Eric Yocam, Ph.D., DBA, is a cybersecurity researcher, professor, inventor, and author whose work spans adversarial artificial intelligence, post-quantum cryptography, IoT security, autonomous systems, and technology governance. An IEEE Senior Member with more than 25 years of technology-industry experience, he has held roles at Apple, HP, Microsoft, Intuit, and T-Mobile and is named on 23 issued patents. He has authored or co-authored more than 20 publications and several books exploring cybersecurity, applied AI, corporate governance, and artificial intelligence consciousness.