Attend the ARO System Security Workshop, March 21

The Center for Cybersecurity and Trusted Foundations at Arizona State University and the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence would like to invite you to our upcoming ARO System Security Workshop.

The workshop is designed to identify real-world software security cases that can guide future multidisciplinary research in the field, identify current gaps among different areas, and establish a framework for mitigating vulnerabilities, especially those in large-scale and complicated systems. This event is supported by the U.S. Department of Defense Army Research Office, under Grant W911NF-24-1-0119. The views, opinions, and/or findings expressed at or in relation to this event are those of the participants and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army or U.S. Government position, policy, or decision, unless so designated by other documentation.

Tackling Societal Challenges with Multi-Agent Systems: Bridging Theory and Practice
Friday, March 21, 2025
Noon–1 p.m.
Brickyard (BYENG) 210, Tempe campus [map]
Attend online via Zoom 

Abstract: Real-world challenges — from cybersecurity to food rescue — often involve competition and coordination among multiple agents. In this talk, Fei Fang will present her work on multi-agent systems and their applications in critical societal domains, including anti-poaching efforts, food rescue operations and cybersecurity. Fang will discuss key theoretical advancements, practical deployments and the lessons learned in translating multi-agent research into real-world impact.

Bio: Fei Fang is an associate professor at the Software and Societal Systems Department in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. Before joining CMU, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Research on Computation and Society at Harvard University, hosted by David Parkes and Barbara Grosz. She received her doctoral degree from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Southern California and was advised by Milind Tambe, who is now at Harvard. Fang’s research lies in the field of artificial intelligence, or AI, and multi-agent systems, focusing on integrating machine learning with game theory. Her work has been motivated by and applied to security, sustainability and mobility domains, contributing to the research theme of AI for social good.