Patents by Inventor Yanqing Bao

Yanqing Bao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230421584
    Abstract: A method for machine learning-based detection of an automated fraud or abuse attack includes: identifying, via a computer network, a digital event associated with a suspected automated fraud or abuse attack; composing, via one or more computers, a digital activity signature of the suspected automated fraud or abuse attack based on digital activity associated with the suspected automated fraud or abuse attack; computing, via a machine learning model, an encoded representation of the digital activity signature; searching, via the one or more computers, an automated fraud or abuse signature registry based on the encoded representation of the digital activity signature; determining a likely origin of the digital event based on the searching of the automated fraud or abuse signature registry; and selectively implementing one or more automated threat mitigation actions based on the likely origin of the digital event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Kostyantyn Gurnov, Wei Liu, Nicholas Benavides, Volha Leusha, Yanqing Bao, Louie Zhang, Irving Chen, Logan Davis, Andy Cai
  • Patent number: 11841941
    Abstract: A system and method for accelerated anomaly detection and replacement of an anomaly-experiencing machine learning-based ensemble includes identifying a machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble having an anomalous drift behavior in digital threat score inferences computed by the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble for a target period; executing a tiered anomaly evaluation for the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble that includes identifying at least one errant machine learning-based model of the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble contributing to the anomalous drift behavior, and identifying at least one errant feature variable of the at least one machine learning-based model contributing to the anomalous drift behavior; generating a successor machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble to the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble based on the tiered anomaly evaluation; and replacing the machine learning-based di
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Sift Science, Inc.
    Inventors: Pradhan Bagur Umesh, Yuan Zhuang, Hui Wang, Nicholas Benavides, Chang Liu, Yanqing Bao, Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20230325494
    Abstract: A system and method for accelerated anomaly detection and replacement of an anomaly-experiencing machine learning-based ensemble includes identifying a machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble having an anomalous drift behavior in digital threat score inferences computed by the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble for a target period; executing a tiered anomaly evaluation for the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble that includes identifying at least one errant machine learning-based model of the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble contributing to the anomalous drift behavior, and identifying at least one errant feature variable of the at least one machine learning-based model contributing to the anomalous drift behavior; generating a successor machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble to the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble based on the tiered anomaly evaluation; and replacing the machine learning-based di
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Pradhan Bagur Umesh, Yuan Zhuang, Hui Wang, Nicholas Benavides, Chang Liu, Yanqing Bao, Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 11777962
    Abstract: A method for machine learning-based detection of an automated fraud or abuse attack includes: identifying, via a computer network, a digital event associated with a suspected automated fraud or abuse attack; composing, via one or more computers, a digital activity signature of the suspected automated fraud or abuse attack based on digital activity associated with the suspected automated fraud or abuse attack; computing, via a machine learning model, an encoded representation of the digital activity signature; searching, via the one or more computers, an automated fraud or abuse signature registry based on the encoded representation of the digital activity signature; determining a likely origin of the digital event based on the searching of the automated fraud or abuse signature registry; and selectively implementing one or more automated threat mitigation actions based on the likely origin of the digital event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Sift Science, Inc.
    Inventors: Kostyantyn Gurnov, Wei Liu, Nicholas Benavides, Volha Leusha, Yanqing Bao, Louie Zhang, Irving Chen, Logan Davis, Andy Cai
  • Patent number: 11720668
    Abstract: A system and method for accelerated anomaly detection and replacement of an anomaly-experiencing machine learning-based ensemble includes identifying a machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble having an anomalous drift behavior in digital threat score inferences computed by the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble for a target period; executing a tiered anomaly evaluation for the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble that includes identifying at least one errant machine learning-based model of the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble contributing to the anomalous drift behavior, and identifying at least one errant feature variable of the at least one machine learning-based model contributing to the anomalous drift behavior; generating a successor machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble to the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble based on the tiered anomaly evaluation; and replacing the machine learning-based di
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Sift Science, Inc.
    Inventors: Pradhan Bagur Umesh, Yuan Zhuang, Hui Wang, Nicholas Benavides, Chang Liu, Yanqing Bao, Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20230199006
    Abstract: A method for machine learning-based detection of an automated fraud or abuse attack includes: identifying, via a computer network, a digital event associated with a suspected automated fraud or abuse attack; composing, via one or more computers, a digital activity signature of the suspected automated fraud or abuse attack based on digital activity associated with the suspected automated fraud or abuse attack; computing, via a machine learning model, an encoded representation of the digital activity signature; searching, via the one or more computers, an automated fraud or abuse signature registry based on the encoded representation of the digital activity signature; determining a likely origin of the digital event based on the searching of the automated fraud or abuse signature registry; and selectively implementing one or more automated threat mitigation actions based on the likely origin of the digital event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kostyantyn Gurnov, Wei Liu, Nicholas Benavides, Volha Leusha, Yanqing Bao, Louie Zhang, Irving Chen, Logan Davis, Andy Cai
  • Publication number: 20230124621
    Abstract: A system and method for accelerated anomaly detection and replacement of an anomaly-experiencing machine learning-based ensemble includes identifying a machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble having an anomalous drift behavior in digital threat score inferences computed by the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble for a target period; executing a tiered anomaly evaluation for the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble that includes identifying at least one errant machine learning-based model of the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble contributing to the anomalous drift behavior, and identifying at least one errant feature variable of the at least one machine learning-based model contributing to the anomalous drift behavior; generating a successor machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble to the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble based on the tiered anomaly evaluation; and replacing the machine learning-based di
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Pradhan Bagur Umesh, Yuan Zhuang, Hui Wang, Nicholas Benavides, Chang Liu, Yanqing Bao, Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 11575695
    Abstract: A system and method for fast-detection and mitigation of emerging network fraud attacks includes sourcing digital event data samples associated with one or more online services; executing graph-rendering computer instructions that automatically construct a backbone graph using a subset of features extracted from the sourced digital event data samples, wherein the constructing includes: identifying, as graphical nodes, a first plurality of distinct features of the subset of features; identifying, as graphical edges, a second plurality of distinct features of the subset of features; generating a graphical edge between distinct pairs of graphical nodes comprising a same type of feature of the subset of features based on feature values associated with at least one distinct feature of the second plurality of distinct features; and mitigating, via a digital threat mitigation action, if one or more emerging network fraud attacks is identified based on an assessment of a cluster of networked nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Sift Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Liu, Nicholas Benavides, Yanqing Bao, Gary Lee, Amey Farde, Kostyantyn Gurnov, Ralf Gunter Correa Carvalho
  • Publication number: 20220329608
    Abstract: A system and method for fast-detection and mitigation of emerging network fraud attacks includes sourcing digital event data samples associated with one or more online services; executing graph-rendering computer instructions that automatically construct a backbone graph using a subset of features extracted from the sourced digital event data samples, wherein the constructing includes: identifying, as graphical nodes, a first plurality of distinct features of the subset of features; identifying, as graphical edges, a second plurality of distinct features of the subset of features; generating a graphical edge between distinct pairs of graphical nodes comprising a same type of feature of the subset of features based on feature values associated with at least one distinct feature of the second plurality of distinct features; and mitigating, via a digital threat mitigation action, if one or more emerging network fraud attacks is identified based on an assessment of a cluster of networked nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Wei Liu, Nicholas Benavides, Yanqing Bao, Gary Lee, Amey Farde, Kostyantyn Gurnov, Ralf Gunter Correa Carvalho