PhD Defense: Backdoor Attacks in Computer Vision Towards Adversarially Robust Machine Learning Models
PhD Dissertation Defense

Backdoor Attacks in Computer Vision: Towards Adversarially Robust Machine Learning Models

PhD Candidate: Aniruddha Saha (Computer Science)

12-2 ET Friday, 18 November 2022, WebEx 

Committee: Drs. Hamed Pirsiavash (Advisor/Co-Chair), Anupam
Joshi (Chair), Tim Oates, Tom Goldstein (UMCP), Dr. Pin-Yu Chen (IBM)

Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) have become the standard building block in numerous machine learning applications, including computer vision, speech recognition, machine translation, and robotic manipulation, achieving state-of-the-art performance on complex tasks. The widespread success of these networks has driven their deployment in sensitive domains like health care, finance, autonomous driving, and defense-related applications. 

However, DNNs are vulnerable to adversarial attacks. An adversary is a person with malicious intent whose goal is to disrupt the normal functioning of a machine learning pipeline. Research has shown that an adversary can tamper with the training process of a model by injecting misrepresentative data (poisons) into the training set. Moreover, if provided control over the training process as a third party, they can deliver a model to a victim, which deviates from normal behavior. These are called backdoor attacks. The manipulation is done in a way that the victim's model will malfunction only when a trigger is pasted on a test input. For instance, a backdoored model in a self-driving car might work accurately for days before it suddenly fails to detect a pedestrian when the adversary decides to exploit the backdoor. Vulnerability to backdoor attacks is dangerous when deep learning models are deployed in safety-critical applications.    
 
This dissertation studies ways in which state-of-the-art deep learning methods for computer vision are vulnerable to backdoor attacks and proposes defense methods to remedy the vulnerabilities. We push the limits of our current understanding of backdoors and address the following research questions.  

Can we design practical backdoor attacks? We propose Hidden Trigger Backdoor Attack - a novel clean-label backdoor attack where the poisoned images do not contain a visible trigger. This enables the attacker to keep the trigger hidden until its use at test-time. We believe such practical attacks reveal an important vulnerability of deep learning models. These flaws need to be studied extensively before deploying models in critical real-world applications.

Is it secure to train models on large-scale public data? Self-supervised learning (SSL) methods for vision have utilized large-scale unlabeled data to learn rich visual representations. These methods use public images downloaded from the web, e.g., Instagram-1B and Flickr image datasets. We show that if a small part of the unlabeled training data is poisoned, SSL methods are vulnerable to backdoor attacks. Backdoor attacks are more practical in self-supervised learning, since the use of large unlabeled data makes data inspection to remove poisons prohibitive. Hence, using large and diverse data to remove data biases and reduce labeling costs might unknowingly set up avenues for adversarial manipulation. Practitioners must make informed choices when choosing training data for machine learning models.

Can we design efficient and generalizable backdoor detection methods? Methods to detect backdoors in trained models have relied on analysis of model behavior on carefully chosen inputs. But often, this analysis has to be repeated for a new model. We propose a backdoor detection method that optimizes for a set of images which, when forwarded through any model, indicates successfully whether the model contains a backdoor. Our "litmus" test for backdoored models improves on state-of-the-art methods without requiring access to clean data during detection. It is computationally efficient and generalizes to new triggers as well as new architectures. We effectively detect backdoor attacks on thousands of networks with different architectures trained on four benchmark datasets, namely the German Traffic Sign Recognition Benchmark (GTSRB), MNIST, CIFAR10, and Tiny-ImageNet. This will serve as a benchmark for future research.

Do architectural design choices contribute to backdoor robustness? We find an intriguing difference between Vision Transformers and Convolutional Nets; interpretation algorithms effectively highlight the backdoor trigger on test images for transformers but not for CNNs when attacked with Hidden Trigger Backdoor Attacks. Based on this observation, we find that a test-time image blocking defense reduces attack success rate by a large margin for transformers. We show that such blocking mechanisms can be incorporated during the training process to improve robustness even further. We believe our findings will encourage the community to make better design choices in developing novel architectures robust to backdoor attacks.

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The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents

Myths in Cybersecurity: Pros and Cons of Analogies


Dr. Josiah Dykstra
Technical Fellow, National Security Agency

12-1 pm, Friday, 18 November 2022 via WebEx

Joint work with Dr. Eugene H. Spafford and Dr. Leigh Metcalf

Cybersecurity is rich with analogies, from keys and locks to Trojan horses. We look for the "needle in the haystack" and "evict malware resident on our systems." We debate "baked-in" versus "bolted-on" security. We do not mean all these things literally, of course. The language and analogies we use in this field are borrowed from many different domains. Analogies can help explain basic cybersecurity concepts, but too often they omit or overgeneralize important details. They can mislead, sometimes deliberately, because the experience they purport to connect might be out of proportion. Despite their shortcoming and imprecision, using an analogy or an abstraction might be helpful in appropriate situations. Using analogies, abstractions, and metaphors shapes technology's development, practice, and policies. The analogies are more than simple figures of speech. They have a normative dimension; sometimes, they can be used to help the imaginary shape reality. 

This talk explores the use and misuse of analogies and metaphors across cybersecurity. We consider analogies from the physical world, medicine and biology, war and military, and law before discussing tips for avoiding pitfalls in using analogies and metaphors.  This talk is adapted from material in the forthcoming book Cybersecurity Myths and Misconceptions: Avoiding the Hazards and Pitfalls That Derail Us by Drs. Spafford, Metcalf, and Dykstra. The book presents 175+ common myths and misconceptions held by users, leaders, and cybersecurity professionals, along with tips for how to avoid them.

Josiah Dykstra is a Technical Fellow in the Cybersecurity Collaboration Center at the National Security Agency (NSA) and the owner of Designer Security, LLC. In 2013, he earned his PhD in computer science from UMBC studying cloud forensics with Dr. Sherman. He is interested in cybersecurity science, especially where humans intersect with technology. He has studied stress in hacking, action bias in incident response, and economics of cyber threat intelligence. Dr. Dykstra is a frequent author and speaker, including at the Black Hat and RSA Conference. He received the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) fellowship and is one of seven people in the SFS Hall of Fame. In 2017, he received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from then President Barack Obama.  Dr. Dykstra is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He is the author of numerous research papers and two books.

Host: Alan T. Sherman, sherman@umbc.edu. Support for this event was provided in part by the National Science Foundation under SFS grant DGE-1753681.  The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab meets biweekly Fridays 12-1pm. All meetings are open to the public.  Upcoming CDL meetings: Dec 2, Peter Peterson (UMN Duluth), Adversarial Thinking Dec 20, 10:30am-12:30pm, 3 In-Person presentations from the UMBC fall 2022 cybersecurity research class, location TBA SFS/CySP Research Study: January 2-6, 2023 (tentative)
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Whether you’ve already committed to a major or are still exploring options, this event is for YOU! At the Major Event, we gather UMBC alumni, academic departments, and campus representatives together on one awesome day to help students gain greater confidence in their academic pathway! 

Students at all academic levels are welcome to attend any or all of our four unique programs throughout the day:

FREE food and Major Event t-shirts will be provided to participants at each program!

Can't join us in person? We will have a virtual sign-in option via Webex for each program except the Majors Fair. To join virtually, simply click the green box above at the desired program start time.

Questions? Email Kelly Fanning at kfanning@umbc.edu. 

For more details, visit 
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Can We Build the Universe Using Only Math?

Professor Manil Suri

5:30-6:45 pm Mon. 14 Nov. 2022
Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery, UMBC

UMBC professor Manil Suri defends the thesis of his new book, The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math, by answering questions posed by an interdisciplinary panel of faculty.  His "thesis committee" includes:
  • Dr. Philip Rous, Physics
  • Dr. Michele Osherow, English
  • Dr. Preminda Jacob, Visual Arts
  • Dr. Kathleen Hoffman, Math & Biology
Dr. William LaCourse, Dean of the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, will introduce the defense. Reception and book-signing to follow All are welcome!

Manil Suri is a distinguished university professor in mathematics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is the author of three award-winning novels, including The Death of Vishnu, which have been cumulatively translated into 27 languages. He is a former contributing opinion columnist at the New York Times, for which he has written several essays on mathematics. His new book, The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math will be available for purchase and signing at the event.

Presented by the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, and the UMBC Honors College

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Every year, the American Physical Society's Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) highlights high-impact and transformational research as part of their annual meeting on a variety of topics in plasma physics. The research team led by Prof. Romero-Talamás is investigating a new type of fusion energy reactor with the Centrifugal Mirror Fusion Experiment, which aims to achieve sustained temperatures exceeding 10 million degrees Fahrenheit. The research is a collaboration between UMBC and the University of Maryland, College Park. 

The full press release can be found here.

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Open-Rank Tenure/Tenure-Track Faculty Position in the Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering at UMBC 

The Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering (CBEE) at the  University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) seeks to fill an open-rank, tenure/tenure track position in the broad field of human health, including areas involving: synthetic biology,  systems biology, bioinformatics, biomedical engineering, development and production of novel  engineered biologics, environmental informatics, environmental microbiology, and  environmental health science and engineering. We are especially interested in applicants who  will conduct interdisciplinary research which will complement the current expertise in our  department and college. Industrial experience is welcome.

Review of applications will begin on Nov. 15, 2022 and will continue until the position is filled. 

full position description and application instructions
https://cbee.umbc.edu/2023-faculty-search/


UMBC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

 


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Allen (far left) celebrates with UMBC colleagues as UMBC President Valerie Sheares Ashby accepts the 2022 Technologist of the Year award at the Women of Color STEM DTX Conference.

The latest issue of UMBC Magazine features CSEE Ph.D. student Janerra Allen who is working with Professor Fow-Sen Choa on advancing and applying brain imaging research. Janerra is a first-generation college student from Brooklyn, a student leader, and a Meyerhoff Graduate Fellow.

She recently presented research results on analyzing how different regions of the brain are engaged and if they are working together at the SPIE conference on Defense and Commercial Sensing.

In addition to her academic studies and research, Janerra is an active student leader. She is the president of the Black Graduate Student Organization (BGSO), GSA Senator for the College of Engineering and Information Technology, and serves on the tenure track search committee for the CSEE Department.

You can read the full interview with Janerra Allen in the Fall UMBC Magazine here.

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REGISTER NOW TO SECURE YOUR SPOT! Curious to learn how TOP women in academia / industry have navigated identity- based challenges and achieved success in their field?  Catered Dinner, Fall-themed desserts & Prize Drawing Included (one of which happens to be an Amazon Echo Dot)?...

The CWIT Student Council in collaboration with SWE, WiCyS, ISSA, GSA, BSA, ASA and NSBE will be hosting a Professional Development Workshop & Panel Discussion on November 10th in the Commons Skylight Room.

The workshop portion features two guest speakers both: a career coach and a career strategist who will focus on Confidence, Joy and Balance in career and professional development. The duo are co-founders of the startup Taking it Pro, that helps women achieve career and professional success by providing quality professional tools and resources, career guidance, and an alliance of remarkable women.

Our panel portion will include stories and questions posed to our four (4) remarkable panelists (see event post) who will share how they were able to navigate challenges including imposter syndrome, toxic work environments and advance in their careers while working in fields where they were underrepresented minorities.

In addition to being able to ask their burning questions about navigating the behind-the-scenes of internships / jobs, attendees will be entered into a raffle for prizes such as signed copies of the speakers’ book “W.I.S.E. Rebel Moves”.

REGISTRATION

Note: this event will be capped at the first 100 persons; register now and save the date to secure your spot! Please de-register if you will no longer be attending.

To complete the two step registration process:

1. RSVP here by clicking "GOING" at the bottom of the linked page. You may need to select "Desktop Version" first if you are on your phone: https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/cwitstudentcouncil/events/111093

2. Fill out this very short Google form! -  this will help us gain information on our audience and get feedback on your topics of interest for our panelists.
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Cant wait to see you there! Our first meeting will be on Monday, November 14th from 2:30pm-3:30. Please join us from that time to enjoy some pizza, icebreaker activities and discuss what this community has to offer! The meeting will take place in the interdisciplinary life sciences building in room 302. Also, please feel free to fill out this google form before attending in order to make this community as useful to you as possible.  ]]> Our first meeting will be on Monday, November 14th from 2:30pm-3:30. Please join us from that time to enjoy some pizza, icebreaker activities and discuss what this community has to offer! 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Shriver Center Interim Director and Choice Program Director Eric Ford is quoted in an article about community-based efforts to support (adult) returning citizens in the Baltimore region. Most of the article is about Helping Oppressed People Excel H.O.P.E. and Freedom. Advocates. Celebrating. Ex-offenders. F.A.C.E. Choice is mentioned as a program for youth. Eric spoke with the reporter at length about The Choice Program's youth-centeredness and narrative change. 

It's an important piece in that it shines a light on H.O.P.E. and F.A.C.E. It is also important that we are seen as one effort in part of the larger system to reform the youth and adult legal systems.  

Take a look to see what made the article. 
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