Course Outline

Introduction to Edge AI and Embedded Systems

  • An overview of Edge AI, including its applications and limitations
  • Examination of edge hardware platforms and associated software stacks
  • Analysis of security challenges in embedded and decentralized environments for government

Threat Landscape for Edge AI

  • Risks associated with physical access and tampering
  • Vulnerabilities to adversarial examples and model manipulation
  • Concerns regarding data leakage and model inversion threats for government operations

Securing the Model

  • Strategies for model hardening and quantization
  • Techniques for watermarking and fingerprinting models to ensure integrity
  • Methods for defensive distillation and pruning to enhance security

Encrypted Inference and Secure Execution

  • Utilization of trusted execution environments (TEEs) for AI applications
  • Implementation of secure enclaves and confidential computing solutions
  • Application of homomorphic encryption or secure multi-party computation (SMPC) for encrypted inference

Tamper Detection and Device-Level Controls

  • Secure boot processes and firmware integrity checks to prevent unauthorized access
  • Sensor validation and anomaly detection mechanisms to ensure data accuracy
  • Remote attestation and device health monitoring for continuous security oversight

Edge-to-Cloud Security Integration

  • Secure data transmission protocols and key management practices
  • End-to-end encryption techniques and comprehensive data lifecycle protection
  • Cloud AI orchestration strategies that incorporate edge security constraints for government

Best Practices and Risk Mitigation Strategy

  • Threat modeling methodologies tailored to edge AI systems
  • Security design principles for embedded intelligence in public sector applications
  • Incident response frameworks and firmware update management processes

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Knowledge of embedded systems or environments for deploying edge AI
  • Experience with Python and machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow Lite, PyTorch Mobile)
  • Basic understanding of cybersecurity principles or IoT threat models

Audience for Government

  • Embedded AI developers
  • IoT security specialists
  • Engineers responsible for deploying machine learning models on edge or resource-constrained devices
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