Congratulations to the Grant Recipients! 
Tel Aviv, Israel – We are proud to announce the six proposals selected for research grants in the 2025 Call for Proposals on Cybersecurity, AI, Intelligent Systems, and Digital Trust (CfP PDF [1]). The call attracted strong proposals from the academic community, and these six projects were selected through a competitive evaluation process based on scientific merit, interdisciplinary approach, and potential impact.
The Projects
| Project | Principal Investigator | Co-PI | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extinguishing the Fire of Misinformation: A Hybrid Human-AI Approach for Impactful Counter Narratives | Prof. Irad Ben-Gal [2] | - | School of Industrial Engineering, TAU [3] |
| A Novel Approach to Adversarial Generative AI Detection Using Cognitive Biases | Prof. Tomer Geva [4] | Dr. Ariel Goldstein [5] | Coller School of Management, TAU [6] / Hebrew University [7] |
| Reducing Hallucinations and Jailbreak Vulnerabilities in Visual Language Models | Prof. Raja Giryes [8] | - | School of Electrical Engineering, TAU [9] |
| Securing the Future of AI in Healthcare | Dr. Mahmood Sharif [10] | Prof. Anat Bremler-Barr [11] | School of Computer Science and AI, TAU [12] |
| Enhancing AI Model Security through Cryptography | Dr. Yaniv Harel [13] | Limor David | ICRC, TAU [14] / School of Computer Science and AI, TAU [12] |
| A Theoretical Multi-agent Game for Comparing Ethical Decision-Making Frameworks | Prof. Nachum Dershowitz [15] | - | School of Computer Science and AI, TAU [12] |
About the Centers
The Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center (ICRC) [16]focuses on cybersecurity and digital trust. The Center has awarded numerous research grants to researchers from leading institutions worldwide. The Center hosts the annual Cyber Week and AI Week conferences at Tel Aviv University.
The Center for AI and Data Science (TAD) [17] was established in 2020 to advance research and education in AI and data science. The center funds research, supports PhD candidates, and hosts workshops and conferences.