About

Ankit Kapur is a highly skilled Software Engineer currently working at Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Software Development Engineer II. He is a part of the AWS fraud-prevention team, where he is responsible for detecting, preventing, and fighting fraudulent activities in AWS using the power of Machine Learning (ML) and predictive analytics. Ankit's work involves building solutions that can outsmart and outmaneuver fraudsters from around the world who are constantly coming up with imaginative ways to penetrate the cloud, disguised as legitimate customers. His recent project involves creating a highly customizable event-response system for detecting anomalous behavior and bot-likelihood in near-real-time. One of the most challenging aspects of Ankit's role is to minimize the probability of accidentally affecting legitimate customers when detecting or taking actions on potentially fraudulent entities. This is especially challenging as AWS's customers include individuals, enterprises, and entire government infrastructures. Ankit has over 9.60 years of relevant experience in the field of software engineering. He has worked on several projects during his time at Amazon, including creating a service that provides APIs to expose tax information for international AWS accounts and building a workbench that allows AWS customer service agents to view and manipulate such information. Ankit holds a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Computer Science from the University at Buffalo, where he completed his studies in 2016. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Mumbai, where he completed his studies in 2011. Ankit's technical skills include AWS, software engineering, web development, ML, research scientist, and backend development. He is a highly motivated and dedicated individual who is passionate about using his skills to make a positive impact in the world of software engineering.