Ryan Holeman resides in Austin, Texas, where he works as the CISO for Stability AI. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in cyber defense from Dakota State University. He has spoken at respected venues such as Black Hat, DEF CON, Lockdown, BSides, Ruxcon, Notacon, and Shmoocon. You can keep up with his current activity, open source contributions, and general news on his blog. His spare time is mostly spent digging into various network protocols, random hacking, creating art, and shredding local skateparks.