Collaborative Digital Innovations (CDI), the company behind COMPLiQ, a cutting-edge AI security and compliance platform, has entered into a research partnership with Purdue University’s Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS). This collaboration aims to drive innovation in AI security, governance, and compliance, reinforcing protections against adversarial threats in regulated industries.
The partnership combines CDI’s expertise in AI assurance, threat intelligence, and compliance automation with CERIAS’s world-class research in cyber and cyber-physical security, privacy, autonomy, and trustworthy AI. Together, the organizations will develop solutions that enhance AI observability, improve threat detection, and ensure compliance with stringent regulatory requirements across financial services, healthcare, government, and other critical sectors.
As part of this collaboration, COMPLiQ will join the CERIAS External Advisory Board (EAB), helping ensure the university’s research and education receive valuable industry input. This partnership reinforces CDI’s commitment to advancing AI security research. “Purdue University’s CERIAS institute is making a measurable impact by advancing research, broadening education, and facilitating tech transfer,” said Chad Justice, CEO of Collaborative Digital Innovations. “We are honored to contribute to this mission and collaborate on real-world solutions that enhance AI security and compliance.”
Key focus areas include:
- AI Threat Intelligence – Enhancing AI security through real-time threat detection and intelligence integration.
- Regulatory Compliance Automation – Developing frameworks to align AI systems with evolving compliance standards.
- Adversarial Threat Mitigation – Addressing risks such as prompt injection, data poisoning, and model manipulation.
- AI Auditability and Transparency – Blockchain for explainability, monitoring, and governance of AI-driven decisions.
“CERIAS focuses on cyber-related issues that make the global community safer. Partnering with industry leaders like COMPLiQ, who share our vision and are at the ‘tip of the spear’ in emerging technologies, helps us conduct impactful research and educate the next generation of industry leaders,” shared Joel Rasmus, CERIAS managing director.
This partnership will leverage interdisciplinary research and initiate new R&D to strengthen AI security for regulated industries, helping organizations navigate AI adoption while maintaining compliance and resilience against emerging threats.
