Dr. VĂ­ctor Mayoral Vilches

He is an international expert in robotic cybersecurity and a pioneer in applying artificial intelligence to cybersecurity. He is one of the original creators of the Robot Operating System 2 (ROS 2), widely used in robotics. He founded Erle Robotics, Alias Robotics and Acceleration Robotics.

He has discovered and disclosed more than one hundred security vulnerabilities in industrial and humanoid robots, contributing to multiple international security advisories, including vulnerabilities affecting DDS communications middleware used in industrial and defence platforms.

He is co-author of numerous research papers, including PentestGPT, presented at USENIX Security 2024 and recipient of the Artifact Award. He is also the creator of Cybersecurity AI (CAI), a system based on autonomous agents for cybersecurity operations.

He has been an invited speaker at Black Hat USA and Europe and was recognised by MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Spain. He has extensive expertise in cybersecurity and robotics, including experience working on defence and military projects.