Kyle Siler-Evans is a senior engineer at RAND. He coleads the AI Security research portfolio at RAND's Center on AI, Security and Technology (CAST), where he focuses on securing AI systems and infrastructure against emerging threats. Siler-Evans brings extensive experience in disaster management, infrastructure resilience, and decision-making under uncertainty to the challenge of AI security.
Previously, Siler-Evans led RAND's support to FEMA's COVID-19 response, shaping the agency's approach to its largest disaster response in history. Following Hurricane Maria, he served on the congressionally-mandated Independent Expert Panel for cost validation in Puerto Rico. He has successfully managed teams of over 100 people on complex, fast-paced projects. His work has been featured in the Washington Post and Businessweek, and was named Editors' Choice in the journal Science.
Siler-Evans earned a Ph.D. in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University, an M.A. in teaching from Johns Hopkins University, and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Colorado State University.
Ph.D. in engineering and public policy, Carnegie Mellon University; M.A. in teaching, Johns Hopkins University; B.S. in mechanical engineering, Colorado State University
