Maria Mahbub, an ORNL research associate, develops trustworthy AI methods for healthcare, national security and drone detection, with a focus on improving AI reliability and robustness. Her work combines machine learning with domain expertise to help ensure AI systems perform accurately and reliably in real-world applications.
ORNL has licensed its Cyber Grid Guard technology to GridForge Energy Solutions to commercialize a blockchain-based platform that detects cyber threats and verifies grid data in real time, helping improve grid reliability, security, and transparency.
ORNL researchers developed a portable, highly sensitive detector that can identify GPS spoofing in real time, helping protect trucking shipments from theft and misdirection. Unlike existing systems, it works even when fake and real signals are equally strong and doesn’t rely on external references. The technology aims to improve transportation security by alerting drivers and operators to otherwise invisible GPS manipulation.
Torch Technologies and ORNL announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a collaborative framework to support research, analysis and technology development related to national security priorities and workforce development.
ORNL researchers have developed Photon, a framework that accelerates the discovery of vulnerabilities in artificial intelligence models by scaling testing across the Frontier exascale supercomputer. The system uses coordinated, automated attack strategies to identify and refine weaknesses in AI models, helping improve their security and reliability in critical applications.
Industry leaders met at ORNL to discuss research and technology pathways for securely integrating AI data centers with the electric grid. The workshop focused on grid integration, power systems, supply chains and security.
ORNL is announcing the creation of the Institute for Next-Generation Data Centers, a new national institute dedicated to advancing the design, operation and integration of artificial intelligence data centers into the United States’ energy system.
Interns at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Internet of Things lab gained practical experience that will inform careers in cybersecurity while contributing to ORNL research aimed at protecting consumers and critical infrastructure.
Maria Mahbub, a staff scientist in the Cyber Resilience and Intelligence Division at the Department of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory, recently earned second place and the People’s Choice Award in ORNL’s 2025 Your Science in a Nutshell competition, a lightning-round challenge that tasks early career researchers with distilling their complex research into three-minute talks for general audiences.
