Dr. Lauren Deason is a data scientist at PUNCH Cyber Analytics Group and has been working for over two years DARPA’s Network Defense program developing algorithms to automatically flag suspicious activity based on various cyber relevant logs. Prior to becoming a data scientist, she worked for over a decade as an International Trade Economist and a Math Instructor. She holds a PhD in Economics from University of Maryland, College Park, an MA in Mathematics from University of California, Berkeley, and a BS in Applied Mathematics from University of Virginia.