Beyond Coding: Building Reliable, Secure AI Systems

Ryley Higa is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Sumo Logic, where he works on production AI systems with a focus on AI agents, reliability, security, and observability. His work spans large language models, machine learning, distributed systems, and the engineering challenges of deploying AI in real-world software products.
Ryley is also the founder and organizer of Pie and AI Honolulu, a local community focused on improving AI literacy and connecting Hawaii’s students, engineers, researchers, and technology community.