Floris Van den Abeele is a skilled machine learning engineer currently employed at Aikido Security since June 2024 and serves as the owner of vdna since July 2021. Previously, Floris held positions such as machine learning operations engineer at Oqton, software engineer at Atlas Copco, and co-founder and medical data scientist at Hyperfusion.ai, a bioinformatics company focused on AI advancements in medical science. Floris's extensive academic background includes a PhD in Computer Science from Ghent University, where research concentrated on network protocols and the Internet of Things. Additionally, experience in web development and ICT infrastructure was gained through various roles, alongside a professional hiatus dedicated to bicycle travel across Southern Europe, Northern Africa, and Asia.