By way of #introduction, I am a Director of Research working on online #fraudprevention. I aim to protect people from fraud while establishing trust and safety for businesses.
My professional interests include #datascience, #machinelearning, #dataengineering, #designthinking, #innovation, #research, and #dataethics. My personal interests are numerous and include #philosophy (esp. #ethics, #science, and #epistemology), #psychology (esp. #cognition, #positivepsychology, #therapy), and philosophies of life (esp. #buddhism, #humanism, #stoicism, #taoism).
Hobby-wise, I am an #exercise and #martialarts enthusiast. I also enjoy #nature, #hiking, and the #outdoors, generally.
@ambulocetus Cool. I am a purple belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu, though I have been interrupted in my practice of late. I enjoy learning about the many martial arts of the world and I occasionally watch MMA.
@johnnylogic Cool. I heard it takes a long time to get a black belt in BJJ
@ambulocetus Yup-- it takes most people 10 to 15 years to get one, and boy can you feel the years of experience when sparring with them!
@johnnylogic That's the way it should be. Too many styles practically sell their black belts. I've seen some schools that have 16 year old Black belts, and that's just ridiculous.
@johnnylogic
HI 👋
I'm new here as well. Also a data nerd specialising in fraud/fincrime. Both prevention and forensics.
@verb Hello! It is always nice to meet a fellow data nerd, especially in the security space.
I like the Tank Girl avatar, as well. It brings me back...
@johnnylogic What style of martial arts do you do? I do Aikido and Tai chi