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
Faculty Chair & Chief Scientist, Think Tank Lab
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 and Chief Scientist of UC Berkeley’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology since 2005. He co-developed the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship and created the ground-breaking Data-X Course at UC Berkeley. He is the author of the book "Innovation Engineering." He has been a prolific researcher with seminal work and over 60 patents in Internet communications, data, AI, and networks. Prof. Sidhu has received many awards and serves in numerous advisory roles.
Talks:
Blockchain Regulation, State of the Union for EU, EUI, May 2024
Lead Session, Tech Venture Bootcamp, Madrid, IE Sci-Tech, April 2024
Invited Talk, Building a Next Generation, Entrepreneurially-Driven Polytechnic, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore, April 2024
Key Speaker and Host, Rise Europe Summit, IE School of Science & Technology, Madrid, April 2024
Panel Session, CleanTech for Iberia Collider, IE School of Science & Technology, Madrid, April 2024
Session on Purpose and Profit in the Age of AI, Economist Business Impact Summit, London, March 2024
Ikhlaq Sidhu with John Maeda, Hay Festival, Sept 2023
Workshop: AI for Banking, Kuwait 2023
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, Fellow, Co-Founder, 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 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