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Uniphore Appoints Roberto Pieraccini as Chief Scientist

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Uniphore , the leader in conversational AI and automation, today announced the appointment of Roberto Pieraccini as Chief Scientist.

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  • Uniphore , the leader in conversational AI and automation, today announced the appointment of Roberto Pieraccini as Chief Scientist.
  • “Roberto’s deep experience in enabling how humans and machines communicate naturally and his passion for innovation make him a perfect fit for Uniphore,” said Balaji Raghavan, CTO, Uniphore.
  • “I am excited to welcome Roberto to Uniphore as we position ourselves for our next phase of growth, leveraging enterprise LLMs and bringing the latest advancements in AI to prospects and partners.”
    Pieraccini joins Uniphore from Google, where he spent the last five years.
  • “Uniphore is a true pioneer in the field of conversational AI and I am thrilled to be part of its journey,” said Roberto Pieraccini, Chief Scientist, Uniphore.

Zeek is Now a Component of Microsoft Windows

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Corelight, the leader in open network detection and response (NDR), today announced the integration of Zeek®, the world's most popular open source network security monitoring platform, as a component of Microsoft Windows and Defender for Endpoint. The integration will help security teams respond to the most challenging attacks by providing "richer signals for advanced threat hunting, complete and accurate discovery of IoT devices, and more powerful detection and response capabilities."

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Corelight , the leader in open network detection and response (NDR), today announced the integration of Zeek , the world's most popular open source network security monitoring platform, as a component of Microsoft Windows and Defender for Endpoint .
  • Vital funding for Zeek came initially from the National Science Foundation and the US Department of Energy's Office of Science .
  • "Microsoft is strongly committed to supporting open source projects and ecosystems," said Rob Lefferts, corporate vice president for Microsoft.
  • Based in San Francisco, Corelight is an open-core security company founded by the creators of Zeek , the widely-used network security technology.

Corelight Appoints Dr. Kelley Misata to Lead Open Source Strategy

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Corelight, the leader in open network detection and response (NDR), today announced that Dr. Kelley Misata has joined the company to lead its open source strategy, and to serve as Corelight liaison to the Zeek® project and other communities in the open source cybersecurity ecosystem. In this dual role, Misata will be an advisor and resource to the Zeek leadership team, and will serve as an open source advocate and spokesperson for Corelight.

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  • Former Open Information Security Foundation (OISF) executive director joins company to drive ongoing open source engagements, partnerships and technology initiatives
    SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Corelight , the leader in open network detection and response (NDR), today announced that Dr. Kelley Misata has joined the company to lead its open source strategy, and to serve as Corelight liaison to the Zeek project and other communities in the open source cybersecurity ecosystem.
  • In this dual role, Misata will be an advisor and resource to the Zeek leadership team, and will serve as an open source advocate and spokesperson for Corelight.
  • Misata brings deep experience in growing and leading open source communities, from her tenures at the Tor Project and Open Information Security Foundation (OISF) , where she served as executive director for 10 years.
  • "Kelley brings a remarkable combination of leadership, open source and cybersecurity skills - exactly the blend we were seeking when we defined the ideal candidate for this critical role," said Greg Bell, co-founder and chief strategy officer at Corelight.

AI Upskilling Innovator, Ahura AI Raises $3M Seed Round & Taps Artificial Intelligence Veteran, Alex Tsado of Nvidia as COO and Visionary De Kai Wu as Chief Technology Advisor

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Friday, November 5, 2021
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Ahura AI, a leading artificial intelligence startup announced the close of their seed round of financing and announced two new additions to the Ahura AI leadership team.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Ahura AI, a leading artificial intelligence startup announced the close of their seed round of financing and announced two new additions to the Ahura AI leadership team.
  • Alex Tsado, formerly with Nvidia, Goldman Sachs, and Bain has joined the company as COO, and visionary technologist and inventor of web translators (the precursor to Google Translate), De Kai Wu has joined the company as Chief Technology Advisor.
  • Ahura AI's $3M oversubscribed seed funding round came from CP Ventures, 2.12 Ventures and others.
  • In his new role, he will manage the company's business and product development teams at Ahura AI to achieve the company's mission.