Kirill Shilov

Kirill Shilov is a technology entrepreneur and engineer with extensive experience in the UAV industry. As the Founder and CEO of Sky-Drones since November 2011, Kirill has developed advanced UAV avionics solutions for global customers in security and commercial sectors. In January 2025, Kirill founded ALPIREUM, focusing on autonomous systems and AI-driven drone operations. Kirill is also a Fellow at Tech Nation since September 2020. Previous engineering roles include work at Fotokite and ACSL, where Kirill contributed to UAV flight control systems. Kirill holds degrees in Flight Dynamics and Control, Control Systems, and Applied Mathematics and Physics from prestigious institutions, including MIT Sloan School of Management and ETH Zürich.