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

  • More Talks

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

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

Background and Full CV

  • Full CV

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    Dean & Professor, IE Sci-Tech
    Author: "Innovation Engineering"
    Berkeley Method, Data-X, 5G/AI
    Board roles and affilations

  • Publications & Patents

    Link to the Publication
    Data/AI
    Networks/ Systems
    Management Science
    Innovation Behaviors & Mindset

  • Awards

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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