Summary
Isaac Goldthwaite is an AI Cybersecurity Engineer with 13 years of hands-on experience designing secure, future-focused systems across DARPA, defense, and commercial research programs. Currently leading the DARPA AIxCC AFC challenge design team at Kudu Dynamics, he blends reverse engineering, embedded systems, wireless protocol R&D, and AI-driven cyber research to turn high-risk ideas into practical, defensible technology. Previously at Battelle he led multi-project R&D, mentored small teams, and built software/hardware tools for IC analysis and resilience. His background spans low-level hardware communication to VR/RE applications and data science, grounded by a BS in Computer Science & Engineering (AI) from Ohio State. Colleagues describe him as a quietly persistent problem-solver who surfaces novel attack vectors and pragmatic mitigations before they become headlines.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Engineering (AI Specialization), Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Engineering (AI Specialization) at The Ohio State University