Kapil Sood

About Kapil Sood

Kapil Sood is a Senior Principal Engineer and Chief Security Architect for Intel’s Network and Edge Group, driving CPU, SoCs, & platform technologies and research, and setting strategic architecture direction for Intel’s Networking Cloud, 5G and Intelligent Edge business groups. Kapil has 25+ years of technology leadership experience, spanning Mobile and Cloud Crypto-systems, Intel CPU and platform architecture, Confidential Computing and startups. Kapil has helped define security specifications at ETSI NFV and authored 802.11 (WiFi) standards. Kapil earned MS (CS), MBA, and BS (CS), with 100+ patents issued, publications, and open-source contributions. Specialties- Driving technology leadership for large scale deployments for Intel CPU/SoCs/Platforms at CSPs, CoSPs, 5G/Edge, Networking customers - Drive Security Technology pathfinding, advanced development & research for Edge AI high performance, low latency systems - Establish industry technology direction through standards, open source, academic research, and ecosystem development - 100+ Patents issued; Frequent speaker/presenter at Industry conferences; Papers published, TPC Member NFV/SDN Conference Technical Expertise to define and lead execution of- CPU and Platform Security: Silicon, Microcode, RoT and security engines, UEFI secure boot, software - CPU SoC & IO architecture and micro-architecture for low latency, high performance, power efficient data movement (DDIO) for multi-terabit Cloud & Edge/5G networking - Confidential Computing defining Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX) & Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) Connect: Attestation, key management, Device trust - Intel Key Protection Technology (KPT) on Intel QuickAssist (QAT): SoC IP, fabric, firmware, APIs - Ease-of-use reference apps driving SGX, KPT, TDX adoption into customer products - Secure IO Virtualization, PCIe Integrity and Data Encryption (PCISIG IDE), Device Authentication - Security Protocols arch, design, implementation (TLS, IPsec, WiFi, PKCS#11, etc.)- Crypto Algorithms & performance; Vulnerability Analysis, Threat Modeling - Security Critical systems, Govt./regulatory certifications (FIPS-140, CAVP/CMVP, CNSA 2.0, Pen Test)- PQC post quantum security research and product readiness - Authored and contributed to NFV, 5G, WiFi, Mobile Security Standards:* ETSI NFV SEC (Security Monitoring), Lawful Intercept * 802.11r, 11w, 11z * ECMA-393 ProxZzzy for Sleeping Hosts for Mobile Platforms Energy Efficiency - Programming: C, C++, Java, Python, RDBMS/SQL, etc.

Experience

1. Sr Principal Engineer Cpu, Platform and Security Architect

   Intel

   Oct 2014 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   CPU and Platform Architect for Xeon Cloud Networking BU responsible for next-gen architecture pathfinding, technical roadmap readiness, and architecture definition and execution ~ Chief Security Architect for the Intel Cloud Networking BU responsible for IA security architecture definition and execution~ Industry standards, conferences and research on 5G, NFV, SDN and next-gen networking

Education

• University of Phoenix

  M.B.A, Technology and International Business

  1994 — 1996

• Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi

  B.Tech (B.S.), Computer Science and Engineering

  1986 — 1990