Bob Rudis
Distinguished Engineer at Censys
Maine, United States
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Top SchoolBob Rudis is a distinguished engineer and security data scientist with 14+ years of experience translating opinion-based security into data-driven programs for enterprises and governments. He has led high-impact teams at Rapid7 and GreyNoise, influenced thousands through the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report and co-authored Data-Driven Security (Wiley). Equally comfortable with business leaders and technical teams, he builds measurable security solutions aligned to risk appetites and organizational goals. An active open-source contributor in the R visualization ecosystem, he has improved documentation and usability for flagship projects like ggplot2 and created opinionated ggplot themes and visualization packages that make complex data more approachable. He teaches data security at Carnegie Mellon and now drives detection and data strategy at Censys, blending academia, industry, and public-sector engagement. A Maine-based technologist, he pairs deep systems and statistical expertise with a knack for turning telemetry into operational intelligence.
14 years of coding experience
31 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Computer Science, B.S., Computer Science at University of ScrantonM.S., Computer Science, M.S., Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Stackoverflow
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google-maps
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shiny
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dictionary
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if-statement
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ftp
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Github Skills (60)
data-visualizations10
json10
javascript10
jquery10
apidoc10
raster10
r10
package-development10
data-visualisation10
webscraping10
plot10
twitter-api10
dataframe10
api10
html10
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
hrbrmstr/pewpew
Oct 2014 - Sep 2022
:star: :star: :star: Build your own IP Attack Maps with SOUND!
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 52 commits, 13 PRs in 7 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Bob primarily focused on front-end development for the `pewpew` project, indicated by modifications to `index.html`. Their contributions included the addition of a dynamic attack display area, the integration of sound effects, and the incorporation of various features accessed through URL parameters, enabling customizable map behavior. The user also implemented the use of data mapping for geo-visualizations and added elements to create engaging user experiences within the map.
javascriptpewpewattackbuild-your-ownsound
hrbrmstr/ggalt
Sep 2015 - Nov 2020
:earth_americas: Extra Coordinate Systems, Geoms, Statistical Transformations & Scales for 'ggplot2'
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:3 releases, 111 commits, 15 PRs in 5 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Bob's contributions focused on the implementation of 2D density plots, adding functionality to the ggalt package for enhanced data visualization. They added new features for 2D density plots, including the integration of KernSmooth::bkde2D, with examples, documentation, and adjustments to handle edge cases. The user also made code modifications, cleanup and improvements to existing spline functionality. They further improved 2D documentation and examples.
coordinate-systemsggplotgeomggplot2r
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