Ahsan Ayub is a Security Research Engineer at Todyl with over 8 years of combined industry and research experience in Software Development, Cybersecurity, and AI. He is passionate about applying AI to solve real-world cybersecurity challenges, investigating security concerns within AI systems, and developing expertise in both defensive and offensive security practices.
Ahsan earned his Ph.D. from Tennessee Tech University with a focus on Cybersecurity and AI. Prior to joining Todyl, he worked as a Security Engineer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). He has published more than 10 peer-reviewed scholarly articles covering topics including ransomware, malware, cryptography, adversarial machine learning, responsible AI, domain generation algorithms (DGA), and network covert communication.
Outside of work, Ahsan enjoys traveling, playing sports, and connecting with people.