Chaowei Xiao is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Research Scientist at NVIDIAs Autonomous Vehicle Research group. His work focuses on building secure, private, and trustworthy machine learning systems, particularly in the realm of Large Language Models. He earned his bachelors degree from Tsinghua University and his Ph. D. from the University of Michigan.
His research in AI safety was inspired during his Ph. D. studies when he observed an AI model for a self-driving car misread a stop sign, a critical flaw that highlighted the real-world dangers of insecure systems and motivated his career path. He is dedicated to making AI safer and more beneficial for society.
He is a 2024 AI2050 Early Career Fellow by Schmidt Sciences and was part of a team that was a finalist for the prestigious Gordon Bell Prize for their work on AI-driven protein design.
Chaowei Xiao
Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Overview
Topics They Care About
Trustworthy AI
His primary research goal is building socially responsible, secure, and safe machine learning systems, with a current focus on Large Language Models.
AI Safety & Security
He develops "red-teaming" tools to discover AI vulnerabilities, likening the concept to creating an antivirus for AI to prevent harmful consequences.
Adversarial ML
A core area of his expertise involves studying how malicious actors can manipulate AI inputs and developing robust defenses against these attacks, especially in autonomous driving.
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Work History
8-2023
Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison
9-2020
Researcher at NVIDIA
8-2022 - 8-2023
Assistant Professor at Arizona State University
6-2019 - 8-2019
Research Intern at Microsoft
6-2018 - 8-2018
Research Intern at IBM
Education
2015 - 2020
Education details unavailable from University of Michigan
8-2011 - 8-2015
Bachelor's degree from Tsinghua University
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Location : Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Job Level : Junior
Designation : Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison
