Moving from academia to business and data science challenges within the cybersecurity industry with Phillip Schafer, Director Data Science at IronNet
About this episode
Meet: Phillip Schafer leads the data science team at IronNet. He has a PhD in physics from Penn State, where he developed voice recognition algorithms modeled on the human brain's processing of speech. He previously worked on algorithms for pricing and dispositioning returned retail goods at retail startup Optoro. At IronNet, he has implemented machine learning models to help enterprises defend themselves against sophisticated cyber attacks. He lives in Columbia, Md., with his wife and two-year-old son.
What you’ll learn:
Moving from academia to the business world
Data science challenges within the cybersecurity industry
Transitioning to a management role and moving away from being an individual contributor
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