

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.
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.

SCHEDULE
Meeting Room 7320, Melbourne Connect, 700 Swanston Street
14:00-18:00, 21 Nov, 2025 (Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST))
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.

ORGANISERS
The seminars are often organised by the members in the Melbourne AI/TMLR group. For this round, they are
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​Yuchen Luo, First-year PhD candidate in University of Melbourne
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Muxing Li, Second-year PhD candidate in University of Melbourne
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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.
