BIO

Preeti is a technical leader with a successful record in developing and operationalizing AI solutions in security operations. She has experience working on enterprise security teams, security SaaS vendors and services ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Her value proposition is cutting through ambiguity and working cross-functionally with engineering, product, security and legal teams to drive business value. Preeti is currently building out a program to proactively secure AI and mitigate AI risks as the founding member of her team.

Her research areas include AI applications in security, security and safety of AI systems. A recognized voice in the industry, Preeti is a speaker at leading security conferences like BSides and serves on program committees of AI and security conferences like CAMLIS, WiCyS, Executive Women’s Forum. She is passionate about building collaborations between AI and security communities and mentoring security practitioners to advance into senior roles.

COMMUNITY

My contributions and service to the security and AI community by lending my expertise and mentorship

CONFERENCES

DateEventRole
May 2025 - presentAlign SecurityProfessional Outreach Director
Aug 2024 - presentThe Diana InitiativeCFP Mentor
Oct 2023 - presentCAMLISProgram Committee
Oct 2023 - presentBSides NYCPodcast Host
Oct 201816th Executive Women’s Forum National ConferenceSteering Committee Member
March 2017WiCyS Conference 2017(https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-2017/)Prgoram Committee

LEADERSHIP

  • I produced content for the NextExec Podcast Season 3 in the role of co-lead of Executive Women’s Forum’s podcast team. I also hosted several accomplished leaders in Season 2 and Season 3
  • I interviewed security professionals from different fields in security for BSidesNYC 2023 that was coming back from a hiatus since 2018

MEDIA

Coverage of my research, work projects and my profile

PRESS

Data Privacy Week - An interview style news article about data privacy challenges from a data science and security perspective and

TV/STREAMING

  • Darkweb: Fighting Cybercrime - This documentary was produced by Discovery Channel and aired on the Science Channel featuring the technological advances in solving cybercrime. I appeared in the documentary to speak about how Aritificial Intelligence can be leveraged to augment security professionals in fighting cybercrime

PODCASTS

TALKS

DATA SCIENCE, ML, AI

DateEventMediaSummary
May 2025AI RTP MeetupOverview talk on AI Safety and Security
April 2025Effectively Integrating AI into security practitioners’ toolboxTraining for using AI in security
April 2025Through the Looking Glass of AI and SecurityInvited talk at UT Dallas for Grace Series
Aug 2024BSidesLV 2024: AI in the Human LoopEffects on human workflows before and after deploying generative AI solutions
Mar 2024Guest lecture for 14-795Invited talk on “Industy Applications of AI in Security”
Dec 2022INSAID Data Science Academy TalkHow to start using data skills today
Oct 2022PMI Metrolina: Managing Data Science ProjectsHow project managers should get involved in data science projects

SECURITY

DateEventMediaSummary
Dec 2024Qualys LLM Risk SeriesInvited Talk on Risk Mitigation for AI with Secure Development Lifecycle
Sep 2023BSides RDU: The AI Goldilocks Priciple for SecOpsWhen is AI too much, too little, just right for your SecOps
Apr 2023BSides NYC 0x03Interviewing Security Practitioners
Jul 2022BSidesPGH: Clippy or SkyNet for your SOCApplying machine learning for SecOps
Oct 2017Executive Women’s Forum Annual Conference: Anatomy of a Ransomware AttackResearch on initial access of ransomware
Aug 2017Kennesaw State University: Watson for CybersecurityAI for Cybersecurity