attendees through panel discussions and presentations, fostering an environment of knowledge transfer and active community engagement.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

网络安全不断面临不断发展的基础设施，新兴脆弱性和人为因素引起的挑战。在这种情况下，人工智能（AI）有望成为一种至关重要的工具，可以显着增强威胁检测，完善攻击识别的精度以及加快事件响应的加快。密苏里大学堪萨斯城市将为本科生（REU）网站建立新的研究经验，该网站策划了一项夏季计划，以吸引本科生进行全面的AI和网络安全研究。在该计划中，学生将与教师导师在深入的项目上密切合作，参加互动实验室和讲习班，并提出创新的研究结果。该计划旨在吸引有限的研究资源的代表性群体和机构，促进网络安全的多样性和包容性。该项目将调查AI技术的最前沿，例如生成AI，大型语言模型和图形神经网络。这些技术将应用于一系列网络安全挑战，例如入侵检测，先进的网络钓鱼检测，代码脆弱性分析以及强大的身份验证系统的开发。在专家导师的指导下，REU学生将为推进AI驱动的网络安全解决方案做出重大贡献。此外，该项目将与Gencyber夏令营合作，向高中生介绍这些关键主题。 REU参与者将通过小组讨论和演讲与营地参与者分享他们的研究结果和经验，从而促进了知识转移和积极的社区参与环境。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点评估来进行评估的支持，并具有更广泛的影响标准。