Shlomo Kashani

Shlomo Kashani is an author, interdisciplinary researcher, and filmmaker based in Jerusalem. His work examines international terrorism, the psychology of captivity, extinction-level events, strategic risk, and institutional decision-making under uncertainty. His scientific interests include artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and dark matter detection.

He is the author of October 7: Massacre, Captivity, Denial, To Deter, Not to Disarm, and *Deep Learning Interviews*, and co-author of Quantum Computing by Derivation. His animated film October 7: The Day reconstructs the Hamas-led attack on the kibbutzim and the Nova music festival. Across his writing and research, he emphasizes testing claims against evidence and making assumptions and limitations explicit.

Kashani holds four academic degrees. His studies include advanced signal processing at Queen Mary University of London, where he graduated with distinction, and quantum physics and computing through Johns Hopkins University. He is currently pursuing a fifth degree in Defence and Strategic Studies at Missouri State University. He earned a gold medal in the 2025 Kaggle AI Mathematical Olympiad (AIMO-2).