Dan Mitchell is currently a Principal Data Scientist at ThreatConnect. He is a 16 year veteran of the security industry. Dan's career as a security professional originated from his discovery and subsequent fascination with Artificial Intelligence and theories on sentient machines. Dan is driven and passionate about the application of Artificial Intelligence and advanced mathematics to outsmart the adversary. Dan takes pride in the fact that he is an autodidact - a self taught, life learner with no formal education or degree. He actively studies and pursues mastery in mathematics, statistics, probability theory, game theory, data analysis and visualization, artificial intelligence, programming and algorithms. Dan considers himself a lover of knowledge and an unorthodox problem solver committed to original thoughts and ideas. When Dan is not working and studying, he enjoys producing electronic music, writing and spending time with his wife and three beautiful children.