UL Research Institutes Names Kevin Dixon to Lead Digital Safety Research Institute

Nov 2, 2026
Kevin Dixon will lead the Digital Safety Research Institute after serving as director of the Artificial Intelligence Mission Center at Sandia National Laboratories.

UL Research Institutes appointed Kevin Dixon as vice president and executive director of its Digital Safety Research Institute, the nonprofit said in a press release. Dixon succeeds Jill Crisman, who will remain with the organization as vice president and distinguished technical advisor.

Dixon joins from Sandia National Laboratories, where he served as director of the Artificial Intelligence Mission Center since 2021. The center includes more than 200 scientists, engineers and technical professionals working on AI security, generative AI for national security, analytics and related areas.

Dixon previously founded and led three Sandia research organizations focused on AI, machine learning, analytics and cybersecurity. He also helped create Cognitive Foundry, an open source machine learning library, and contributed to the US Department of Energy's Genesis Mission initiative.

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