Cybersecurity Conference Speaker | AI Security Researcher | Technical Expert & Media Contributor
I actively contribute to academic conferences, cybersecurity events, professional discussions, and technology media, sharing research and practical insights on AI security, secure software engineering, security drift, deepfake detection, and digital trust.
My speaking engagements connect applied cybersecurity research with emerging challenges facing software developers, security professionals, organizations, and the broader technology community.
Through conference presentations, invited talks, and expert media commentary, I aim to make complex cybersecurity topics accessible, actionable, and relevant to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
Conference Speaking & Invited Presentations
When AI Takes Control of the Network: Preventing Security Drift in Automated Infrastructure
BrightTALK Intelligent Network Summit | November 18, 2026
Upcoming Invited Presentation
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into network operations, organizations are moving beyond simple automation toward systems capable of recommending, modifying, and optimizing network configurations.
Although these capabilities can improve operational efficiency, they introduce a less visible cybersecurity challenge: security drift.
This presentation explores how incremental automated changes to permissions, routing, network segmentation, and security policies can accumulate into significant security risks, particularly in hybrid and multicloud environments.
The session discusses continuous security validation, baseline monitoring, zero-trust principles, and governance practices for maintaining secure AI-driven infrastructure.
Key Topics: AI-driven network automation, security drift, continuous validation, zero trust, security governance.
Security Drift: How AI-Generated Code Gets More Vulnerable Over Time
BSides Peoria 2026
Conference Presentation
AI coding assistants can accelerate software development, but repeated code modifications may introduce vulnerabilities that are difficult to identify through traditional security reviews.
This presentation examines how security weaknesses emerge, persist, and accumulate across iterative AI-assisted development workflows.
It explores the concept of security drift and the importance of evaluating software security throughout the development lifecycle rather than relying exclusively on one-time vulnerability assessments.
Key Topics: LLM-generated code, vulnerability propagation, iterative software development, security drift, secure coding.
Insert Prompt to Opt Out: Reclaiming Security Control from AI-Generated Code
BSides Bloomington 2026
Conference Presentation
As AI-assisted coding becomes increasingly common, developers face new challenges in maintaining control over the security of generated software.
This presentation examines how AI-generated code can introduce vulnerabilities and how iterative prompting, automated code modifications, and insufficient security validation may weaken application security over time.
The session emphasizes developer oversight, secure-by-design principles, and practical approaches to maintaining security throughout AI-assisted development.
Key Topics: AI coding assistants, application security, secure software development, developer oversight, vulnerability detection.
SecurePromptBench: Benchmarking Security Retention in Iterative AI-Assisted Software Development
Sixth Intelligent Cybersecurity Conference (ICSC 2026)
Research Presentation
This conference presentation introduces research examining security retention and vulnerability behavior across iterative AI-assisted software development.
The work investigates how repeated modifications to LLM-generated code affect software security and explores approaches to evaluating vulnerability propagation across development iterations.
The presentation connects empirical cybersecurity research with emerging challenges in AI-assisted software engineering.
Key Topics: AI-assisted development, software security benchmarking, vulnerability analysis, longitudinal security evaluation.
Media Features & Expert Commentary
My cybersecurity research and professional expertise have contributed to discussions in technology publications and professional cybersecurity media.
My commentary focuses on emerging cybersecurity threats, AI-generated content, digital trust, privacy, and the security implications of increasingly intelligent technologies.
RSA Conference (RSAC)
Closing the Door on AI Impersonation with Synchronization Scoring
Expert Contribution — AI Impersonation & Deepfake Detection
I contributed expert insights on AI-generated impersonation threats and the role of audio-visual synchronization in identifying manipulated digital media.
The discussion addresses how inconsistencies between speech and facial movements can provide useful signals for assessing multimedia authenticity and improving digital trust.
Topics: Deepfake detection, AI impersonation, audio-visual synchronization, digital trust.
Cybernews
Wi-Fi Networks, Browsing History & Digital Privacy
Expert Commentary — Cybersecurity & Privacy
I provided cybersecurity commentary on digital privacy and the relationship between network access, browsing activity, and information visibility.
The discussion helps readers understand practical privacy considerations and the security implications of everyday internet usage.
Tech Times UK
Understanding AI Influence: Balancing Persuasion and Safeguards
Expert Commentary — Artificial Intelligence Security
My commentary contributed to a discussion of AI-driven persuasion, emerging technology risks, and the importance of safeguards for responsible AI deployment.
The article explores how increasingly capable AI systems may influence user behavior and why security, transparency, and oversight remain important.
Video Librarian
Helping Students Navigate AI-Generated Media
Expert Commentary — Digital Literacy & Media Authenticity
I contributed perspectives on the challenges posed by AI-generated media and the importance of helping students critically evaluate digital information.
The discussion addresses synthetic content, digital literacy, and the need for greater awareness of AI-enabled misinformation and manipulation.
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Speaking Topics & Areas of Expertise
I welcome opportunities to contribute to academic conferences, cybersecurity events, professional webinars, technical panels, and expert discussions related to my research and professional experience.
AI-Assisted Software Security
Security risks associated with LLM-generated source code, iterative development, vulnerability propagation, secure coding practices, and security validation.
Security Drift in AI-Enabled Systems
How incremental AI-assisted changes can gradually alter software and infrastructure security, and approaches to continuous monitoring and longitudinal assessment.
Deepfake Detection & AI Impersonation
Audio-visual synchronization, AI-generated media authenticity, digital impersonation threats, and techniques for strengthening digital trust.
Software Vulnerability Detection
Semantic program analysis, graph-based vulnerability detection, assembly-level security, and automated software security assessment.
Trustworthy AI & Evidence Validation
Retrieval-augmented generation, evidence-grounded AI systems, citation verification, and methods for improving AI reliability.
AI-Driven Network Security
Security risks in automated network operations, configuration drift, policy validation, zero-trust principles, and secure infrastructure automation.
Cybersecurity Education & Workforce Development
Experiential cybersecurity education, secure programming, project-based learning, curriculum development, and preparing students for emerging cybersecurity challenges.
Academic & Professional Engagement
In addition to conference speaking and media contributions, I participate in the cybersecurity research community through editorial responsibilities, peer reviewing, and technical committee service.
I serve as an Editor for Cyber Serum Journal and have contributed peer reviews for IEEE Access, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, Journal of Computer Science, Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS), and Journal of Open Research Software (JORS).
I also serve as a Technical Program Committee member for the International Conference on Cybersecurity Systems, Technologies and Applications (CSTA 2026).
These activities reflect my commitment to research quality, technical evaluation, reproducibility, and continued engagement with the academic and professional cybersecurity communities.
Speaking & Media Inquiries
I am interested in opportunities to contribute to discussions on applied cybersecurity, AI security, secure software engineering, digital trust, and emerging security challenges.
For conference invitations, webinars, panel discussions, technical interviews, expert commentary, and research collaborations, please contact me through my professional academic email.
Halil Ibrahim Dursunoglu
Faculty Specialist, Computer Science & Cybersecurity
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Email: halilibrahim.dursunoglu@wmich.edu
Website: halildursunoglu.com
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