CENTER FOR TRUSTWORTHY AI (CTA)
Overview
The Center for Trustworthy AI (CTA) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) conducts research to advance trustworthy AI-driven technologies. Our focus at this center is on the safety, security, and reliability of AI-driven technology through inclusive and multidisciplinary research. We strive to promote and attract brilliant minds eager to contribute to the advancement of AI trustworthiness through research.
The CTA brings together researchers from across the areas of Cyber-Physical Systems, Cyber Autonomy, Cyber Identity, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Healthcare, Agriculture, Natural Language Processing, and Robotics. CTA will engage faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and postdoctoral researchers pursuing research on fundamental advances in the above areas. We are also deeply engaged in innovation in the cross-cutting themes of deep learning, adversarial and explainable AI, human-on-the-loop AI, and connecting AI with other scientific disciplines and the humanities.
This center will collaborate with NC A&T’s other major interdisciplinary centers [Center for Cyber Defense (CCD), National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE)-CAE-R and CAR-CD, and Center of Excellence in Product Design and Advanced Manufacturing (CEPDAM)] to bring complementary expertise to augment AI capabilities.
Mission
CTA’s mission is to develop cutting-edge methods and procedures that will provide solutions using tools and integrated systems to result in safe, reliable, and secure AI-driven technologies. We utilize research expertise in the quest for technological advancements that create resilient AI-driven systems. The CTA commits to participate and be instrumental in the development of AI trustworthiness that fosters ergonomic designs, systems, and security. The CTA’s mission aims to achieve trustworthy AI by instituting hardware and software technologies to ameliorate present restrictions and limitations.
We, also, provide quality education for the next generation of Trustworthy AI technology leaders through the state-of-the-art learning and professional development.
Vision
The CTA is geared towards equipping scholars to professionally make impactful contributions to the future of AI. CTA initiative is to aspire to innovative, exemplary, fundamental, and enhanced research to curate trustworthy AI.
Center News and Events
The Center for Trustworthy AI (CTA) cordially invites you to a 2-Day TCASA Event from Thursday, October 24th to Friday, October 25th. The Trustworthy Cyber-physical defense systems via AI and Shared Autonomy research project, better known as TCASA, is hosting our 2nd Annual Symposium and a TCASA Cybersecurity Hackathon. This two-part event will be held virtually via Zoom on Day One, and in person in Martin ERIC room 371 on Day Two. Please review the information below for more details on how to register and join!
Day One (Oct. 24th): The 2nd Annual TCASA Symposium on AI-Enhanced Secure & Trustworthy Cyber-Physical System
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Time: Thursday, October 24, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Zoom Link: https://ncat.zoom.us/j/93497086266?pwd=99l1t7abaJ5eT5EeGiHSWSG17Kzi2y.1
Meeting ID: 934 9708 6266
Passcode: 829956
Day Two (Oct. 25th): TCASA Cybersecurity Hackathon
Location: Martin ERIC room 371
Time: Friday, October 25, 2024 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Register Here: https://ncat.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3V0GDYb09pe6jOK
Registration is now open for the TCASA Cybersecurity Hackathon! Space is limited so please register as soon as possible.
The TCASA Hackathon Competition participants will respond to a scenario (given on the day of the competition) that involves building a web application. Refreshments will be available to registered participants and competition cash prizes to the winning teams!
We are so excited to have you join us and participate! You do not want to miss this fun-filled event!
Center Director: Kaushik Roy, Computer Science
Associate Directors: Sun Yi, Mechanical Engineering
Daniel Limbrick, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Carla Coates, Criminal Justice
Center Members:
Jingsheng Xu and Albert Esterline, Computer Science;
Christopher Doss and John Kelly, Electrical and Computer Engineering;
Salil Desai and Younho Seong, Industrial and Systems Engineering;
Carla Coates, Criminal Justice
Belinda Shipps, Business Information Systems and Analytics;
Stephanie Teixeira-Poit, Sociology and Social Work;
Seongtae Kim, Math;
Geleana D. Alston, Leadership Studies and Adult Education.
Postdoc: Dr. Yaa Acquaah and Dr. Selorm Garfo
Staff: Bianca Govan, Program Manager
Center Location: Martin 371
Contact: Kaushik Roy (kroy@ncat.edu), Bianca Govan (btgovan@ncat.edu)
This center is funded by DoD.