Join an event of inspiration, beer and technology!
Two of our faculty members - Prof. Ran El-Yaniv and Prof. Yoav Etsion, talk about their personal entrepreneurial journey that grew from academic research, became a successful startup and reached the technology giants
When: Sunday 12/28 at 6:00 PM at Taub 2
To register (limited number of places): here
On the program:
Entrepreneurship, Academia and Deep Learning
Prof. Ran El-Yaniv, Professor of Computer Science at the Technion and Senior Director at Nvidia, Founding Partner of Deci AI which was acquired by Nvidia in 2024.
Deep learning, optimization of neural networks - this is the basis of Deci AI! Prof. El-Yanib will present the key technological elements in building the startup that was sold to Nvidia, and delve into his personal story. What are the practical lessons from the startup journey? How do you maintain the connection between groundbreaking academic research and technological entrepreneurship?
From academia to hardware accelerator company: on data analysis, silicon, and people
Prof. Yoav Etsion, Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Technion and Chief Technologist at Speedata.
The world is flooded with information, and data centers are struggling to meet computing and energy demands. Why do we need hardware accelerators instead of regular processors? Which industries are facing the challenge, and why are neural networks not the solution?
Along the way, we will learn about the journey from academia to founding a chip company.
We are waiting for you with beers and pizzas!