Comparative Insights on Adversarial Machine Learning from Industry and Academia: A User-Study Approach

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Autores principales: Kakkad, Vishruti, Chung, Paul, Hibshi, Hanan, Woo, Maverick
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Publicado: 2026
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author Kakkad, Vishruti
Chung, Paul
Hibshi, Hanan
Woo, Maverick
author_facet Kakkad, Vishruti
Chung, Paul
Hibshi, Hanan
Woo, Maverick
contents An exponential growth of Machine Learning and its Generative AI applications brings with it significant security challenges, often referred to as Adversarial Machine Learning (AML). In this paper, we conducted two comprehensive studies to explore the perspectives of industry professionals and students on different AML vulnerabilities and their educational strategies. In our first study, we conducted an online survey with professionals revealing a notable correlation between cybersecurity education and concern for AML threats. For our second study, we developed two CTF challenges that implement Natural Language Processing and Generative AI concepts and demonstrate a poisoning attack on the training data set. The effectiveness of these challenges was evaluated by surveying undergraduate and graduate students at Carnegie Mellon University, finding that a CTF-based approach effectively engages interest in AML threats. Based on the responses of the participants in our research, we provide detailed recommendations emphasizing the critical need for integrated security education within the ML curriculum.
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spellingShingle Comparative Insights on Adversarial Machine Learning from Industry and Academia: A User-Study Approach
Kakkad, Vishruti
Chung, Paul
Hibshi, Hanan
Woo, Maverick
Cryptography and Security
Artificial Intelligence
An exponential growth of Machine Learning and its Generative AI applications brings with it significant security challenges, often referred to as Adversarial Machine Learning (AML). In this paper, we conducted two comprehensive studies to explore the perspectives of industry professionals and students on different AML vulnerabilities and their educational strategies. In our first study, we conducted an online survey with professionals revealing a notable correlation between cybersecurity education and concern for AML threats. For our second study, we developed two CTF challenges that implement Natural Language Processing and Generative AI concepts and demonstrate a poisoning attack on the training data set. The effectiveness of these challenges was evaluated by surveying undergraduate and graduate students at Carnegie Mellon University, finding that a CTF-based approach effectively engages interest in AML threats. Based on the responses of the participants in our research, we provide detailed recommendations emphasizing the critical need for integrated security education within the ML curriculum.
title Comparative Insights on Adversarial Machine Learning from Industry and Academia: A User-Study Approach
topic Cryptography and Security
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.04753