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Vijoy Pandey

Senior Vice President

Outshift by Cisco

Vijoy Pandey is GM and Senior Vice President of Outshift by Cisco, leading the company's internal incubation engine that delivers what's next and new for Cisco. Outshift focuses on emerging technologies that target adjacent markets and personas, with current initiatives spanning AI-enabled infrastructure, quantum networking and security, and next-generation infrastructure solutions. Outshift operates as a series of startup-like teams inside Cisco, rapidly validating which emerging technologies can become meaningful businesses for the company's future. This model allows Outshift to move quickly and test multiple opportunities simultaneously while leveraging Cisco's enterprise strengths and established processes. Vijoy oversees a broader strategic scope that includes several critical Cisco-wide initiatives. He also leads Cisco Research, driving foundational research across quantum networking, security, observability, and emerging technologies. He directs Cisco's Open Source initiatives and the Developer Network (DevNet), which leads API consistency and programmability across Cisco's portfolio while pioneering AI-native infrastructure tools. Additionally, he co-chairs Cisco's Responsible AI committee. Vijoy holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Davis, and is an inventor on over 80 patents in cloud computing, AI/ML, and distributed systems. Through his leadership of Outshift, Vijoy continues to guide Cisco's exploration of emerging technologies, ensuring the company can move quickly to capture opportunities in new markets before they fully mature.

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September 25, 2025

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Cisco Quantum Labs Announces Software That Networks Quantum Computers Together and Enables New Classical Applications

4 min read

Cisco announces software that makes distributed quantum computing work — releasing three research prototypes to advance Cisco’s quantum networking strategy:

May 6, 2025

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Quantum Networking: How Cisco is Accelerating Practical Quantum Computing

4 min read

We're now creating quantum networking technology that will be the foundation for the quantum internet, making quantum computing practical years ahead of current timelines – Announcing two milestones: Cisco's Quantum Network Entanglement Chip and Cisco Quantum Labs

June 5, 2024

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Outshift by Cisco Releases Motific’s AI Capabilities with the Power of Mistral AI Behind It

4 min read

At Cisco Live 2024, Outshift by Cisco announces two major milestones — Motific's limited availability and a new collaboration with Mistral AI — that will accelerate the reliable delivery of new Generative AI (genAI) solutions.

April 8, 2024

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Quantum Security and Networking are Emerging as Lifelines in Our Quantum-powered Future

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A metamorphosis continues to take shape with the rise of Post-Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Key Distribution, and the brave new world of Quantum Networking.

February 6, 2024

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Unlock Rapid, Trusted Delivery of Generative AI Applications

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Outshift by Cisco introduces Motific, its first SaaS product for rapid and trusted delivery of GenAI applications, empowering central IT and security teams.

January 26, 2024

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The world convenes to discuss AI protections and policies amid growing data asymmetries

5 min read

This year we’ll see a movement for responsible, ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) that begins with clear AI governance frameworks that respect human rights and values.

April 20, 2023

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Modernizing Your Applications with Open Source? Yes, It Can Be Done!

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Learn about new additions to open source projects led by the Cisco Engineering team that are contributing more security features and functionality for Kubernetes and cloud native environments.

March 29, 2023

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Cisco Announces its Intent to Acquire Cloud Security Software Company Lightspin

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Cisco Emerging Technologies & Incubation (ET&I) intends to bolster its cloud-native portfolio with Lightspin focused on end-to-end security and observability.

October 28, 2022

DEVELOPER

Cisco Announces Open Source Cloud-Native Offerings for Securing Modern Applications

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Today at KubeCon, Cisco announced FunctionClarity - a new open source project which helps developers secure the serverless functions that fundamentally reduce the amount of code necessary to create and deploy cloud-native applications. FunctionClarity is part of OpenClarity, a trio of open source projects which help solve problems around application security, and the software supply chain.

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