The National Security Data and Policy Institute (NSDPI)
brings together academia, government, and industry to combine expertise in data science, artificial intelligence, research computing, and policy. The Institute processes vast data, forecasts threats, and guides decision makers. NSDPI collaborates to address critical national security challenges.
Latest Research
Quantifying the Mislabeling Penalty in Cryptocurrency Networks
July 2, 2025
Detecting illicit financial transactions on cryptocurrency exchange networks using machine learning depends on identifying reliable subsets of nodes as either illicit or non-illicit. However, labeling these nodes is both difficult and costly, as it requires expert analysts to conduct detailed investigations across multiple networks. Inevitably, labeling error will occur. This study aims to evaluate the impact of that error on the performance of machine learning models.
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