Visiting the Dormant Neurons group at CISPA

Created on July 01, 2026

2026   ·   research-visit   cispa   trustworthy-ai   model-stealing   ·   highlights

At the turn of June and July, I visited the Dormant Neurons group at CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security for a short research exchange (June 30–July 1), hosted by Lea Schönherr. The group works on making AI systems more trustworthy, with a focus on generative and agentic systems.

With the Dormant Neurons group at CISPA
With the Dormant Neurons group at CISPA.

Over two intense days we exchanged research interests and directions, and I gave a talk on rethinking long-standing assumptions in model stealing research. I am grateful to Lea and the group for the warm welcome and the many thoughtful discussions.