"ASU Researcher Bridges Security and AI"

The many advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) show that the technology is critical. In the realm of national security, experts are taking note of the impact of AI on the collective defense strategy. Paulo Shakarian, an associate professor of computer science in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, is at the forefront of this important work, using his expertise in symbolic AI and neuro-symbolic systems, which are advanced forms of AI technology, to meet the needs of national security organizations. He has been invited to AI Forward, a series of workshops hosted by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Shakarian is one of 100 participants working to advance DARPA's initiative to explore new directions for AI research impacting various defense-related tasks, such as autonomous systems, intelligence platforms, military planning, big data analysis, and computer vision. This article continues to discuss Shakarian's work and insights on AI and security as well as DARPA's AI Forward initiative.

Arizona State University reports "ASU Researcher Bridges Security and AI"