Heather Lawrence is a security data scientist for ThreatKey, Inc. who is pursuing her PhD in Security at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. She earned her undergraduate and masters degrees in Computer Engineering from the University of Central Florida. In previous lives she was a USN nuke, VA photographer, NCCDC winner, Hack@UCF mom, and darknet marketplace miner. Her current research centers on the application of machine learning to intrusion detection. She serves the community through volunteer work for DEF CON and B-Sides Orlando.