About Ed Dulharu
Lead author, proposed SEC5xx — Detecting and Responding to AI-Generated Adversary Content Based in Munich, Germany (CET/CEST) ed@vexpertai.com
Background
- Master’s degree in IT Security — formal graduate training in the discipline this course teaches
- 15 years as Network + Security Architect — practitioner depth across enterprise network and security infrastructure design, deployment, and operations
- Founder, vExpertAI — three years specifically focused on the intersection of AI tooling and network/security operations
Teaching credentials
Real, verifiable, audience-comparable to SANS.
University-level instruction
Master class at Universitatea Politehnică din București (UPB) — Romania’s top engineering university and one of the largest technical universities in Eastern Europe. The audience was graduate students pursuing IT-security specializations — the same demographic profile (technically advanced, post-foundational) that SANS 500-level courses target.
Public companion site: upb.vexpertai.com
Industry-conference workshop delivery
4-hour hands-on workshop at AutoCon 5, Munich — the premier European network-automation industry conference, hosted at The Westin Grand Munich from June 8-12, 2026. AutoCon is organized by the Network Automation Forum and is the tier-1 venue for the audience this SANS course targets: senior network and security engineers in production-scale enterprise environments.
Workshop format: 2 days of hands-on workshops precede the 3-day conference; the audience is technical practitioners who specifically chose hands-on training over passive sessions — again, the SANS audience profile.
Publishing
Active relationship with Packt Publishing — established technical publisher specializing in technology education. Packt’s editorial standards for technical books are comparable to what SANS demands of its course material: rigorous, current, technically accurate, instructionally clear.
Domain authority
The exact intersection this SEC5xx course occupies — AI tooling applied to network and security operations — has been my primary professional focus for the past three years:
- Multi-agent architectures with guardrails for production network operations
- Human-in-the-loop approval patterns for AI-assisted infrastructure management
- Neural-network anomaly detection and capacity planning using applied ML
- Data-center performance prediction with production-deployed models
These are not academic interests. They’re operationally deployed at vExpertAI customers and form the practical foundation that informs every module of the proposed course.
Why this matters for SANS
Risk profile for SANS Curriculum Committee:
| Concern | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Can the author actually teach? | Master class at UPB + 4-hour workshop at AutoCon 5 Munich |
| Is the author current with the domain? | Three years of focused vExpertAI work; published threat-research analysis up to May 2026 |
| Does the author understand publishing-grade material production? | Active Packt relationship |
| Is the author geographically convenient for SANS delivery? | Munich-based (CET) — convenient for EMEA SANS events; available remotely for NA delivery |
| Will the author still be reachable after the course launches? | Yes — vExpertAI is established business with documented track record |
Continuous evidence available
In addition to the credentials documented here, the following are available on request as part of any SANS curriculum committee review:
- Sample teaching video — instructor-on-camera delivery of a key course moment (currently in production)
- Recorded sessions from past UPB master class delivery
- References from UPB faculty + AutoCon Network Automation Forum organizers
- vExpertAI client testimonials for AI-curriculum delivery to enterprise network and security teams
- Sample slides from prior course delivery
Pilot offer
For SANS Curriculum Leadership: I will deliver Day 1 of this course as a no-cost preview to your internal SANS team or instructor-development cohort. Four hours of lecture + lab + Q&A, no commitment to proceed.
This eliminates the “untested author” risk that’s the default barrier for any new SANS course author. Use the pilot to validate whatever you need to validate before greenlighting full development.
Contact
Ed Dulharu ed@vexpertai.com Munich, Germany (CET/CEST)
For SANS curriculum committee enquiries, the fastest path is direct email. Specific course materials, references, and additional credentials available on request.