Talks and Presentations

Recent Presentations

Conference Presentations

A First Look at Toxicity Injection Attacks on Open-domain Chatbots
ACSAC 2023, Austin, Texas, December 2023
Video

An Analysis of Recent Advances in Deepfake Image Detection in an Evolving Threat Landscape
IEEE S&P (Oakland) 2024, San Francisco, CA, May 2024

Poster Presentations

Best Poster Award at CCI Researcher Showcase
Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, 2023
News Coverage

Media Interviews

WDBJ7 News Interview
Topic: Virginia Tech research aims to reduce toxic language from artificial intelligence
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VPM News Focal Point Interview
Topic: Artificial intelligence - What are the risks and benefits?
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Upcoming Talks

Looking for speaking opportunities in AI security, generative AI, and machine learning. Please reach out if you’d like me to present my research!

Talk Topics I Cover

• AI Security & Safety: Adversarial attacks on LLMs and conversational AI systems
• Generative AI: Model customization, fine-tuning, and safety alignment
• Computer Vision: Deepfake detection and generation techniques
• Industry Applications: Oracle HCM implementations and enterprise AI solutions