EF Alumni

Gideon Farrell

CTO, Converge

Founded:

Cofounder:

Interests / background:

Astrophysics, Construction, IOT, Manufacturing, Wireless Technology

Location:

London

Cohort:

Gideon Farrell is an astrophysicist from Cambridge with software experience. Gideon has worked on Intel’s pioneering IoT project, WISP.

Company:

Converge

Cutting-edge wireless sensors to help construction companies stay on programme

Jacqueline Good

Launched 4 data apps, <$10M in tech sales. Ex-OMERS, TIBCO, Avid.ly. Sponsored by ESA.

Shehroz I. Hussain

Creative leader with first-principles approach. Ex-Tesla, SpaceX, & Kepler Communications.

Reza Larimi

Background in design, control systems & automation. Multiple international patents & publications

Jordan McRae

CEO, Mobilus Labs

MSc in space and ocean robotics, built complex hardware/software systems

Hira Virdee

PhD in astrodynamics with the US Air Force, worked on satellite tracking and laser ranging

Han Lai

Co-founder and Director, Open Cosmos

Led industrial projects, degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering

Rafel Jorda

CEO, Open Cosmos

Master's in aerospace engineering with space technology specialisation

Dr Thomas Clayson

PhD in plasma astrophysics, built fusion reactors and the largest pulsed power machine in Europe

Greg Lawton

CEO, Nodes & Links

Astrophysicist with experience managing defence programmes and in BAE systems

Sasha Haco

Astrophysicist, previously Cambridge and Harvard

Rohit Jha

CEO, Transcelestial

Bachelors in Electrical and Electronic Engineering NTU, previously RBS

Mohammad Danesh

CTO, Transcelestial

PhD in Nanophotics from NUS, designed and built photonic systems

Andrius Sutas

CEO, Simple Construction Software

Co-founder & CEO of AimBrain (B2B deep-tech security, acquired), author of The Founder Handbook

Stuart Johnson

CTO, Simple Construction Software

Y Combinator startup employee #1, co-founded Wutzu (left, acquired), MIT Battlecode 2019 finalist

Ivo Tedbury

Expert in distributed robots and computation for building construction

Gong Yiwei

Co-founder, VRcollab

Brings experience in network and distributed systems

Raphael Scheps

Trained theoretical physicist, with experience in large-scale data analytics

Mo Shana’a

Experience improving productivity in construction, implemented digital transformation

Alan Mosca

Researched deep learning theory and optimisation methods, previously worked in quantitative finance

Dev Amratia

Led national review on AI, ex-project manager

Jameel Marafie

CEO, Headlight AI

Worked in business development, financial management and R&D consulting

Brittany Harris

Experienced civil engineer, recognised thought leader in building sustainable futures

Jade Cohen

Environmental advisor, managed environmental impact on Crossrail

Leopold Spenner

MSc Industrial Engineering, expert in cement and concrete industries

Robert Meyer

PhD in Machine Learning

Samarth Shyam

3rd time founder, investor. Secured deals with large airlines and telco's in MENA and Europe.

Jacob John

Former product lead and second-time founder with experience taking startups from 0-1

Mohammad Reza Vedady

Award-winning engineer and pioneer researcher

Sivam Pillai

PhD from NUS, previously founded factory analytics startup and worked as data scientist at Siemens

Daniil Moskovtsov

Fullstack engineer with experience in marketplaces and e-commerce. Ex-Redmart and Shopback

Jan Gasparic

Ex-DJI with sales and marketing experience in IoT

Aashish Mehta

CEO, TransferFi

Serial innovator, IoT and big analogue data expert

Morris He

CEO, Caelus Technologies

Experience in chip and circuit design

Chi Fung Lok

CTO, Caelus Technologies

Design experience in analog, mixed-signal and RF architectures and circuits

Mislav Stipetic

CTO, Magic Sandbox

Full-stack engineer, previously led the IoT platform at Infarm

Volkan Bilici

Full-stack software and blockchain developer

Mo Shana’a

Experience improving productivity in construction, implemented digital transformation

Puneet Chhabra

CTO, Headlight AI

Experienced in LiDAR, Radar, and Sonar technologies, PhD in Electrical Engineering

Rubal Chib

Electronics engineer, previously Havells and IOTA

Shrishti Batra

PhD in Computational Biology & Chemical Ecology, previously NCBS, Max Planck Institute

Nimantha Baranasuriya

PhD in Computer Science, specialist in wireless networks

Mobashir Mohammad

Expert in IoT and wireless networking

Saikrishnan Ranganathan

CEO, Sensorflow

Built energy solutions across multiple industries, previously Goldman Sachs

Max Pagel

CTO, Sensorflow

Expert in wireless networks, previously Universität zu Lübeck