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Woody Abbott, PhD
Senior Security Consultant and Researcher
James "Woody" is a Senior Security Consultant and Researcher at Pulsar Security, specializing in red teaming, exploit development, and developing AI for security purposes. Woody holds a PhD in Sociology from Yale University, where he utilized machine learning to model organized crime and espionage networks. After overseeing computing for a research project at NYU Abu-Dhabi, he transitioned from academia to follow his lifelong passion for security. He is particularly interested in low-level programming and creating artificial neural networks for offensive security.
Fun Fact
Away from computers, Woody spends his time powerlifting, firefighting, and writing.