Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist, Secure AI Lab

AIToolboard; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Carnegie Mellon University’s SEI AI Division is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist to advance research into vulnerabilities of AI and ML systems and to develop robust security strategies.

Based in the Secure AI Lab, you will collaborate with researchers and engineers to explore adversarial scenarios, security-by-design approaches, and practical deployments for defense and national security applications.

Qualifications

• Specialize in conducting research into the vulnerabilities of AI and ML algorithms and securing against those vulnerabilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research into vulnerabilities of AI and ML algorithms and develop security measures to mitigate them.

Job description

Jobs / Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist, Secure AI Lab

Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist, Secure AI Lab

Full-time

About the Role

At the SEI AI Division, we conduct research in applied artificial intelligence and the engineering questions related to the practical design and implementation of AI technologies and systems. We currently lead a community-wide movement to mature the discipline of AI Engineering for Defense and National Security.As our government customers adopt AI and machine learning toprovideleap-ahead mission capabilities, we• build real-world, mission-scale AI capabilities through solving practical engineering problems• discover and define the processes, practices, and tools to support operationalizing AI for robust, secure, scalable, and human-centered mission capabilities• prepare our customers to be ready for the unique challenges of adopting, deploying, using, andmaintainingAI capabilities• identifyand investigate emerging AI and AI-adjacent technologies that are rapidly transforming the technology landscapeAre you creative, curious, energetic, collaborative, technology-focused, and hard-working? Are you interested in making a difference by bringing innovation to government organizations and beyond? Apply to join our team.Overview:As a Senior Machine LearningResearch Scientist,you will specialize inconductingresearch into the vulnerabilities of AIandML algorithms and securing against those vulnerabilities.TheSecure AILab within the SEI’s AI Division focuses on improving the security and robustness of AI systems. As part of the world-class research community at Carnegie Mellon University, theSecure AILabconducts and appliescutting-edgeresearch toprotectAI systems fromadversaries who aim to manipulatethe systemto learn, do, or revealsomething itisn’tsupposed to.TheSecure AILab consists of machine learning research scientists, machine learning engineers, and software developers who work together to solve problems in the following areas: