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Computer security has been a concern for decades and artificial intelligence techniques have been applied to the area for nearly as long. Most of the techniques are being applied to the detection of attacks to running systems, but recent…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-12-17 Steve Kommrusch

AI-powered software tools are widely used to assist software engineers. However, there is still a need to understand the productivity benefits of such tools for software engineers. In addition to short-term benefits, there is a question of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Giorgio Amasanti , Jasmin Jahic

Smart grid systems are critical to the power industry, however their sophisticated architectural design and operations expose them to a number of cybersecurity threats, such as data tampering, data eavesdropping, and Denial of Service,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-02-16 J. D. Ndibwile

Generative AI's expanding footprint across numerous industries has led to both excitement and increased scrutiny. This paper delves into the unique security challenges posed by Generative AI, and outlines potential research directions for…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-10-24 Banghua Zhu , Norman Mu , Jiantao Jiao , David Wagner

Evaluating the correctness of code generated by AI is a challenging open problem. In this paper, we propose a fully automated method, named ACCA, to evaluate the correctness of AI-generated code for security purposes. The method uses…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-06-11 Domenico Cotroneo , Alessio Foggia , Cristina Improta , Pietro Liguori , Roberto Natella

This paper investigates current software testing systems and explores how artificial intelligence, specifically Generative AI, can be integrated to enhance these systems. It begins by examining different types of AI systems and focuses on…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Tanish Singla , Qusay H. Mahmoud

With artificial intelligence (AI) becoming relevant in various parts of everyday life, other technologies are already widely influenced by the new way of handling large amounts of data. Although widespread already, AI has had only punctual…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-12-23 Christian Toemmel

AI code generators like OpenAI Codex have the potential to assist novice programmers by generating code from natural language descriptions, however, over-reliance might negatively impact learning and retention. To explore the implications…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-02-22 Majeed Kazemitabaar , Justin Chow , Carl Ka To Ma , Barbara J. Ericson , David Weintrop , Tovi Grossman

Attacks to networks are becoming more complex and sophisticated every day. Beyond the so-called script-kiddies and hacking newbies, there is a myriad of professional attackers seeking to make serious profits infiltrating in corporate…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-03-28 Alberto Perez Veiga

Software Testing is a well-established area in software engineering, encompassing various techniques and methodologies to ensure the quality and reliability of software systems. However, with the advent of generative artificial intelligence…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-09-18 Aldeida Aleti

Generative AI models are capable of performing a wide variety of tasks that have traditionally required creativity and human understanding. During training, they learn patterns from existing data and can subsequently generate new content…

With almost daily improvements in capabilities of artificial intelligence it is more important than ever to develop safety software for use by the AI research community. Building on our previous work on AI Containment Problem we propose a…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2017-07-27 James Babcock , Janos Kramar , Roman V. Yampolskiy

Generative AI enables rapid ``vibe coding," where natural language prompts yield working software systems. While this lowers barriers to software creation, it also collapses the boundary between prototypes and engineered software, leading…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-11-12 Jürgen Cito , Dominik Bork

As open-source AI software projects become an integral component in the AI software development, it is critical to develop a novel methods to ensure and measure the security of the open-source projects for developers. Code ownership,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-12-19 Jiawen Wen , Dong Yuan , Lei Ma , Huaming Chen

Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN) have promoted a variety of applications in computer vision, natural language processing, etc. due to its generative model's compelling ability to generate realistic examples plausibly drawn from an…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-06-08 Zhipeng Cai , Zuobin Xiong , Honghui Xu , Peng Wang , Wei Li , Yi Pan

Embedded into information systems, artificial intelligence (AI) faces security threats that exploit AI-specific vulnerabilities. This paper provides an accessible overview of adversarial attacks unique to predictive and generative AI…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-01 Naoto Kiribuchi , Kengo Zenitani , Takayuki Semitsu

AI code generation tools are transforming software development, especially for novice and non-software developers, by enabling them to write code and build applications faster and with little to no human intervention. Vibe coding is the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-10-02 Ahmed Fawzy , Amjed Tahir , Kelly Blincoe

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has become a central component of many development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) that support software practitioners across multiple programming tasks, including code completion, documentation, and…

As AI systems gain increasing autonomy and execution capability, the number of discovered security vulnerabilities continues to rise. However, many of these vulnerabilities are not fundamentally novel, but instead reflect recurring classes…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-27 Kevin Eykholt , Dhilung Kirat , Xiaokui Shu , Jiyong Jang , Frederico Araujo , Ian Molloy

With software development increasingly reliant on innovative technologies, there is a growing interest in exploring the potential of generative AI tools to streamline processes and enhance productivity. In this scenario, this paper…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-06-04 Mariana Coutinho , Lorena Marques , Anderson Santos , Marcio Dahia , Cesar Franca , Ronnie de Souza Santos