Alex Kilpatrick

With 25 years in applied research and key developments in space systems, computer science, microelectronics, biometrics, and AI, Dr. Alex Kilpatrick serves as co-founder and CTO of Blink Identity.

Dr. Kilpatrick has developed over a dozen custom biometric applications for the Department of Defense and deployed to war zones on multiple occasions to set up, evaluate and test operational systems. He developed the software for the world’s first tri-modal (face, fingerprint, iris) fully in-motion biometric access system, designed to speed ingress of foreign workers on US bases. As a long-time privacy advocate, Dr. Kilpatrick realized the only way this technology could be used effectively in the commercial sector would be through a wholesale fundamental redesign with a focus on privacy and user experience, and this is his current focus.

While an Air Force officer, Dr. Kilpatrick managed the $12M Air Force research program in Computer Science, before moving on to build AI-based training software for enterprises such as Dell and USAA. He has also worked on microcontroller applications, applied research in intelligent training systems, social network analysis, intelligent agents, and knowledge-based systems. Dr. Kilpatrick is often requested to speak on a variety of emerging technology and privacy issues, distributed systems,, training, interoperability standards, web technologies, and biometrics. He was recently published on Forbes.com.

Dr. Kilpatrick holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, a Master’s in Systems Management (R&D), and a Ph.D. from the Air Force Institute of Technology.