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Melbourne Trustworthy Machine Learning and Reasoning Seminars
(Nov 2025)

School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne

This is a seminar series associated with the Trustworthy Machine Learning and Reasoning (TMLR) Group located at the University of Melbourne. We wish to share the latest findings in the trustworthy machine learning field and exchange ideas with external invited speakers from academia or industry. Welcome to join, and let's explore the science boundary in modern machine learning. 

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BACKGROUND

Trustworthy machine learning has become increasingly critical as AI systems are integrated into high-stakes sectors like healthcare, criminal justice, and finance. Ensuring these systems are reliable, transparent, and fair is essential to prevent biases, enhance security, and maintain public trust. Recent incidents, such as AI models exhibiting discriminatory behavior or being vulnerable to adversarial attacks, highlight the urgent need for robust and ethical AI practices. As AI continues to influence significant societal decisions, prioritizing trustworthiness in machine learning is imperative to safeguard against potential harms and ensure equitable outcomes.

AIMS

This seminar series aim to share the latest findings in the trustworthy machine learning field and exchange ideas with external invited speakers from academia or industry. Welcome to join, and let's explore the science boundary in modern machine learning. 

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SCHEDULE

Meeting Room 7320, Melbourne Connect, 700 Swanston Street

14:00-18:00, 21 Nov, 2025 (Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST))

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14:00 - 15:45

SESSION ONE

Session Chair: Feng Liu

In this session, Feng will give opening remarks for the seminar. One keynote talk and one invited talk (from other groups in UniMelb) will be presented.

14:00 - 14:05

OPENING REMARKS

Host: Feng Liu
Feng will briefly introduce the seminar and invited researchers.

14:05 - 15:00

KEYNOTE I

Presenter: Piotr Koniusz, Principal Research Scientist, Data61/CSIRO 

Title: Adversarially Robust Zero-shot VLMs

15:00 - 15:45

Invited Talk

Presenter: Yujin (Jinx) Huang (UniMelb-Cyber)

Title: Towards Practical Intellectual Property Protection for Post-Deployment On-Device Deep Learning Models

15:45 - 16:15

COFFEE BREAK

Coffee Break

16:15 - 18:00

SESSION TWO

Session Chair: Muxing Li

In this session, one keynote talk and one group talk (from Melbourne TMLR Group) will be presented. 

16:15 - 17:10

KEYNOTE II

Presenter: He Zhao, Senior Research Scientist, Data61/CSIRO
Title: Aligning Probabilistic Distributions via Optimal Transport for Machine Learning Problems

17:10 - 17:55

Group Talk

Presenter: Jiacheng Zhang (UniMelb-AI-TMLR)

Title: How to Improve Model Robustness? A Distributional-Discrepancy Perspective

17:55 - 18:00

CLOSING REMARKS

Host: Feng Liu
Feng will conclude the whole seminar and give closing remarks.

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ORGANISERS

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The seminars are often organised by the members in the Melbourne AI/TMLR group. For this round, they are
 

  • ​Yuchen Luo, First-year PhD candidate in University of Melbourne

  • Muxing Li, Second-year PhD candidate in University of Melbourne

  • Feng Liu, Senior Lecturer in Machine Learning in University of Melbourne

GET IN TOUCH

If you have questions about the seminars, don’t hesitate to reach out.

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