Media & Speaking
Dr. Helmus is a regular expert contributor on AI security, influence operations, and information threats — featured in major national and international media and delivering 40+ presentations at high-level policy forums worldwide.
Todd C. Helmus speaks at the Doha Forum on Russia-Ukraine war
Todd Helmus speaks at the Cambridge Disinformation Summit about the role of social networks in sustaining mis and disinformation
Todd C. Helmus testifies to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the Russian information threat to Eastern Europe
Select Speaking Engagements
U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence — Testimony on countering foreign influence (2018)
Doha Forum — The information war in Ukraine
Swedish Cyber High-Level Forum — AI and cybersecurity threats to democratic institutions
NYU Stern FinTech Conference — AI-generated financial threats and deepfake risks
National Press Foundation — Media literacy and adversary influence operations
RESOLVE Network — Counter-violent-extremism research and program evaluation
Cambridge Disinformation Summit - Disinformation social networks
Featured Expert In
Washington Post - Enlisting Madison Avenue and the meaning of PSYOP
New York Times - Counter extremism and adversary influence operations
Financial Times - Deepfake threats, generative AI risks, and information warfare
Military Times - Veteran extremism and military influencers
MSNBC - Extremist deradicalization
National Public Radio - Veteran extremism
Bloomberg News- Adversary influence operations
Boston Globe - Online terrorist recruiting
Public Broadcasting Stations (PBS) - Misinformation in the Israeli Gaza war
France 24 - Afghan Special Operations Forces
The Hill - Risk of extremist attacks
Stars and Stripes - Veteran extremism
New Scientist- Online terrorist recruiting
NPR’s The World - Enlisting Madison Avenue
NBC News - Senate testimony on adversary influence
Published Commentary
Los Angeles Times— "How You Can Fight Russia's Plans to Troll Americans During Campaign 2020"
War on the Rocks — "The Ukrainian Army Is Leveraging Online Influencers"
Defense One— Counter-extremism and military IO commentary
Real Clear Defense — Information operations and national security analysis
Military Times — “The Link Between Extremism and Military Functioning.”
Foreign Policy — “Fighting Terror the Cold War Way.”
UPI — “Lies, Misinformation Play Key Role in the Israel-Hamas Fight.”
Speaking & Media Inquiries
Dr. Helmus is available for keynote presentations, expert panels, media interviews, and advisory briefings on influence operations, AI-driven information threats, and behavioral science applications to national security.
Topics include:
AI-generated deepfakes and synthetic media threats
Adversary influence operations: Russia, China, and non-state actors
The Enlisting Madison Avenue methodology: behavioral science applied to IO
Election security and foreign interference
Corporate brand defense in the age of AI
Counter-violent extremism and online radicalization