Advances in Neural Network Security and Verification

The field of neural network security and verification is rapidly advancing, with a focus on developing innovative methods to quantify and mitigate risks associated with adversarial attacks. Recent research has explored the use of surrogate models, provable repair techniques, and proof minimization to improve the resilience and reliability of neural networks. Notably, the development of frameworks such as ProRepair and PCRLLM has shown promising results in addressing security threats and ensuring the correctness of neural network outputs. Furthermore, the application of reinforcement learning and neurosymbolic approaches has improved the efficiency and scalability of verification processes. Overall, these advances have the potential to significantly enhance the security and trustworthiness of neural networks in various applications. Noteworthy papers include: ProRepair, which proposes a novel provable neural network repair framework, and PCRLLM, which introduces a framework for proof-carrying reasoning with large language models.

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Quantifying the Risk of Transferred Black Box Attacks

Provable Repair of Deep Neural Network Defects by Preimage Synthesis and Property Refinement

Benchmarking Multi-Step Legal Reasoning and Analyzing Chain-of-Thought Effects in Large Language Models

Argo: An efficient verification framework for distributed in-network computing

Proof Minimization in Neural Network Verification

PCRLLM: Proof-Carrying Reasoning with Large Language Models under Stepwise Logical Constraints

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RESTL: Reinforcement Learning Guided by Multi-Aspect Rewards for Signal Temporal Logic Transformation

DeepProofLog: Efficient Proving in Deep Stochastic Logic Programs

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A Neurosymbolic Approach to Natural Language Formalization and Verification

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