Summary
Sunpreet Arora is an entrepreneurial technology leader and researcher with 13–15 years of experience building products and research programs at the intersection of AI, identity, security, privacy and now quantum information. Currently directing Visa’s Quantum Information and Computation efforts, he translates cutting‑edge research into applied solutions across optimization, ML, privacy and security. At Visa he previously led cross‑functional teams delivering privacy‑preserving identity platforms, biometrics products piloted at global events, and award‑winning PETs work that produced top conference papers and numerous patents. He combines hands‑on technical depth—from adversarial ML and differential privacy to systems security and biometrics—with strategic product and M&A advising for executives. An active contributor to industry standards and bodies (FIDO, OpenID, IEEE), he brings both academic rigor (PhD research in biometrics) and practical deployment experience in regulated, high‑scale payments environments. Less obvious: he has repeatedly moved ideas from lab to real world—co‑founding Visa’s applied authentication lab and turning privacy research into commercial identity products.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Computer Science and Engineering at Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University
English, Hindi, Punjabi