Igor has more than 30 years of experience in data analysis and enterprise application development in areas including insider threat and risk monitoring. As Chief Scientist, Igor leads Semperis’ research division, with a focus on applying identity analytics and machine learning (ML) to develop identity-centric models of cyberattacks and enhance the cyber resiliency of hybrid identity stores.
Igor previously served as senior VP, global information security at Bank of America, where he was responsible for the development of security intelligence and risk analytics solutions and helped to create advanced solutions for predictive analytics, risk-based access governance, and proactive data protection. Igor was also chief scientist at Securonix, where he led development of behavioral models of cyberattacks and automated large-scale detection of cyber threats. Igor is the author of 9 scientific publications and 10 commercial patents. He holds a doctorate in molecular biology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and an M.S. in biophysics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and he maintains CISSP certification.
