About

Biography

Andrew Bolster Data Leader @ Black Duck Software, recovering academic, former robo-psychiatrist, hackerspace founder, meetup organiser, and player-of-calendar-tetris.

Previously a Data Scientist/Academic working in the fields of Affective Computing, Wearable Technologies, Trust and Reputation, Autonomous Systems and Cyber Security.

Currently Senior R&D Manager (Data Science) at Black Duck Software, using advanced generative AI, data mining and machine learning to detect, assess, and remediate vulnerabilities and malware attacks on cloud and on-prem infrastructure for fortun 500 companies and global brands. LLM Operationalisation Lead, and ‘Data Tzar’.

Completed PhD Research at The University of Liverpool (formerly at Queen’s University Belfast’s ECIT Institute) investigating Trust and Reputation in Marine Communications for Autonomous Systems of Systems under the joint Anglo-French Defence Research Group, established at the 2010 Anglo-French Summit

Founding (former) director of Farset Labs, Northern Ireland’s Hackerspace, developed while I was finishing off a Masters in Electronics and Software Engineering at QUB. Farset Labs now provides the technical and entrepreneurial community with a place to share resources, knowledge and experience in a relaxed atmosphere, laying the foundation for the next wave of Northern Irish industry-leading technologists and business leaders.

A sucker for Doctor Who, Scottish and Japanese Whiskey, Craft Beer, any movies involving Christoph Waltz, Stanley Kubrick, Ridley Scott, or Quentin Tarantino, and heavily caffinated German softdrinks.

Current Roles

ETC

Engagements and Publications