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Ishita Pai Raikar has shaped her NC State experience through curiosity, discipline and a commitment to community. Her work spans human-robot interaction, ethics, entrepreneurship and interdisciplinary leadership programs that challenged her to think across systems. Through research in embodied AI and involvement in programs such as GCSP, SIF and Women in ECE, she gained a deeper understanding of how engineering affects people and the world around them.
As she graduates this fall, Ishita reflects the breadth of opportunity available in ECE and the impact students can make when they explore new ideas and engage fully with the NC State community. Learn more about her path and the experiences that guided her.
Read more: http://ncst.at/coUB50XGyzH
Ishita Pai Raikar has shaped her NC State experience through curiosity, discipline and a commitment to community. Her work spans human-robot interaction, ethics, entrepreneurship and interdisciplinary leadership programs that challenged her to think across systems. Through research in embodied AI and involvement in programs such as GCSP, SIF and Women in ECE, she gained a deeper understanding of how engineering affects people and the world around them.
As she graduates this fall, Ishita reflects the breadth of opportunity available in ECE and the impact students can make when they explore new ideas and engage fully with the NC State community. Learn more about her path and the experiences that guided her.
Read more: http://ncst.at/coUB50XGyzH
Celebrate our Fall 2025 NC State ECE graduates 🎓
📅 Thursday, December 11
⏰ 11 a.m.
📍 Reynolds Coliseum
🔗 ece.ncsu.edu/graduation
Join us as we recognize the dedication and achievements of our graduating students.
Celebrate our Fall 2025 NC State ECE graduates 🎓
📅 Thursday, December 11
⏰ 11 a.m.
📍 Reynolds Coliseum
🔗 ece.ncsu.edu/graduation
Join us as we recognize the dedication and achievements of our graduating students.
We are proud to introduce Ben Patton as the student speaker for the NC State ECE Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremony. Ben’s story reflects the strength of the ECE community, a journey shaped by resilience, leadership and the support of family, friends and faculty.
His remarks at graduation will honor the shared experiences of the Class of 2025 and the communities that helped them reach this milestone.
The Fall 2025 ceremony will be held on Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. Learn more at http://ncst.at/fpRq50XCYUx.
We are proud to introduce Ben Patton as the student speaker for the NC State ECE Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremony. Ben’s story reflects the strength of the ECE community, a journey shaped by resilience, leadership and the support of family, friends and faculty.
His remarks at graduation will honor the shared experiences of the Class of 2025 and the communities that helped them reach this milestone.
The Fall 2025 ceremony will be held on Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. Learn more at http://ncst.at/fpRq50XCYUx.
Researchers unveil first defense against cryptanalytic attacks on AI
“AI systems are valuable intellectual property, and cryptanalytic parameter-extraction attacks are the most efficient, effective, and accurate way to steal that intellectual property,” says Ashley Kurian, first author of the study and Ph.D. student in electrical and computer engineering at NC State.
NC State ECE researchers have developed the first functional defense capable of protecting AI models from cryptanalytic attacks that attempt to extract and reconstruct model parameters. The new approach trains neural networks to reduce differences between neurons in the same layer, forming a barrier that prevents extraction while maintaining accuracy with less than 1 percent change.
The paper, Train to Defend: First Defense Against Cryptanalytic Neural Network Parameter Extraction Attacks, will be presented at NeurIPS 2025 in San Diego.
Read the full story:
http://ncst.at/18zO50XvTbV
Researchers unveil first defense against cryptanalytic attacks on AI
“AI systems are valuable intellectual property, and cryptanalytic parameter-extraction attacks are the most efficient, effective, and accurate way to steal that intellectual property,” says Ashley Kurian, first author of the study and Ph.D. student in electrical and computer engineering at NC State.
NC State ECE researchers have developed the first functional defense capable of protecting AI models from cryptanalytic attacks that attempt to extract and reconstruct model parameters. The new approach trains neural networks to reduce differences between neurons in the same layer, forming a barrier that prevents extraction while maintaining accuracy with less than 1 percent change.
The paper, Train to Defend: First Defense Against Cryptanalytic Neural Network Parameter Extraction Attacks, will be presented at NeurIPS 2025 in San Diego.
Read the full story:
http://ncst.at/18zO50XvTbV
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As one of only two institutions to be home to two concurrent NSF Engineering Research Centers, one of three NSF Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research Initiatives, the home of the Department of Energy’s PowerAmerica Institute, leads the only North America IBM Quantum Hub, and home to one of The Microelectronics Commons' Hubs, we are ranked among the top academic units engaged in scientific research in the United States.
