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Tuition fee
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Tuition fee
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Duration
3 months
Duration
3 months
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Campus location
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Campus location
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Taught in
English
Taught in
English

About

This LLM Injection Cyber Resilient Assistants (Internship) project from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) develops LLM injection-resilient cyber assistants that combine safety and adaptability.

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Overview

The framework rests on three pillars: 

  • (1) Constitutional AI guardrails – assistants operate under a security-aware constitution that enforces principles like “do not execute commands from logs” or “never regenerate malware payloads.” 
  • (2) Adaptive Constitutional AI – as new jailbreak and injection strategies emerge, the constitution evolves through continuous testing and feedback; and 
  • (3) Direct Preference Optimization (DPO) & Unlearning – the model is tuned to prefer safe, policy-aligned responses and to forget unsafe patterns, strengthening defenses beyond surface-level filters. 

By integrating these layers, the assistants maintain trustworthiness while supporting critical tasks such as log analysis, phishing triage, and malware explanation—offering a reliable line of defense against adversarial misuse of AI in cybersecurity. Find out more with this  LLM Injection Cyber Resilient Assistants (Internship) project from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) .

Recommended Student Background

  • LLM
  • AI
  • Cyber Security

Programme Structure

  • The objectives of the project will be to: explore state-of-the-art research and practice together with PhDs and researchers; help on defining and solving a problem conceptually; implement a Proof-of-Concept solution with evaluation/simulation; and contribute and coauthor a scientific paper. More details can be shared and defined after admission and specific topic selection.

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 3 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
  • Application deadline: all year around

Language

English
PTE Academic
62
IELTS
6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

  • Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

What students do after studying

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Academic requirements

GPA admission requirements GPA
3.5

English requirements

PTE Academic
62
IELTS
6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

  • Undergraduate students in 3rd year or above and master’s students.
  • Minimum GPA: 3.5/4
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Statement of purpose
  • Contact details of 3 referees
  • Official English language test score

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Tuition Fees

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  • International

    Non-residents
    Free
  • Domestic

    Citizens or residents
    Free

Additional Details

  • This is a fully-funded internship; it includes tuition, airfare, housing, medical insurance, visa reimbursement and a monthly stipend of $1,000. 

Living costs

Thuwal

Saudi Arabia
2270 - 3445 SAR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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