Rahul Razdan
Dr. Rahul Razdan is a seasoned scientist and business executive who has had significant roles in the world of academia, startups, and fortune 500 companies. In corporate roles, he was the Sr Vice President of Strategy for Flextronics (FLEX), General Manager of the System and Functional Verification Business at Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), and Alpha CPU architect at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). He has successfully built successful startups in areas such as wireless power, machine learning, and low-power electronics design.
In academia, beyond a large range of worldwide collaborations, he maintains academic appointments at the University of Florida, Florida Polytechnic University, and the Institute for Human Machine Cognition. Today, he is CEO of Razdan Research Institute (razinstitute.com), a technology-based research institute which incubates ideas in the intersection of technology and society. Active projects for the institute include avvc.net in the area of autonomous vehicles, nextgenedu.net in the area of STEM education, and anew-da.ai in the area of EDA for long life-cycle products. He has a BS (1984) and MS (1985) from CMU and Ph.D. from Harvard University (1994).
Rahm Shastry - Nextgenedu.net
Accomplished Silicon Valley-based executive with a proven track record leading companies to profitability and successful exits. Specializes in startups and turn-around operations. Possesses broad experience including general management, marketing, strategic planning, product development, and international business. Rahm has an MSEE in Computer Engineering and brings decades of experience in semiconductor, Electronic Design Automation, and mobility space.
Sathyam Pattanam - Anew-da.ai
Sathyam has over 35+ years of experience in company and engineering management and in software development primarily in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) companies. He has headed companies, global engineering, and marketing organizations in Fortune-500 (4) and in startups (8) companies to introduce innovative and successful products. He has led several startups such as Karthik Electronics, Atrenta, and ArchPro Design Automation to successful mergers and acquisitions. He has organized and participated as a Presenter and Panelist at several IEEE sponsored conferences.
