Grant: Canada Research Chairs
The University of British Columbia
$120,000.00
Trustworthy Software
FY 2023-24
Summary
This Canada Research Chair in Trustworthy Software program will produce high-quality, novel theories and approaches for making the essential software that we use more reliable, explainable, and secure. The program will encompass software systems ¿traditionally¿ written by developers and Artificial Intelligence (AI) software systems ¿learning¿ from data. By (1) facilitating security-related software upgrades, (2) detecting and preventing malicious and deceitful software, and (3) improving the reliability of AI-based malware detection techniques, the research performed under this program will improve the software development practices and reduce the adverse effects of vulnerable, malicious, and deceitful software on organizations and individuals.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2020-00249
Name nom
Rubin, Julia
Department département
Electrical and Computer Engineering - The University of British Columbia
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
The University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Not available
Research subject en
Non disponible
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Application title
Trustworthy Software
Keyword
software engineering
software security
software reliability
software trustworthiness
program analysis
formal methods
ML reliability
Application summary
This Canada Research Chair in Trustworthy Software program will produce high-quality, novel theories and approaches for making the essential software that we use more reliable, explainable, and secure. The program will encompass software systems ¿traditionally¿ written by developers and Artificial Intelligence (AI) software systems ¿learning¿ from data. By (1) facilitating security-related software upgrades, (2) detecting and preventing malicious and deceitful software, and (3) improving the reliability of AI-based malware detection techniques, the research performed under this program will improve the software development practices and reduce the adverse effects of vulnerable, malicious, and deceitful software on organizations and individuals.
