CV (Curriculum Vitae)

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Visiting Technologist in Embodied AI and Robotics (independent, 2018–present); Evaluator, Rapporteur and Quality Controller for EU standardization and deep tech innovation programs including EU Horizon, and EIT/EIC; MOOC author for OECD and EU Commission-funded projects and repositories; contributor to AI governance frameworks, groups and reports such as UNESCO, OECD, ITU DPI, NIST/PCAST, Brookings, and EU institutions including AI Office GPAI Code of Practice (groups 2 and 3) and DG-CNECT (Critical Digital Capacities, Digital Decade). Former Advisor to the Ministry of AI, curator of the Global AI Summits (led to signed MOUs and UNESCO declarations), and contributor to tech projects and consultations in EMEA/MENA. INSEAD Technologist in Residence (8 years). Former founder of HardwareTech (2005) and big data and language technology ventures (2014).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Visiting Technologist [Independent] — Embodied AI and Robotics

Independent, MIT | 2018 — Present

Research, studies and guiding in edge AI, multimodal systems, vision-language and 3D foundation models, simulation environments, social and advanced robotics, embodied AI, assistive technologies, and hardware components. Specialization in Advanced AI Agents, Robotics, and Human-Centered Systems.

● Co-contributor, MIT AI Safety Repository

● Jury, Contributor — MIT Global Competition, Solve, MEET

● Jury, reviewer: NeurIPS, CS, NN, ML, IEEE-related scientific journals, etc.

Evaluator and Rapporteur — EU Horizon and EIT/EIC Programs

European Commission | 2018 — Present

Evaluator and rapporteur across EU Horizon and EIT/EIC funded programs with structured milestone reporting and quality control deliverables, including: AI Coalition, AI Boost, AI4EU, Horizon 2020, EIT Health (ELSI), EIT Deeptech, EIT Creativity (ELSI board), Fortis, StandICT, Open Horizons, WomenTech EU, Nephele, ISDI EdTech, XR4ED, TruBlo, SHOP4CF, BonsApps, and various AI, robotics, IoT, and DLT calls.

● Certificate — Lecturer in Deeptech (EIT Deeptech)

EU EHDS 2026 and Data Spaces — Evaluator

EU | 2025 — Present

Co-Lead Author and Coordinator

UNESCO/UN | 2025 — Present

● 2026 UNESCO AI Science Report – Co-Lead Author and Coordinator Previous:

● MIT AI Safety Repository — Co-Author

● Oxford AI in Education Lab — Contributor

● OECD The Hiroshima AI Process Report — Contributor

● OECD: Using AI to Support Accessibility in the Labour Market — Contributor

● UNESCO Guidance on Generative AI in Education and Research — Contributor

● NIST RMF and PCAST, Generative AI — Contributor

● EU Commission AI in Science Report — Contributor

● IGF Internet and Digital Governance — Contributor

● UNDP Digital Governance and Inclusion — Contributor

● WHO: Guidance on AI in Health — Contributor

● Brookings: AI Safety In Southeast Asia — Contributor, Roundtable Curator

Evaluator, Rapporteur and Quality Controller — EU ICT Standardization

ICTs 2024 — Present

Evaluation, rapporteur, and quality control roles within the EU ICT standardization support program, covering AI, robotics, and digital infrastructure standards alignment across CEN-CENELEC JTC 21 and ISO/IEC frameworks including ISO/IEC 42001.

MOOC Author

OECD and EU Commission | 2020 — Present

● OECD Tools Repository MOOC: Accessibility-Centered AI and Ethics

● EU MOOC: Human-Centered AI and IoT (SHOP4CF)

● Contributor, Oxford AI in Education Lab

Contributor — AI Governance and Policy Frameworks

EU | 2020 — Present

● AI Office GPAI Code of Practice — Groups 2 and 3

● ITU DPI — Groups 2, 3, 5

● EDPB 2026 — Expert pool, Embodied AI Privacy

● OECD G7 Hiroshima AI Reporting Framework — Contributor, Working Group

● StandICT — Evaluator, Rapporteur, Quality Controller

● NIST/PCAST hearings and input on AI and robotics standards — Contributor

● DG CNECT Study on EU Critical Digital Capacities Beyond 2027 — Contributor

● DG CNECT Study on Digital Decade — Contributor

● EU SCIANCE (AI in Science group) — Contributor

● EU Robotics Certification group — Contributor

Advisor To The Ministry Of AI; Curator, Global AI Summits; EMEA Projects

Ministry of AI / Global AI Summits | 2021 — 2024

Advised the Ministry of AI on human-capacity-centered AI and technology policy; subsequently - curator of one of the largest AI summits in the region: 70+ nationalities, 200 speakers, 15,000 delegates, 240 curated technology use cases, governance and policy taskforces, signed MOUs. Further involved in projects and consultations in the region then.

Independent — EMEA Tech / Policy Engagements

Ad-hoc, on behalf of Big 4, consulting companies | 2020 — 2025

Short ad-hoc engagements on behalf of Big 4, and consulting companies in the region such as research support to EMEA/MENA government ministries on AI governance or technology transfer, including development and review for briefing decks and stakeholder presentations, delivered on behalf of strategy and professional services firms; presented findings directly to government stakeholders.

Technologist in Residence

INSEAD, other | 2016 — 2022

Supporting emerging technologists and innovators in AI, robotics, embodied systems, public sector. Reviewing deep tech and innovation programs.

Founder and CEO

HardwareTech | 2005 — 2010

Media platform, tech lab, and think tank focused on cutting-edge hardware technology. Partners included Scythe EU, ECS EliteGroup, Thermaltake, Noctua, and others.

EDUCATION

Computer Science, specialization in Advanced AI Agents, Robotics, and Human-Centered Systems

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND POLICY CONTRIBUTIONS