Lieutenant Colonel Nakul Nayyar

Lieutenant-Colonel Nakul Nayyar is a Communications and Electrical Engineering (CELE) Officer in the Canadian Armed Forces and currently serves as the Cyber & AI Subject Matter Expert at the Joint Air Power Competence Centre (JAPCC), a NATO Centre of Excellence in Kalkar, Germany.

His work focuses on the operational implications of emerging technologies—particularly cyber capabilities, artificial intelligence, and autonomy—for NATO air power and multi-domain operations. Prior to his current role, he served in Washington, D.C., as the Canadian Communications and Electronics Defence Attaché to the United States. LCol Nayyar co-authored the white paper AI Handbok: Practical Considerations for the Warfighter and is currently contributing to a white paper on Military AI Governance, examining policy, accountability, and validation frameworks required for the responsible operational use of AI in defense.