Ignacio Arnaldo

Ignacio Arnaldo is the Director of Data Science at Corelight, a position he has held since February 2024.12 He is an experienced data scientist and researcher with a focus on applying machine learning to solve cybersecurity challenges.23

Career Highlights

• Current Role: Director of Data Science at Corelight (February 2024 - present)2
• Previous Positions at Corelight:
  • Principal Data Scientist (November 2020 - February 2024)2
  • Chief Technology Officer (January 2020 - November 2020)2
  • Chief Data Scientist (April 2016 - November 2020)2

Ignacio joined Corelight through the acquisition of PatternEx, an early-stage AI startup focused on threat detection, where he held leadership roles.23

Academic Background

• Ph.D. in Computer Science: Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2010-2013)1
• Postdoctoral Associate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (July 2013 - July 2015)2

Research Interests

Ignacio's research interests include:

• Building systems that can put machine learning to use in cybersecurity
• Human-in-the-loop analytics
• Threat detection
• Pentesting3

Notable Achievements

At PatternEx, Ignacio led the development of AI2, an explainable active learning framework for cybersecurity, which was later productized as the PatternEx Virtual Analyst Platform.2

Current Work

At Corelight, Ignacio works with the creators and maintainers of Zeek, an open-source network security monitoring tool. His focus is on leveraging machine learning to address network security challenges.23

Ignacio Arnaldo's expertise in data science, machine learning, and cybersecurity makes him a valuable asset in the field of network security and threat detection.