The backbone of our research program employs applied probability, statistical physics, optimization, linear algebra, and dynamical systems theory to address questions related to three classes of problems:
AI and AV security: We examine the vulnerability of deep neural networks (DNNs) used in AV control and develop defenses against these attacks.
The statistical physics of traffic: The central theme of this work is the development of scaling laws to disentangle transient, short-lived fluctuations from the underlying long-term dynamical processes governing traffic behavior, providing a robust mathematical framework for representing uncertainty in traffic systems.
Neural operators for traffic: We develop novel operators to solve both forward and backward problems in traffic flow.