Designing, building, and deploying global networks of business-contextualized AI apps for Human Health

Evaluation of start-ups, grant proposals, innovation initiatives, and excellence networks for the Swiss Federal Agency "Innosuisse"

The Swissnex Committee advises the State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation (ERI) on strategic issues relevant to Swissnex. It comprises ten high-ranking representatives from the most important ERI institutions (Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF, Innosuisse, swissuniversities), the foundations sector, and the public and private sectors.Swissnex is a network of outposts in Boston, San Francisco, Boston, Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Bangalore, and Tokyo with the mission of promoting Swiss Education, Research, Arts and Innovation. It is an initiative of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation and is part of the Confederation’s network abroad, managed by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. http://swissnex.org

Research in Advanced Artificial IntelligenceSample Projects: massive multi-agent exploration, Robot ConsciousnessMethodology: Combining AI, Robotics, Machine Learning, and Neuroscience through Generative Approaches

Grew sensor technology start-up from PhD research to international presence with a 14+ teamFull P&L ownership on B2B hardware and B2C software (>60k users) business lines - Hired and coached an interdisciplinary team of top local and international talent- Built up business organization, processes, and KPIs from scratch- Established R&D partnerships, won national and European grants- Present at trade fairs (e.g., Hannover Messe), launched products overseas- Featured in IEEE Spectrum, Science, the New York Times, and many more- Raised $XM in venture capital

AI-based computer vision startup before it was coolSpinoff of the ETH, the Swiss Institute of Technology in Zurich Backed by a body of experimental knowledge that I had acquired during my PhD, we developed and marketed a biologically-inspired Visual Speed Sensor that is unique in its capability of measuring optical flow. Until 2011, most of the initial hardware work was done on FPGA, then we switched to GPU, instantly improving our development time by 20xMarketing and sales were focused on automotive and biomedical applications

Designed and managed company-wide strategic initiatives to accelerate AI-powered innovation: achieved exponential growth of community of practitioners to 2000+ people, 100+ shared projects, tech talks, datasets, models, and use cases. Organised large internal and external events ("AI & Networks", EPFL). Co-founded the Cisco AI Center of Excellence. Architected an AI-first network and a distributed deep learning platform supporting multiple products and solutions. Led multiple remote innovation teams in parallel, including budgeting, planning, functional alignment. Close collaboration with the Office of the CEO and with key influencers.

Strategic Innovations Grouphttps://go2.cisco.com/AI

Technology and Innovation Evaluations of International Industrial and Academic Consortia.Areas: Robotics, Innovative Manufacturing Robotics, Cognitive Robotics and Systems.Part of the EU Framework Programmes: FP7 (Research), Horizon2020 (Research and Innovation).

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Head of ExM Strategy and Operations in Central and Northern Europe — http://exmachina.chEx Machina is an IT Solutions Provider based on Quality, Integrity, and Open Source Technology.in we trust