Fabio Pierazzi
@fbpierazzi.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Information Security at University College London. Working on Trustworthy AI for Systems Security. Opinions are my own.
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The Call for Papers for #SaTML2027 is released!
Deadlines:
Abstract - Sep 22
Paper - Sep 29
Decisions - Dec 16
New this year: abstract deadline, initial review & ACs, mandatory artifact submission, planning for growth in submissions, etc.
Full details: satml.org/call-for-pap...
Deadlines:
Abstract - Sep 22
Paper - Sep 29
Decisions - Dec 16
New this year: abstract deadline, initial review & ACs, mandatory artifact submission, planning for growth in submissions, etc.
Full details: satml.org/call-for-pap...
August 25, 2026 at 5:11 PM
The Call for Papers for #SaTML2027 is released!
Deadlines:
Abstract - Sep 22
Paper - Sep 29
Decisions - Dec 16
New this year: abstract deadline, initial review & ACs, mandatory artifact submission, planning for growth in submissions, etc.
Full details: satml.org/call-for-pap...
Deadlines:
Abstract - Sep 22
Paper - Sep 29
Decisions - Dec 16
New this year: abstract deadline, initial review & ACs, mandatory artifact submission, planning for growth in submissions, etc.
Full details: satml.org/call-for-pap...
Please consider sharing within your networks!
The deadline is approaching for both "Call for Competitions" and "Call for Workshops": August 28th, 2026
satml.org #SaTML27
The deadline is approaching for both "Call for Competitions" and "Call for Workshops": August 28th, 2026
satml.org #SaTML27
Reminder: #SaTML2027 has a Call for Competitions and Workshops! Both are due one week from today (August 28).
Please submit your proposals and join us in beautiful Reykjavik!
satml.org/call-for-com...
satml.org/call-for-wor...
Please submit your proposals and join us in beautiful Reykjavik!
satml.org/call-for-com...
satml.org/call-for-wor...
August 21, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Call for...
Competitions: satml.org/call-for-com...
Workshops: satml.org/call-for-wor...
And ICYMI, Papers (deadline September 29): satml.org/call-for-pap...
CC PC chairs Florian Tramer @fbpierazzi.bsky.social
Competitions: satml.org/call-for-com...
Workshops: satml.org/call-for-wor...
And ICYMI, Papers (deadline September 29): satml.org/call-for-pap...
CC PC chairs Florian Tramer @fbpierazzi.bsky.social
IEEE SaTML 2027 · Call for Competitions
satml.org
July 23, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Call for...
Competitions: satml.org/call-for-com...
Workshops: satml.org/call-for-wor...
And ICYMI, Papers (deadline September 29): satml.org/call-for-pap...
CC PC chairs Florian Tramer @fbpierazzi.bsky.social
Competitions: satml.org/call-for-com...
Workshops: satml.org/call-for-wor...
And ICYMI, Papers (deadline September 29): satml.org/call-for-pap...
CC PC chairs Florian Tramer @fbpierazzi.bsky.social
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SaTML is looking for a host for #SaTML2027! If you're interested in bringing SaTML to a city near you, please fill out this form by April 15! 🏘️🏙️🏡🌆
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April 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
SaTML is looking for a host for #SaTML2027! If you're interested in bringing SaTML to a city near you, please fill out this form by April 15! 🏘️🏙️🏡🌆
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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The program chairs for #SaTML2027 will be Fabio Pierazzi (@fbpierazzi.bsky.social) and Florian Tramèr! We're in for a great conference under their leadership.
April 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The program chairs for #SaTML2027 will be Fabio Pierazzi (@fbpierazzi.bsky.social) and Florian Tramèr! We're in for a great conference under their leadership.
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Breaking news from NDSS26: it seems that we have won a Distinguished Paper Award for "Decompiling the Synergy: An Empirical Study of Human-LLM Teaming in Software Reverse Engineering"
A giant thank you to my amazing co-authors and everyone who participated in the experiment!
A giant thank you to my amazing co-authors and everyone who participated in the experiment!
February 27, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Breaking news from NDSS26: it seems that we have won a Distinguished Paper Award for "Decompiling the Synergy: An Empirical Study of Human-LLM Teaming in Software Reverse Engineering"
A giant thank you to my amazing co-authors and everyone who participated in the experiment!
A giant thank you to my amazing co-authors and everyone who participated in the experiment!
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Although we had secretly planned a small extension, we realized that the initial deadline was off by one… month 😵💫 Thus, we are now extending the submission deadline for the "Explainable AI and Security" (XAISEC) workshop:
🌐 https://xaisec-workshop.org
⏱️Deadline: J̶a̶n̶ ̶2̶9̶t̶h̶ Feb 26th, 2026 (AoE)
🌐 https://xaisec-workshop.org
⏱️Deadline: J̶a̶n̶ ̶2̶9̶t̶h̶ Feb 26th, 2026 (AoE)
January 28, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Although we had secretly planned a small extension, we realized that the initial deadline was off by one… month 😵💫 Thus, we are now extending the submission deadline for the "Explainable AI and Security" (XAISEC) workshop:
🌐 https://xaisec-workshop.org
⏱️Deadline: J̶a̶n̶ ̶2̶9̶t̶h̶ Feb 26th, 2026 (AoE)
🌐 https://xaisec-workshop.org
⏱️Deadline: J̶a̶n̶ ̶2̶9̶t̶h̶ Feb 26th, 2026 (AoE)
Deadline approaching soon: February 15th, 2026
Are you a UK/Home student interested in doing a PhD researching hybrid AI threats at the intersection of cyber and physical security? Then you should apply to my PhD project within the CDT in Cyber-Physical Risk!
Are you a UK/Home student interested in doing a PhD researching hybrid AI threats at the intersection of cyber and physical security? Then you should apply to my PhD project within the CDT in Cyber-Physical Risk!
[1/n] Opportunity to apply for a Fully-funded PhD Position (Home/UK candidates only) in the "CDT in Cyber-Physical Risk" at @ucl.ac.uk and @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk , with myself and Anna Maria Mandalari (deadline: Feb 15, 2026)
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber-Physical Risk
Through cross-disciplinary research and industry collaboration, we offer fully funded PhD studentships to train experts who can tackle emerging hybrid threats spanning digital and physical spaces.
www.ucl.ac.uk
February 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Deadline approaching soon: February 15th, 2026
Are you a UK/Home student interested in doing a PhD researching hybrid AI threats at the intersection of cyber and physical security? Then you should apply to my PhD project within the CDT in Cyber-Physical Risk!
Are you a UK/Home student interested in doing a PhD researching hybrid AI threats at the intersection of cyber and physical security? Then you should apply to my PhD project within the CDT in Cyber-Physical Risk!
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PhD students in AI: Bell Labs Cambridge is hiring Summer 2026 interns in Social & #ResponsibleAI.
Paid, 3 months, visa support, publication-focused.
Work on AI ethics, risk, governance, and human values.
Deadline: Jan 11, 2026.
Paid, 3 months, visa support, publication-focused.
Work on AI ethics, risk, governance, and human values.
Deadline: Jan 11, 2026.
December 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
PhD students in AI: Bell Labs Cambridge is hiring Summer 2026 interns in Social & #ResponsibleAI.
Paid, 3 months, visa support, publication-focused.
Work on AI ethics, risk, governance, and human values.
Deadline: Jan 11, 2026.
Paid, 3 months, visa support, publication-focused.
Work on AI ethics, risk, governance, and human values.
Deadline: Jan 11, 2026.
[1/n] Opportunity to apply for a Fully-funded PhD Position (Home/UK candidates only) in the "CDT in Cyber-Physical Risk" at @ucl.ac.uk and @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk , with myself and Anna Maria Mandalari (deadline: Feb 15, 2026)
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber-Physical Risk
Through cross-disciplinary research and industry collaboration, we offer fully funded PhD studentships to train experts who can tackle emerging hybrid threats spanning digital and physical spaces.
www.ucl.ac.uk
December 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
[1/n] Opportunity to apply for a Fully-funded PhD Position (Home/UK candidates only) in the "CDT in Cyber-Physical Risk" at @ucl.ac.uk and @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk , with myself and Anna Maria Mandalari (deadline: Feb 15, 2026)
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Congratulations to the winners of #ACSAC2025's third test of time award: "Cujo: Efficient Detection and Prevention of Drive-By-Download Attacks" by Konrad Rieck, Tammo Krueger, and Andreas Dewald published in ACSAC 2010. 👏👏👏
December 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Congratulations to the winners of #ACSAC2025's third test of time award: "Cujo: Efficient Detection and Prevention of Drive-By-Download Attacks" by Konrad Rieck, Tammo Krueger, and Andreas Dewald published in ACSAC 2010. 👏👏👏
[1/n] Competitive opportunity for a 4-year PhD scholarship at UCL Computer Science
Deadline: Jan 5, 2026 @ 1pm
We're seeking exceptional PhD applicants with expertise in AI and cybersecurity to work with myself and @lcavallaro.bsky.social.
#PhD #Cybersecurity #AI #UCL @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk
Deadline: Jan 5, 2026 @ 1pm
We're seeking exceptional PhD applicants with expertise in AI and cybersecurity to work with myself and @lcavallaro.bsky.social.
#PhD #Cybersecurity #AI #UCL @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
[1/n] Competitive opportunity for a 4-year PhD scholarship at UCL Computer Science
Deadline: Jan 5, 2026 @ 1pm
We're seeking exceptional PhD applicants with expertise in AI and cybersecurity to work with myself and @lcavallaro.bsky.social.
#PhD #Cybersecurity #AI #UCL @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk
Deadline: Jan 5, 2026 @ 1pm
We're seeking exceptional PhD applicants with expertise in AI and cybersecurity to work with myself and @lcavallaro.bsky.social.
#PhD #Cybersecurity #AI #UCL @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk
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"AI predicts rain. We predict trouble!" The BIFOLD paper was recognized with a Distinguished Paper Award at the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS)
www.bifold.berlin/news-events/...
#MLSky #cybersecurity #Meteorology #ClimateScience #AIForScience #AIWeather #SecureAI
www.bifold.berlin/news-events/...
#MLSky #cybersecurity #Meteorology #ClimateScience #AIForScience #AIWeather #SecureAI
October 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
"AI predicts rain. We predict trouble!" The BIFOLD paper was recognized with a Distinguished Paper Award at the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS)
www.bifold.berlin/news-events/...
#MLSky #cybersecurity #Meteorology #ClimateScience #AIForScience #AIWeather #SecureAI
www.bifold.berlin/news-events/...
#MLSky #cybersecurity #Meteorology #ClimateScience #AIForScience #AIWeather #SecureAI
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Last chance to (self-) nominate for USENIX Security'26 Artifact Evaluation Committee!
You should expect a low load of ~1 artifact for functionality/reproducibility assessments per cycle (max 3 for the whole year).
Please support Open Science and fill the form by Oct 17: forms.gle/WoYRX4govNY1... 🚀
You should expect a low load of ~1 artifact for functionality/reproducibility assessments per cycle (max 3 for the whole year).
Please support Open Science and fill the form by Oct 17: forms.gle/WoYRX4govNY1... 🚀
(Self-)Nomination for the USENIX Security '26 Artifact Evaluation Committee (AEC)
For the seventh year, USENIX Security allows the evaluation of artifacts that support a paper: software, hardware, evaluation data and documentation, raw measurement data, raw survey results, mechaniz...
forms.gle
October 16, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Last chance to (self-) nominate for USENIX Security'26 Artifact Evaluation Committee!
You should expect a low load of ~1 artifact for functionality/reproducibility assessments per cycle (max 3 for the whole year).
Please support Open Science and fill the form by Oct 17: forms.gle/WoYRX4govNY1... 🚀
You should expect a low load of ~1 artifact for functionality/reproducibility assessments per cycle (max 3 for the whole year).
Please support Open Science and fill the form by Oct 17: forms.gle/WoYRX4govNY1... 🚀
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Combining data from different sources and relying on AI creates a new attack surface. We need to fix this before AI forecasts become the norm.
🧳 Code: github.com/mlsec-group/...
👉 Paper: mlsec.org/docs/2025-cc...
🤗 Distinguished Paper Award at CCS
with Erik Imgrund & @eisenhofer.bsky.social
4/4
🧳 Code: github.com/mlsec-group/...
👉 Paper: mlsec.org/docs/2025-cc...
🤗 Distinguished Paper Award at CCS
with Erik Imgrund & @eisenhofer.bsky.social
4/4
GitHub - mlsec-group/adversarial-observations: This repository belongs to the publication: Adversarial Observations in Weather Forecasting
This repository belongs to the publication: Adversarial Observations in Weather Forecasting - mlsec-group/adversarial-observations
github.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Combining data from different sources and relying on AI creates a new attack surface. We need to fix this before AI forecasts become the norm.
🧳 Code: github.com/mlsec-group/...
👉 Paper: mlsec.org/docs/2025-cc...
🤗 Distinguished Paper Award at CCS
with Erik Imgrund & @eisenhofer.bsky.social
4/4
🧳 Code: github.com/mlsec-group/...
👉 Paper: mlsec.org/docs/2025-cc...
🤗 Distinguished Paper Award at CCS
with Erik Imgrund & @eisenhofer.bsky.social
4/4
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For our first session today, Fabio Pierazzi talked about trends and challenges in AI for systems security. What an exciting start to Day 2 of GSW'25!
#GSW25 #AI #SystemSecurity
#GSW25 #AI #SystemSecurity
September 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
For our first session today, Fabio Pierazzi talked about trends and challenges in AI for systems security. What an exciting start to Day 2 of GSW'25!
#GSW25 #AI #SystemSecurity
#GSW25 #AI #SystemSecurity
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Join the Graz Security Week from Sep 1 to 5! with @sahar-abdelnabi.bsky.social, Jo Van Bulck, Maria Eichlseder, Georg Fuchsbauer, @sublevado.bsky.social, @fbpierazzi.bsky.social, Kaveh Razavi, Christian Rossow, Yang Zhang securityweek.at (system security, side channels, AI security, & cryptography)
Security Week Graz 2025 – Summer School for Cybersecurity
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June 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Join the Graz Security Week from Sep 1 to 5! with @sahar-abdelnabi.bsky.social, Jo Van Bulck, Maria Eichlseder, Georg Fuchsbauer, @sublevado.bsky.social, @fbpierazzi.bsky.social, Kaveh Razavi, Christian Rossow, Yang Zhang securityweek.at (system security, side channels, AI security, & cryptography)
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Haven't seen this on Bluesky yet: S&P 2027 will take place in Montreal, Canada!
May 14, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Haven't seen this on Bluesky yet: S&P 2027 will take place in Montreal, Canada!
Second UELA PhD application round open, to students eligible for UK Home fees. Deadline: June 2nd at 1pm
[1/5] #Opportunity to Apply for a Fully-Funded PhD in Trustworthy ML for Malware Detection at UCL CS @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk
Deadline: Jan 28, 2025
Are you passionate about ML and Systems Security? Are you curious to understand root causes performance decay of ML-based malware detection over time?
Deadline: Jan 28, 2025
Are you passionate about ML and Systems Security? Are you curious to understand root causes performance decay of ML-based malware detection over time?
May 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Second UELA PhD application round open, to students eligible for UK Home fees. Deadline: June 2nd at 1pm
Second application round open with deadline June 15th.
[1/n] Opportunity to Apply for a Fully-Funded "UK Home Studentship" for a PhD in the "CDT in Cyber-Physical Risk" on "Risk Assessment and Mitigation of Threats to AI-enabled Devices in Cyber-Physical-Social Systems" within @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk
May 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Second application round open with deadline June 15th.
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The #ACSAC2025 CFP is out! Send us your great work!
📣 The #ACSAC2025 website is now online! The technical paper submission deadline is on 30th May 2025. Go check out all the calls for submissions: www.acsac.org/2025/s...
Call for Submissions - Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC)
The Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC) brings together cutting-edge researchers, with a broad cross-section of security professionals drawn from academia, industry, and government, gathered to present and discuss the latest security results and topics. With peer reviewed technical papers, invited talks, panels, national interest discussions, and workshops, ACSAC continues its core mission of investigating practical solutions for computer and network security technology.
www.acsac.org
April 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The #ACSAC2025 CFP is out! Send us your great work!
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Here’s an extended version of my PhD defense talk about our work on *representational alignment between humans 🧠 and machines 🤖 for computer vision* that I gave two weeks ago at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
www.cbs.mpg.de/cbs-coconut/...
www.cbs.mpg.de/cbs-coconut/...
video-muttenthaler
Lukas Muttenthaler (Google DeepMind, TU Berlin)
www.cbs.mpg.de
April 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Here’s an extended version of my PhD defense talk about our work on *representational alignment between humans 🧠 and machines 🤖 for computer vision* that I gave two weeks ago at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
www.cbs.mpg.de/cbs-coconut/...
www.cbs.mpg.de/cbs-coconut/...
A few days left to apply for this PhD opportunity (due April 15) @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk Read details below
[1/n] Opportunity to Apply for a Fully-Funded "UK Home Studentship" for a PhD in the "CDT in Cyber-Physical Risk" on "Risk Assessment and Mitigation of Threats to AI-enabled Devices in Cyber-Physical-Social Systems" within @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk
April 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A few days left to apply for this PhD opportunity (due April 15) @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk Read details below
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Für die Forschung sind die Zeiten vielerorts schwieriger geworden. In #Wien wurden die Bedingungen stetig besser. Ich bin überzeugt, dass dieser Trend anhält, die Unterstützung dafür stark bleibt und werde meinen Teil beitragen. Ich lebe und forsche gerne in Wien!
#IchForscheGernInWien
📸 Luiza Puiu
#IchForscheGernInWien
📸 Luiza Puiu
April 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Für die Forschung sind die Zeiten vielerorts schwieriger geworden. In #Wien wurden die Bedingungen stetig besser. Ich bin überzeugt, dass dieser Trend anhält, die Unterstützung dafür stark bleibt und werde meinen Teil beitragen. Ich lebe und forsche gerne in Wien!
#IchForscheGernInWien
📸 Luiza Puiu
#IchForscheGernInWien
📸 Luiza Puiu
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I have an open PhD position at @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk on applying traffic-analysis resistance techniques to protect industrial control systems. Full funding is available for home-fee status students (deadline 15 April). www.ucl.ac.uk/security-cri...
April 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I have an open PhD position at @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk on applying traffic-analysis resistance techniques to protect industrial control systems. Full funding is available for home-fee status students (deadline 15 April). www.ucl.ac.uk/security-cri...