Data Science & AI #26 – AI Security & AI-Native Knowledge Management

We're excited to present a double feature on cutting-edge AI topics: securing AI systems and preserving organizational knowledge.

A big thank you to KPMG Nürnberg for hosting this event with us!
KPMG Nürnberg offers auditing, tax and legal advisory, as well as corporate and management consulting services for the Franconia and Northern Bavaria region. With over 100 years of local presence, KPMG Nürnberg demonstrates commitment through sustainable and social engagement. For more information, visit KPMG Nürnberg.

Thanks for sponsoring the location and food, we are looking forward to a great summer evening with you! If the weather is good, we will be at the roof terrace! ☀️🌇

🧠 Talk 1: AI Security – Attack and Defence

As artificial intelligence becomes deeply embedded in modern business operations, it also opens new avenues for cyber threats. This talk explores the evolving landscape of AI security, highlighting how adversaries exploit machine learning systems. We’ll examine the most critical risks facing businesses today.
Attendees will gain insights into real-world attack scenarios and the latest defensive strategies. We provide practical guidance tailored to developers, managers, and security professionals. Whether you're building AI systems or defending them, this talk will help to develop and deploy safe and secure AI systems.

Speaker: Markus Hupfauer (KPMG)
Markus is a leader in AI security within the FinTech sector, focusing on the EMEA region. He brings a rare combination of regulatory expertise, particularly in relation to the EU AI Act and DORA, alongside deep knowledge of AI security. Spearheading KPMG's AI security business in Germany, Markus helps to guide the future of the industry. He is also actively involved with prominent open-source standard organizations like OWASP LLM Top 10 and the Cloud Security Alliance, contributing to initiatives such as NIST 800-218A.

💡 Talk 2: complemental.ai – Digitized Knowledge as Strategic Asset and Knowledge Sharing in the Age of AI

The fact that most knowledge is never documented has long been a problem in knowledge management. In the age of AI, this issue becomes even more critical: companies can only leverage AI for productivity gains, if they can provide their company knowledge to AI.

Armin explores the underlying reasons why knowledge management fails in many organizations and outlines a vision for smarter information sharing in AI-driven companies. He presents the philosophy behind complemental.ai, a startup building an end-to-end AI platform that helps companies discover, preserve, and leverage their knowledge (including the kind that isn't captured in existing data) using proactive AI agents that know whom to ask when data alone can't answer a question. The talk includes a hands-on demo of the product.

Speaker: Armin Zoike (complemental.ai)
Armin Zoike led the AI strategy and organizational transformation of the Go-to-marktet (G2M) activities of IU Internationale Hochschule, as Head of AI in G2M, driving intake in remote students and building the domain from scratch. Before that, he worked for as a deep learning engineer for many years and developed state-of-the-art neural networks for various Computer Vision applications.

Armin holds a Diploma in engineering management from TU Dortmund and a MA in Philosophy & Economics from University of Bayreuth.
He is the co-founder of complemental.ai, together with Lukas Spranger, the co-organizer of this meetup.

🗓️ Agenda

• 17:30 – Doors open, welcome with Lukas and Benny
• 18:00 – Talk 1: Markus Hupfauer – AI Security – Attack and Defence
• 19:00 – Talk 2: Armin Zoike – complemental.ai – Knowledge Sharing in the Age of AI
• 20:00 – Networking with food and drinks

Join us for an evening of insightful talks, engaging discussions, and networking with fellow data science and AI enthusiasts.
We look forward to seeing you there!