Chris Gates, PhD

Dr. Chris Gates, PhD, is a security researcher specializing in big data analytics and machine learning (AI) for cybersecurity. After receiving his PhD in Computer Science from Purdue University, he joined Symantec to advance its mission of protecting users online. His work leveraged trillions of data points from tens of millions of users to enhance threat detection and cybersecurity defenses. At Symantec, Chris played a key role in rebuilding the company's data lake and refining their reputation-based detection systems. He has filed over 40 patents and has published research in top-tier academic conferences.