{"slug": "veritas-project-could-change-the-way-scientists-secure-ai", "title": "VERITAS project could change the way scientists secure AI", "summary": "The VERITAS project, led by Anita Nikolich at the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences, aims to establish AI Assurance as a core function of scientific research infrastructure to detect compromises in AI models, datasets, and automated systems that conventional cybersecurity tools miss.", "body_md": "The AI models, datasets, and automated systems researchers depend on can be compromised in ways conventional cybersecurity tools aren’t designed to detect. A new project called VERITAS (VERified Infrastructure for Trustworthy AI in Science) aims to close that gap by establishing AI Assurance as a core function of scientific research infrastructure. Led by Anita Nikolich, research scientist and director of research and technology innovation at the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences, the initiative … [More ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/28/veritas-ai-scientific-research-infrastructure-security/)\n\nThe post [VERITAS project could change the way scientists secure AI](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/28/veritas-ai-scientific-research-infrastructure-security/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/veritas-project-could-change-the-way-scientists-secure-ai", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/28/veritas-ai-scientific-research-infrastructure-security/", "published_at": "2026-07-28 11:02:54+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-28 11:24:13.982542+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-infrastructure", "ai-research"], "entities": ["VERITAS", "Anita Nikolich", "University of Illinois School of Information Sciences"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/veritas-project-could-change-the-way-scientists-secure-ai", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/veritas-project-could-change-the-way-scientists-secure-ai.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/veritas-project-could-change-the-way-scientists-secure-ai.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/veritas-project-could-change-the-way-scientists-secure-ai.jsonld"}}