Dr. Apostol Vassilev is a Research Supervisor in the Computer Security Division at NIST. His team’s research agenda convers a range of topics in Trustworthy AI and Cybersecurity, with a focus on Adversarial Machine Learning (AML), AI bias, meta learning with large language models (LLMs), Multi-Party Threshold Cryptography, novel approaches to cybersecurity testing and measurement through automated machine-based methodologies.
Apostol Vassilev works closely with academia, industry and government agencies on the development and adoption of standards in Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity and contributes to national and international standards groups. He is a guest co-editor to the upcoming IEEE Transactions on AI – Special Issue on Responsible AI Engineering. Apostol is a frequent speaker at international conferences and a keynote speaker to many events.
Dr. Vassilev holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Texas A&M University. He has authored over fifty scientific papers and holds five US patents
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Research Team Supervisor
January 2022 - Present (3 years 4 months)
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Research Team Lead (Security Testing, Validation & Measurement)
September 2014 - March 2022 (7 years 7 months)
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Cryptographic Module Validation Program Manager (Acting)
November 2014 - July 2015 (9 months)
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
IT Specialist (Security)
March 2013 - September 2014 (1 year 7 months)
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NetIDSys, Inc.
Founder and Lead Engineer
November 2006 - December 2013 (7 years 2 months)
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atsec information security corporation
Director of Federal Information Security Programs
March 2008 - October 2012 (4 years 8 months)
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Gemalto
Principal Architect
March 2001 - November 2006 (5 years 9 months)
