Roman Yampolskiy — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Associate Professor at the University of Louisville, specializing in AI and Cybersecurity.
Founder and director of the Cyber Security Lab in the Department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Louisville since 2012.
Coined the term "AI safety" in a 2011 publication and is an early researcher in the field.
Launched "intellectology" in 2015, a field of study analyzing the forms and limits of intelligence.
Authored "Feature Extraction Approaches for Optical Character Recognition" (2007) and "Computer Security: from Passwords to Behavioral Biometrics" (2008).
Received a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from the University at Buffalo in 2008.

Biography

Roman Yampolskiy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at the Speed School of Engineering of the University of Louisville. He is the founder and, as of 2012, director of the Cyber Security Lab at the university. His work primarily focuses on AI safety and cybersecurity, areas in which he has a demonstrated history of working in higher education.