This comprehensive program teaches practical AI red teaming skills through hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios.

Dr. Amanda Minnich is a Principal Research Manager at Microsoft on the Microsoft AI Red Team, where she red teams Microsoft's foundational models and Copilots for safety and security vulnerabilities. Prior to Microsoft, Dr. Minnich worked at Twitter, focusing on identifying international election interference and other types of abuse and spam campaigns using graph clustering algorithms. She also previously worked at Sandia National Laboratories and Mandiant, where she applied machine learning research techniques to malware classification and malware family identification. Dr. Minnich is heavily involved with tech outreach efforts, especially for women in tech. She received her MS and PhD in Computer Science with Distinction from the University of New Mexico.

Gary Lopez is a Senior Security Researcher on Microsoft's AI Red Team, where he leverages an attacker's mindset to test and improve the security and safety of AI systems. Gary collaborates with a diverse group of interdisciplinary experts to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities to ensure robust and trustworthy AI. He is the creator of PyRIT, Microsoft's open-source automation framework designed for red-teaming generative AI systems. Before joining Microsoft, Gary was with Booz Allen Hamilton, specializing in cybersecurity. His work included developing advanced tools for reverse engineering and malware analysis, with a focus on securing critical infrastructure systems such as SCADA, ICS, and DCS.