FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 3 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:

As artificial intelligence (AI) drives rapid growth in data centers, the facilities powering the technology are becoming more complex, more valuable, and potentially more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Two George Mason University researchers want to help close security gaps before attackers can exploit them.

Kai Zeng and Liling Huang, a professor and associate professor, respectively, in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, are developing new approaches to protect AI data centers from threats ranging from insiders stealing valuable AI models to cyberattacks against the systems controlling a facility's power and cooling.

Zeng and Huang recei...