User:Talal Albacha

Talal has more than 15 years of experince in Software Industry. He created and managed highly successful teams in two main areas of Enterprise Applications Development and Application Security Consulting in EMEA region. In addition, he has strong academic background on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Some of the roles he did: developer, senior developer, product manager, applications development manager, lecturer, researcher, speaker, senior applications security consultant, manager of application security consulting service in chief security office.

Specialties: - Software Intelligence (Machine Learning, Predictive algorithms) - Application Security (Security Solutions, Secure Code Reviews, Design Security Review..) - Software Development Management (Strategic planning, Agile methodology..)

OWASP contributions include:

• Organized Machine Learning and Security working session in OWASP Summit 2017 (https://owaspsummit.org/Working-Sessions/Research/Using-ML-and-AI-to-detect-attacks.html)
• [OWASP Projects Review during OWASP AppSec EU 2017 in Belfast] (https://2017.appsec.eu/program/project-reviews
• "Cyber Security for Financial Industry" talk in TSAM London 2017.
• OWASP GSOC 2014 Mentor (review initial stage projects).
• OWASP Syria Chapter Leader (2010-2015)
• "OWASP top ten & Payments Application Security" talk (Payment Risk Forum - Beirut - April/2011)
• Arabic translation for couple of OWASP newsletters in 2010
• "Application Security & OWASP top ten" talk (6th ICT Security Forum - Damascus - October/2010)