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Dr. Ram Dantu has 15 years of industrial experience in the networking industry, where he worked for Cisco, Nortel, Alcatel, and Fujitsu and was responsible for advanced technology products from concept to delivery. He is a full professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of North Texas (UNT). During 2011, he was a visiting professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the School of Engineering.

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Leslie is a Research Assistant focusing on Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence. She also serves as Lab Manager for the Network Security Lab (NSL) since her undergraduate studies. She earned her B.S. in Computer Engineering at UNT specializing in Artificial Intelligence with a minor in Mathematics.

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Julie Germain is currently a PhD CSCE student, with a research focus in the area of Quantum Computing.  She has a background as a multidisciplinary engineer, including education and industry experience in the areas of Mechanical Engineering (Aircraft Structures), Civil Engineering (with education focused in construction engineering), Manufacturing Engineering, Producibility Engineering, Systems Engineering (with an educational focus in Software Engineering) and Technology sales and sales support.

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Thomas is a doctoral student studying how traditional natural language pipelines can be transformed and improved through the use of Large Language Models.  He is also exploring how to make video games more accessible to the blind and visually impaired.  While he isn’t programming, he leads visually impaired students at Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center in Austin through teambuilding exercises during their journey back into the workforce.

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