The CS Department is pleased to announce Dimitri Kusnezov as our first guest in the inaugural Industry Speaker Series. We have asked Dr. Kusnezov to share his career insights with our students and he has agreed to an extended Q&A session with our students as well. Read his biography below to understand why we are so excited!

BIO

The Hon. Dimitri Kusnezov, Ph.D. is currently Vice President at the Nuclear Threat Initiative where he leads the FutureSafe: AI and Emerging Technology initiative. Prior he has served in many roles including most recently as the Presidentially Appointed/Senate-Confirmed Under Secretary for Science and Technology at the US Department of Homeland Security, where he was responsible for identifying operational gaps, conceptualizing art-of-the-possible solutions, and delivering operational results that improve the security and resilience of the nation.

Prior to that, Dr. Kusnezov served in scientific and national security positions, including the Deputy Under Secretary for Artificial Intelligence & Technology at the US Department of Energy, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy, Chief Scientist for the National Nuclear Security Administration, as well as directing research, development, test and evaluation programs for the US nuclear weapons enterprise. Prior to public service, he was a professor of theoretical physics, spending over a decade on the Yale University faculty, and as a visiting professor at numerous universities around the world. He earned his MS in Physics and Ph.D. in Theoretical Nuclear Physics at Princeton University and received Bachelor of Arts degrees in Physics and in Pure Mathematics with highest honors from UC Berkeley.