With the arrival of Ignacio Lacalle Úbeda at FOGUS for his secondment, it’s a great moment to spotlight the vital role of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) in the AIAS project. Through its Distributed Real-Time Systems Lab (DRTSL), UPV brings deep technical expertise in cybersecurity, distributed AI, blockchain, and workload orchestration, making it a cornerstone of AIAS’s mission to secure AI systems against adversarial threats.
Core Competencies & Focus Areas
UPV’s contributions span several cutting-edge domains:
- Cybersecurity & Blockchain: Advancing secure data sharing and decentralized protection models.
- Distributed AI & Workload Orchestration: Enabling scalable and resilient AI security solutions.
- Virtualization & Simulation: Designing safe and resource-efficient virtual environments for testing and deployment.
- Data Analytics & AI Security: Enhancing detection of adversarial AI through data fusion and intelligent analysis.
Infrastructure & Research Capacity
UPV supports its contributions with top-tier infrastructure, including:
- On-premise cloud systems with high-performance servers and GPUs.
- Access to the HPC Center, including multi-node CPU and GPU clusters for large-scale simulations.
- A dedicated 120m² AI research lab with 20 workstations.
- A committed research team of 13 experts, focused solely on AIAS activities.
Key Technical Contributions
UPV leads and contributes to several critical AIAS tasks:
🔹 Task 4.1 – Ethical and Fair-Compliant Security Data Fusion and Knowledge Base
- Develops advanced data processing pipelines to support adversarial AI detection.
- Builds a centralized data pool of attack scenarios accessible to all AIAS components.
- Integrates blockchain infrastructure with verifiable credentials, extending the DataPorts H2020 platform.
🔹 Other Contributions:
- Co-designs AI-powered deception mechanisms.
- Supports analytics, detection, and explainability in AI-based cybersecurity.
- Assists in platform integration and seamless inter-module communication.
Knowledge Transfer & Collaboration
UPV leads knowledge-sharing in:
- Cybersecurity architecture and blockchain integration
- Deception strategies and secure AI orchestration
- Security data fusion for industrial and AI environments
Collaboration with partners like FOGUS enriches UPV’s research, especially in simulation and deception, contributing to advanced adversarial AI defenses.
Dissemination & Community Engagement
UPV is committed to spreading AIAS knowledge through:
- Publishing research in top-tier cybersecurity and AI journals.
- Producing public outreach content, including contributions to the AIAS YouTube channel.
With its multidisciplinary team, advanced infrastructure, and commitment to ethical AI, UPV is driving forward the AIAS vision—developing resilient, secure, and trustworthy AI systems to meet the cybersecurity demands of tomorrow.