Ankit Garg is an AI and cybersecurity researcher with deep expertise in securing advanced machine learning systems across cloud, endpoint, email, and agent-security domains. Over the past several years, he has led high-impact research initiatives at organizations including Microsoft, Mandiant/Google, and Cisco—driving innovation at the intersection of AI, threat intelligence, and modern cyber defense. His work spans developing resilient AI techniques, identifying emerging adversarial behaviors, and strengthening the security posture of large-scale enterprise systems. Ankit’s recent focus centers on adversarial attacks against AI models, including prompt-based attacks, indirect manipulation techniques, and broader AI Agent Security. He also pioneered efforts to secure the AI supply chain by building frameworks to detect compromised or tampered machine-learning models. he brings strong operational, technical, and strategic experience, guiding multidisciplinary groups to develop trustworthy, secure-by-design AI systems for the next generation of enterprise security.