About
I am a first-year PhD student in Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University, advised by Prof. Yinzhi Cao, Prof. Yaxing Yao, and Prof. Ziyang Li. Before joining JHU, I received my bachelor's degree in Software Engineering at Xi'an Jiaotong University advised by Prof. Wei Ke
My research develops secure and human-centered AI systems, focusing on the safety, privacy, and robustness of multimodal and agentic models in real-world environments. I am particularly interested in understanding how large language and vision-language models behave when they interact with users, external tools, and safety-critical physical systems. My work studies both the vulnerabilities of these systems, and their potential to support users. I aim to build AI systems that are trustworthy not only in model performance, but also in security, usability, and alignment with human goals.
Publications

Beyond Crash: Hijacking Your Autonomous Vehicle for Fun and Profit
Qi Sun, Ahmed Abdo, Luis Burbano, Ziyang Li, Yaxing Yao, Alvaro Cardenas, Yinzhi Cao
2026

Privy: From Fine Print to Fair Practice in Privacy Rights Exercise
Qi Sun, Ziyang Li, Yinzhi Cao, Yaxing Yao
2026

CHAI: Command Hijacking against embodied AI
Luis Burbano, Diego Ortiz, Qi Sun, Siwei Yang, Haoqin Tu, Cihang Xie, Yinzhi Cao, Alvaro A Cardenas
2026