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Speaker
Bhavani Thuraisingham
ProfessorThe University of Texas at Dallas
Bio
Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham is a distinguished computer scientist and cybersecurity researcher at the University of Texas at Dallas.
She serves as the Louis A. Beecherl Jr. Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and has led major initiatives in cybersecurity research and education.
Her research focuses on cybersecurity, data science, artificial intelligence, privacy, and secure data management.
She founded the Cyber Security Research and Education Institute at UT Dallas, helping establish it as a leading research center.
Before joining academia, she worked at Honeywell, The MITRE Corporation, and the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Dr. Thuraisingham has authored numerous books, hundreds of research papers, and holds several patents in cybersecurity and data management.
She is a Fellow of prestigious organizations including the ACM, IEEE, AAAS, the National Academy of Inventors, and the British Computer Society.
Her pioneering work has significantly advanced secure databases, privacy-preserving data mining, and trustworthy AI.
She has received many national and international awards for excellence in research, education, and leadership.
Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham continues to inspire researchers worldwide through her contributions to cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and mentoring future scientists.
Session emphasis
What Bhavani is known for
- Robustness evaluation and threat-aware design
- Security implications across the ML lifecycle
- Actionable guidance for teams building production systems
