Sai Yamanoor
Kilton Hopkins
Kilton started programming computers when he was 8 years old. He started a software company a few years later. The world is very different than it was back then, but Kilton is still bringing new technologies to life. Kilton is the co-founder and CTO of Edgeworx, a startup that provides enterprise-scale edge computing. He is the creator of the Eclipse ioFog open-source fog and edge computing technology. He is the former IoT advisor to the City of San Francisco and recently served as IoT program director for the Level program at Northeastern University. Kilton lives in Berkeley, California. He received his MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2010.
Vincent Huard
Vincent Huard, Senior Executive Director and Chief Technology Officer, leads long-term research programs at Dolphin Design. Through the research’s initiatives, in collaboration with business and academic leaders, the CTO office explores emerging technologies and assesses their impact on the company’s business. Vincent is also responsible for Audio and Edge AI IP product lines to develop high-quality IPs and support our customers.
Prior to joining Dolphin Design and SOITEC group in 2018, Vincent served multiple managerial and technical staff positions at Philips, NXP semiconductors, and STMicroelectronics focusing on improving Low-Power and High Reliability products throughout the companies.
Vincent has held appointments as a visiting scholar at the University of California working on MRAM and spintronics while teaching graduate students.
He authored 200+ papers, several invited papers, tutorials, and keynotes, held 20+ patents, and used to serve as IRPS Management Committee member and on technical committees of various conferences. He is the recipient of numerous Best Paper awards in various conferences.
Vincent received a B.S. (1996) in physics and an M.S. (1997) in electrical engineering from INPG. He received his Ph.D. (2000) in physics from Grenoble University.
Matt Wickesberg
Matthew Wickesberg is a Principal Product Manager with a decade of experience bringing AI products from concept to reality. His specialty is in AI powered video and image processing applications, of late, bringing Axon's Fleet product-line to market. Fleet provides a situational awareness platform, powered by AI, to the police patrol vehicle environment. Matthew is a strong believer in distributed AI, advocating for platforms that bridge the edge and the cloud, which can grow more intelligent over time while still maintaining user and data privacy.
Brian Cruz
Ron Lev
Ron is an executive with 20 years of international experience in developing, executing, and operating strategic new business projects at best-in-class Telecom and Media companies. Ron is currently the GM of Cox Edge Services and is responsible for developing, incubating, and executing on the company’s Edge/Low Latency strategy, including solution and partnership development, investments, acquisitions, and market trials. Ron also serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at WTFast.