Kyle Ryan

Research Areas

My research operates at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, specifically:

Security and Privacy in AI Systems: Investigating robust frameworks to safeguard AI architectures against adversarial threats, ensuring data integrity, model confidentiality, and resilience against unauthorized access and manipulation.
Artificial Intelligence in Offensive Security Operations: Developing advanced AI-driven methodologies for proactive cybersecurity measures, including automated vulnerability detection, penetration testing, and adaptive threat exploitation to enhance offensive security capabilities.
AI Alignment and Safety: Exploring mechanisms to align AI system behaviors with human values and ethical standards, addressing challenges related to autonomous decision-making, unintended consequences, and the mitigation of systemic risks associated with advanced AI deployments.
Intelligent Agents Utilizing Planning, Reinforcement Learning, and Large Language Models (LLMs): Designing and implementing sophisticated autonomous agents that integrate planning algorithms, reinforcement learning paradigms, and large language models to perform complex, real-world tasks with high adaptability and intelligence.

I am currently engaged in the development of intelligent agents capable of making autonomous, real-world decisions through:

Advanced Planning and Reinforcement Learning Systems: Engineering cutting-edge planning algorithms and reinforcement learning frameworks that enable agents to navigate complex environments, optimize decision-making processes, and achieve strategic objectives efficiently.
Integration of Large Language Models for Decision-Making: Leveraging the capabilities of large language models to enhance the contextual understanding, reasoning, and interactive decision-making processes of intelligent agents, facilitating more nuanced and effective responses in dynamic scenarios.
Applications of AI in Offensive Security with Enhanced Social Engineering: Utilizing artificial intelligence techniques to advance offensive security operations, specifically focusing on sophisticated social engineering strategies, automated persuasion tactics, and the development of adaptive tools to manipulate and influence target behaviors effectively.