Data Inference: Data Security Threats in the AI Era

Zijun Wang; Ting Liu; Yang Liu; Enrico Zio; Xiaohong Guan

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Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (9) :29 -33. DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2025.08.007

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Zijun Wang, Ting Liu, Yang Liu, Enrico Zio, Xiaohong Guan. Data Inference: Data Security Threats in the AI Era. Engineering, 2025, 52(9): 29-33 DOI:10.1016/j.eng.2025.08.007

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