College of IST Privacy/Security in LLM-Driven Agentic Systems PhD Internship w/ Dr. Sharma - Penn State University Park

Job summary

We are seeking a highly motivated PhD intern (part-time research role) to support the development of tools, models, and taxonomies that expose and mitigate vulnerabilities in LLM-driven agentic systems.
You will work closely with team to:

• Analyze modular architectures for unanticipated information flow
• Formalize information flow motifs and their associated threat vectors
• Assist in developing a layered threat model aligned with NIST Cybersecurity Framework principles
• Apply causal tracing, influence tracking, and behavioral audit techniques to real-world agentic systems

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