Theses

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TitleTypeAssistantStatus
Assessing the Safety Alignment of Large Language Models against Jailbreak Attacks over Various LanguagesB.Sc. / M.Sc. ThesisHamid DashtbaniReserved
Detecting and Defending Against Jailbreak Attacks via Intermediate ActivationsB.Sc. / M.Sc. ThesisHamid DashtbaniAvailable
Detecting and Preventing Hallucination in Large Language ModelsB.Sc. / M.Sc. ThesisHamid DashtbaniReserved
Mediating Over-refusal of safety-aligned Large language modelsB.Sc. / M.Sc. ThesisHamid DashtbaniAvailable
Understanding and improving safety alignment in large language modelsB.Sc. / M.Sc. ThesisHamid DashtbaniAvailable
A Comparative Analysis of Methods for Safety Neuron Identification in Large Language ModelsB.Sc. / M.Sc. ThesisAnsgar SchäfftleinAvailable
Targeted Strengthening of Safety Circuits to Reinforce Refusal Behavior in Large Language ModelsB.Sc. / M.Sc. ThesisAnsgar SchäfftleinAvailable
Benchmarking the Robustness of Large Language Models to Fine‑Tuning‑Based Jailbreak AttacksB.Sc. / M.Sc. ThesisAnsgar SchäfftleinReserved
Dynamic Analysis for Automated Vulnerability RepairB.Sc. / M.Sc. ThesisVarun GadeyAvailable
Finding Security Vulnerabilities in AI Generated CodeB.Sc. / M.Sc. ThesisVarun GadeyReserved
Black box based mitigation of Security Vulnerabilities in AI Generated CodeB.Sc. / M.Sc. ThesisVarun GadeyReserved
White box based mitigation of Security Vulnerabilities in AI Generated CodeB.Sc. / M.Sc. ThesisVarun GadeyAvailable
Enhancing Agentic RAG for Automated Program Repair through Iterative Feedback and Multi-Agent CollaborationB.Sc. / M.Sc. ThesisVarun GadeyReserved
Poisoning attack on LLM-RAG SystemsB.Sc. / M.Sc. ThesisVarun GadeyReserved
Hashjacking attacks on AI browserB.Sc. / M.Sc. ThesisDr. Venkata MarellaAvailable
Analysis of Forum Data to Uncovering the motivation for Jailbreaking LLMsB.Sc. / M.Sc. ThesisDr. Venkata MarellaReserved