Ikhlaq Sidhu
Dean & Professor, School of Science & Technology, IE, Madrid
Founding Faculty Director & Chief Scientist, UC Berkeley SCET
Academic, Author & Tech Entrepreneur
Internationally Renowned Scientist and Inventor with over 60 patents
Multiple Board & Advisor Roles
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Ikhlaq Sidhu is Dean and Professor at the School of Science and Technology at IE University in Madrid, Spain, since 2022, and has been the founding faculty director of UC Berkeley’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology since 2005. He is the author of the book "Innovation Engineering." He co-developed the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship and created the ground-breaking Data-X Course at UC Berkeley. He has been a prolific researcher with seminal work in Internet communications, data, AI, and networks, with many awards and advisory roles.
Recent Talks:
Workshop: AI for Banking, Kuwait 2023
Ikhlaq Sidhu with John Maeda, Hay Festival, Sept 2023
Session on Purpose and Profit in the Age of AI, Economist Business Impact Summit, London, March 2024
Panel Session, CleanTech for Iberia Collider, IE School of Science & Technology, Madrid, April 2024
Key Speaker and Host, Rise Europe Summit, IE School of Science & Technology, Madrid, April 2024
Invited Talk, Building a Next Generation, Entrepreneurially Driven Polytechnic, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore, April 2024
Board Roles
Board of Directors, AOE Meta, since 2024.
Advisory Board, Future Brain, since 2024
Board of Directors, Center for Health & Well-being, IE University, Madrid, Since 2024
Board of Advisors, Prague School of Economics and Business (VSE) since 2022
Advisory Board, Lund University X-Lab, since 2022
Advisory Board, BI Business School, Norway, since 2019
Board of Directors, Qatar Foundation, since 2019
Board of Trustees of the Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar, since 2016
Board Member and Fellow, Applied Innovation Institute, since 7/ 2012 (501.3c)
Awards & Programs
Honorary Ph.D. from Lund University in 2023
Extraordinary Teaching Award, UC Berkeley, 2020
IEEE Major Innovation Award in 2018
Berkeley Extraordinary Teaching Award, 2022IEOR Emerging Area Professor Award in 2009 3Com Corporation’s Inventor of the Year
3Com Corporation’s Inventor of the Year
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About me:
Most Known For:
Communication networks, data, & AI: From seminal theory to product development, 60+ patents, and influence on Skype, NetMeeting, Zoom, WhatsApp, and Wireless mobility.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Developed methods to teach people how to innovate at Berkeley, including Berkley Method of Entrepreneurship, Data-X, 5G/AI Lab, and other innovation labs.
Today: I am the Dean of Science & Technology at IE in Madrid, and I am working on the future of learning and research by connecting industry, ventures, and researchers.
Popular Lecture Topics:
Innovation Leadership with Mindset & Culture
Generative AI, ChatGPT Implications
Exponential Technology Trends
AI and Data Innovation & Strategy
Management in the Age of AI
Engineering Leadership
Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship
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Dean & Professor, IE Sci-Tech
Author: "Innovation Engineering"
Berkeley Method, Data-X, 5G/AI
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Honorary Ph.D. from Lund University in 2023
IEEE Major Innovation Award in 2018
Berkeley Extraordinary Teaching Award, 2022
IEOR Emerging Area Professor Award in 2009 3Com Corporation’s Inventor of the Year