Perri Adams

Special Assistant to the Director, DARPA (US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)

Ms. Perri Adams joined DARPA’s Information Innovation Office as a Program Manager in 2022, where she oversees the AI Cyber Challenge, among other programs. Her research interests include vulnerability discovery and remediation, secure software development, program analysis, and AI. Prior to this role, Perri served as a technical advisor for government research and development programs at the agency. Before joining DARPA, she supported various US government customers while at Boeing and Two Six Technologies. Perri is currently one of the organizers of DEF CON Capture the Flag (CTF), the world’s premier hacking competition. A frequent speaker on both technical and cyber policy issues, her written work has been published by Lawfare and the Council on Foreign Relations.