Awalin Sopan
Principal Engineer (AI In Cybersecurity) at Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAwalin Sopan is a Principal Engineer specializing in AI for cybersecurity, with about 10 years delivering AI-enabled security analytics, data visualization, and UX-driven tools across government and industry. He co-led the Responsible AI Community of Practice in the GSA AI Center of Excellence and contributed to equity-focused data initiatives as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow, fostering evidence-based and equitable services. In industry, he currently leads AI in cybersecurity at Workday, and previously developed ML dashboards and analytics for security teams at Sophos and Mandiant, guiding data science and visualization efforts for cyber operations. He led a $100M SBA analytics platform enabling data-driven decision-making for underserved communities, reducing redundant analyses and improving reporting accuracy to Congress. An active advocate for women in tech, he serves on the WiCyS Mid-Atlantic board and has presented at Grace Hopper and security conferences, blending HCI, data visualization, and UX to turn complex data into actionable security insights.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Maryland, College Park
English, bengali/ বাংলা
Github Skills (38)
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sass6
python6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
awalin/vizsec.github.io
Dec 2018 - May 2020
Contributions:79 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 5 months
awalin/awalin-sopan
May 2022 - Jul 2023
Contributions:79 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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