Akhil Mittal, Synopsys
Akhil Mittal
Senior Manager
Synopsys

Akhil Mittal, CISSP and CCSP certified, has over 19 years of experience in cybersecurity across various sectors, including finance, healthcare, and technology. He has held several management roles, with responsibilities that include leading security assessments, developing strategic security programs, and driving client engagements. Akhil's cybersecurity work spans application security, cloud security, AI, and DevSecOps.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, Akhil is a prolific thought leader, having authored several research papers on topics such as big data trustworthiness, machine learning-based phishing detection, and innovative security frameworks for IoT and cloud computing. He is also an active peer reviewer for renowned journals and serves on various editorial boards and content advisory panels.

Akhil's expertise and dedication to the field have earned him prestigious roles as a judge for several awards and hackathons, including the Titan Business Awards, Globee Technology Awards, Technovation, NextStep Hacks 2024, HackMIT, and Taskformer's AI Chatbot Hackathon. His contributions extend to being a Gartner Peer Ambassador and a Cybersecurity Career Ambassador for NIST and ISSIP.

akhilmittal81@gmail.com