PhD Researcher, Computer Science, University of Cambridge

David Khachaturov is a Computer Science PhD student at Downing College working under the supervision of Professor Robert Mullins and Professor Ross Anderson. His research is being supported by the Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholars Programme.

David matriculated at Churchill College in 2018, receiving a BA (Hons) in Computer Science in 2021. His final-year dissertation explored adversarial robustness properties of hierarchical reinforcement learning neural networks.

Following this, he completed an MSc in Advanced Computer Science at St Cross College at the University of Oxford in 2022. During the MSc, David was supervised by Professor Kasper Rasmussen and produced a dissertation titled “Portable, Low-Cost, and Low-Power mmWave Radar Imaging for Concealed Weapon Detection”. The produced IP was patented and registered with Oxford University Innovation Limited, as well as earning a distinction grade.

David’s interests lie primarily in security as a broad academic and practical discipline. Specifically, adversarial machine learning, real-world security, and more recently - AI safety. In addition to this, David is also involved in interdisciplinary research that touches upon law and ethics (with the Cambridge Cybercrime Centre), and economics (in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics and King’s College).

Aside from his research, David is an active undergraduate supervisor for the Computer Science Tripos.