Computer Science Colloquium

AI in Cyber Security - the Opportunities and Challenges

Nirmal Budhathoki
Microsoft

Date: Monday October 30, 2023
Time: 5:30pm MDT
Room: Zoom uidaho.zoom.us, Meeting ID 881 0237 3671, passcode UICS501
           

   Abstract:

Data is growing fast at an exponential rate. What used to be data at small scale, is now called Big data. The shift from data warehouse to data lake suggests that raw data can be collected in any form- whether structured or unstructured. While this provides companies and businesses more capabilities than ever to make data-driven decisions, it also imposes the challenges on security of this crown jewel- also known as data. Data Science for Security will be the next trend in the AI world. How does current advancement of generative AI models like chat-GPT and other LLMs can help in Cyber Security ? What are the new skills to learn for someone who wants to enter the career path of AI in Cyber Security? This talk will cover some of the topics to help answer these questions.

Bio:

Nirmal Budhathoki is a Senior Data Scientist, currently working for Microsoft in Cloud Security. With his passion for learning and his thirst for professional growth, Nirmal has completed three Master's degrees, majoring in Information Systems, MBA, and Data Science. Nirmal has conducted over 700+ free mentoring sessions, connecting to the new grads, and data enthusiasts; guiding them in their data career. Nirmal has experience working for both private and government industries. Nirmal is also a US army veteran.