Nikhil Bogam is a Functional Safety and Automotive Cybersecurity expert with over a decade of experience across safety engineering, vehicle security, and regulatory compliance. His functional safety expertise spans the complete ISO 26262 lifecycle, including safety planning, DIA, technical safety concepts, FMEA, FTA, FMEDA, confirmation reviews, audits, assessments, and safety case development.
In cybersecurity, Nikhil specializes in UN ECE WP.29 (R155), CSMS, and ISO/SAE 21434, supporting organizations in building compliant and resilient automotive security processes. He has represented Faurecia in Auto‑ISAC communications, contributing to collaborative threat intelligence sharing.
His domain experience includes BCM, PEPS, BMS, headlamp control modules, IVI, and instrument clusters. Nikhil is a frequent international speaker at leading conferences such as Hacktivity, ROOTCON, DefCamp, BSides, Automotive IQ, ANSYS Functional Safety Summit, and CS2AI.