Center of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity

• Grant number: 22/00741-0
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Centers in Engineering Program
• Duration: October 01, 2023 - September 30, 2028
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Computer Science - Computing Methodologies and Techniques
• Convênio/Acordo: MCTI/MC
• Principal Investigator: Teresa Bernarda Ludermir
• Grantee: Teresa Bernarda Ludermir
• Host Institution: Centro de Informática (CIn). Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Recife , SP, Brazil
• Host Company: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Centro de Informática (CIn)
• City: Recife
• Partner institutions: UNIDADE NAO MAPEADA
• Pesquisadores principais: Alberto Ferreira de Souza ; Cleber Zanchettin ; Divanilson Rodrigo de Sousa Campelo ; Eduardo Coelho Cerqueira ; Francisco de Assis Tenorio de Carvalho ; George Darmiton da Cunha Cavalcanti ; Luiz Eduardo Soares de Oliveira
• Associated researchers: Abel Guilhermino da Silva Filho ; Adenilton José da Silva ; Adiel Teixeira de Almeida Filho ; Adriano Lorena Inácio de Oliveira ; Aida Araújo Ferreira ; Alana Marques de Morais ; Alceu de Souza Britto Júnior ; Aldri Luiz dos Santos ; Alessandro Henrique Povero da Silva ; Alexandre Cabral Mota ; Altair Olivo Santin ; Ana Carolina Lorena ; André Câmara Alves do Nascimento ; Andre Gustavo Hochuli ; André Ricardo Abed Grégio ; Anne Magaly de Paula Canuto ; Augusto Cezar Alves Sampaio ; Aurora Trinidad Ramirez Pozo ; Borko Stosic ; Bruno Guerreiro Diniz ; Carlos Alexandre Barros de Mello ; Carlos Nascimento Silla Junior ; Carmelo José Albanez Bastos Filho ; Cecília de Azevedo Castro César ; Claudine Santos Badue ; Cleyton Mário de Oliveira Rodrigues ; Daniel Carvalho da Cunha ; David Menotti Gomes ; Denis Lima do Rosário ; Edwin Carlo Ribeiro Marinho ; Emerson Cabrera Paraiso ; Fabrício Enembreck ; Fernando Buarque de Lima Neto ; Fernando Maciano de Paula Neto ; Fernando Magno Quintão Pereira ; Francisco Madeiro Bernardino Junior ; Frederico Duarte de Menezes ; Gerson Domingos de Castro Filho ; Gina Maira Barbosa de Oliveira ; Hansenclever de França Bassani ; Henrique Alexandre de Menezes Sabino Almeida ; Henrique Ferraz Arcoverde ; Hugo Valadares Siqueira ; Isaac Alves Poderoso ; Jarley Palmeira Nóbrega ; Jean Paul Barddal ; João Carlos Xavier Júnior ; João Fausto Lorenzato de Oliveira ; João Paulo da Costa Barros Lins ; Johnny Cardoso Marques ; Jonathan Garcia Lima ; Juliano Elias Cardoso Cruz ; Julio Cesar Nievola ; Jussara Marques de Almeida ; Kelvin Lopes Dias ; Leandro Carlos de Souza ; Leandro Maciel Almeida ; Lourenço Alves Pereira Júnior ; Luciana Andréia Fondazzi Martimiano ; Magnos Martinello ; Marcella Scoczynski Ribeiro Martins ; Marcos Antonio Simplicio Junior ; Michele Nogueira Lima ; Moisés Renato Nunes Ribeiro ; Myriam Regattieri De Biase da Silva Delgado ; Nivan Roberto Ferreira Junior ; Paulo Freitas de Araujo Filho ; Paulo Henrique Monteiro Borba ; Paulo Renato Alves Firmino ; Paulo Salgado Gomes de Mattos Neto ; Péricles Barbosa Cunha de Miranda ; Poliana de Moraes ; Rafael Timóteo de Sousa Júnior ; Renata Maria Cardoso Rodrigues de Souza ; Ricardo José Ulisses de Miranda Soares Filho ; Rodrigo Ribeiro Montoro ; Ronaldo Ribeiro Barbosa de Aquino ; Sergio Castelo Branco Soares ; Sergio Yukio Sato ; Tatijana Stosic ; Thiago Antonini Alves ; Thiago Oliveira dos Santos ; Tiago Alessandro Espinola Ferreira ; Tsang Ing Ren ; Vinícius Mourão Alves de Souza ; Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos ; Wilson Rosa de Oliveira Junior ; Yandre Maldonado e Gomes da Costa ; Yara de Souza Tadano

Abstract

The Center of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity is a joint initiative of academia and industry to foster innovative research and applied solutions in Artificial Intelligence to promote cyber-resilience in society and organizations, which represents the ability to prepare, protect, detect, respond to and recover from potential internal or external cyber threats. The Center will be based at the Centro de Informática of the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Its proposal is focused on three significant research areas at the intersection between Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security: attack and defense, adversarial learning, and cyber-physical applications. The scientific, technological, and innovation institutions that host the Center's researchers are from all Brazilian regions. The Center has an applied purpose and a relevant group of national and international researchers and partner companies that are international references in the application of technology in each of the investigated areas. Considering its capillarity, interdisciplinarity, plurality, and in-network operation, the Center will promote research projects at the most diverse levels, innovative world-class research, extension projects for integration with the society, technological entrepreneurship, technology transfer, and scientific dissemination aiming to be an international reference in the application of Artificial Intelligence in Cyber Security. (AU)