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 Duration 14 hours

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Introduction to Edge AI and Embedded Systems

  • Defining Edge AI: Use cases and operational constraints.
  • Overview of edge hardware platforms and software stacks.
  • Security challenges in embedded and decentralized environments.

Edge AI Threat Landscape

  • Risks associated with physical access and tampering.
  • Adversarial examples and model manipulation tactics.
  • Data leakage and model inversion attacks.

Model Security Measures

  • Model hardening and quantization strategies.
  • Watermarking and fingerprinting AI models.
  • Defensive distillation and pruning techniques.

Encrypted Inference and Secure Execution

  • Trusted execution environments (TEEs) for AI workloads.
  • Secure enclaves and confidential computing concepts.
  • Encrypted inference via homomorphic encryption or Secure Multi-Party Computation (SMPC).

Tamper Detection and Device-Level Controls

  • Secure boot processes and firmware integrity verification.
  • Sensor validation and anomaly detection mechanisms.
  • Remote attestation and device health monitoring.

Integrating Edge-to-Cloud Security

  • Secure data transmission and key management practices.
  • End-to-end encryption and data lifecycle protection.
  • Cloud AI orchestration within edge security constraints.

Best Practices and Risk Mitigation Strategies

  • Threat modeling for edge AI systems.
  • Security design principles for embedded intelligence.
  • Incident response protocols and firmware update management.

Summary and Future Directions

Requirements

  • Familiarity with embedded systems or edge AI deployment contexts.
  • Practical experience with Python and ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow Lite, PyTorch Mobile).
  • Foundational knowledge of cybersecurity or IoT threat models.

Target Audience

  • Embedded AI developers.
  • IoT security experts.
  • Engineers implementing ML models on edge or resource-constrained devices.

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