THE SUCCESS EXPRESS AI & DATA SCIENCE ONLINE PROGRAMS | SPRING 2026

Student Spotlight: Areejit Banerjee

Written By: Areejit Banerjee, MSAI student

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Areejit Banerjee is the Senior Manager of Data Protection Strategy & Product Trust at Carfax and a graduate student in AI Management and Policy at Purdue University. His recent work includes high-impact contributions to the OWASP Automated Threats project , a formal policy brief submitted to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) regarding data misappropriation and AI-driven scraping , and technical publications on scraping defense and infrastructure risk for industry gatekeepers such as Corporate Compliance Insights , CircleID , and HackerNoon. He focuses on the critical intersection of AI-enabled automated threats, data protection strategy, and public policy reform.  Areejit’s work highlights the immediate real-world ROI of the MS in AI Management and Policy:

• Global Standard Leadership (OWASP): Areejit is a named contributor for the OWASP Automated Threat (OAT) Ontology where he is leveraging Purdue's curriculum to redefine international security standards. Beyond successfully proposing the redefinition of "Scraping" (OAT-011) and updating global countermeasure recommendations, he is spearheading the integration of SMS Pumping into the 2026 Handbook. By architecting critical metrics for "economic harm" and "ROI erosion" and codifying new protections against Artificially Inflated Traffic (AIT), Areejit’s work as a formally recognized contributor has been accepted for the upcoming global release, setting a new benchmark for industrial fraud prevention.
• Federal Policy Impact (White House OSTP): : Areejit submitted a policy brief to the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (Docket OSTP-TECH-2025-0100) to protect the legal vacuum allowing industrial-scale free-riding of proprietary data assets . This work was academically peer-reviewed and vetted by the SCLA 52200 cohort at Purdue University before his formal submission to federal authorities. His proposal, which received critical feedback from both faculty and fellow students during its development, advocates for federal reforms to address "Infrastructure Theft" and the lack of durable, nationwide standards for protecting investment-intensive data.
• Original Technical Contributions: Areejit authored a proprietary Layered Defense framework designed to safeguard data assets from AI-driven exploitation. This framework combining device fingerprinting and behavioral gating has been widely disseminated through technical publications like HackerNoon and synthesized for executive governance in Corporate Compliance Insights.
• Vetted Thought Leadership: His work on the "Free-Rider" problem and data misappropriation is now published across major industry gatekeepers, including CircleID and SSRN, bridging the gap between technical architecture and regulatory compliance.

👋New Advisor Joining the Team: Jessica Joya

I am excited to join the team as an Academic Advisor for the Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence. I’ll be working with students with the last name  A-L. I look forward to working closely with students as they pursue their academic goals, and I’m especially eager to build individualized relationships, support each student’s unique needs, and help them feel confident and empowered as they navigate their program.   A native of the West Lafayette area and a proud Purdue alumna, I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Management with a minor in Organizational Leadership and Supervision, as well as my Master of Science in Higher Education with a focus on student affairs from Purdue Global. Before returning to Purdue, I gained valuable experience in various social service roles within the non-profit and government sectors. Since 2018, I have served in several positions at Purdue, including Student Engagement Coordinator for the Honors College, Student Success Specialist within the Computer and Information Technology Department, and most recently, Director for Student Success in the College of Veterinary Medicine.   Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my teenage daughter, Lilliana, and our two golden retrievers, Maggie and Finnley. In my free time, you can often find me reading a good book, catching up with family and friends, or serving as my daughter’s personal chauffeur.