IEX LABS

An Extension of the IE School of Science and Technology

About the IE School of Science and Technology

The IE School of Science and Technology is a next-generation polytechnic characterized by:

Industry Integration — strong alignment with leading companies and real-world applications‍

Entrepreneurial Orientation — mindset and behaviors for value alongside research

International Perspective — diverse, international faculty and student body ‍

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.

What’s in IEX Labs

Global Lab Spaces & Innovation Hubs:
Distributed environments that enable collaboration across regions and sectors

Integrated Academic & Industry Faculty:
Industry thought leaders and researchers working side by side on applied challenges

High-Impact Research Initiatives:
Focused programs targeting scalable, real-world outcomes

Industry-Embedded Student Programs & Research Collaborations:
Deep partnerships that align research, talent, and deployment

Global lab and program locations: Madrid, Berkeley, Riyadh, New York

IEX Labs Spaces and Hubs

Lab Spaces

IEX Health and Clean-Tech Labs

IEX Data Program Hub, NYC

IEX Silicon Valley Hub at the Berkeley International Co-Lab

IEX Core Tech Lab Madrid with Robotics and AI/HPC

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.

IEX Labs Faculty and High Impact Research Collaborations

Research Faculty with Industry Collaborations

IEX Academic Research Faculty

  • Arce Domingo-Relloso Assistant Professor / Computer Science

  • Bissan Ghaddar, Associate Professor of Operations Research & Analytics

  • Carme Huguet Professor / Data & AI

  • Dae-Jin Lee Assistant Professor / Computer Science

  • David Gómez-Ullate, Professor of Applied Mathematics

  • Eduardo Castelló Ferrer, Assistant Professor / Blockchain & Distributed Systems

  • Ikhlaq Sidhu, Dean and Professor, IE School of Science & Technology

  • Irene Sánchez-Andrea, Assistant Professor / Bioengineering & Environmental Tech

  • Javier Muro, Professor / Data Science

  • Joe Naoum Sawaya, Professor / AI & Machine Learning

  • Julio Lumbreras, Professor / Industrial and Environmental Engineering

  • Manuel Morán Peláez, Professor / Technology & Innovation

  • Manuele Leonelli, Associate Professor / Statistics & Data Science

  • Matteo Turilli, Associate Professor / Ethics, Data & AI Governance

  • Miguel Vaquero, Professor / Cloud Computing

  • Nacho Molina, Professor / Data Science & AI

  • Pedro de Melo Branco, Professor / Finance & Technology

  • Peer Timmers, Professor / Digital Policy & Cybersecurity

  • Pratiksha Srivastava, Assistant Professor / AI & Data Science

  • Rafael Ballester-Ripoll, Assistant Professor / Computer Vision & Graphics

  • Rubén Sanchez-Garcia, Assistant Professor / Biological Network Science

  • Sergio García, Professor / Data & AI

  • Stefano Mingolla, Professor / Technology & Innovation

Industry Research and Advanced Development Faculty

  • IEX Labs Industry Faculty - To be announced

Sample High Impact Research and Digital Twin Applications for Science & Technology

Click to explore how climate change could transform any location through interactive, scenario-based visualizations.

Click to understand how regulatory mindsets impact innovation, markets, and society.

IEX Labs Program Experiences and Events

IEX LABS FOR STUDENTS

For undergraduate and graduate students who want to accelerate their careers, building on the Impact Xcelerator Model

IE MXT GATEWAY PROGRAM
Tech Venture Bootcamp
GSK BIOPHARMA AND AI GATEWAY
RIPPLE FINTECH GATEWAY PROGRAM

IEX Labs Industry and Academic Ecosystem

  • Accenture

  • Airbus

  • Ayesa Advanced Technologies

  • Barter

  • BCG

  • Beetested

  • Berkshire

  • BMC Software SA

  • Boehringer Ingelheim

  • CAF

  • Capgemini

  • Celonis S.L

  • Credicorp

  • Decathlon


INDUSTRY COMMUNITY

  • Deloitte

  • Electronic Arts

  • EY Transforma Servicios de Consultoría S.L.

  • Fitizens SL

  • Gulf Research Center

  • Haya Energy

  • Idealista

  • In2AI

  • Indra-Minsait

  • Key Capital Partners AV SA

  • Komorebi AI

  • Mahou

  • MAPFRE RE

  • Merit Consultores

  • Mongo DB

  • Mottum

  • Preact-Tech

  • Repsol

  • Ribera Salud

  • Ripple

  • Ryanair

  • ServiZurich

  • SLB

  • TEDAE

  • Travel Labs Spain Aviation Solutions SL

  • Vienna Insurance Group

50+

Global Faculty

75+

Industry Collaborators

100s

Global Ventures


IEX Labs Industry Faculty Program

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. IEX Labs faculty serve as advisors, creating connections between academia and industry while working from their global industry locations. IEX industry faculty typically do not allocate time on the university campus. In the short term, this approach increases the communication between industry researchers and academic faculty. 

The faculty affiliation is designed to be appropriate for employees of existing institutions and may be considered an academic advisory activity for recognition, professional networking, and does not require a specific time commitment or any traditional IE Faculty roles. 

For more information, you may contact and/or submit applications to Ikhlaq Sidhu, Dean of the IE School of Science & Technology at isidhu@faculty.ie.edu, and chair of the selection committee

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TECH CATALYST GLOBAL FACULTY

Catalyst faculty from global institutions provide the expertise needed for IEX Lab Projects globally

  • IE University

  • UC Berkeley

  • Stanford

  • Oxford

  • NYU

  • University of Melbourne

  • UNIST, Korea

  • Lund University

  • University of Illinois

  • Plaksha University, India

  • TUM / UnternehmerTUM GmbH, Germany

  • UNIST, Korea

  • Prague University of Economics and Business

  • OST, Switzerland

  • Prague University of Economics and Business

  • Khalifa University, UAE

  • Technical University of Denmark

  • HBKU, Qatar

  • Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)

  • University of Colorado