Visiting Researcher Talk: Prof Yang Xiang | 14 July 2025

Talk Title
Securing AI Systems: from Development to Deployment

Speaker
Prof Yang Xiang

About the Speaker
Prof Yang Xiang received his PhD in Computer Science from Deakin University. He is a Full Professor and Director of the Digital Capability Research Platform at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. Over the past 20 years, he has worked across software, system, network, and application security, publishing over 300 papers in top venues such as ACM CCS, IEEE S&P, USENIX Security, NDSS, IEEE TDSC, and IEEE TIFS. He is Editor-in-Chief of SpringerBriefs on Cyber Security Systems and Networks, Associate Editor of ACM Computing Surveys, a former Associate Editor of several IEEE journals, a Fellow of the IEEE, and a current member of the College of Experts (CoE) of the Australian Research Council (ARC).

Description
This talk examines the full spectrum of AI lifecycle security challenges, from development to deployment. Prof Xiang will explore advanced defensive methods to detect and neutralise sophisticated attacks during development, vulnerabilities affecting AI model availability at deployment, and the accountability of AI code generators. The session offers insights into securing AI systems and ensuring accountability throughout their lifecycle.