• Leadership: at a time when AI was still emerging, I co-founded and grew Neurala into a leading AI company, establishing an early patent portfolio and driving integration into over 60 million devices globally with Fortune 100 companies, with AI solutions spanning consumer electronics, robotics, and industrial automation.• AI: grew the team and led the development and commercialization of the patented Lifelong-DNN™, a generative deep learning technology that since 2011 has enhanced efficiency 10-100 times over traditional AI algorithms. Transitioned early research to enable real-world AI applications to continuously learn and adapt to changing environments, setting industry standards for adaptive solutions.• Hardware: Led AI integration for platforms like DARPA SyNAPSE, partnering with companies like Sony, Lattice, Intel, Qualcomm, and Huawei, known for introducing world-first AI products. Optimized AI chips for efficient, low-power processing in over 60M devices.• Team: Built and managed top AI talent, scaling Neurala into a global industry leader.• Capital: led Neurala’s strategic fundraising initiatives, securing initial multimillion-dollar contracts with NASA and the US Air Force to develop core AI technology. Subsequently raised $35M in venture capital from top-tier investors, accelerating the development of intellectual property, driving product innovation, and enhancing go-to-market strategies.• Revenue: launched Neurala VIA in 2019, leveraging L-DNN™ for advanced anomaly detection. Achieved fivefold revenue growth between 2022 and 2023 through contracts with Fortune 50 companies, with ongoing expansion.• Market: expanded Neurala's impact across industries, from semiconductors, automotive, consumer goods, food and beverage, solidifying its reputation as a strategic partner in AI-powered solutions. -- Awards: Edison Award (Gold), CB Insights 100, Draper Venture Network, Disruptor Daily 100, Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas, AUVSI XCELLENCE Award.

Board Member of Association for Advancing Automation (A3) AI Tech Strategy Board. he Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has created a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology Strategy Board of leading AI experts, part of a major initiative to promote education and adoption of the applications of artificial intelligence in automation industries.

Member of the Forbes Technology Council. Members are selected based on their depth and diversity of experience, then invited to share their insights via Community Voice on Forbes.com.

I am part of the Industrial Advisory Board of INNS, the oldest and most prestigious neural network society, which has been functional in advancing the field of artificial intelligence for over three decades.

• Research: founded and led the Boston University Neuromorphics Lab, securing multimillion-dollar funding from DARPA, NASA, NSF, ONR, AFRL, and corporate sponsors. Directed and managed advanced AI projects, such as the DARPA SyNAPSE initiative, which focused on developing low-power, brain-inspired neural systems. Worked with NASA’s Langley Research Center leading the development of unsupervised neuromorphic computing systems for autonomous Mars rovers. These projects laid the foundation for commercial advancements in robotics and consumer technology, driving innovation in visual processing for unmanned systems.• Interdisciplinary: built from the ground up and mentored a diverse research team, publishing dozens of high-impact papers and early patents that contributed significantly to the field of AI, neuromorphic technology, and robotics.• Academic: taught advanced AI courses and mentored Ph.D. candidates, helping to shape the next generation of AI academic and industry leaders. Delivered lectures at prestigious forums, including two TEDx, NASDAQ, Bloomberg, MIT, keynote at Mobile World Congress Drone Summit, NASA, the Pentagon, GTC, InterDrone, Los Alamo National Lab, GE, Air Force Research Labs, HP, iRobot, Samsung, LG, Qualcomm, Huawei, Ericsson, BAE Systems, AI World, Mitsubishi, ABB and Accenture, among many others.

The Boston University Neuromorphics Lab develops large scale, multi-system neural models to be embedded in high-density, low-power neuromorphic hardware, and robots. These intelligent models are capable of interacting and learning in real time in complex natural environments. http://nl.bu.edu

Project Coordinator and Senior Investigator within the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable Electronics (SyNAPSE) Project at the Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems and CELEST, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA. SyNAPSE goal was to implement Deep Networks and Neural Networks in hardware. The Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems is the leading institution in the NSF sponsored CELEST (Center for Learning in Education, Science, and Technology). The focus of CELEST is the study of real-time autonomous learning systems through the integration of experimental and computational brain science and biologically inspired technology with the ultimate goal of modeling how the brain learns. A key goal of this research is to understand how brain mechanisms give rise to behavioral functions. CELEST plays a unique role in developing advanced models that explain these principles and in applying these breakthrough models to solve otherwise intractable problems in technology.My main responsibilities within the SyNAPSE project are coordinating research activities of all BU personnel to ensure timely execution of deliverable milestones, and maintain clear lines of communication between BU and our SyNAPSE industrial partner Hewlett-Packard (HP). Another major responsibility is to lead research teams for key projects in two areas: (1) consulting about the mathematical equations that can realize desired functional competences and be embodied in neural hardware; and (2) basic research to discover and develop biological neural networks that can achieve self-stabilizing adaptive intelligent behaviors in real-world environments.

* Contracted by the Italian Ministry of Health, Verona, Italy (April 2000 – January 2001) Developed and implemented nationwide website (www.dronet.org) for drug prevention and treatment for professionals- Coordinated team of 15 including government officials, web developers, and physicians- Determined structure, researched and analyzed audience needs, gathered web contentsand supervised development of the website* Contracted by the Veneto Region, Venezia, Italy (March 2000 - January 2001)Consulted on study regarding the impact of alcohol abuse prevention policies in the Veneto Region- Developed questionnaire and performed field study targeting over 2000 participants- Organized data in spreadsheets and applied statistical and data mining analysis * Contracted by Progetto Impresa, Padova, Italy (February 2001) Conceived and implemented curriculum for Web Development (awarded, winning entry for the Euro Fund competition)