Ikhlaq Sidhu
Dean, IE School of Science & Technology
Chief Scientist, IEX Labs
IEX Labs Leadership
An innovation sandbox for the future of academics.
Under the intellectual leadership of the Dean of IE School of Science & Technology, IEX Labs connects learning, research, and venture creation to explore what comes next in academia.
IEX Labs Collider Model
Creating impact while connecting industry and academic leaders
Upcoming launch
Join us for the launch of the IE Silicon Valley Hub.
From Learning to Research to Ventures
The Berkeley campus setting anchors the Hub in a working environment for research collaboration, student learning, and venture formation.
About IEX Labs
IEX Labs is a globally coordinated set of labs, faculty, and collaborative programs designed to accelerate and scale high-impact research and real-world learning in core technologies, healthcare, clean tech, and financial systems.
IE Silicon Valley Hub
Student Engagement
Course
You on AI + X
Join a Gateway format for applying AI to the future of X.
Immersion
SV Immersion Week
Experience the Bay Area through technology, venture, and startup ecosystem learning.
Dual Degree
Berkeley Engineering + IE University
Advance as a tech leader through a dual-degree pathway.
Gateway
IE MXT Gateway Program
Develop an exponential mindset through technology, management, and projects.
Bootcamp
Tech Venture Bootcamp
Prototype startup ideas with design thinking, coding, data, and GenAI.
Biopharma
GSK Biopharma and AI Gateway
Engage with drug development, AI, data, and regulatory thinking.
Fintech
Ripple Fintech Gateway Program
Investigate blockchain, XRPL, AI-agent control, auditability, and trusted transactions.
Sci-Tech Activated Research
Sci-Tech Activated Research
Digital Twin
Climate Digital Twins
AI Factory
VIG Future of Insurance
Explore how climate change could transform any location through interactive, scenario-based visualizations.
Policy Lab Tech Regulation LabUnderstand how regulatory mindsets impact innovation, markets, and society.
AI Factory
VIG Future of Insurance
Partner with us to apply the AI Factory concept across future-of-X industry and societal domains.
Robotics & AI CyPhy LifeDiscover research connecting digital and physical worlds through robotics, AI, and human-computer interaction to enhance human life.
IEX Labs Spaces and Hubs
Lab Spaces
Lab Focus Areas
IEX CORE TECHNOLOGIES
ROBOTICS & AI: Building intelligent infrastructure and autonomous systems for the next generation.
IEX FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
Advancing digital finance through blockchain, regulation, and AI-driven systems.
IEX HEALTH AND MEDTECH
Accelerating pharma and health innovation through AI, digital twins, and applied research.
IEX CLEANTECH & ENERGY
Driving climate resilience and clean energy through AI, modeling, and insurance innovation.
Shared Assets
Resources and Collider Reports
Book
IE 101 Web Book
Use the web-native book by IE Sci-Tech Dean Ikhlaq Sidhu to scaffold a project-based learning course.
Community
Synthesis
Join intellectual exchange, learning, dinners, and project conversations.
Report
Berkeley-IE Collider Summit
Explore the report on globalization, institutional design, and AI.
IEX Labs Faculty and High Impact Research Collaborations
Research Faculty with Industry Collaborations
- Ikhlaq Sidhu, network models and management sciences
- Matteo Turilli, distributed computing and cyberinfrastructures
- Miguel Vaquero, dynamical systems and optimization with cloud computing
- Nacho Molina, biotechnology, data science and AI
- Pedro de Melo Branco, finance, technology and public-key cryptography
- Peer Timmers, microbiology and water treatment
- Pratiksha Srivastava, environmental engineering and sustainable development
- Rafael Ballester-Ripoll, explainable artificial intelligence
- Rubén Sanchez-Garcia, biological network science and structural biology
- Sergio García, biotechnology and sustainable production
- Stefano Mingolla, sustainable, resilient and low-carbon technology
IEX Academic Research Faculty
- Arce Domingo-Relloso, computer science
- Bissan Ghaddar, operations research and analytics
- Carme Huguet, climate change and anthropogenic impacts
- Dae-Jin Lee, mathematics and computer science
- David Gómez-Ullate, applied mathematics
- Eduardo Castelló Ferrer, robotics, blockchain and distributed systems
- Irene Sánchez-Andrea, bioengineering and environmental technology
- Javier Muro, data science
- Joe Naoum Sawaya, logistics, AI and machine learning
- Julio Lumbreras, industrial and environmental engineering
- Manuel Morán Peláez, technology and innovation
- Manuele Leonelli, statistics, data science and decision-making
IEX Labs Industry Faculty
IEX Labs faculty serve as advisors, creating connections between academia and industry.
Anoop Sinha
Professor, IEX Labs. Research director focused on human-computer interaction, AI systems, multimodal interfaces, and society-centered AI applications.
Profile
Kush R. Varshney
Professor, IEX Labs. IBM Fellow working on trustworthy AI, AI governance, fairness, interpretability, and machine learning safety.
Profile
August W. Bosse
IEX Labs Professor. Senior principal scientist with research in polymers, soft materials, complex material systems, energy, and sustainability.
LinkedIn
Gita Khalili Moghaddam
IEX Labs Professor. Cambridge researcher and biotech entrepreneur working on biomedical AI, imaging, and wearable sensors to advance diagnostics and precision healthcare.
LinkedIn
David Yeregui Marcos del Blanco
IEX Labs Industry Professor and Special Advisor. Engineer and entrepreneur connecting biotechnology, cybersecurity, and technology innovation, with experience building ventures and bridging research and industry.
LinkedIn
Edo Segal
IEX Labs Industry Professor. Entrepreneur, inventor, and founder of Touchcast, developing AI technologies that reshape human communication, knowledge sharing, and collaboration.
LinkedInWith this global initiative, we are committed to creating a unique, worldwide ecosystem that maximizes the positive impact of emerging technologies. Now, more than ever, is the time for a new model of global collaboration in tech research—one that generates breakthroughs to benefit all.
SANTIAGO IÑIGUEZ DE ONZOÑO
President of IE University
The IEX Labs move beyond the use-inspired research exemplified in Pasteur’s Quadrant by championing a new research model—one driven by impact and an entrepreneurial mindset. With this approach, we aim to break traditional silos, giving researchers and industry the space to address some of the world's most significant industry and societal challenges collaboratively.
IKHLAQ SIDHU
Dean of IE School of Science & Technology
IEX Labs Industry and Academic Ecosystem
COLLABORATIONS & SPONSORSHIPS
- Berkeley Institute of European Studies, UC Berkeley
- Berkeley International Co-Lab for Technology and People
- CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, University of California
- CNRS and LIX, École Polytechnique
- Carnegie Institution for Science
- University College London
- ETH Zürich
- University of Oxford
- EPFL
- Harvard University
- Imperial College London
- MIT Media Lab
- Stanford Hydrogen and Natural Gas Initiative
- Technical University of Denmark
- UCLA
- Yale University
- Algoma University
- IIIA-CSIC Artificial Intelligence Research Institute
- Centro Nacional de Biotecnología
- Bocconi University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Wageningen University & Research
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
- Northeastern University
- Oregon State University
- Politecnico di Milano
- UCSF
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Geneva
- University of Michigan
- University of Waterloo
- Accenture
- Airbus
- Ayesa Advanced Technologies
- BCG
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Capgemini
- Celonis
- Deloitte
- Electronic Arts
- Gulf Research Center
- Idealista
- Indra-Minsait
- Mahou
- MAPFRE RE
- MongoDB
- Repsol
- Ripple
- SLB
50+Global Faculty
75+Industry Collaborators
100sGlobal Ventures
IEX Labs Industry Faculty Program - A New Model of Industry-Academic Collaboration
The IEX Labs Faculty Program is a selective call for senior industry researchers and advanced development leaders to join the IE School of Science & Technology as recognized IEX Labs Industry Faculty.
The model increases communication between industry researchers and academic faculty while allowing global advisors to stay embedded in their existing institutions.
For more information, contact Ikhlaq Sidhu, Dean of the IE School of Science & Technology, at isidhu@faculty.ie.edu.
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