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<div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bb50bf2 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="bb50bf2" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"_position":"absolute"}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h3 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Andi <br />Blumenau</h3> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e5cb260 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="e5cb260" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"_position":"absolute"}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Communications<br /> Manager</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-df90c90 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget 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class="elementor-widget-container"> <h3 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Alex<Br />Andonian</h3> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2431307 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="2431307" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"_position":"absolute"}" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img decoding="async" width="43" height="23" src="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/mit-white-1.svg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-80" alt="" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1974312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="1974312" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="757" height="1024" 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data-settings="{"_position":"absolute"}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h3 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Madhumitha Ravichandra</h3> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4f3823b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4f3823b" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"_position":"absolute"}" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img decoding="async" width="43" height="23" src="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/mit-white-1.svg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-80" alt="" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-851a7c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="851a7c1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="757" height="1024" src="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/madhumitha-ravichandran-757x1024.png" class="elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-369" alt="" srcset="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/madhumitha-ravichandran-757x1024.png 757w, https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/madhumitha-ravichandran-222x300.png 222w, https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/madhumitha-ravichandran-768x1039.png 768w, https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/madhumitha-ravichandran.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df6a582" data-id="df6a582" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f3033f5 elementor-absolute elementor-widget 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data-element_type="section" id="advisors"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c29db8f" data-id="c29db8f" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-529b99f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="529b99f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-spacer"> <div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4d8c2c" data-id="a4d8c2c" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a48ad80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="a48ad80" data-element_type="widget" id="heading-advisors" tabindex="-1" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Expert & Product Advisors</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9f6ae47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="9f6ae47" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <style>/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 22-05-2023 */ .elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) 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He leads the MIT Energy-Efficient Circuits and Systems Group, whose research projects have addressed security hardware, energy harvesting, and wireless charging for the internet of things; energy-efficient circuits and systems for multimedia processing; and platforms for ultra-low-power biomedical electronics. He was Department Head of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Director of the Microsystems Technology Laboratories.Prof.</p><p>Chandrakasan has been with MIT since 1994. He received the B.S, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley.</p><p>He is a co-author of Low Power Digital CMOS Design (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995), Digital Integrated Circuits (Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2003, 2nd edition), and Sub-threshold Design for Ultra-Low Power Systems (Springer 2006).</p><p>From 2016-2021, he served on the Board of The Engine, an accelerator launched by MIT to support startup companies working on scientific and technological innovation with the potential for transformative societal impact.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div data-elementor-type="popup" data-elementor-id="183" class="elementor elementor-183 elementor-location-popup" data-elementor-settings="{"entrance_animation":"fadeInUp","exit_animation":"fadeInUp","entrance_animation_duration":{"unit":"px","size":0.3,"sizes":[]},"a11y_navigation":"yes","timing":[]}"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67fbd813 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="67fbd813" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-690cf15f" data-id="690cf15f" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-74c0b971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="74c0b971" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img width="757" height="1024" src="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Devavrat-Shah-757x1024.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-89" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Devavrat-Shah-757x1024.png 757w, https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Devavrat-Shah-222x300.png 222w, https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Devavrat-Shah-768x1039.png 768w, https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Devavrat-Shah.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-603b47c8 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="603b47c8" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"_position":"absolute"}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h3 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Devavrat<br />Shah</h3> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-16c90311 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="16c90311" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"_position":"absolute"}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Faculty Director</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d8acd80 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="d8acd80" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"_position":"absolute"}" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img width="43" height="23" src="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/mit-white-1.svg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-80" alt="" loading="lazy" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23107341" data-id="23107341" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4cad09b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="4cad09b3" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Faculty Director of Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation, Andrew (1956) and Erna Viterbi Professor of EECS and IDSS, Co-founder of Celect (now part of Nike) and Co-founder of Ikigai Labs. </h4> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2e067f03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="2e067f03" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Devavrat Shah is Andrew (1956) and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT where he has been teaching since 2005. He is currently the faculty director of Deshpande Center for Tech Innovation. He was the founding director of the Statistics and Data Science Center at MIT between 2016 to 2020. His current research interests include algorithms for machine learning, causal inference and social data processing. He is a distinguished alumni of his alma mater IIT Bombay. In 2013, he co-founded the machine learning start-up Celect (part of Nike) which helps retailers optimize inventory using accurate demand forecasting. 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She brings a unique combination of experiences, from academic research to senior operational and strategic roles in start-up companies and large businesses. After completing her graduate work, she worked as a research scientist at BBN and as a postdoctoral lecturer at MIT, and advised undergraduate and graduate students. </p><p>She held leadership roles in two of the most successful local Boston area start-ups, ITA Software and Kayak, where she gained deep knowledge about the travel technology sector. Most recently, she ran a global portfolio of 3rd party products for Travelport, giving her the opportunity to establish partnerships with companies across the globe and to advise and evaluate a number of start-ups in the travel sector.</p><p>Abounadi earned her PhD in electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, a BS in electrical engineering from Caltech, and a BA from Bryn Mawr College. She has several publications in the fields of machine learning and communication networks and is passionate about teaching<br />and working with college students. As a long-time housemaster at MIT, she has gained extensive experience in student life. She lives in Cambridge with her husband and three children. Outside of her professional life, she volunteers at her children’s schools. She served on the Board of trustees of Shady Hill School for six years, served on the founding school committee of the Center of Arabic Culture, and spends her free time cheering and supporting her children’s sports team.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div data-elementor-type="popup" data-elementor-id="186" class="elementor elementor-186 elementor-location-popup" data-elementor-settings="{"entrance_animation":"fadeInUp","exit_animation":"fadeInUp","entrance_animation_duration":{"unit":"px","size":0.3,"sizes":[]},"a11y_navigation":"yes","timing":[]}"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69180db5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="69180db5" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2363a931" data-id="2363a931" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-480b7767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="480b7767" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img width="757" height="1024" src="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fiona-murray-757x1024.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-179" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fiona-murray-757x1024.png 757w, https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fiona-murray-222x300.png 222w, https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fiona-murray-768x1039.png 768w, https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fiona-murray.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-828c819 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="828c819" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"_position":"absolute"}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h3 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Fiona <br />Murray</h3> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7444099e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="7444099e" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"_position":"absolute"}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Advisor</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-48addfe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="48addfe" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"_position":"absolute"}" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img width="43" height="23" src="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/mit-white-1.svg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-80" alt="" loading="lazy" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f8c7eb1" data-id="4f8c7eb1" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-42c3dd60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="42c3dd60" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Advisor, William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship; Associate Dean for Innovation and Inclusion Co-Director, MIT Innovation Initiative; Faculty Director, Legatum Center; Member of the UK Prime Minister's Council for Science and Technology (CST)</h4> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3e64f342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="3e64f342" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Fiona Murray is the Associate Dean of Innovation and Inclusion at the MIT School of Management and the William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship. She is the codirector of MIT’s Innovation Initiative and Faculty Director of the MIT Legatum Center for Entrepreneurship and Development. Fiona is an associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. She received her BA ’89 and MA ‘90 from the University of Oxford in chemistry. She subsequently moved to the United States and earned an AM ’92 and PhD ’96 from Harvard University in applied sciences.</p><p>Fiona serves on the British Prime Minister’s Council on Science and Technology and was awarded a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) for her services to innovation and entrepreneurship in the United Kingdom. She is also a member of the Ministry of Defence Innovation Advisory Panel and the European Innovation Council Joint Expert Group.</p><p>Fiona brings her deep appreciation of science and technology to an understanding of global innovation economy and to the ways in which the next generation of global innovators and the policymakers who support them can be effectively educated. 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Shortly after graduating, Dave co-founded Synernetics, developing and delivering the world’s first multi-speed Ethernet switches (acquired by 3Com in 1994). He then founded C-Port Corporation, a fabless semiconductor company that created the world’s first fully-programmable high-performance Network Processing Unit (acquired by Motorola Semiconductor in 2000). He then founded Reva Systems, delivering systems for enterprise-scale deployment of RF-connected IoT and AutoID devices. </p><p>Most recently, Dave founded Plexxi Inc. to deliver software-defined networking for cloud-scale datacenters and telecom networks. Plexxi was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise in 2018, where Dave was an HP Fellow, focusing on cloud networking, cybersecurity, and cryptographic identity architectures. </p><p>Alongside his own entrepreneurial activities, Dave is an active early-stage investor, and has mentored and coached dozens of technology-focused, first-time entrepreneurs across a wide range of products, services, and markets.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <link rel='stylesheet' id='elementor-post-182-css' href='https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/elementor/css/post-182.css?ver=1698268149' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='elementor-post-183-css' href='https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/elementor/css/post-183.css?ver=1698268149' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='elementor-post-187-css' href='https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/elementor/css/post-187.css?ver=1698268150' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='elementor-post-186-css' href='https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/elementor/css/post-186.css?ver=1698268150' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='elementor-post-225-css' href='https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/elementor/css/post-225.css?ver=1698268150' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='e-animations-css' href='https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/plugins/elementor/assets/lib/animations/animations.min.css?ver=3.13.3' media='all' /> <script src="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/plugins/mit-pillar-plugin/main.js?ver=6.6.1" id="mitpillar_script-js"></script> <script src="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/themes/hello-elementor/assets/js/hello-frontend.min.js?ver=1.0.0" id="hello-theme-frontend-js"></script> <script src="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/plugins/elementor-pro/assets/lib/smartmenus/jquery.smartmenus.min.js?ver=1.0.1" id="smartmenus-js"></script> <script src="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/plugins/elementor-pro/assets/js/webpack-pro.runtime.min.js?ver=3.13.2" id="elementor-pro-webpack-runtime-js"></script> <script src="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/plugins/elementor/assets/js/webpack.runtime.min.js?ver=3.13.3" id="elementor-webpack-runtime-js"></script> <script src="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-content/plugins/elementor/assets/js/frontend-modules.min.js?ver=3.13.3" id="elementor-frontend-modules-js"></script> <script src="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/hooks.min.js?ver=2810c76e705dd1a53b18" id="wp-hooks-js"></script> <script src="https://ai-collective.mit.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/i18n.min.js?ver=5e580eb46a90c2b997e6" id="wp-i18n-js"></script> <script id="wp-i18n-js-after"> wp.i18n.setLocaleData( { 'text direction\u0004ltr': [ 'ltr' ] } ); 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