Tom Saltsberg and Noam Zitzman

Tom Saltsberg is a Product Manager for NEXYTE, Cognyte's decision intelligence platform, and he has extensive experience in leveraging big data analysis and AI for intelligence investigations. He began his career as an intelligence officer in the Israel Defense Force (IDF) 8200 Intelligence Unit. Tom brings tremendous expertise in conducting data-driven investigations and utilizing state-of-the-art technologies for intelligence analysis. He has dedicated several years to researching the application of machine learning, advanced data analysis techniques and other technologies to enable governmental organizations to extract valuable insights to speed up and resolve their investigations. Tom holds a BSc in Computer Science and MATAR (excellence program) from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and is currently pursuing a master's degree in computer science at Reichman University. Noam Zitzman is Chief of Intelligence for Cognyte’s Analytics Platform. Noam was previously the head of the Intelligence Methodology Group for Cognyte’s web intelligence platform. Prior to joining Cognyte, Noam led the strategic analysis group in Terrogence, focusing on research into global terrorism, propaganda and recruitment methods. With more than 20 years of operational experience in Israeli intelligence agencies, in the intelligence wing of Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in the Israel Defense Force intelligence corps, Noam combines his previous experience with strong academic proficiency. He is also a research associate in the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Forum for Regional Thinking, where he regularly publishes articles. His book, “Soundtrack of Revolutions,” was published in 2017.