Dr. Rui Duan is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). He leads the SAIM Lab (Secure AI & Intelligent Media) at the UMKC, focusing on trustworthy and human-centered multimedia AI. His research has been supported by the NSF, from which he received the CRII award in 2025. Dr. Duan received his Ph.D. degree from the University of South Florida advised by Dr. Zhuo Lu. His research is centered on the intersection of AI Security and Machine Learning. He has published some notable conference papers in top-tier Security and ML conferences including IEEE S&P, ACM CCS, NDSS, IEEE/CVF CVPR, and ICML. In addition to his primary focus, his research is also related to Network Security and the Internet of Things.