Future of Secure AI
The Future of Secure Artificial Intelligence (AI) executive certificate prepares leaders to understand the intersection of AI and cybersecurity.
You will gain deep insight into current trends in AI and cybersecurity through this high-impact certificate. The curriculum is developed and taught by our expert faculty and industry leaders to build executive-level literacy in AI risk, governance and defense.
Curriculum
This executive certificate is fast paced and hands on, bridging AI innovation, cyber resilience and strategic foresight. It is designed to prepare you to lead in a world where data, models and humans form an interdependent cybersecurity ecosystem. Across three and a half days, you will learn alongside and network with peers across industry and government.
Dates: Tuesday, March 3–Friday, March 6, 2026
Drive the Future of Secure AI
Through this high-impact executive certificate program at CMU’s Pittsburgh campus, learn to understand, govern and strategically integrate secure AI.
DATES: March 3–6, 2026
AUDIENCE: Mid- to senior-level leaders
FORMAT: In-person sessions at the INI, located in the heart of Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood
FACULTY: Taught by INI faculty and industry experts with real-world expertise
Program Benefits:
Gain strategic foresight into future AI and cybersecurity trends.
Build executive-level literacy in AI-risk, governance and defense.
Learn directly from industry experts and applied case studies.
Earn an executive certificate signaling readiness to lead Secure AI.
Day 1: Strategic Foundations of Secure AI
1.1: Foundations of AI Safety, Security and Governance
1.2: Cybersecurity in the Age of AI
1.3: Executive Panel
1.4: The Future of AI and Cyber: Landscape, threats and Opportunities
Day 2: Technical and Operational Deep Dives
2.1: Securing the AI/ML pipeline
2.2: Adversarial Machine Learning: What Leaders Must Know
2.3: Secure AI Architecture and Design Patterns
2.4: The Human Layer: Culture Workforce and Leadership
Day 3: Governance, Policy and Organizational Deployment
3.1: AI Governance that Actually Works
3.2: Future Scenarios: What 2030 Will Demand
3.3: Integration Workshop: From Vision to Roadmap
3.4: NREC Site Visit
Day 4: Capstone and Presentation
Capstone Simulation: The AI Crisis Scenarios
Capstone Presentations
Closing Session: Leadership Commitments and the Future
Meet the Faculty
INI Director Dr. Dena Haritos Tsamitis
As Director of the INI since 2004, Dr. Haritos Tsamitis has built interdisciplinary engineering programs and global communities. She has led a trajectory of growth that includes establishing the first CMU degree to be offered entirely at a global location in Athens, Greece. Dr. Haritos Tsamitis built on this success by expanding programs in Japan, Portugal and Rwanda, and developing the university’s first bicoastal degree programs, which bridge the Pittsburgh campus with CMU in Silicon Valley. Under her leadership, CMU has earned three federal designations as a National Center of Academic Excellence for cybersecurity defense, research and operations.
INI Associate Director Dr. Michael Mattarock II
Michael Mattarock brings deep expertise in national security, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence to his role as associate director and assistant teaching professor. With experience working within government agencies, leading security research strategies and consulting on security architecture solutions, Mattarock is a versatile leader with an impactful track record. As associate director, Mattarock collaborates closely with the INI's Director, Dr. Haritos Tsamitis, to advance collaborations with government and industry partners and oversee academic affairs, in addition to teaching courses in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence ethics and operations.
Timeline
Application opens
Payment opens
February 10:
Application due
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until February 10.
Payment due
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How do I know whether this program is a good fit for me?
This certificate program is intended for mid- to senior- level executives looking to advance their knowledge of the intersection of AI and cybersecurity. While you do not need to hold a technical degree in engineering or computer science to participate, a foundational knowledge of AI and machine learning (ML) and their uses in the business context will be useful.
If you’re not sure whether your background is a good fit, please email ini-execed@andrew.cmu.edu and we can set up a call.
What is included in the fee?
Your fee covers all sessions, working lunches, off-site visits and lodging at the beautiful Oaklander hotel during your stay.