Sec4AI4Sec Project - Cybersecurity for AI-Augmented Systems

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes omnipresent, even integrated within secure software development, the safety of digital infrastructures requires new technologies and new methodologies, as highlighted in the EU Strategic Plan 2021-2024. To achieve this goal, the EU-funded Sec4AI4Sec project is developing advanced security-by-design testing and assurance techniques tailored for AI-augmented systems. These systems can democratise security expertise, enabling intelligent, automated secure coding and testing while simultaneously lowering development costs and improving software quality. However, they also introduce unique security challenges, particularly concerning fairness and explainability. Sec4AI4Sec is at the forefront of the move to tackle these challenges with a comprehensive approach, embodying the vision of better security for AI and better AI for security.

Project portal: https://www.sec4ai4sec-project.eu/

Budget: 4.283.037,50 €

Funding: European Commission-EU – HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions – Programme(s): HORIZON.2.3 - Civil Security for Society; HORIZON.2.3.3 - Cybersecurity. Topic: HORIZON-CL3-2022-CS-01-02 - Trustworthy methodologies, tools and data security “by design” for dynamic testing of potentially vulnerable, insecure hardware and software components. Grant agreement ID: 101120393

Duration: October 2023 – September 2026

Research Area: AI Security

Principal Investigator: Battista Biggio