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Jul 24, 2026
Jainta Paul Presents 'Sensor Privacy as a Spectrum' at PETS 2026 in Calgary
At PETS 2026 in Calgary, PhD student Jainta Paul presented 'Sensor Privacy as a Spectrum,' a study showing that the sparse outputs edge devices share can reveal far more about what people are doing than 'keeping the data on-device' would suggest.
Luis Garcia Breaks Down AI Guardrails and Mythos on KPCW
Luis Garcia joined KPCW's Mountain Money to explain how AI systems learn patterns, why guardrails can fail, and why tools such as Anthropic's Mythos Preview need constrained, verifiable test environments.
Yanran Lin Selected as CRA-WP Grad Cohort Workshop Scholar (2026)
Yanran Lin was selected as a 2026 CRA-WP Grad Cohort Workshop Scholar, recognizing her momentum in trustworthy CPS and formal methods research.
Jared Pratt and Helen Zhang Receive UROP Fellowships for Spring 2026
Jared Pratt and Helen Zhang were awarded UROP fellowships for Spring 2026 to support their undergraduate research contributions in IOTrust Lab.
PI Luis Garcia Named an EAI Fellow (2025)
Luis Garcia was honored as an EAI Fellow in the 2025 class for sustained research and community impact in cyber-physical systems security.
IOTrust Team Wins Best CE Project at University of Utah ECE Demo Day
Miles Bovero, Burke Dambly, and Lawrence Ponce earned Best CE Project for 'Enhancing Robotic Manipulation with Vision-Enabled Large Language Models.'
IOTrust Lab Publishes Three Papers at SmartSP 2025
IOTrust Lab contributed three papers to SmartSP 2025, highlighting new results across CPS security, semantic reverse engineering, and trustworthy system analysis.
PI Luis Garcia Served as Chair for SmartSP 2025
Luis Garcia served as chair for SmartSP 2025, helping shape the technical program and community discussions around CPS and smart-vehicle security.