WISeKey International Holding, a global cybersecurity company, announced that launch of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain Centre of Excellence based out of India in order to support its global projects.

“WISeKey has embarked on a journey to make Blockchain secure using the Cryptographic security standards, integrated with AI at the application and chip level. Our effort to establish these standards and deploy cybersecurity platforms in India is a significant step in that direction,” Carlos Moreira, CEO of WISeKey stated.

With the announcement, WISeKey India announced the appointment of Bikramaditya Singhal as Head of the AI and Blockchain practice in India. WISeKey India is a joint venture by WISeKey and other leading Indian entrepreneurs in a move to deploy its IoT and cybersecurity platform to the Indian Market.

Singhal is a researcher, trainer and consultant with more than 8 years of industry related experience. He has served extensively on Big Data Analytics, Machine Learning and AI for many years and is now writing a book on blockchain analysis by providing in-depth technical understanding of how the technology works. He also has an active interest on Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine to Machine communication using Blockchain and AI.

“We are thrilled to have Bikram join our team as we believe that talent for Blockchain is critical to our journey,” Amit Kumar, Managing Director of WISeKey India Joint Venture, said. “Bikram’s expertise in the field of Blockchain, AI and IoT will be very valuable to our team as we continue our expansion in India.

By integrating AI into the WISeKey RoT and Vertical Platform, objects can develop own cybersecurity behaviour, which will make smarter and safer decisions. Using blockchain technology, the IoT objects will learn from attacks, defend them and transfer this intelligence via the WISeKey Vertical Platform to other IoT objects, in a peer to peer manner.