College of IST Privacy/Security in LLM-Driven Agentic Systems PhD Internship w/ Dr. Sharma

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The focus is on identifying security, privacy, and control failures that emerge when autonomous modules interact across loosely enforced system boundaries. We also would like to estimate the value of privacy and security in the agentic systems from users perspective. /span/pp/ppbspanInternship Role:/span/b/ppspanWe are seeking a highly motivated bPhD intern/b (part-time research role) to support the development of tools, models, and taxonomies that expose and mitigate vulnerabilities in LLM-driven agentic systems. You will work closely with team to:/span/pullispanAnalyze modular architectures for unanticipated information flow/span/lilispanFormalize information flow motifs and their associated threat vectors/span/lilispanAssist in developing a layered threat model aligned with NIST Cybersecurity Framework principles/span/lilispanApply causal tracing, influence tracking, and behavioral audit techniques to real-world agentic systems/span/lilispanContribute to an academic paper and open-source tools/span/li/ulp/ppbspanQualifications:/span/b/pullispanEnrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, Information Science, Cybersecurity, or related fields/span/lilispanResearch experience in one or more of the following: LLMs, multi-agent systems, privacy/ security/span/lilispanAnalytical and writing skills/span/lilispanExperience with LLM agent frameworks or security auditing tools is a plus/span/li/ulp/ppbspanApply:/span/bbr /spanPlease apply to the position to be considered. 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