Professor Peter Garraghan
Professor in Distributed SystemsResearch Overview
AI Security, Distributed Systems, Sustainable Computing
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Profile
Peter Garraghan is a Professor in Distributed Systems, Director of the , EPSRC Fellow, and Founder & Chief Science Officer of .
His research expertise specializes in the security of AI models, agents, and systems. His research places strong emphasis on system experimentation within both laboratory and production environments. He was the recipitent of the prestigious EPSRC Fellowship (2021 - 2026).
Peter has published over 80 research articles, led R&D teams to create bleeding-edge technology used in production, advises UK government on AI security and safety, and regularly presents at flagship security venues including Black Hat USA and RSA.His work on AI security has been featured heavily in the media, including the BBC, Forbes, Axios, CNET, The Hacker News, The Washington Post, and more.
Research Interests
- AI & Agent Security, Adversarial Machine Learning
- Distributed Systems & Cloud datacenters
- Sustainable & energy-efficient computing
Qualifications
Ph.D. in Computer Science (University of Leeds, UK)
PhD Supervision Interests
I have a large recruitment drive for PhD students interested in AI and agent security, who are interested in solving on current and future problems in the field.These positions are fully funded, and open to students at UK-home fee levels.You can read more about the positions in AI security here: /scc/study/phd/phd-opportunities/
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02/01/2025 → 31/03/2025
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01/02/2024 → 31/01/2029
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01/01/2023 → 31/03/2027
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01/12/2022 → 31/05/2023
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16/11/2022 → 31/03/2023
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26/09/2022 → 28/02/2023
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01/06/2022 → 30/06/2025
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01/04/2022 → 31/07/2022
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01/10/2021 → 30/09/2025
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01/06/2021 → 31/05/2026
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01/10/2020 → 28/02/2026
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01/06/2018 → 15/07/2018
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01/09/2017 → 30/11/2019
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Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Secure Machine Learning and Intelligence), Security Lancaster (Systems Security)
Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Secure Machine Learning and Intelligence)
Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Secure Machine Learning and Intelligence)
- DSAIL - Foundations
- MSF Supervisors 2019/20
- SCC (Distributed Systems)
- SCC (Security)
- Security Lancaster
- Security Lancaster (Distributed Systems)
- Security Lancaster (Secure Machine Learning and Intelligence)
- Security Lancaster (Software Security)
- Sustainable Computing