The Challenge At Galois, we verify and assure complex critical systems. Autonomous vehicles are prime examples of complex systems which operate in uncertain and unstructured environments. Autonomous driving decisions use Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) which are data-driven and can react in unsafe ways when faced with out-of-distribution driving scenarios. Rigorously assuring the safety of these systems […]
The basilisk is a creature from legend that could permanently stop its adversaries with only a glance. Its venom was also described by Pliny the Elder as being able to run up the spear of an adversary and permanently end that threat, as well. Inspired by the legendary creature’s prowess at securing “the last mile” […]
At times, we have advertised to hire a Director of Engineering, but the first line of the job description says “Director of Engineering is a role, not a job title, and we don’t call it Director of Engineering anyhow.” What does that mean? To explain, I’d like to talk about two ideas driving how we […]
Formaltech, a Galois subsidiary, and Reed are excited to celebrate CyberChaff’s first month of service at Reed. Formaltech’s CyberChaff allows you to deploy low-cost, secure decoy hosts on a network. The hosts alert administrators when an attacker is detected while also slowing down key steps in the attacker’s workflow. In March, Galois and Formaltech engineers […]
This was an April Fool’s post published on April 1, 2016. The Imperfect Stitch Compiler is a fictional product. Galois is known for building perfect software. But is our software too perfect? The imperfect stitch, or Persian flaw, is a deliberate error in an otherwise perfect work of art. The term derives from the proverb, […]
We’re excited to be organizing this year’s ICFP Programming Contest, the annual programming contest of the International Conference on Functional Programming (ICFP). This year, the contest starts on Friday 7 August 2015 at 12:00 UTC and ends on Monday 10 August 2015 at 12:00 UTC. There will be a lightning division, ending on Saturday 8 […]
Earlier this month, the Ninth Annual Voting and Elections Summit examined the most critical and persistent issues surrounding U.S. elections and voter participation. Joe Kiniry, Galois’ election systems expert, gave a talk on the promises of technology to increase the transparency and trustworthiness of elections. Dr. Kiniry discussed the trade-offs that election officials face when […]
Dr. David Archer, our cryptography research lead, and Prof. Kurt Rolloff of the New Jersey Institute of Technology recently wrote an article for the IEEE Security and Privacy magazine on the topic of computing on sensitive, encrypted data without decrypting it. The new, groundbreaking process of computing on encrypted data has major implications for businesses that would […]
Galois helped demonstrate security vulnerabilities in modern automobiles and small UAVs as part of a “60 Minutes” profile of DARPA. We also demonstrated our secure UAV autopilot technology as an alternative to the currently available software systems that are prone to remote takeovers and other security vulnerabilities. Watch the quadcopter demo below: The world’s most […]
During the first week of October, Galois held “Innovation Week,” a time for everybody to explore new ideas, recharge our creativity, have fun and share what we’ve learned and done with each other. Throughout the week, Galwegians worked on a diverse set of side projects: running experiments, building prototypes, solving puzzles and acquiring new skills.
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