Workstream Leader
Taha Sajid
Principal Security Architect
EchoStar Corporation
Mission Statement
The AI, Cyber & Quantum Security & Trust Initiative (ACQ-STI) exists to create a unified, standards-aligned trust foundation that enables secure, privacy-preserving, ethical, and quantum-resilient adoption of AI across healthcare, biotech, genomics, life sciences, and digital research ecosystems.
Our goal is to help healthcare organizations confidently adopt advanced technologies while maintaining security, privacy, compliance, and public trust.
Drawing on expertise from cybersecurity, healthcare, AI governance, privacy, and emerging technologies, ACQ-STI seeks to establish practical frameworks and guidance that support safe innovation at scale.
Core Initiatives
Develop a Unified Trust Framework
Create a comprehensive reference architecture that integrates cybersecurity, AI governance, privacy, and quantum resilience into a single trust model for healthcare.
Advance AI Security & Governance
Develop guidance that addresses AI safety, model integrity, transparency, accountability, and ethical deployment within healthcare environments.
Support Quantum Readiness
Provide organizations with practical guidance for cryptographic transition planning and long-term protection of sensitive healthcare data.
Strengthen Privacy & Data Sovereignty
Promote best practices for protecting genomic, biometric, and cross-border health data while supporting responsible research and innovation.
Key Focus Areas
- Cybersecurity and Zero Trust architectures
- AI security and governance
- Quantum security and crypto-agility
- Genomic and biometric privacy
- Cross-border data governance
- Regulatory and standards alignment
Key Deliverables
- Unified Trust Framework & Reference Architecture
- AI Security & Ethical Governance Blueprint
- Quantum Readiness & Cryptographic Transition Guidance
- Healthcare Privacy & Data Sovereignty Model
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For more information, roadmap discussions, or collaboration opportunities, contact:
Taha Sajid, CISSP, MSc
tahasajid04@hotmail.com