Regular biography
Carey Nachenberg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also an adjunct professor at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering. His research interests include anti-virus and intrusion detection technology, as well as autonomous vehicle development. Nachenberg has worked at Lyft Level 5, where he designs and builds self-driving vehicles, and previously served as a founding member of Google's cyber-security spin-out, Chronicle. He also held a fellowship and chief engineer role at Symantec. Nachenberg earned his BS and MS in Computer Science from UCLA in 1995. He has authored a techno-thriller novel, The Florentine Deception, and has over 90 U.S. patents in the software field.
Scholar-generated biography
Carey Nachenberg is a researcher associated with the Symantec Antivirus Research Center, focusing on the dynamic interplay between computer viruses and antivirus technologies. Their work explores the coevolutionary arms race between malware and security solutions, emphasizing the continuous adaptation of both threats and defenses. This research is critical for understanding how malware evolves to bypass existing security measures and how antivirus systems can be improved to counteract these advancements. Their publications, such as 'Computer virus-antivirus coevolution,' highlight the importance of modeling and analyzing the interactions between malicious software and protective technologies to enhance cybersecurity strategies.