Sunpreet is currently a Director at Visa Research where he leads the identity and AI security teams. He previously represented Visa on the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance and Open ID board. He is a co-inventor on over 100 patent applications (40+ patent grants) and has published over 25 research articles in top international conferences and journals. His work resulted in 5 new products at Visa with $100M+ revenue potential. His research has also been featured in several national and international media outlets, such as Forbes, MIT Technology Review, ACM Multimedia, NASA Tech Briefs and BBC UK.
In 2017, he received the honorable Civilian Citation from the Lansing Police Department and Meritorious Service Award from the Michigan State University Police Department for providing assistance in unlocking a murder victim’s smartphone using synthetically generated 2D and 3D fingerprints of the victim.
Sunpreet received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Michigan State University, and B.Tech.(Hons.) in Computer Science and Engineering from IIIT-Delhi. He currently serves as associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior and Identity Science and on editorial board of ACM AI Letters, and previously led the IEEE Biometrics Council Industrial Committee.