Abhilasha Bhargav-Spantzel PhD

Principal Engineer Intel

Abhilasha Bhargav-Spantzel is a Principal Engineer at  Intel and leads hardware based security product architecture . She joined Intel in 2007 after completing her doctorate from Purdue University which focused on identity and privacy protection using cryptography and biometrics. Abhilasha drives thought leadership and the future evolution of cyber security platform through innovation, architecture and education. She has given numerous talks at conferences and universities as part of distinguished lecture series and workshops. She has written 5 book chapters and 30+ ACM and IEEE articles and has 25+ patents. Abhilasha leads multiple diversity and inclusion efforts and actively drives retention and development of women in technology. She is passionate about STEM K-12 cybersecurity education initiatives and co-organizes camps and competitions for the same.