Assessing robustness of AI systems is a crucial part of their development and deployment. Here at BSI, we have developed a course that explores in depth the importance and impact of implementing robust deep learning systems, following the Standard ISO/IEC 24029-1:2021. We deep dive into the core of the standard, exploring all its technical parts and the corresponding actionable contents.

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Course aim

The aim of this course is to give you the technical tools to ensure that your deep learning models are robust, i.e., they perform well all circumstances, even in unforeseen and unusual situations.

We aim to give you knowledge of the main technical concepts of ISO/IEC 24029-1:2021, by explaining the different methods (statistical, formal, empirical) through which robustness can be assessed, and some more advanced concepts, such as data perturbation and abstract interpretation.

The course helps reinforce the importance of assessing robustness and understanding the impact that robustness issues can have on the development and deployment of deep learning systems

We aim to give you knowledge of the different contexts in which robustness concerns can arise, by providing examples of robustness concerns and give possible strategies for how to detect (and possibly address) such issues

How will I benefit?

This course will help you:

• Build a toolset of methods that can help identifying robustness issues
• Understand the different types of data perturbations, and their use in the creation robustness test data sets
• Design workflows to detect and address robustness concerns
• Take steps to ensure that the assessment of robustness is part of the development and deployment of AI systems involving neural networks

What will I learn?

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Apply the methods provided by the standard to detect robustness issues arising in the development and deployment of a deep learning system
• Describe the main principles behind data perturbation and abstract interpretation
• Construct protocols to assess robustness of a neural network

Modules

• Module 1 - statistical methods of robustness
• Module 2 - formal methods for robustness
• Module 3 - empirical methods for robustness
• Module 4 - annexes of the standard
• module 5 - review and summary