NEWS
BIFOLD Research Reveals a Blind Spot in Software Security
Malicious code need not be concealed within software itself. It can be embedded in seemingly harmless documentation. BIFOLD researchers demonstrate how large language models can hide executable functionality in natural-looking files, enabling difficult-to-detect attacks during the software build process. Presented at ACM AsiaCCS 2026.
Berlin Summer School of AI and Society
How do you design AI systems that act autonomously while remaining safe, transparent, trustworthy, and accountable? Join the 2026 Berlin Summer School of Artificial Intelligence and Society in Berlin to explore this question. Places are limited to 50. Applications close June 30, 2026.
EVENTS
Ceremonial Event to celebrate Prof. Dr. Manfred Opper
On the occasion of the 70th birthday of Prof. Dr. Manfred Opper, Professor Emeritus at TU Berlin, SFB 1294 at the University of Potsdam and BIFOLD cordially invite you to a joint celebratory event.
HIDA Lecture: Agentic AI - Safe Autonomous Agents
Toward the end of 2025, autonomous AI agents made significant leaps in capability. Smarter coding agents, a growing ecosystem of integrations exposed as skills and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and projects like OpenClaw have demonstrated how these components can be combined into self-evolving AI systems.
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OPPORTUNITIES
BIFOLD welcomes job applications from interested parties year-round.
PUBLICATIONS
Mohammad Ebrahimi Fard, Felix Weissberg, Erik Imgrund, Thorsten Eisenhofer, Konrad Rieck
Shape-Shifting Malicious Code in Software Backdoors via Language Models
Philipp Anders, Marvin Sextro, Katja Lingelbach, Kai Standvoss, Suhas Pandhe, Sandip Ghosh, Cornelius Böhm, Stephan Tietz, Rosemarie Krupar, Lars Tharun et al.
ADC target profiling in NSCLC: Generalizable AI separates TROP-2 and cMET phenotypes
Tobias Labarta, Maximilian Dreyer, Katharina Weitz, Wojciech Samek, Sebastian Lapuschkin
From Attribution to Action: A Human-Centered Application of Activation Steering
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Based on a highly competitive application process, the BIFOLD Graduate School offers an innovative fast-track PhD Program for students holding a bachelor’s degree, as well as a PhD Program for students with a master’s degree.
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