Akshaya Kizhkkencherry is a Cyber Security Analyst at Thales and has diverse experience in the field of computer science. Previous roles include Graduate Teaching Associate and Instructional Lab Assistant at California State University, Fullerton, as well as participation in a security research project at The Walt Disney Company and engagement in the CS Research Mentorship Program at Google. Additionally, experience as an Infrastructure Engineer was gained at Open Source Integrators: An URSA Company. Akshaya Kizhkkencherry holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from California State University, Fullerton, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Birla Institute Of Technology and Science, Pilani Dubai.