I am an AI Security - Principal Security Engineer at Zendesk. I hold two Masters, and a PhD in Computer Science, and worked at IBM, Credit Suisse, and Okta before joining Zendesk in 2024. My main focus is applied AI research to cybersecurity, trust, and safety, or how to safely and securely build AI applications and products. Between designing two algorithms, I enjoy long-distance running, camping & backpacking, reading, playing board games, gardening, sewing, building legos, and if time permits, renovating my house. My favorite algorithm is Dynamic Time Warping.
Béatrice Moissinac, PhD
Hello, world! 👋 Welcome to BeaBytes.
My goal is to help you
understand AI and equip you with enough conceptual (but not technical) fluency to fight off the snake oil merchants.
I reserve the right to change my mind at any time.
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Béatrice Moissinac, PhD
Education
PhD in Computer Science
January 2014 - October 2019
Oregon State University
MS in Computer Science
September 2011 - December 2013
Oregon State University
MS in Data Mining
September 2009 - June 2011
Université Lyon 2 Lumière
BS in Econometrics
September 2006 - June 2009
Université Lyon 2 Lumière
Research Areas
AI Research
My philosophy for applied AI research is that AI is a tool box, filled with many different tools, not all of them hammers, because not everything is a nail.
Cybersecurity
I research AI applications for Cybersecurity, Trust and Safety because I strongly believe that the future of AI cannot happen without proven robustness and security.
Mentoring
Mentoring junior colleagues is an essential (and probably my favorite) part of my work, and I take pride in having participated in their success!