The C3E Challenge Problem initiative fosters innovative research addressing critical cybersecurity issues in compromised environments. During this session, the Co-PIs will present the history of the Challenge Problems, highlighting outcomes from the 2023-2024 activities and outlining research opportunities for the 2025 themes. These efforts focus on the role of AI, machine learning, and human factors in enhancing system resilience and mitigating risk in critical cyber systems. Below, you'll find the complete list of poster presenters sharing their research on this year's challenge problems, along with a pre-recorded overview presentation. 

More information about the history of the challenge problems can be found here.

Posters

C3E Challenge Problem Overview 
Don Goff and Dan Wolf, Cyber Pack Ventures, Inc.

Comp-HuSim: Complex Human Simulations
Michael G. Yankoski, William & Mary and Colby College (Affiliate) 
Trenton W. Ford, William & Mary

Cyberpsychology Aspects of Foreign Malign Influence 
Mia Bloom, New America and Georgia State University
Sophia Moskalenko, UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, Behavioral Insights Hub 

From Generative Pre-trained Models to Verifiable Protocols for Security and Privacy Preservation 
Ufuk Topcu, The University of Texas at Austin

LLMs for Robotics and Autonomy: Safety Perspective 
Sayan Mitra, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

On Trojans in Refined Language Models
George Kesidis, David J. Miller, and Jayaram Raghuram
Anomalee Inc. and Penn State University

Rational Resilience: Incentivizing Rational Systems 
Spencer Oriot

Security Models of Language Models
Dusko Pavlovich, University of Hawaii

Syntax-Guided Synthesis (SyGuS) with LLM and Predicate Sub-Typing 
Stéphane Graham-Lengrand, SRI International

Trust and Observability in Cyber Ecosystems 
Ryan Hilger, Colorado State University and Cyber Statecraft Initiative, Atlantic Council 
Steve Simske, Colorado State University