IKHLAQ SIDHUSCIENCE · TECHNOLOGY · IMPACT

IKHLAQ SIDHU · ENGINEER / INVENTOR / PROFESSOR

Ideas into
institutions.
Innovation
into impact.

I reinvent academics to create impact through ventures and industry innovation.

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Ikhlaq Sidhu
IKHLAQ SIDHU MADRID / BERKELEY / GLOBAL
IE UNIVERSITY

Dean & Professor
School of Science & Technology

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UC BERKELEY

Senior Fellow
CITRIS & IES

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MIRAWATCH.AI

Co-founder
AI Safety by Watching AI

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SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

Build the institution.
Expand what’s possible.

More than twenty years connecting engineers, scientists, executives, and entrepreneurs with the skills and mindsets to create something new.

01 / ACADEMIC INNOVATION

New models for learning and leadership

Founding work at Berkeley’s Sutardja Center and Fung Institute, the Engineering Leadership Program, and IE School of Science & Technology.

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Data-X. The Berkeley Method. Innovation Engineering.

Programs and frameworks that connect technical knowledge, entrepreneurial behavior, and practical innovation.

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From network science to the age of AI

More than 60 patents across communications, data, AI, and networks, alongside open reports on emerging technologies.

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RECOGNITION / SERVICE / LEADERSHIP

Awards & board roles

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Awards & honors

  • Honorary Ph.D., Lund University2023
  • Extraordinary Teaching in Extraordinary Times Award, UC Berkeley2021
  • IEEE Major Innovation Award2018
  • IEOR Emerging Area Professor Award2009
  • 3Com Corporation Inventor of the Year1999

Boards & advisory roles

  • Future BrainAdvisory Board · since 2024
  • Center for Health & Well-being, IE University, MadridBoard of Directors · since 2024
  • Prague School of Economics and Business (VSE)Board of Advisors · since 2022
  • Lund University X-LabAdvisory Board · since 2022
  • Qatar FoundationBoard of Directors · since 2019
  • Applied Innovation InstituteBoard Member, Fellow & Co-Founder · since July 2012

Former board roles

Hamad Bin Khalifa University, QatarBoard of Trustees · 2016–2025

BI Business School, NorwayAdvisory Board · 2019–2023

Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, UC BerkeleyFaculty Steering Board · 2018–2022

Ikhlaq Sidhu at IE University

CURRENT FOCUS

Where technology
meets human potential.

Current projects span secure AI agents, AI-driven industry analysis, adaptive peer learning, and digital twins.

The next direction in education brings advanced research and venture building together. Through the IE Silicon Valley Hub at CITRIS and Cross-World Ventures, I connect academic knowledge, technology, and venture experience across regions to turn emerging capabilities into practical impact.

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IDEAS IN THE OPEN

Research worth sharing.

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MAY 2026 / TECH BRIEF

AI, Agentic Organizations, and the Future of Software

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Responsible AI Guardrails and UK Regulation

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SYNTHESIS / SILICON VALLEY & GLOBAL

Technology changes too fast
to learn alone.

A community bridging ideas across executives, entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and innovators.

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