Zara Ahmad-post
Senior Security Data Scientist
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZara Ahmad-post is a senior security data scientist and founder with eight years of experience, focused on advancing AI/ML-driven cybersecurity and observability. Based in Tucson, she currently leads security data science at DigitalOcean and serves as founder/director of research at Z Collective, shaping research and engineering for secure cloud systems. She also contributes to academia as an Adjunct Faculty at the University of Arizona, teaching graduate-level cloud computing, bridging research with real-world security challenges. Her background spans roles at MITRE and Carnegie Hall, and at DigitalOcean she co-led the Security Observability and Behavioral Analytics team and co-led the data science working group. She holds an MS in Management Information Systems from UA and a BA in Music Performance (Viola), underscoring a disciplined, creative approach to complex problem solving. In her work, she emphasizes security observability and behavioral analytics to preempt threats in cloud-native environments.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
The University of ArizonaBachelor's of Music, Music Performance, Viola, Bachelor's of Music, Music Performance, Viola at Indiana University BloomingtonProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
zahmadpost/ling539-tech-tutorial
Apr 2021 - May 2021
Contributions:25 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
MIS547-Fall-2024/Course-Overview
Sep 2024 - Nov 2024
Contributions:20 pushes in 2 months
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