Reading group

Reading group are structured sessions where we discuss a selected paper and seek practical value for AI or cybersecurity industries.

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Meeting format

  • Frequency: every 2 weeks.
  • Duration: 60 minutes.
  • Participants: ML team, colleagues from Positive Technologies, and external participants.

Speaker role

Each session is led by a volunteer (write in the channel chat if you want to present).

Speaker responsibilities

  • Choose an article (from proposed options or your own) no later than 7 days before the session.
  • Prepare supporting materials: slides, code examples, and discussion prompts.
  • Moderate the discussion.

Topic selection guidelines

Core directions

  • ML/DL in cybersecurity (threat analysis, anti-fraud, NLP for log analysis).
  • New algorithms (transformers, explainable AI, adversarial attacks).
  • Adjacent domains: DevSecOps, DE, cryptography, ethical hacking.

Materials criteria

  • Relevance: typically no older than 2-3 years unless it is a classic.
  • Practical value for AI or Cybersecurity industries.
  • Clarity of presentation: avoid overly theoretical papers with no examples.